Shelby County, Tennessee Genealogy

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Parent County
1819--Shelby County was established 24 November 1819 from Hardin County. Early records may be found under Hardin County. County seat: Memphis

Neighboring Counties

 * Crittenden County, Arkansas
 * DeSoto County, Mississippi
 * Fayette
 * Marshall County, Mississippi
 * Mississippi County, Arkansas
 * Tipton

Census
The Shelby County Register of Deeds has the 1865 Memphis census on-line.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Memphis

Court
The Shelby County Register of Deeds a Chancery Court Divorce Index and the Circuit Court Indexes online.

Directories
The Shelby Courty Register of Deeds has Memphis city directories on-line for many years beginning with 1859 to 1901.

Land
Search the online Shelby County Deed Register to determine if an ancestor owned land in this area. Once you locate an ancestor in the deed records, you can contact the Shelby County Courthouse to order the land records. Land records may contain details about an ancestor. Also, if an ancestor owned land, they may have willed that land to family member, so remember to check Wills and Estate Records in Shelby County as well.

150 Washington Ave. Memphis, TN 38103 Phone: (901) 545-4244 Fax: (901) 545-3779 Hours of Operation: M-F, 8 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.

http://www.tennessee.gov/revenue/vehicle/countyclerklocations2.htm#shelby

Naturalization
The Shelby County Register of Deeds has naturalization records on-line for the years 1856-1906.

Vital Records
The Shelby County Register of Deeds has the following indexes online:


 * Birth Records 1874-1906
 * Death Records 1848-1957
 * Marriage Records 1820-1920

Freedman's Bureau Marriage Certificates (1861-1869)  is an index to the marriage records kept by the Memphis Field Office of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands. It includes grooms surname, grooms given name, groom's age,, brides surname, bride's given name and other information.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog