Williamson County, Tennessee Genealogy

Guide to Williamson County, Tennessee ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Hugh Williamson, a North Carolina politician who signed the U.S. Constitution. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Williamson County Courthouse 1320 W. Main St. Franklin, TN 37064 County Courthouse Phone: 615-790-5712 County Clerk Phone: 615-790-5712

Williamson County Archives P.O. Box 1006 Franklin,TN 37064 Williamson County Archives Phone: 615-790-5462

County Clerk has marriage records from 1800, tax, probate and land records from 1799.

History Timeline
Additional Information Middle Tennessee county established in 1799. The northern part of the county belonged to the pioneer Cumberland Settlements.

The county is named after Hugh Williamson (1735-1819), North Carolina's representative at the Constitutional Convention.

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

 * Miller, Alan N. Middle Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1784 to 1902. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2004. . Purchase at Genealogical.com. Includes Williamson County.

Cemeteries
Additional Cemetery Resources
 * Tennessee Cemeteries - Hometown Locator
 * Watkins, Raymond W. A Partial List of Mississippi Confederate Soldiers Killed at Franklin Tennessee November 30, 1864 and Buried in McGavock Confederate Cemetery, Franklin Tennessee, Williamson County. Falls Church, Va.: R.W. Watkins,1993. 976.856/F1 V3; digital version at
 * Watkins, Raymond Wesley and McGavock Confederate Cemetery. Some Confederate Burials, McGavock Confederate Cemetery, Franklin Tennessee, Williamson County: Missouri Soldiers. Falls Church, Va.: R.W. Watkins, 1993. 976.856/F1V3; digital version at.

Census Records
1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Williamson County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Tennessee Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide online indexes.

See Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.

See Williamson County, Tennessee census assignments, including links to transcribed files and scanned images of census microfilm. The USGenWeb Census Project®.

1800 Lost A substitute is available, see Tax Records.

1810 Lost A substitute is available:


 * Sherrill, Charles A. The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. Google Books.

1810-1891
 * Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891 at Ancestry $

1820


 * Bentley, Elizabeth P. Index to the 1820 Census of Tennessee. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981.
 * Presley, Mrs. Leister E. Williamson County, Tennessee Population Schedules of the United States Census of 1820. Typescript, 19--?.
 * Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available online, courtesy: Free African Americans website. IncludesAfrican Americans in this county.

1820 Manufactures

The original manufactures schedules for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee are kept at the NARA, Washington, D.C. FHL copies:.

The following book is a useful aid for finding the original records. Aonline index, provided by Lineages, will help researchers determine if this resource can be of assistance:


 * National Archives. Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977. ; digital version at Lineages. Covers this county.

1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners


 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. . 1841 edition digitized by the U.S. Census Bureau and Google books et. al. See Tennessee, Middle District, Williamson County on page 158.

1850


 * Williamson County Historical Society. 1850 Census of Williamson County, Tennessee. Franklin, Tennessee Mrs. Clyde Lynch, 1970.

1880


 * Sistler, Barbara and Byron H. Sistler. 1880 Census Williamson County, Tennessee. Nashville, Tennessee: B. Sistler and Associates, 1999.
 * Census Taken in Williamson County, 1880. Manuscript, Nashville, Tennessee TSLA, 1966.

1890 Lost Substitutes are available:


 * Reed, Sue S. Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-one Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891, as Provided for by an Act of General Assembly of Tennessee, Passed January 15, 1891, and Approved January 22, 1891. 8 vols. Houston, Texas: S.S. Reed, 1989. . Williamson County is included in Vol. 8.
 * Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara Sistler. 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: Byron Sister and Associates, 1978..

1891 Male Voters


 * 1891 Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891 at Ancestry $

Church Records
Episcopal
 * 1827-1885 - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Franklin, Baptism Index 1827-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch
 * 1827-1895 - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Franklin, Marriage Index 1827-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Methodist Episcopal
 * Mathews, Reverend John D.D. Peeps into Life Autobiography. Methodist Episcopal Church Tennessee Conference, 1904. Free digital copy.

