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

Description
The County was named Judge John McNairy. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
McNairy County Courthouse 170 Court Ave. Selmer, TN 38375 Phone: 1-731-645-3511

County Clerk has marriage records from 1861, some birth, death and cemetery records. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records. Register of Deeds has land records.

McNairy County Archives 170 Court Ave., Basement level McNairy County Courthouse Selmer, TN 38375 Phone: 1-731-645-7095

Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Closed Wednesdays and weekends

County Pronunciation
 * 1) Hear it spoken (female)
 * 2) Hear it spoken (male)

History Timeline
Additional Information West Tennessee county. Established 1823.

The county is named after "John McNairy, judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Tennessee."

Business, Commerce, and 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. . Purchase at Genealogical.com. Includes McNairy County.

Cemeteries
Additional Cemetery Resources
 * Tennessee Cemeteries - Hometown Locator

Census Records
1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of McNairy 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 McNairy, 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


 * Brown, Albert 1830 and 1840 census index for McNairy Co., Tennessee Bethel Springs, Tennessee Albert Brown, c1998

1840


 * Brown, Albert 1830 and 1840 census index for McNairy Co., Tennessee Bethel Springs, Tennessee Albert Brown, c1998

1840 Pensioners


 * 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. . 1841 edition digitized by the U.S. Census Bureau and Google books et. al. See Tennessee, Western District, McNairy County on page 159.

1850


 * Index to the 1850 McNairy County, Tennessee census (Photocopy of original, 2006 - Library has copied leaves to pages)

1860


 * Index to the 1860 federal census of McNairy Co., Tennessee

1870


 * McNairy County Genealogical Society (Selmer, Tennessee) McNairy County, Tennessee, 1870 census Selmer, Tennessee McNairy County Genealogical Society, 1992

1880


 * Sistler, Samuel D. 1880 census McNairy County, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee: B. Sistler and Associates, 2002
 * Brown, Albert McNairy Co., TN, 1880 census: McNairy County Tennessee record Bethel Springs, Tennessee: A. Brown, 1995

1890


 * Brown, Albert McNairy County, Tennessee, research records the 1890 tax record of McNairy county Bethel Springs, Tennessee: A. Brown, c1994 (Contents: Index to Confederate Veterans pension application, index of widows who applied for Confederate pensions, index to B.G. Brazeltons, 1885 history of Hardin County, Tennessee and funeral records of McNaire County, Tennesse, 1947-1957.)

1891 Male Voters


 * 1891 Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891 at Ancestry $

1900


 * McNairy County Genealogical Society (Selmer, Tennessee) McNairy County, Tennessee, 1900 census Selmer, Tennessee: McNairy County Genealogical Society, c1992

1910


 * Brown, Albert McNairy County, Tennessee research record 1910 census and index Bethel Springs, Tennessee A. Brown, c1994

Court Records
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. To read more about this valuable resource Click here. The searchable index is available at the TSLA; another version is available at World Vital Records.

Genealogies
General

As of August 2010, a query for persons born in McNairy, Tennessee at World Connect, results in more than 46,000 entries.

Bibliography


 * Auten - Langston, Kathryn. Auten News. [Newsletter] Lavon, Texas: K. Langston, 1997-2002..
 * Ballard - Miller, Lynne D. Texas Ballards. Lincolnton, North Carolina: L.D. Miller, 2000. ; digital version at.
 * Birchett - See Combs.
 * Brooks - Brooks, Moses Edward. Descendants of James Brooks. Unknown: unknown, 1974. Available at Heritage Quest Online ($).
 * Cain - Truett, Earl A. William Hardin Cain, His Descendants and the Founders of Northwest Lafayette County, Mississippi. 2 vols. Oxford, Miss.: E.A. Truett, 1978-1980. ff.
 * Combs - Cooke, Katherine Joss. The House that Grew. Alexandria, Va.: K.J. Cooke, 1988..
 * Dawson - Ebrom, Janet Dawson and Gregory Alan Dawson. Dawson -- Deaton, Pioneers to Texas. San Antonio, Texas: Dawson Books, 1989..
 * Deaton - Wilson, Larry M. Genealogy of the Family of Deaton. Kansas City, Missouri: L. Wilson, 1993. ; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * Donnell - Frame, Peggy Campbell. The Albert Franklin Donnell Family. Aztec, N.M.: P.C. Frame, 2005. ; digital version at BYU Family History Archives..
 * Ellis - Family Records of the Ellis and Leonard Families. MSS., microfilmed in 1965;.
 * Harris - Crockett, Barbara Jean Harris. Barbara's Book: A Compilation of Harris History. Fenton, Michigan: B.J.H. Crockett, 1981..
 * Harris - Gohr, Glenn W. James David Harris: His Kith and His Kin: A Compilation of Harris History. Springfield, Missouri: G.W. Gohr, 1990..
 * Hightower - Hales, Samuel Dale. A History of Some English Speaking People Called Hales, Hendricks, Hightower and Hearne Who Lived in the South and in Texas, 1634-1934. Shawnee Mission, Kansas: S.D. Hales, 1975..
 * Hurst - Branch, Virginia. The Hurst Nation: A Family History. 2 vols. Paragould, Ark.: V. Branch, 1987-1991. ff.
 * Richards - Richards, James P. Richards Family Genealogical Records, 1743-1978. Typescript,.
 * Wharton - Wharton, Richard. Richard Wharton papers, 1863-1906. Book contributor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A diary, letters and other writings including his service in the Confederate Army, letters relating to family matters, a genealogy of the Wharton family, poems and speeches. Free digital copy.

