Stewart County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States   Tennessee    Stewart County





County Courthouse
Stewart County Courthouse P.O. Box 67 225 Donelson Parkway Dover, Tennessee 37058 Phone: (931) 232-5665

Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm Closed daily from noon - 1 pm

History
The county is named after "Duncan Stewart, Tennessee state legislator and lieutenant governor of Mississippi Territory."

Parent County
1803--Stewart County was established 1 November 1803 from Montgomery County. Early records may be found under Montgomery County. County seat: Dover

From 1788 to 1796 people living in what is now part of Stewart County were in extinct Tennessee County. Their records for that period are now found in Robertson County, Tennessee.

Record Loss
1862--Fire, Federal Troops damaged records

Neighboring Counties

 * Benton
 * Calloway County, Kentucky
 * Christian County, Kentucky
 * Henry
 * Houston
 * Montgomery
 * Trigg County, Kentucky

Research Guides

 * Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Stewart County, courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)

Census
1810 - Lost, but 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. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810.

1820


 * Willis, Laura and Betty Sellers. Stewart County, Tennessee Census of 1820 &amp; 1830. Melber, KY: Simmons Historical Pub., 1999. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 976.835 X2w. Digital version is available at World Vital Records. Available for purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.

1830


 * Willis, Laura and Betty Sellers. Stewart County, Tennessee Census of 1820 &amp; 1830. Melber, KY: Simmons Historical Pub., 1999. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 976.835 X2w. Digital version is available at World Vital Records. Available for purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.

1850
 * Willis, Laura and Betty Sellers. Stewart County, Tennessee Census of 1850. Melber, KY: Simmons Historical Pub., 2000. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 976.835 X2w 1850. Digital version available at World Vital Records. Available for purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.

1860
 * Willis, Laura. Stewart County, Tennessee Census of 1860. Melber, KY: Simmons Historical Pub., 2003. Digital version available at World Vital Records. Available for purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.

Family Histories
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

General

Bibliography


 * [Aldridge] Aldridge, Franklin Rudolph. Aldridge Family Genealogy and History. Nashville, Tenn.: Printed by Commercial Letter Shop, 1960. Available at FHL US/CAN Film 1303259; digital versions at Ancestry ($); and Heritage Quest Online ($).
 * [Williams] Williams, E. Ray. The Williams Families of Henry County, Tennessee. Paris, TN: E.R. Williams, 1971. Available at FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W67wer; FHL US/CAN Fiche 6046888; digital version at Heritage Quest Online ($).

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 Tennessee State Library and Archives 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 Tennessee State Library and Archives; another version is available at World Vital Records.

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. FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2ma. Purchase at Genealogical.com. [Includes Stewart County.]

Periodicals
Ansearchin' News

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Stewart County, Tennessee records have been published in Ansearchin' News, the quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. To view a list of these articles, visit their county index. To read digitized versions of the first 36 years of articles (Vols. 1-36), browse their archive or conduct a surname search. The Family History Library has a complete collection of the Ansearchin' News quarterly FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a.

Family Findings

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Stewart County, Tennessee records have been published in Family Findings, the quarterly of the Mid-West Tennessee Genealogical Society (42+ vols.). The Family History Library has most issues of this quarterly FHL US/CAN 976.8 B2f.

Tables of contents for some volumes are available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb Project:


 * Volumes 1-10 (1969-1978)
 * Volumes 11-20 (1979-1988)
 * Volumes 21-24 (1989-1992)
 * Volumes 32-35 (2000-2003)

Many articles from this publication have been reproduced on the TNGenWeb Project website, try this specialized Google search.

The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History

Genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Stewart County, Tennessee have been published in The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History, the quarterly of the Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society (23+ Vols.). To view a list of these articles, visit their online Index to Articles (1988-2005). Surname indexes are also available online for Vols. 2-22. The website also offers back issues for sale in paper and on CD. The Family History Library has a complete collection of this quarterly FHL US/CAN Book 976.85 D25m.

The River Counties

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Stewart County, Tennessee records were published in The River Counties Quarterly, (14 vols.) edited by Jill K. Garrett. The Family History Library has a complete collection FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2rc.

Prisons

 * Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850, free index available online, courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives.
 * Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870, free index available online, courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives.

Web Sites

 * Stewart County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board (Ancestry)
 * Stewart County, TNGenWeb
 * Family History Library Catalog