Court Records
Law and Legislation
 * Tennessee State Library and Archives, Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names. January 25, 2005. In addition to creating new laws, legislative acts were often required to obtain a divorce, grant legitimacy to a child, or for appointments to or grant payments for public service. The TSLA has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. To read more about this valuable resource Click here. The searchable index is available at  the TSLA; another version is available at  World Vital Records.

Emigration and Immigration
During the War of 1812, American officials reported finding a total of 6 British aliens, some of whom had families, living in the town of Franklin and Williamson County.


 * Kenneth Scott. British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979, 372-378 (see East Tennessee). FHL US/CAN 973 W4s; digital version at Ancestry ($)

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans
 * Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available online, courtesy: Free African Americans website. IncludesAfrican Americans in this county.
 * Craighead, Sandra G. "1867 Voters List," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Abstract of the Franklin Review Appeal, 14 June 1867; includes white and black voters.

Genealogies
General


 * As of August 2010, a query for persons born in Williamson, Tennessee at World Connect, results in more than 44,000 entries.

Bibliography


 * Andrews - Andrews, Ella Smith Johns. The Descendants of John, George and Ephraim Andrews, Sons of Mark Andrews of Williamson County, Tennessee. Washington, D.C.: L.C. Photoduplication Service, 1982..
 * Crutcher - McCutcheon, Larry. Our Drake and Crutcher Families of Marshall County, Tennessee. Hohenwald, Tenn.: L. McCutcheon, 2007..
 * Giddens - Buford, Marcus Bainbridge. A Genealogy of the Buford Family in America, With Records of a Number of Allied Families. San Francisco, Calif., 1903. Digital version at Internet Archive.
 * Holt - Cooper, Albert L. Ancestors and Descendants of John Isabel Holt, Williamson County, Tennessee. Shelbyville, Tenn.: n.p., 1971..
 * Howard - Landis, Carolynn Butler. The Ancestors &amp; Dependants [i.e. Descendants] of William Thomas Howard and Missouri Isabelle Hampton of Hamilton County, Illinois: and Allied Families of Brown, Burch, Buttery, Crouse, Hamilton, Harrington, Melton &amp; Others. Fort Jones, Calif.: C.B. Landis, 1984.
 * Moss - Moss, T.C. The David Moss Family: Green, Adair, Boyle, Barren, Hart, and Warren Co., Ky.; Williamson and Maury Co., Tenn.; Mississippi. Memphis, Tenn.: T.C. Moss, 1968..
 * Otey - Green, William Mercer. Memoir of Rt. Rev. James Hervey Otey, D.D., LL. D., the First Bishop of Tennessee. New York. J. Pott and Company, 1885. Free digital copy, courtesy: Internet Archive.
 * Parks - Armstrong, Zella. Notable Southern Families. Chattanooga, Tenn.: Lookout Publishing Company, 1926. Vol. 3. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library..
 * Sassin - Allen, Cameron. "Francois Sasin/Sassin of Manakin Town: The First Six Generations of the Sassin/Sasseen Family in America," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 37, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1993):3-17; Vol. 37, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1993):99-116; Vol. 37, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1993):193-205; Vol. 37, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1993):259-271. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * Swanson - McRaven, William Henry. Life and Times of Edward Swanson: One of the Original Pioneers Who with General James Robertson Founded Nashville, Tennessee, 1779; First Recorded Settler of Williamson County, Tennessee, March, 1780. Nashville, Tenn.: W.H. McRaven, 1937..
 * Thomson - "A Thomson Genealogy," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 28, No. 3 (Summer 2000):123-136; Vol. 28, No. 4 (Fall 2000):186-191; Vol. 29, No. 1 (Winter 2001):25-38.
 * Waddey - Waddey, John H. The Waddeys of Williamson County, Tennessee. Hermitage, Tenn.: J.H. Waddey, 1996..