Land and Property Records

 * McNairy County Register of Deeds has Land Records from 1823 and is located at the Courthouse, Selmer, Tennessee 38375-2194; Telephone: (731) 645-5446.Land and property records include transfer of real estate or personal property, mortgages, leases, surveys, and entries.
 * The Family History Library has microfilm copies of deeds 1823-1903 with indexes 1835-1901; land grants 1823-1961.

Local Histories

 * Wright, Marcus Joseph. Reminiscences of the Early Settlement and Early Settlers of McNairy County, Tennessee. Washington, D.C.: Commercial Pub. Co., 1882. Available at FHL US/CAN Film 599232. Digital version at Google Books.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)

Military Records
Revolutionary War The following McNairy 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. . 1841 edition digitized by the U.S. Census Bureau and Google books et. al. See Tennessee, Western District, McNairy County on page 159.
 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." Digital version at Ancestry ($). Tennessee entries abstracted online at Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Includes veterans from this county; Tennessee section begins on page 381.

War of 1812
 * Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jan. 1961):20-23. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 8 (1961); digital version at journal website. Includes McNairy County pensioners (pp. 20-21).

Civil War

Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (free)
 * 1891-1965 - at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

Confederate Soldiers


 * 13th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company F.
 * 18th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Newsom's) - CSA - Companies E, F, and H.
 * 21st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Wilson's) - CSA - Company F.
 * 27th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company B.
 * 31st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (A. H. Bradford's) - CSA - Companies B, C, and G.
 * 154th Senior Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (1st Tennessee Volunteers) - CSA

Union Soldiers


 * 6th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Companies A, B, C, D, E, and F.

Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from McNairy County:


 * USGenWeb Archives, McNairy County Tennessee Archives. Civil War Records.
 * CWSAC, Battle Summaries, Corinth. Located in Hardin County and McNairy County, Tennessee; Alcorn County and Tishomingo County, Mississippi. Hatchie's Bridge, located in Hardeman County and McNairy County.
 * Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: McNairy 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). Online at Internet Archive. McNairy County, page 360-361.
 * TNGenWeb, McNairy County Military Records.
 * McNairy County Civil War Units.

Civil War Battle The following Civil War Battles were fought in McNairy County:


 * April 29-June 10, 1862 - Corinth See Map showing Civil war battles in Mississippi.
 * October 5, 1862 - Hatchie's Bridge, also known as Davis Bridge and Matamora


 * Map showing Civil War battles fought in Tennessee.

Newspapers
Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at 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 McNairy County click on the following towns:


 * Adamsville
 * Falcon
 * Purdy
 * Selmer


 * 1794-1851 - Lucas, Silas Emmett. Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978..
 * 1847 - 1851 - 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. (Largely Methodist?)

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. For a keyword search, go to the county index. Read previous issues on their website;


 * Back Trackers
 * Publication of the McNairy County Genealogical Society, Selmer, Tenn. The Family History Library has Vols. 1-4 (1991-1994):.


 * 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)
 * McNairy County History and Genealogy Newsletter
 * West Tennessee Historical Society Papers


 * 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 has responsibility for the probate records of McNairy County. Many records are held by the McNairy County Archives.

