Carroll County, Tennessee Genealogy

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

Description
The county is named after six-term Tennessee Governor William Carroll (1788-1844). The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Carroll County Courthouse 699 Court Square Huntingdon, TN 38344 Carroll County Website Phone: 731-986-1920 Clerk and Master 699 Court Square, Phone: 731-986-1920 County Clerk 625 High St, Phone:731-986-1960 Register of Deeds 625 High St, Phone: 731-986-1952 Clerk of Circuit Court 625 High St, Phone: 731-986-3031

County Clerk has marriage records from 1838. Register of Deeds has land records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties

 * Benton
 * Decatur
 * Gibson
 * Henderson
 * Henry
 * Madison
 * Weakley

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

 * Miller, Alan N. West Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1821 to 1889. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2006. . Purchase at Genealogical.com. [Includes Carroll County.]

Census Records
1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Carroll 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 Carroll County, TN;census assignments, including links to transcribed files. The USGenWeb Census Project®

1810-1891


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

1830


 * Shaw, Aurora C. Carroll County, Tennessee census U.S. census of 1830 Jacksonville, Florida Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society, (197-?)

1840


 * Gregory, Jannine and Guy Perry. "The 1840 Census of Carroll County TN," available online through USGenWeb Archives.

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, Western District, Carroll County on page 158.

1850


 * S-K Publications. "Carroll County, TN-1850 Census Index," available online through USGenWeb Archives.

1860


 * Brown, John C. and Catheryn C. The Eighth Census of the United States 1860, Carroll County, Tennessee Mckenzie, Tennessee Carroll County Historical Society (AR), 1979.

1880


 * Merritt, Karen. "1880 Carroll Co. TN Census," [10 Districts] available online through USGenWeb Archives.
 * Sistler, Byron and Barbara. 1880 Census, Carroll, Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: Byron Sistler and Associates, 1991..

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. . Carroll County is included in Vol. 2.
 * Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara Sistler. 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: Byron Sister and Associates, 1978..

1900


 * Carroll County, Tennessee Census, 1900-1920 Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2002 (Microproduction of originals housed at the Gordon Browning Museum and Genealogical Society in McKenzie, Tennessee)
 * Ing, Lisa. "1900 Carroll County TN Census," (22 Districts) available at online through USGenWeb Archives.

1891 Male Voters


 * Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891 at Ancestry S

1910


 * Carroll County, Tennessee Census, 1900-1920 Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2002 (Microproduction of originals housed at the Gordon Browning Museum and Genealogical Society in McKenzie, Tennessee)

1920


 * Carroll County, Tennessee Census, 1900-1920 Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2002 (Microproduction of originals housed at the Gordon Browning Museum and Genealogical Society in McKenzie, Tennessee)

Church Records
Church records include baptisms, marriages and burials, as well as information about family members and clues about family migration.For additional information about church records, religions, and religious archives in Tennessee, see Tennessee Church Records.


 * Carroll County Church Records


 * - FamilySearch Catalog -


 * If the records you need are not through the Family History Library, contact the church(es) in the area where your ancestor lived.Two sites that give information about churches in Carroll County are:


 * - List of Carroll County churches with addresses and phone numbers (Yellowbook)
 * - List of Carroll County churches (TN HomeTownLocator)


 * In 1936, a helpful guide to early Carroll County church records was published by the Works Project Administration. Use this guide to locate which church records exist and where they were housed in 1936. The Tennessee State Library and Archives has filmed some of these records. To locate which records are available at the TSLA, go to the appropriate "county fact sheet" on the TSLA Web site and scroll down to "selected manuscript material". All filmed church records at the TSLA for Carroll County are listed.