 * Friends of Oak Grove, 'The Oak Grove Story': ancestors of residents near the Oak Grove Cemetery

Land and Property Records
Local Land Entries Issued by North Carolina

The original Williamson County land entries issued by North Carolina are kept at the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh. On their website, users can bring up a list of land entries issued in Williamson County, even though its land had already become a part of the state of Tennessee. Years covered: 1800-1801.

Instructions:


 * 1) Follow this link to conduct a "Call Number Search" using the MARS Catalog on their site.
 * 2) Using the pull down window, change "Call Numbers starting" to "A MarsID matching."
 * 3) Type 12.14.22 (Windows Vista users may need to include a period after the last digit, for example 12.14.22.) and click Search. This is the specific MarsID for Williamson County.
 * 4) Click on the entry that is returned: "Tennessee, Williamson County."
 * 5) In the window that pops up, click Show List of Child Records and a list of Williamson County land entries will be produced. Browse to find abstracts of the original records.

N.B. You can also search by name through the Basic Search, but it lacks soundex capabilities.

Land Grants


 * Free index to 1500+ Pioneer Cumberland Settlements Land Grants, available online, courtesy: Cumberland Pioneer Settlers. The Cumberland Settlements region covered what is now this county. To view the land grants platted on maps, purchase the books described on this site, or access those available at the Family History Library.

Local Histories

 * Albright, Edward. Early History of Middle Tennessee. Nashville, Tennessee: Brandon Printing Co., 1909.Free digitzed copy.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)

Military Records
Revolutionary War The following Williamson County Revolutionary War records are available online through TNGenWeb:


 * 1835 Pension Roll
 * 1852 Rejected or Suspended Pensions
 * List of Williamson County pensioners who served in the Revolutionary War

Additional resources include:


 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. . 1841 edition digitized by the U.S. Census Bureau and Google books et. al. See Tennessee, Middle District, Williamson County on page 158.
 * Lynch, Louise Gillespie Our Valiant Men Soldiers and Patriots of the Revolutionary War Who Lived in Williamson County, Tennessee [S.I.:s.n., c1976]
 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." Digital version at Ancestry. Tennessee entries abstracted online at Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Includes veterans from this county; Tennessee section begins on page 381.

War of 1812
 * Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 8, No. 3 (Jul. 1961):95-98; Vol. 8, No. 4 (Oct. 1961):122-124. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 8 (1961); digital version at journal website. Includes Williamson County pensioners (pp. 123-124).
 * For information on units from Bedford County which served in the War of 1812 see tngenweb.org/bedford/war1812.htm

Civil War

Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry  (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry  (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1891-1965 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

Confederate Soldiers


 * 1st Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (McNairy's) - CSA- Company C.
 * 1st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Field's) - CSA - Company D.
 * 1st/27th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company D.
 * 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Clack's) - CSA - Company F.
 * 20th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies B, D, and H.
 * 24th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company B and D.
 * 32nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company D.
 * 44th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company I.
 * 44th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company I.
 * 45th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company A.
 * 55th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (McKoin's) - CSA - John L. McEwen, Jr., unlettered company
 * Douglas' Battalion, Tennessee Partisan Rangers - CSA - Thomas F. Perkins's Company.
 * Holman's Battalion, Tennessee Partisan Rangers - CSA - Company B.

Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Williamson County:


