Wilson County, Tennessee, Genealogical Resource Material, 1827-1869


Book Description

By: Thomas Partlow, Pub. 1997, Reprinted 2018, 356 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-524-3. Wilson County is a pivotal county in the early settlement of Tennessee and in the subsequent migration of people westward. It is surrounded by the counties of: Cannon, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith and Sumner. Wilson County records date back to the separation of the county from Sumner County in 1799. The records at the courthouse are probably as complete as any records to be found. This book is a companion book for the other books that have been done on Wilson County, covering the 1800's It primarily covers the period from 1827 to 1869. However, it does include events prior to 1827 and past 1869. This book is unique in that some of the records are in private hands, and are not available to the public at large: in particular, the Chancery Court Records and the Tax Lists. The records contained in this book are: Power of Attorney Receipts, Fall Creek Baptist Church Minutes, Circuit Court Receipts 1849-1858, Circuit Court Minutes 1851-1860, Chancery Court Minutes 1834-1839, Tax Lists 1827-1829. The Tax lists are of particular value, in that they provide a county census for the years covered.




The 1996 Genealogy Annual


Book Description

The Genealogy Annual is a comprehensive bibliography of the year's genealogies, handbooks, and source materials. It is divided into three main sections.p liFAMILY HISTORIES-/licites American and international single and multifamily genealogies, listed alphabetically by major surnames included in each book.p liGUIDES AND HANDBOOKS-/liincludes reference and how-to books for doing research on specific record groups or areas of the U.S. or the world.p liGENEALOGICAL SOURCES BY STATE-/liconsists of entries for genealogical data, organized alphabetically by state and then by city or county.p The Genealogy Annual, the core reference book of published local histories and genealogies, makes finding the latest information easy. Because the information is compiled annually, it is always up to date. No other book offers as many citations as The Genealogy Annual; all works are included. You can be assured that fees were not required to be listed.




Wilson County, Tennessee, Miscellaneous Records, 1800-1875


Book Description

By: Thomas Partlow, Pub. 1982, Reprinted 2018, 230 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-283-X. This book contains 6 Guardian Books for the years 1836-1875; the Minute books 1814-1829; 3 Will and Inventory Records books for 1853-1866; Soldiers Lists for the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812; and Cemetery records for Sugg's Creek and Mount Vernon cemeteries.




The People of Wilson County, Tennessee, 1800-1899


Book Description

By: Thomas Partlow, Pub.1983, Reprinted 2019, 148 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-308-9. Wilson County was created in 1799 from portions of Sumner County. It is a pivotal county in the early settlement of Tennessee, and in the subsequent migration of people westward. It is surrounded by the counties of: Cannon, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith and Sumner. This book contains Wilson County Court Minutes for most of the years from 1802-1875, County Court Judgements for 1809-1819, Quarterly Court Minutes for 1816-1848, Wills & Inventories for 1871-1878. It also has some church records and minutes of Big Spring Church. There are also Lebannon Democrat excerpts. Oaths of Loyalty and some obituaries. This book is a rare glimpse into the lives of those people who lived in Wilson County during the 1800's and no attempt has been made to conceal the truth as revealed in these records.




Wilson County, Tennessee, Deeds, Marriages, and Wills, 1800-1902


Book Description

The county court clerk's office contains marriage records, guardian settlements, wills and inventories, and the minutes of the county court. The records date from 1800 down to the present. Fortunately, none of Wilson County's records are missing. An effort has been made to abstract all of these records from 1800 through 1900. This book is the completion of that effort. This book does include the first of the deed books of Wilson County, Deed Books A & B.













Wilson County, Tennessee, Trust Deeds, 1828-1868


Book Description

By: Thomas Partlow, Pub 1997, Reprinted 2019, 352 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-320-8. Wilson County is a pivotal county in the early settlement of Tennessee and in the subsequent migration of people westward. It is surrounded by the counties of: Cannon, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith and Sumner. Trust deeds are really mortgages. People are putting up their property both real and personal, as collateral for loans. This said, there are some deed transactions in these records. These records are tremendously important because they are the records dealing with the buying and selling of slaves in Wilson County. By using census records, as well as other records, including these trust deed books, it should be possible for many people to trace their ancestry back to the slave. To the authors knowledge these Trust Deed Books begin with "EE", because every effort was made and no earlier books were found in the County Court House.