Baptist


 * 1823-1885 - Hollow Rock Primitive Baptist Church Records. Carroll County, 1823-1885. Manuscript. TSLA Reel #402
 * 1823-1885 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records. Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979. vol. 2 Index to original Hollow Rock Primitive Baptist Church Records.
 * 1824-1971 - Union Academy Missionary Baptist Church Records. McKenzie, 1824-1971. Manuscript. TSLA Reel #421.
 * 1824-1900 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records. Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979. vol. 2  Index to original Union Academy Missionary Baptist Church Records. McKenzie, 1824-1971
 * 1825-1968 - Mud Creek Primitive Baptist Church Records. Carroll County, 1825-1968. Manuscript. TSLA Reel #425; available online.
 * 1825-1900 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records. Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979.vol. 2 Index to original Mud Creek Primitive Baptist Church Records. Carroll County, 1825-1968.
 * 1858-1878 - Concord Baptist Church Records. Christmasville, 1858-1878. Manuscript. TSLA Reel #408
 * 1858-1878 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records. Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979. vol. 2  Index to original Concord Baptist Church Records. Christmasville.
 * 1883-1966 - First Baptist Church Records. McKenzie, 1883-1966. Manuscript. TSLA Reel #411.
 * 1883-1900 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records. Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979. vol. 2  Index to original First Baptist Church Records. McKenzie, 1883-1966.
 * 1888- - Missionary Baptist, Huntingdon. 
 * 1896-1972 - Westport Missionary Baptist Church Records. Carroll County, 1896-1972 TSLA Reel #411
 * 1896-1900 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records. Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979. Index to original Westport Missionary Baptist Church Records.
 * 1898-1972 - . Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Records. Buena Vista, 1898-1972. Manuscript. TSLA Reel #407
 * 1898-1900 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records. Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979. vol.2 Index to original Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Records. Buena Vista, 1898-1972.

Methodist


 * 1889- - First Church, Huntington.
 * 1871- - McKenzie Church.
 * 1882- - McLemoresville Church.
 * 1887- -Trezevant Church.

Methodist Episcopal


 * 1867-1969 - First United Methodist Episcopal Church Records. McKenzie, 1867-1968. Manuscript. TSLA Reel #406.
 * 1867-1900 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records. Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979. vol.2 Index to original First United Methodist Episcopal Church Records. McKenzie, 1867-1968.

Presbyterian


 * 1824-1892 - Hopewell Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church Records, 1824-1892. Manuscript. TSLA Reel #176.
 * 1824-1892 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records. Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979. vol. 1 Index to original Hopewell Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church Records, 1824-1892.
 * 1867-1913, 1957-1970 - Cumberland Presbyterian Church Records. (McKenzie, Tenn.) 1867-1913, 1957-1970. TSLA Reel #409
 * 1867-1900 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records. Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979. vol. 2 Index to original Cumberland Presbyterian Church Records.
 * 1872-1927, 1954-1972 - Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church Records. McKenzie, 1872-1927, 1954-1972. Manuscript. TSLA Reel #425
 * 1867-1900 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records. Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979. vol. 2 Index to original Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church Records. McKenzie, 1872-1927, 1954-1972.
 * 1875 Cumberland Presbyterian Church, McKenzie, Birth Index 1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearche. Batch
 * 1877-1895 - Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church, McKenzie, Marriage Index 1877-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batches.
 * 1904 -1913 - Cumberland Presbyterian Church, McKenzie, Marriage Index 1904-1913 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearche. Batch
 * 1925- - Huntingdon Church.

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.

Genealogies
DNA has been collected from men claiming descent from the following Carroll County residents. Attempts have not been made to verify the lineages of those tested.


 * Doss - Multiple descendants of Rev. John Wesley Doss, b. abt 1809 Virginia, resident of Decatur and Carroll counties, Tennessee. Y-DNA 37 and 67 Marker Tests, FTDNA (Kits 40282, 88650). Genetic signature available online (labeled Jw-1 and Jw-2), genealogical description available online through The Doss DNA Project, World Families. Matches have been found.

Family Histories

As of August 2010, a query for persons born in Carroll, Tennessee at World Connect, results in more than 40,000 entries.


 * Carroll County, Tennessee. Paducah, Ky.: Turner Publishing Co. Publisher's description.


