Gibson County, Tennessee Genealogy

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

Description
Gibson County was named for John H. Gibson, a soldier of the Natchez Expedition and the Creek War. The county is located in the northwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Gibson County Courthouse PO Box 228 1 Court Square Trenton, TN 38382 Gibson County Courthouse Phone: 731-855-7639, 731-855-7642 Chancery Court Clerk Phone: 731- 855-7639 Circuit Court Clerk Phone: 731-855-7615 Register of Deeds Phone: 731-855-7627 County Clerk Phone: 731-855-7642 County Clerk has marriage records from 1824 and probate records 1824-1981. 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:

History Timeline

 * 1823 October 21. The Tennessee General Assembly created Gibson County out of lands ceded by the Chickasaws in the Jackson Purchase. It was named in honor of John H. Gibson, who served with distinction under Andrew Jackson in the Natchez Expedition and in the Creek Wars.
 * 1819 Thomas Fite built the first cabin in Gibson County, which was then part of Carroll County. Luke Biggs, Davy Crockett, and others followed. Settlement progressed rapidly, and residents soon petitioned the general assembly for the formation of a new county, citing the difficulty of getting to the courts of Carroll County.
 * 1824 Commissioners appointed by the general assembly selected a county seat site near the center of the county where Thomas Gibson, a brother of John Gibson, operated a trading post. Initially called Gibson-Port, the name was soon changed to Trenton.
 * 1824 January. County government was organized, when the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions met at Biggs's residence. Following terms of the court met in the residence of William C. Love.
 * 1825 April. The first term of court met in a temporary courthouse made of hewn logs.

For a more extensive history see Goodspeeds History of Gibson County.

Additional Information West Tennessee county. Established 1823.

Biographies

 * Douthat, James L. Gibson County, Tennessee Biographies. 1887; reprint, Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press. Free Surname Index and purchase details at Mountain Press website.
 * Family Biographies from The History of Gibson County, Tennessee (1887) published by Goodspeed are available on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

 * West Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1821 to 1889. 2006. By Alan N. Miller. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield Company. . Online at MyHeritage ($). Includes Gibson County.

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

1810-1891


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

1830


 * Census, 1830, Gibson County, Tennessee. [S.I. s.n., 1830?].

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 Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. . Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See Tennessee, Western District, Gibson County on page 159.

1850


 * Seventh census of the United States, 1850, Gibson County, Tennessee, population schedules Huntsville, Arkansas Century Enterprises Genealogical Services, 1970

1860


 * Scanned census images in the USGenWeb Archives.

1880


 * Sistler, Barbara 1880 census Gibson County, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Byron Sistler and Associates, 2002

1890 Lost, but 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. . Gibson County is included in Vol. 3.
 * Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara Sistler. 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: Byron Sister and Associates, 1978..

1891 Male Voters


 * 1891 Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891 at Ancestry ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * Hays, Tony Gibson County (Tennessee) records, 1824-1846 [S.I. Kitchen Table Press, 1986.
 * Historical Records Survey Chancery Court minutes, 1834-1847, Gibson County, Tennessee Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1939.
 * Historical Records Project (Tennessee) and Tennessee Circuit Court (Gibson County) Circuit Court Minutes, 1824-1832, Gibson County, Tennessee Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1939.
 * Historical Records Survey, Gibson County, Tennessee County Court and Gibson County, Tennessee Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions County Court Minutes, 1824-1828, Gibson County, Tennessee Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1942.
 * Walker, Emily B. Gibson County, Tennessee, court minutes Includes index. South Fulton, Tennessee E.B. Walker, 1987.

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. Online searchable index at TSLA.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans
 * Free African Americans Enumerated in the 1850 and 1860 Gibson County, Tennessee Census, available online, courtesy: Christine's Genealogy Website: Who are Your People?
 * Craighead, Sandra G. Index and Analysis of the Register of Colored Marriages Performed at the Freedmen's Bureau in Trenton (Gibson County) Tennessee, 1865-1866. S.G. Craighead, 1995. Free digital version at TNGenWeb.
 * Smith, Jonathan Kennon Thompson Tombstone Inscriptions from black cemeteries in Gibson County, Tennessee. Jackson City, Tennessee: J.K.T. Smith, 1999.

Genealogies

 * Families and History of Gibson County, Tennessee to 1989. Milan, Tenn.: Lee-Davis United Daughters of the Confederacy Historical Society, 1989..
 * Burress - Burress, Charles G. The Family of William Burress (ca. 1799-1850?) of Tennessee. Phoenix, Ariz.?: unknown, 1971. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Ancestry ($).
 * Jennings - Jennings, Virginia L. and Robert B. Jennings. William Crunk Jennings and Allied Families. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: V.L. Jennings, 1983. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 J449j.
 * King - Hill, Ailene King and Lowrance, Juantia King Alvin King His Ancestors and Descendants 1630-1996 [1996] Available at the FamilySearch Library ;
 * Luckey - Luckey, Ann Colvin and Elizabeth Luckey Bennett. The Luckey Family of Tennessee: A Genealogical History of the John Henry Luckey, William Franklin Luckey and Samuel Joseph Luckey of Gibson/Madison Counties, Tennessee Their Ancestors and Descendants, 1732-1987. Cullman, Ala.: Gregath, 1987..
 * Wade - Beadles, Zada Wade. The Wades: the history of a family, dealing with the kith and kin of Zachary and Mary Hatton Wade, their descendants and related lines, male and female, in Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina and other states. Cairo, IL: Published for the author, Mrs. Jesse Asa Beadles, 1963. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, HathiTrust.

