Marshall County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States   Tennessee    Marshall County





County Courthouse
Marshall County Courthouse 207 Marshall Courthouse Lewisburg, Tennessee 37091 Phone: (931) 359-1072

Marshall County Registrar of Deeds 1103 Courthouse Annex Lewisburg, Tennessee 37901 Phone: (931) 359-4933

Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 4 pm

History


The county is named after U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall (1755-1835).

Parent County
1836--Marshall County was created 20 February 1836 from Lincoln, Bedford and Maury Counties. County seat: Lewisburg

Neighboring Counties

 * Bedford
 * Giles
 * Lincoln
 * Maury
 * Rutherford
 * Williamson

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

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 Marshall County.]

Periodicals
Ansearchin' News

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Marshall 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.

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