Tennessee State Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

Collection Time Period
The index covers the years 1780 to 2002.

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

Record Content
The index includes the following information:


 * Name of bride and groom
 * Bride's parents
 * Groom's parents
 * Ages of bride and groom
 * Calculated birthdates for the bride and groom
 * Marriage date and place
 * Reference ID - Page/Volume/Entry/Certificate Number

How to Use the Record
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.

Record History
The index is an affiliate index, created by Ancestry.com. It was provided to FamilySearch as part of a data swap.

Why the Record Was Created
The index was created to profide easy access to specific marriage records.

Record Reliability
The index is very reliable.

Related Websites
Tennessee State Library and Archives

Related Wiki Articles
Tennessee County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.

A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the Wiki Article: Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections.

Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection

 * “Delaware Marriage Records,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 4 March 2011), entry for William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, married 23 November 1913; citing marriage certificate no. 859; FHL microfilm 2,025,063; Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.
 * “El Salvador Civil Registration,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 21 March 2011), entry for Jose Maria Antonio del Carmen, born 9 April 1880; citing La Libertad, San Juan Opico, Nacimientos 1879-1893, image 50; Ministerio Archivo Civil de la Alcaldia Municipal de San Salvador.

Sources of information for This Collection
"Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002." FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org). Index provided by Ancestry.com. Salt Lake City, Utah.