 * Clark - Gilbert, Thomas Graves. Francis Clark of Louisa County, Virginia: and His Descendants in Carroll County, Tennessee: Family Members of Michael Clark of England and Barbados and His Son Francis Clark of Louisa County, Virginia, the Migration of His Sons to Anson County, North Carolina and Descendants to Henry Weakley and Carroll Counties of Tennessee. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 2004..
 * Fox - Fox, Ezelle. The Story of William Fox. Dumas, TX: E. Fox, 1954. Available at . Digital version available at Heritage Quest Online ($).
 * Glover - Hopping, Carol (Flora). Glover Family. Book and Film, West Covina, California: C. F. Hopping, 1980?..
 * Glover - Hopping, Carol Flora. The Glover Family, 1806-1984. Manuscript with film, 1985. and.
 * Gullett - Futrell, Roger Henry Lofland. George Gullett of Carroll County, Tennessee: and Son James Hickman Gullett of Robertson County, Tennessee. Frankfort, Ky.: R.H. Futrell, 2006. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Hamilton - Hamilton, Thomas. Autobiography of Thomas Hamilton. Typescript, microfilmed 1972..
 * Harris - Lynn, Jack. Harris Family Tree - Carroll County, Tennessee - Ancestors. El Monte, Calif.: Lynn, Jack, 2000?..
 * House - Mills, Betsy. The Descendants of Benjamin House, 1810-1884. Paris, Texas, B.H. Mills. 1994..
 * Johnson - Murphy, Marion Emerson. Early Johnson in Carroll County, Tennessee Their Ancestry and Descendants. San Diego, Calif.: n.p., 1970..
 * Kelly - Ross, John Kelly. Ross/Kelly Family History: A Collection of Information About the Family and Ancestors of My Grandparents Horace E. Ross and Vern Kelly of Carroll County, Tennessee, Texas and Kentucky. Clinton, Ky.: J.K. Ross, 1994..
 * Killough - Killough, John Allen, Mrs. The Killough Family of America, Canada and Ireland. Typescript, Washington, Ill, Mrs. J. A. Killough, 195?..
 * Lendermon - Boswell, Imogene May and Jean Boswell Pippenger. The Ancestors and Descendants of Henry D. Lendermon: Randolph County, North Carolina; Greenville County, South Carolina; Maury County, Tennessee; Carroll County, Tennessee; Marshall County, Mississippi. Carrollton, Texas: I.M. Boswell &amp; J.B. Pippenger, 1988..
 * Love - Love, Albert G. Our Ancestors: The Love Family of Trezevant, Carroll County, Tennessee. Washington, D.C.: A.B. Love, 1953..
 * Murphy - Murphy, Marion Emerson. Early Murphys-Murpheys in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Robertson and Carroll Counties, Tennessee: Their Ancestry and Progeny. San Diego, Calif.: M.E. Murphy, 1974..
 * Patterson - Tayloe, Stephanie Routon and Val Rucker Routon. The Pattersons of Carroll County, Tennessee: from Stories Told by Velma Patterson Rucker. Buchanan, Tenn.: S.R. Tayloe, 199-?..
 * Pearson - Smith, Jonathan K. T. The Descendancy of Shadrach Pearson, 1809-1873. Manuscript on film, Salt Lake City, Utah, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1994..
 * Pearson - Smith, Jonathan K.T. William Pearson, 1839-1900: (Carroll Co., Tennessee). n.p.: J.K.T. Smith, 2007..
 * Porter - Williams, Blake. Old Porter Relatives. Jackson, Tennessee, B. Williams, 1981..
 * Roach - Thomas, William J. Selah Anne Roach Thomas Genealogical Records, 1784-1913. Manuscript, Salt Lake City, Utah, Flimed by the Genealogical Society of Utah 2002..
 * Ross - Ross, John Kelly. Ross/Kelly Family History: A Collection of Information About the Family and Ancestors of My Grandparents Horace E. Ross and Vern Kelly of Carroll County, Tennessee, Texas and Kentucky. Clinton, Ky.: J.K. Ross, 1994..
 * Rowland - Rowland, Priscilla Sutton. The Rowland Family History. Noblesville, Indiana, R. A. Rowland, 1995..
 * Thomas - Thomas, William J. Selah Anne Roach Thomas Genealogical Records, 1784-1913. Manuscript, Salt Lake City, Utah, Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah 2002..
 * Wyatt - Tayloe, Stephanie Routon. The Wyatt Family: of Carroll Co., Tennessee. 2 vols. Buchanan, Tenn.: S.R. Tayloe, 2001-2005. Digital version of Vol. 2 at FamilySearch Digital Library;.

Land and Property Records
Carroll County Register of Deeds is located at Courthouse,P.O. Box 110, Huntingdon, TN 38344-0110; Telephone: (731) 986-1960 and has Land Records beginning with the county organization from 1822. Land and property records include transfer of real estate or personal property, mortgages, leases, surveys, and entries.


 * Mayo, Maxine Crockett (Haywood) County, Tennessee deeds, 1785-1872 Alamo, Tennessee M. Mayo, 1983 Free lookups available!

The Family History Library has filmed records of the Carroll County Registrar of:


 * Deeds for Deeds 1822-1
 * Land Entry Files 1820--1838, 1842-1866
 * Land Surveys 1820-1825,1842-1857.

