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Guide to Henderson 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 for James Henderson, a soldier in the War of 1812. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Henderson County Courthouse 17 Monroe Ave. Lexington, TN 38351 Phone: 1-731-968-2801

County Clerk has marriage and probate records. Register of Deeds has land records. Circuit Court Clerk has court records.

Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fri. 8 a.m.-noon Closed on Wednesdays

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

History Timeline
Additional Information West Tennessee county established in 1821.

The county is named after War of 1812 officer James Henderson.

Cemeteries
Additional Cemetery Resources
 * Tennessee Cemeteries - Hometown Locator
 * Cemeteries of Henderson County - Genealogy Trails

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

1810-1891


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

See Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.

See Henderson County, TN census assignments, including links to transcribed files. The USGenWeb Census Project®

1820 and 1860


 * Smith, Jonathan Kennon Thompson A genealogical miscellany, Henderson County, Tennessee Jackson, Tennessee J.K.T. Smith, c1997, 2001-2002 (One page correction of the 1860 census and 1/2 page 1820 U.S. census, Perry County of those who lived in what became Henderson County.)

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, Henderson County on page 159.

1870


 * Green, Exie Johnson 1870 census, Henderson County, Tennessee Hope, Arkansas E.J. Green, 1987?

1880


 * Scanned census images. USGenWeb Archives
 * Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara 1880 census Henderson County, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee B. Sistler and Associates, 2001

1891 Male Voters 


 * 1891 Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891 at Ancestry

1900


 * Scanned census images. USGenWeb Archives

1910


 * Scanned census images. USGenWeb Archives

1920


 * Scanned census images. USGenWeb Archives

Church Records
Presbyterian


 * 1830-1885 - Mt. Gilead Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Lexington, Baptism Index 1830-1885. Batch in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1830-1893 - Mt. Gilead Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Lexington, Marriage Index 1830-1893. Batch in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Genealogies
DNA has been collected from men claiming descent from the following Henderson County residents. Attempts have not been made to verify the lineages of those tested.


 * Doss - Descendant of John Doss (1784-1846) of Henderson County, Tennessee. Y-DNA 37 Marker Test, FTDNA (Kit 59752). Genetic signature available online (labeled Jn-1), genealogical description available online, courtesy: The Doss DNA Project, World Families. Matches have been found.

Family Histories

General

As of August 2010, a query for persons born in Henderson, Tennessee at World Connect, results in more than 39,000 entries.


 * Waddle, Laura. Some Early Families of Henderson County, TN Arnold, Barrow, Bradford, Cooper, Christopher, Darden, Davis, Grice, Joyner, Lewis, McCarver, McGlaughlin, Meredith, Mills, Ray, Rhodes, Waddle/Waddill, Wadley..

Bibliography


 * Adams - Hampton, Estelline Adams. John Adams, Esquire (III): Ancestors and Descendants. Unknown: unknown, 1976. Available at ; digital versions available at Ancestry ($); ; and Heritage Quest Online ($).
 * Bell - Lewis, Leroy Carlisle. Leander Bell of Henderson County, Tennessee: A Genealogical Survey and Historical Record of His Life and the Lives of His Descendants and His Ancestors. Searcy, Ark.: L.C. Lewis, 1987..
 * Bell - Lewis, Leroy Carlisle. William Samuel Bell of Tennessee, Texas and Arkansas: A Genealogical Survey and Historical Record of His Life and the Lives of His Descendants and His Ancestors. Searcy, Arkansas: L.C. Lewis, 1987. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 B413LLc.
 * Brown - Brown, George Washington Reminiscences of the Republic of Texas 1910 Available at the Family History Library with a digital version through  (found in the Library of the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas April 1965 by his Grandson Earl Travis Brown)
 * Conner - See Cravens.
 * Cravens - Cravens, John Park. Records of the Ancestry of John Park Cravens: The Lines of Direct Lineal Descent and a Summary. Booneville, AR: Unknown, 1957. Available at FHL US/CAN Film 288184; digital vestion at Heritage Quest Online ($).
 * Harwell - See Cravens.
 * Herndon - See Cravens.
 * Lane - See Cravens.
 * Reed - King, Clefaine Elizabeth Reed. Joseph Reed Sr. and His Family Through The Years, A Legend To His Family, printed 1991. (Found in the Family History Center in La Jara, Colorado; contact Marilee, 719-274-5261.)
 * Rice - See Cravens.
 * Stewart - Wadley, Richard Cratis and Eunice Stewart Goddard. Tennessee Roots: Catherine Stewart of Henderson County. Norman, Oklahoma: Eunice and Jim Goddard, 1990..