Land and Property Records
Gibson County Register of Deeds has Land Records from 1823 and is located at the Courthouse, Trenton, Tennessee, P.O. Box 228, Trenton, TN 38382-0228; Telephone: (731) 855-7642. Land and property records include transfer of real estate or personal property, mortgages, leases, surveys, and entries

Online Records and Indexes
 * 1819-1929 Deed Book A: 1819-1829 - Index only
 * 1819-1901 Gibson County Register of Deeds Deed records, 1819-1890; index to deeds, 1819-1901Nashville, Tennessee:State Library and Archives, 1976

Book Abstracts and Indexes
 * Crumpton, Barbara Gibson County, Tennessee [deed books] Duncan, Oklahoma Creative Copies, c2000.
 * Smith, Jonathan Kennon Thompson Genealogical abstracts from early land, chancery and other records of Gibson County, Tennessee Jackson, Tennessee J.K.T. Smith, c1998
 * Walker, Emily B. Gibson County, Tennessee, landowners, 1877 South Fulton, Tennessee E.B. Walker, c1986
 * Walker, Emily B. North Carolina land grants in the Western District (Tennessee), most particularly Gibson and surrounding counties: volumes A-B, 1788-1796 E.B. Walker, 1987.

Local Histories

 * Gibson County, Past and Present. By Frederick M. Culp and Mrs. Robert E. Ross. Trenton, Tennessee : Gibson County Historical Society, Inc., 1961. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Gibson County, Sesquicentennial 1823-1973 : Celebrating its 150th Anniversary. [S.l.] : Gibson County Sesquicentennial Celebration, 1973. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * History of Tennessee ... with an Historical and Biographical Sketch of Gibson, Obion, Weakley, Dyer and Lake Counties. Nashville, Tennessee : Goodspeed Pub. Co., 1887. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)
 * Tennessee Department of Transportation Gibson County Map pdf.
 * Map of 1888 Gibson County, Tennessee with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)
 * FamilySearch Places: Cities and Towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Revolutionary War The following Gibson 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. . Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See Tennessee, Western District, Gibson County on page 159.

War of 1812
 * Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr. 1960):40-45. ; digital version at Ansearchin' News. Includes Gibson County pensioners (pp. 44-45).

Civil War

Online Records
 * 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


 * 4th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Neely's) - CSA - Company F.
 * 12th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Green's) - CSA - Companies 2nd G and 2nd H.
 * 12th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies B, C, D, E, E (2), F, G, H, I, and K.
 * 12th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company D.
 * 13th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company D.
 * 14th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Neely's) - CSA - Company B.
 * 15th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Stewart's) - CSA
 * 16th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Logwood's) - CSA
 * 19th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Biffle's) - CSA - Company K.
 * 20th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Russell's) - CSA - Companies A, C, and D.
 * 22nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Barteau's) - CSA-2nd Company H and Company I.
 * 22nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies F and H.
 * 22nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Freeman's) - CSA - Company F and Company H (formerly I).
 * 31st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (A. H. Bradford's) - CSA - Company E.
 * 47th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies B, F, G, H and K.
 * 55th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Brown's) - CSA - Companies D and G.

Union Soldiers


 * 1st Regiment, West Tennessee Cavalry - William Carroll Holt's company
 * 6th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Company M.
 * 7th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - Company B.

Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Gibson County:


 * USGenWeb Archives, Gibson County Tennessee Archives. Civil War Records.
 * Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Gibson 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), (accessed 30 Jan 2012). Online at Internet Archive. Gibson County, page 334.
 * 20th Tennessee Cavalry, CSA, Rosters &amp; Company Information.
 * Tennesseans in the Civil War, 47th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. The 47th Regiment was a West Tennessee organization, organized at Camp Trenton, Gibson County, December 16, 1861, from 10 companies which had been enrolled during November and December.

World War I
 * With the Colors written in 1920 by Mrs. Gordon Brame Hargrove. It is described by Mrs. Hargrove as an "Honor Roll containing a pictorial history of Gibson County Tennessee, USA, Specially honoring Those that Served in the Great World War, 1917-1918 - 1919."In most instances it gives the name, date of birth, parents names, enlistment date, where served and muster out date of the soldiers that fought in World War I from Gibson County Tennessee.
 * General Books The Honor Roll, Gibson County, Tennessee, U.S.A., 1917-1918-1919 General Books, LLC, 2010. Online at: Internet Archive.

Newspapers

 * Walker, Emily Basham Gibson County, Tennessee, newspaper extracts South Fulton, Tennessee E.B. Walker, 1986.
 * 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 Gibson County click on the following cities or towns:


 * Bradford
 * Dyer
 * Humboldt
 * Milan
 * Rutherford
 * Trenton

For deaths of Methodists in Gibson County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try the following resources:


 * 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.