 * Cox, Jacob D. The Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864. New York: Scribner's &amp; Sons, 1897. Free digital copy.
 * McMurray, William Joseph. History of the 20th Tennessee Regiment Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A. Nashville, Tennessee: s.p., 1904. Free digital copy.
 * Quintard, Charles Todd. Doctor Quintard, Chaplain C.S.A. and Second Bishop of Tennessee. Sewanee, Tennessee: The University Press, 1905. Free digital copy. Chaplain of the 1st Tennessee Regiment.
 * Schofield, Levi Tucker. The Retreat from Pulaski to Nashville, Tenn.; Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864. Cleveland: Press of the Caxton Co., 1909. Free digital copy.
 * Watkins, Raymond W. A partial list of Mississippi Confederate soldiers killed at Franklin Tennessee November 30, 1864 and buried in McGavock Confederate Cemetery, Franklin Tennessee, Williamson County Falls Church, Virginia:R.W. Watkins,1993. . Digital version available at
 * Watkins, Raymond Wesley and McGavock Confederate Cemetery Some Confederate burials, McGavock Confederate Cemetery, Franklin Tennessee, Williamson County: Missouri soldiers Falls Church, Virginia:R.W. Watkins, 1993 Digital version available at.
 * CWSAC, Battle Summaries, Brentwood, Franklin 1863, Franklin 1864 and Thompson's Station. Located in Williamson County.
 * USGenWeb Archives, Williamson County Tennessee Archives. Military Records.
 * Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Williamson County. Includes soldier's name, county, pension #, unit or widow.
 * United States Pension Bureau, List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883: Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for... (Washington Printing Office; 1883). Online at Internet Archive. Williamson County, page 386.
 * TNGenWeb, The Civil War in Williamson County.

Civil War Battle The following Civil War battles were fought in Williamson County:


 * March 5, 1863 - Thompson's Station
 * March 25, 1863 - Brentwood
 * April 10, 1863 - Franklin I
 * November 30, 1864 - Franklin II
 * Map showing Civil War battles in Tennessee.

World War I Hollingsworth, Patricia Merrill. World War I Draft Registration Cards: Williamson County, Tennessee. Mt. Sterling, Ky.: P.M. Hollingsworth, 2006. .

Naturalization and Citizenship
Unites States Passport Applications are available from 1795-1925 - indexed at FamilySearch

Newspapers
Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at TSLA. Most of these newspapers may be accessed by interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee, although there are some newspapers which are not available in or outside of Tennessee. For further information regarding interlibrary loan policies and newspapers not available for interlibrary loan click here. For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Williamson County click on the following cities or towns:


 * Fairview
 * Franklin
 * Nolensville


 * 1847 - 1851 - Smith, Jonathan K.T. Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Nashville Christian Advocate. [1847-1914] 10 vols. [Jackson, Tenn.]: J.K.T. Smith, 1997-2003. ff; digital versions at David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository. Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s. (Largely Methodist?)

Obituaries
The Williamson County Public Library has created an Obituary Database. There are nearly 45,000 records in this database and has been organized alphabetically by the surname of the deceased. The data fields in the index include last name, first name, year, month, and day of death, newspaper name, location of the source newspaper, an abbreviated version of the obituary text, full name, and the newspaper date. Click on the View Obituary link to read the full text of the obituary, if it is available.

Note there are two links, one if you are in or outside of the library. Please click on the appropriate link to access this database.

Other Records
Voters Lists
 * Craighead, Sandra G. "1867 Voters List," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Abstract of the Franklin Review Appeal, 14 June 1867; includes white and black voters.

Prisons

 * 1831-1850 - Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850 at Tennessee State Library and Archives
 * 1851-1870 - Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870 at Tennessee State Library and Archives

Periodicals

 * Ansearchin' News: Quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. For a keyword search, go to the county index. Read previous issues on their website;
 * The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History: Quarterly magazine of the Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society. For surnames, use the volume-by-volume index, or do a keyword search of the Article Index..
 * Friends of Oak Grove: Family History Library has volumes 2 and 3. Volume 2 is entitled 'The Oak Grove Story.' "Genealogical information about ancestors of residents near the Oak Grove Cemetery, especially the ancestors of James Edwin Bradford."
 * Williamson County Historical Journal:

Probate Records
The Williamson County Court has responsibility for the probate records. Many probate records are held by the Williamson County Archives.

