Tennessee State Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
The collection consists of an index to marriages from the Tennessee State Library and Archives. The index is provided by Ancestry.com.

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Record Content
The index may include the following information:


 * Name of bride and groom
 * Marriage date and place
 * Name of spouse (May only list surname)
 * Reference ID - Page/Volume/Entry/Certificate Number

How to Use the Record
Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor.

Begin your search by finding your ancestors in the index. Name indexes to marriages make it possible to access a specific record quickly. Remember that these indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned.

When searching the index it is helpful to know the following:


 * Names of the bride and groom
 * Marriage place
 * Marriage date

Use the locator information found in the index (such as page, entry, or certificate number) to locate your ancestor in the marriage records from Tennessee. Compare the information in the record to what you already know about your ancestor to determine if this is the correct marriage. You may need to compare the information of more than one marriage to make this determination.

Related Websites

 * Tennessee State Library and Archives
 * Tennessee Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry ($).
 * Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 at Ancestry ($).
 * Tennessee Marriages, 1851-1900 at Ancestry ($).
 * Tennessee Marriage and Bible Records at Ancestry ($).

Related Wiki Articles

 * Tennessee
 * Tennessee County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Tennessee Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Tennessee Vital Records

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
"Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 3 April 2012), Thomas William Moody and Lillie Dean Hamilton, 6 August 1988: citing Marriage Records; Ancestry.com, Salt Lake City, Utah.