Local Histories

 * Smith, H. K. Some Encounters with General Forrest. McKenzie, Tenn.?: unknown, 1959. Available at Heritage Quest Online ($).

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)

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


 * 1835 Pension Roll
 * 1852 Rejected or Suspended Pensions

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, Western District, Carroll County on page 158.
 * 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 (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. 7, No. 1 (Jan. 1960):13-16. ; digital version at journal website. Includes Carroll County pensioners (p. 16).

Civil War


 * 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
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1891-1965 - at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * Civil War Research Database
 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

Confederate Soldiers


 * 12th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies F and G.
 * 12th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - CSA- Companies D and E.
 * 20th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Russell's) - CSA - Companies B, D and F.
 * 21st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Wilson's) - CSA-2nd Company K.
 * 22nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies D, E, and G.
 * 22nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Freeman's) - CSA - Company D, formerly A (also called G); and Company E, formerly B.
 * 27th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company H.
 * 55th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Brown's) - CSA - Companies C and H.

Union Soldiers


 * 7th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - Company B.

Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Carroll County:


 * Hosted by rootsweb, Carroll County, Tennessee Military. A variety of links for Union and Confederate soldiers from Carroll County.
 * Civil War Soldiers, Carroll County, Tennessee. These are some of the men believed to have been residents of Carroll County when they enlisted for service in the Civil War. Submitted by Peggy Scott Holley.
 * Genealogy Trails, We honor those who served from Carroll County, TN. Civil War.
 * USGenWeb Archives, Carroll County Tennessee Archives, (accessed 30 Jan 2012). Civil war.
 * Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Carroll 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. Carroll County, page 322-323.
 * Cox, Jere R., Civil War and Carroll County, Tennessee. This article was taken from an article in the History of Carroll County, Tennessee Volume One, 1987 submitted by Dale Cooper and Colonel Jack Barnett Biffle, Born to Fight by Sons of the South Publications by Brent A. Cox. Some of the information was researched by Brent a. Cox and Dan Kennerly, author of Firstest with the Mostest.
 * Tennessee Civil War Trails. As you travel the roads of Carroll County you'll see many Historic Markers about General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his troop movements through the county in the Winter of 1862.

Newspapers
Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at the 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 Carroll County click on the following cities or towns:
 * Bruceton
 * Huntingdon
 * McKenzie

For deaths of Methodists in Carroll County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try:


 * 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.

Book Abstracts and Indexes
 * 1794-1851 - Lucas, Silas Emmett. Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978..

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;


 * Family Findings: Quarterly of the Mid-West Tennessee Genealogical Society. For tables of contents and online access to issues, see TNGenWeb Project. Also try this specialized Google search..


 * West Tennessee Historical Society Papers:Family History Library has Volumes 1-16 and 30 . The West Tennessee Historical Society Papers are indexed in PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) To view Table of Contents and complete articles from 1947 - 2005 see Shelby County Register of Deeds

Probate Records
The County Court and County Probate Judge have responsibility for the probate records of Carroll County. Online Records Book Abstracts and Indexes
 * 1779-2008 - Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008 at Ancestry $
 * 1822-1949 - Carroll County portion of at FamilySearch - images only; handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes.- How to Use this Collection
 * The organization Strictly By Name provides online indexes to early Carroll County probate records. They offer a research service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes: Will Book A: 1822-1865; Will Book B: 1865-1904
 * 1830-1861 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Tennessee Wills &amp; Administrations 1779-1861. Nashville, Tenn. Byron Sistler &amp; Associates, Inc., 1990. . Includes an index to this county's wills.
 * 1822-1852 - Carroll County Will Books Vol. 1-Sept 1822-Nov 1852. (Mayfield, KY?: Simmons Historical Publications, s.d.). Digital version available at World Vital Records ($).
 * 1852-1862 - Carroll County Will Books Vol. 2-Dec 1852-Dec 1862. (Mayfield, KY?: Simmons Historical Publications, s.d.). Digital version available at World Vital Records ($).
 * 1862-1874 - Willis, Laura; Betty Sellers, indexer. Carroll County, Tenn., Wills. 5 volumes. Melber, Kentucky: Simmons Historical Pub., 2000. (FHL book 976.825 P2w v. 1-5.)

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
The original Carroll County Tax Books 1848-1850, 1871, 1902 are held at the County Courthouse. In 1976, the TSLA microfilmed these records. FHL copies:.