Online Records


 * 1779-2008 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008 at Ancestry $
 * 18-18 - [ McNairy County] portion of at FamilySearch - images only; handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes.
 * Wills, 1872-1936
 * Bonds, 1861-1947
 * Bonds, Letters, 1865-1932
 * Insolvent estate records, 1873-1941
 * Inventories, 1865-1931
 * Settlements, 1865-1936

Book Abstracts and Indexes


 * 1865-1896 - Brown, Albert. McNairy Co., Administrators Record Index, 1865-1896. Bethel Springs, Tennessee: A. Brown, 1994. (FHL book 976.829 P22b.)
 * 1858-1967 - Brown, Albert. McNairy County, Tennessee Record, Will Index, 1858-1967: From Court Minute Books and Will Books. Bethel Springs, Tennessee: A. Brown, 1993. (FHL book 976.829 P28ba.)
 * 1872-1936 - Kennedy, Nancy Wardlow. Will Book Abstracts of McNairy County, Tennessee. Selmer, Tennessee: N.W. Kennedy, (199-?). Indexed. (FHL book 976.829 P28k.)

Tax Records
The original McNairy County Tax Books 1867-1882 were microfilmed by TSLA. FHL copies:.

Book Abstracts and Indexes


 * 1890 Brown, Albert. McNairy County, Tennessee, Research Records: The 1890 Tax Record of McNairy County. Bethel Springs, Tenn.: A. Brown, 1994..

Birth

 * 1828-1939 - at FamilySearch
 * 1869-1909 - Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1912 - at FamilySearch

Marriage
Marriages were not officially recorded in McNairy County during the first few years of its existence. In 1838, a law was passed mandating the practice. The following publication, based on early newspapers, helps to alleviate this genealogical obstacle:


 * 1625-1966 - Tennessee, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $

Book Abstracts and Indexes


 * 1790 – 1950 - at FamilySearch
 * 1758-1958 - Brown, Albert. Husbands, Wives, Marriages, 1758-1958. Bethel Springs, Tenn.: Albert Brown, c1998. FHL US/CAN Book 976.829 V2b. Reconstructed marriage records, prepared by genealogists.
 * 1861-1895 - McNairy County Marriage Index 1861-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Early West Tennessee Marriages. 2 vols. Nashville, Tenn.: B. Sistler &amp; Associates, 1989. ff. Indexes names of brides and grooms, and marriage dates for weddings in this county for the specified years.
 * 1861-1869 - Historical Records Survey (Tennessee) Marriage records, 1861-1869, McNairy County, Tennessee Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1943. FHL US/CAN Film 24750 items 4-6
 * 1861-1961 - McNairy County, Tennessee County Court Clerk Marriage records (McNairy County), 1861-1961 Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 19??-1988. FHL US/CAN Film 983068-76 and 1928775-78.
 * 1896-1950 - Tennessee County Court (McNairy County) Marriage licenses (McNairy County, Tennessee), 1896-1950 Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1999. FHL US/CAN Film 2155958 and 2156162 item 1
 * 1911-1926 - McNairy County Genealogical Society (Selmer, Tennessee) Marriages of McNairy County, Tennessee, 1911-1926 Selmer, Tennessee: McNairy County Genealogical Society, c1992. FHL US/CAN Book 976.829 V2m

State Marriage Records


 * 1790-1950 - at FamilySearch- covers all counties in Tennessee.
 * 1838-1888 - at FamilySearch
 * 1851-1900 - Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900 at Ancestry $

Death

 * 1874-1955 - at FamilySearch
 * 1908-1958 - Tennessee Death Records 1908 - 1958 at Ancestry $
 * 1914-1966 - at FamilySearch

Divorce

 * W.P.A. Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey, 1941. FamilySearch Books Online

Libraries
Irving Meek, Jr. Public Library 204 W Main St. Adamsville, TN 38310 Phone: 1-731-632-3572 Email: [mailto:adamsvillelibrary@centurytel.net adamsvillelibrary@centurytel.net] Hours: Mon., Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues., Thurs. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Jack McConnico Memorial Library 225 Oak Grove Rd Selmer, TN 38375 Phone: 1-731-645-5571 Hours: Mon., Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues., Thurs. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

West Tennessee Heritage Study Center Paul Meek Library University of Tennessee at Martin Phone: 1-731-881-7060 Hours vary by semester Website
 * The Heritage Study Center holds 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.

West Tennessee Historical Society P.O. Box 111046 Memphis, TN 38111 Phone: 1-901-475-6608 E-mail: [mailto:efrank@memphis.edu efrank@memphis.edu] Website

Websites

 * McNairy County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)
 * McNairy County Life and Times (Bible, birth, death, census, families, more)
 * McNairy County TN Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides

 * [http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/genealogical-fact-sheets-about-tennessee-counties