Weakley County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States   Tennessee    Weakley County



Parent County
1823--Weakley County was established 21 October 1823 from Chickasaw Indian Lands. County seat: Dresden

Record Loss
1948--Fire damaged records

Populated Places
Cities: Greenfield

Towns: Dresden, Gleason, Martin, Sharon

Other places:

Neighboring Counties

 * Carroll
 * Gibson
 * Graves County, Kentucky
 * Henry
 * Hickman County, Kentucky
 * Obion

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

Newspapers
Weakley County, Tennessee, newspaper abstracts

Campus chatter : an alumni newsletter of The University of Tennessee Junior College, 1943-1946

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. FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2man. Purchase at Genealogical.com. [Includes Weakley County.]

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