Online Records and Indexes
 * 1779-2008 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008 at Ancestry  $
 * 1800-1963  Williamson County portion of  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes.
 * 1800-1825 Will Book 1, 2 and 3 Strictly By Name - Index only

Book Abstracts and Indexes
 * 1825-1834 - Hays, [Mrs. Felix Burnard] and Hellen Davis Duke. Williamson County, Tennessee Will Book. 2 volumes. (No publication information.) These indexed books include only Will Books Volume 4 (1825-1830) and Volume 5 (1831-1834). (FHL book 976.856 P2h, v. 4-5.)
 * 1838-1855 - Lynch, Louise Gillespie. Record Book, Letters of Administration. Franklin, Tennessee: Lynch, 1971. Indexed. (FHL book 976.856 P2LL.)
 * Lynch, Louise Gillespie. Williamson County Tennessee Miscellaneous Records. 5 volumes. (Franklin, Tennessee: L.G. Lynch), 1973-1984. This indexed book includes court records, probate records, land and property records, and records pertaining to slaves. The range of dates varies by record. (FHL book 976.856 P2L v. 1-6.)
 * 1800-1818- -Lynch, Louise Gillespie. Williamson County, Tennessee: Wills and Inventories, Book I &amp; II, 1800-1818. Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1992. Indexed. (FHL book 976.856 P2LLg.)
 * 1800-1861 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Williamson County, Tennessee, Wills and Administrations 1800 to 1861: An Index. Nashville, Tennessee: B. Sistler, 1989. (FHL book 976.856 P22s.)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.


 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records
Original tax records for Williamson County


 * 1800-1963 - Williamson County Tax Records, 1800-1963. Nashville: TSLA.Manuscript. On 43 microfilm reels

Book Abstracts and Indexes


 * 1789 Cumberland Settlements, Tax List, 1789, The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Fall 1990). For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
 * 1800-1813, 1809 - Sherrill, Charles A. The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. . Cites Williamson County Tax Receipts 1809 and Lynch's publication as sources.
 * 1800-1813 - Lynch, Louis G. Tax Book 1, Williamson County, Tennessee, 1800-1813. Franklin, Tenn.: Louise Gillespie Lynch, 1971.
 * 1801, 1806, 1810, 1815 Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. Evanston, Ill.: B. &amp; B. Sistler, 1977. Includes 1801, 1806, 1810, and 1815 tax lists.
 * 1805 - O'Hara, Virginia. "Williamson County, Tennessee Tax List-1805," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Jan. 1962):26-27; Vol. 9, No. 2 (April 1962):65-69; Vol. 9, No. 3 (July 1962):88-91. For FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
 * 1809 Williamson County. Tax Receipts, 1809. TSLA, Record Group 37, Miscellaneous County Records, Box 5, Folder 32.
 * 1814 - "Direct Federal Tax-Delinquent Property Owners Listed for 1814," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 3 (Fall 1996):115-120. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals. Includes Williamson County.
 * 1816 Tax List, 1816, Genealogical Reference Builders Newsletter, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Aug. 1971).
 * 1817 "U.S. Holds 1817 Public Sale of Federal Tax-Delinquent Properties in Tennessee," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 2 (Summer 1996):63-68. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals. Includes Williamson County.
 * 1860 Slave Holders in 1860 Tax Book, Williamson County Historical Society Journal, Issue 31 (2000).
 * 1867 Craighead, Sandra G. "1867 Voters List," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Abstract of the Franklin ReviewAppeal, 14 June 1867; includes white and black voters.
 * 1871 Property Tax, 1871, Williamson County Historical Society Journal, Issue 31 (2000).

An interesting article about social class in nineteenth-century Williamson County, based on tax records, was published in 1996:


 * Wealth in 19th Century, Tax Records, 1837-70, Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy &amp; History, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Winter 1996). For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.

Birth

 * 1828-1939 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1869-1909 - Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909 at Ancestry $
 * 1881-1882 - Williamson County Birth Index 1881-1882 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch
 * 1908-1912 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Marriage
Online indexes and Records


 * 1625-1966 - Tennessee, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1780-2002 - Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002 at Ancestry $
 * 1780-2002 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1790-1962 - - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection. Covers all counties in Tennessee.
 * 1796-1950 - (Indexes only) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1800-1850 - Williamson County, Tennessee marriage records, 1800-1850.. Digital Book
 * 1838-1888 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1827-1895 - Williamson County Marriage Index 1827-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1851-1879 - Williamson County, Tennessee marriage records, 1851-1879. Digital Book
 * 1851-1900 - Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1980-2014 - Marriage Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Book Abstracts and Indexes


 * 1783-1870 - 35,000 Tennessee Marriage Records and Bonds 1783-1870. 3 vols. FHL Book 976.8 V2t Includes names of brides, grooms, bondsmen, marriage bond dates, and officiators for this county.
 * 1800-1837 - Early Middle Tennessee Marriages''. 2 vols. Nashville, Tenn.: B. Sistler &amp; Associates, 1988. v. 2 Indexes of brides, grooms, marriage or marriage bond dates for this county for specified years.
 * 1804-1850 - Marriages of Williamson County, Tennessee, 1804-1850. FH Book 976.856 V2w

Death

 * 1874-1955 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1908-1933 - Tennessee Deaths, 1908 - 1933 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1908-1958 - Tennessee Death Records 1908-1958 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1912 - Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
 * 1914-1933 - Tennessee Death Records 1914-1933 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
 * 1914-1966 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1949-2014 - Death Records Index 1949-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Divorce
Online Records 'Online Titles''
 * 1796 - 1850 - Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
 * 1980-2014 - Divorce Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index
 * W.P.A. Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey, 1941. FamilySearch Books Online

Archives
Williamson County Archives Located at the Old Library at Five Points in downtown Franklin where Highway 431 and Highway 31 meet P. O. Box 1006 Franklin, TN 37065-1006 615-790-5462 Website

Family History Centers

 * Franklin Tennessee Family History Center

Libraries
Williamson County Public Library 1314 Columbia Avenue Franklin, Tennessee 37064 615-595-1246 ext 1 Email: [mailto:SPCOLL@williamson-tn.org SPCOLL@williamson-tn.org] Website
 * for queries 'See Special Collections' on Library webpage for local databases. Website includes an alphabetical list of family histories

Societies
Williamson County Historical Society P.O. Box 71 Franklin, TN 37065 E-mail: [mailto:info@historicfranklin.com info@historicfranklin.com] Website.

Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County P. O. Box 723 Franklin, TN 37065 E-mail: [mailto:info@histricfranklin.com info@histricfranklin.com] Website
 * The Heritage Foundation was formed in 1967 to protect and preserve the architectural, geographic and cultural heritage of Franklin and Williamson county, and to promote the ongoing economic revitilization of downtown Franklin in the context of historic preservation.

Sons of Confederate Veterans Williamson County has three very active chapters of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
 * Sam Davis Camp no. 1293 of Brentwood, Tennessee. ::This Chapter has an online newsletter
 * Captain E.D. Baxter Camp 2034 of Fairview, Tennessee. This chapter has online newsletters
 * Tod Carter Camp no. 864. of the city of Franklin, Tennessee.

Website

Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society PO Box 330948 Nashville, TN, USA 37203-7507 Webbsite
 * The society serves the 40 counties of middle Tennessee of which Williamson County is one. It publishes The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History, a quarterly containing articles of genealogical and historical interest. Little-known Tennessee records are published and indexed, along with family genealogies, Bible records and material submitted by members. There is an alphabetical Index to articles in the Journal 1988-summer 2005

Websites

 * Cumberland Pioneer Settlers Cumberland Compact Signers, Pioneer Land Grant Recipients, Publication Descriptions, Free Book Indexes
 * Rootwalker: Genealogy Pages for Northern Middle TN Free Genealogy Resources for the Region
 * Williamson County, TN Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Williamson County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)
 * Williamson County TN Genealogy  (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides

 * Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Williamson County, courtesy: TSLA. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)
 * "Searching for Williamson County Ancestors," The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Fall 1993). For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Williamson.