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. Perform keyword searches and read online articles of some previous issues at Ansearchin' News.
 * 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..


 * Volumes 1-10 (1969-1978)
 * Volumes 11-20 (1979-1988)
 * Volumes 21-24 (1989-1992)
 * Volumes 32-35 (2000-2003)


 * West Tennessee Historical Society Papers: Occasional publication of the West Tennessee Historical Society. . To view Table of Contents and complete articles from 1947 - 2005 see Shelby County Register of Deeds

Probate Records
The County Court and Probate Court have responsibility for the probate records of Gibson County.

Online Records


 * 1741-1856; 1826-1833; 1833-1841 SourtheasternGenealogy.com Images of Wills ($)
 * 1779-2008 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1824-1922 Gibson County portion of at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes.

Book Abstracts and Indexes


 * 1825-1861 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 probate records.
 * 1824-1846 Walker, Emily B. Gibson County, Tennessee, Bond and Will Books A,B and C, 1824-1846 South Fulton, Tenn.: E.B. Walker, 1986.

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records
Book Abstracts and Indexes


 * 1824-1832 Walker, Emily B. Gibson County, Tennessee, Tax Lists, with Map. 2 vols. [1824-1832] South Fulton, Tenn.: E.B. Walker, 1988.  ff.
 * 1830 "Gibson County, Tennessee 1830 List of Inhabitants," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 41, No. 3 (Fall 1994):99-102; Vol. 41, No. 4 (Winter 1994):169-171. For access, see Periodicals.
 * 1830 Cox, Jere and Vicki Shaffer. "1830 Sheriff's List" [2 parts], available online at USGenWeb Archives.
 * 1830 Cox, Jere and Vicki Shaffer. "1830 2nd Sheriff's List," available online at USGenWeb Archives.
 * 1833 Tucker, Rick. "1833 Gibson Co. Tax List," available online at USGenWeb Archives.
 * 1834 Tucker, Rick. "1834 Gibson Co. Tax List," available online at USGenWeb Archives.
 * 1834 Tucker, Rick. "1834 Sheriff's Tax List," available online at USGenWeb Archives.
 * 1834 Tucker, Rick. "1834 Tax Rates," available online at USGenWeb Archives.
 * 1835 Tucker, Rick. "1835 Sheriff's Tax List," available online at USGenWeb Archives.
 * 1835 Tucker, Rick. "1835 Tax List & Rates," available online at USGenWeb Archives.
 * 1836 Hollis, Jane. "Gibson County, Tennessee Tax List-1836," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 25, No. 2 (Summer 1978):65-70; Vol. 25, No. 3 (Fall 1978):124-129, 144. For FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.

Birth

 * 1828-1939 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1869-1909 Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1881-1882 Gibson County Birth Index 1881-1882. Batch  in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1883 Walker, Emily Basham. Gibson County, Tennessee, Vital Statistics 1881-1883: Marriages, 1881-1883; Births, 1881. South Fulton, Tennessee: E.B. Walker, 1987. . Includes index.
 * 1881-1882; 1909-1912 SourtheasternGenealogy.com Images ($)
 * 1908-1912 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Marriage
Online Indexes and Records
 * 1625-1966 Tennessee, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
 * 1780-2002 Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1780-2002 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1790-1962 [1790-1962] at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection. Covers all counties in Tennessee.
 * 1796-1950 (Indexes only) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1827-1895 Gibson County Marriage Index 1827-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1838-1888 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1851-1900 Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1861-1869 Freedman's Bureau Marriage Certificates (1861-1869)
 * 1980-2014 Marriage Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Book Abstracts and Indexes
 * 1824-1860 Marriages of Gibson County, Tennessee, 1824-1860  ff.
 * 1824-1870 Early West Tennessee Marriages. 2 vols.  ff.
 * 1860-1870 Gibson County, Tennessee, marriage records, volume A June 1860-November, 1870   ff.

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
 * 1909-1912 SourtheasternGenealogy.com Images ($)
 * 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

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.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Jackson Tennessee FamilySearch Center
 * Trenton Tennessee FamilySearch Center
 * Bolivar-Hardeman County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Chester County Public Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Gibson County Memorial Library 303 High St Trenton, TN 38382 Phone: 731-855-1991 Website Humboldt Public Library 115 S 16th Ave Humboldt, TN 38343 Phone: 731-784-2383 Website The Anne Laurie James Genealogy Room holds newspapers as well as other genealogical materials. Mildred G. Fields Memorial Library 1075A E Van Hook St Milan, TN 38358 Phone: 731-686-8268 Email: [mailto:librarymilan@bellsouth.net librarymilan@bellsouth.net] Website West Tennessee Heritage Study Center Paul Meek Library 10 Wayne Fisher Dr. Martin, TN 38238 Phone: 731-881-7065 Website Houses 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.

Societies
Gibson County Tennessee Historical Society Facebook

Websites

 * Gibson County TN Genealogy
 * Gibson County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)
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Research Guides

 * Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Gibson County, courtesy: TSLA. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)