Online Records
 * 1821-1826 - Historical Records Project. Minutes, Tax Records, Etc., 1821-1826, Carroll County, Tennessee. Typescript, Tennessee State Library, Nashville, Tenn. Microfilmed in 1939..
 * 1836 - "Carroll County, Tennessee-1836 Map of Civil Districts" and "Carroll County, Tennessee 1836 Tax List," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 39, No. 1 (Spring 1992):14-20; Vol. 39, No. 2 (Summer 1992):69-74. For FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Carroll.
 * 1848 "1849 Land Sales Held in 3 West Tennessee Counties for Unpaid Taxes," 1848 taxpayers in Decatur, Carroll, and Henderson counties, Ansearchin' News, Vol. 44, No. 4 (Winter 1997):12. For FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Carroll.

Birth
Online Records
 * 1828-1939 - at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1869-1909 - Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1912 - at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection

Marriage
Online Indexes and Records
 * 1625-1966 - Tennessee, United States Marriages at FindMyPast ($)
 * 1780-2002 - at FamilySearch - Index- How to Use this Collection
 * 1780-2002 - Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 ($) Index and images, incomplete
 * 1790-1962 - - at FamilySearch. Index and images. Covers all counties in Tennessee.- How to Use this Collection
 * 1796-1950 - (Indexes only) at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1838-1888 - at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1851-1900 - Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900 at Ancestrys ($)
 * 1860-1880 - Marriages of Carroll County at FamilySearch Digital book
 * 1980-2014 - Marriage Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Book Abstracts and Indexes
 * 1838-1873 - Early West Tennessee Marriages. 2 vols.  ff.
 * 1838-1860 - Historical Records Project Marriage records, 1838-1860, Carroll County, Tennessee Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1939 item 2

Death
Online Records
 * 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

Book Abstracts and Indexes
 * 1823-1852 - Hays, Tony. West Tennessee Death Records (ca. 1823-1852). 2 vols. n.p.: Kitchen Table Press, 1987. . Carroll County is included in Vol. 1.

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 Digital Library; - Inventory stating where divorce records are housed.

Libraries
Carroll County Library 625 High St, Ste 102 Huntingdon, TN 38344 Phone: 731-986-1919 Website
 * Genealogical Resources:The Carroll County Library has over 300 books and 300 rolls of microfilm in their Genealogy Room including Family Histories and Newspapers.

Gordon Browning Museum and Genealogical Library 640 N Main St McKenzie, TN 38201 Phone: 731-352-3510 Website
 * Genealogical Resources: Tax Records (city and county), Church Records, City Records, Misc Store and Business Records, Deeds, Marriage Records, Probate Records, Newspapers including Carroll County Democrat, McKenzie Banner, Dresden Enterprise, Military Discharges, Court Minutes, Obituaries, etc.

McKenzie Memorial Library 15 N Broadway McKenzie, TN 38201 Phone: 731-352-5741 E-mail: [mailto:mcklib@charterinternet.com mcklib@charterinternet.com] Website

West Tennessee Heritage Study Center Paul Meek Library Phone: 731-881-7060 Website
 * The Heritage Study Center holds a variety of genealogical resources including materials relating to the following counties in Tennessee: Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Perry, Shelby, Stewart, Tipton, Wayne, Weakley and Carlisle (KY), Fulton (KY), and Hickman (KY) counties in Kentucky.

Museums
Gordon Browning Museum 640 N Main St McKenzie, TN 38201 Phone: 731-352-3510 Website
 * Genealogical Resources: Tax Records (city and county), Church Records, City Records, Misc Store and Business Records, Deeds, Marriage Records, Probate Records, Newspapers including Carroll County Democrat, McKenzie Banner, Dresden Enterprise, Military Discharges, Court Minutes, Obituaries, etc.

Societies
West Tennessee Historical Society P.O. Box 111046 Memphis, TN 38111 Phone: 901-475-6608 E-mail: [mailto:efrank@memphis.edu efrank@memphis.edu] Website

Carroll County Historical Society 640 Main Street North McKenzie, Tennessee 38201 Phone:731-352-3510 Facebook
 * For information on the Carroll County Historical Society, please contact the Museum Curator at the Gordon Browning Museum and Genealogical Library at the address mentioned below.

Websites

 * Carroll County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board (Ancestry)
 * Carroll County, TN Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Carroll County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)
 * – 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
Research Guides
 * Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Carroll County at TSLA. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)