Land and Property Records

 * Henderson County Register of Deeds has Land Records from 1856 and is located at the Courthouse, P.O. Box 40, 17 Monroe Street, Lexington, TN 38351; (731) 968-2856. Land and property records include transfer of real estate or personal property, mortgages, leases, surveys, and entries
 * The Family History Library has microfilmed copies of deeds 1856-1900 with indexes 1856-1935.
 * "Tennessee Trails" Landowners of Henderson County, TN

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)

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 Henderson County click on the following cities or towns:


 * Lexington
 * Sardis
 * Scotts Hill


 * 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?)

Other Records
Historic Residences
 * Crook, W. Clay. The Jeremiah Crook Plantation of Henderson County, Tennessee: ca. 1820-1865. Crook Family Archives, Crookland, Middlefork Village, Luray, Tenn. Microfilmed in 2001..

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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;
 * 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


 * 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 Henderson County.

Online Records


 * 1779-2008 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008 at Ancestry
 * 18-18 - [ Henderson County] portion of at FamilySearch - images only; handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes.
 * Wills, 1873-1932 (2 vols.)
 * Inventories, Wills, 1893-1906 (Vol. 13)
 * Bonds, 1861-1966 (3 vols.)
 * Bonds, Letters, 1890-1919
 * Insolvent estate records, 1867-1940 (2 vols.)
 * Settlements, 1866-1915 (4 vols.)

Tax Records
Book Abstracts and Indexes


 * 1824 Unpaid Taxes List, 1824, Ansearchin' News, Vol. 47, No. 4 (Winter 2000). FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 47 (2000). For access, see Henderson.
 * 1836-1837 - West, Betsy F. "Henderson County, Tennessee 1836-1837 Tax Lists," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 24, No. 1 (Spring 1977):11-14; Vol. 24, No. 2 (Summer 1977):83-87; Vol. 24, No. 3 (Fall 1977):111-114; Vol. 24, No. 4 (Winter 1977):159-163. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 24 (1977);digital version at society's website. For further access, see Henderson.
 * 1848 "1849 Land Sales Held in 3 West Tennessee Counties for Unpaid Taxes," [1848 taxpayers in Decatur, Carroll, and Henderson counties], Ansearchin' News, Vol. 44, No. 4 (Winter 1997):12. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 44 (1997). For access, see Henderson.

Birth

 * 1828-1939 - at FamilySearch
 * 1869-1909 - Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909 at Ancestry
 * 1891 Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891 at Ancestry
 * 1908-1912 - at FamilySearch

Marriage
Marriages were not officially recorded in Henderson County during the first few years of its existence. In 1838, a law was passed mandating the practice.


 * 1625-1966 - Tennessee, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * 1780-2002 - Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002 at Ancestry
 * 1780-2002 - at FamilySearch
 * 1790-1950 - at FamilySearch
 * 1796-1950 - at FamilySearch
 * 1838-1888 - at FamilySearch
 * 1851-1900 - Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900 at Ancestry

Book Abstracts and Indexes


 * 1893-1895 - Henderson County Marriage Index 1893-1895. Batch in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1893-1951 - Henderson County, Tennessee County Court Clerk Marriage records (Henderson County, Tennessee), 1893-1951 Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives, [197-?]-1988. FHL US/CAN Film 978744-46, 1928717-21
 * 1894-1950 - Tennessee, County Court (Henderson County) Henderson County, Tennessee, marriage records, 1894-1950 Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1999. FHL US/CAN Film 2137204, 2223403-04, 2138636, 2138771, 2138988, 2137020
 * "Tennessee Trails" Marriages in Henderson County

Death

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

For deaths of Methodists in Henderson County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try searching the following records:


 * "Tennessee Trails" Deaths Henderson County, TN

Divorce

 * W.P.A. Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey, 1941. FamilySearch Books Online; - Inventory stating where divorce records are housed.

Libraries
See also a List of Tennessee Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Everett Horn Public Library 702 W Church St Lexington, TN 38351 Phone: 1-731-968-3239 E-mail: [mailto:librarye@bellsouth.net librarye@bellsouth.net] Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues., Thurs. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Website
 * Genealogical Resources: The Tennessee Room holds a variety of resources including Cemetery Records, Census Indexes, Military records, County Histories, Tax Lists, and pre-1890 Courthouse Records.



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 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

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