Greene County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States   Tennessee    Greene County





County Courthouse
Greene County Courthouse 101 South Main Street Greeneville, Tennessee 37745 Phone: (423) 638-6361

Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm

Parent County
1783--Greene County was created 18 April 1783 from Washington County. County seat: Greeneville

Cemeteries
For a list of known cemeteries in Greene County go to ePodunk.com

Church

 * Greene County Bank. Faith of Our Fathers. Greeneville, Tenn.: n.p., n.d. FHL US/CAN Large Q Book 976.891 K2f. [Includes photographs of 21 Greene County churches with short histories.]

Quaker


 * Records of Births, Deaths and Marriages from Monthly Meeting of Friends, New Hope, Green County, Tennessee: Notes of Mildred S. Grimsley in Possession of the Las Vegas Nevada Family History Center. Las Vegas, Nev.: Las Vegas Nevada Family History Center, 1989. FHL US/CAN Film 1597620 Item 15.

Family Histories
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

General


 * Greene County History Book Committee. Historic Greene County, Tennessee and Its People 1783-1992. Waynesville, N.C.: Don Mills, 1992. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 H2g and Index: FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 H2g index.
 * Hensley, Benny E. Beneath the Oaks at the Foot of Meadow Creek Mountain, Oak Hill, Parrottsville, TN. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8895 D2h.
 * McAmis, Edward Crawford. Tennessee's First Settlers &amp; Soldiers. St. Leonard, Md.: E.C. McAmis, 2000. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 H2m.

Bibliography


 * [Alexander] Peterson, Ruth S. Descendants of Captain William Alexander and Elizabeth King of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Guilford and Randolph Counties, North Carolina, Greene County, Tennessee. Detroit, Mich.: Louisa St. Clair Chapter, D.A.R., 1951-1952. FHL US/CAN Film 858657 Item 7.
 * [Alexander] Peterson, Ruth S. and Daughters of the American Revolution. Louisa St. Clair Chapter (Detroit, Mich.). Additional Descendants of the Alexanders of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Guilford and Randolph Counties, North Carolina, Greene County, Tennessee: Supplement to "Descendants of Captain William Alexander and Elizabeth King of Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, Guilford and Randolph Counties, N.C., Greene Co., Tennessee," 1952. Detroit, Mich.: Louisa St. Clair Chapter, D.A.R., 1961. FHL US/CAN Film 858657 Item 2.
 * [Austin] Austin Family Records. MSS., FHL US/CAN Film 967145 Item 5.
 * [Ayres] Ayres, Lilah Kate. Some Descendants of Samuel Oren Ayres of Virginia and Greene County, Tennessee. Midway, Tennessee: I.K. Ayres, 1991. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Ay74a; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Bailey] Wood, Eugene L. Some Descendants of Thomas Bailey and Elizabeth Weems of Greene County, Tennessee. Albuquerque, N.M.: E.L. Wood, 1981. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 B155w.
 * [Bewley] Bewley, S. Jack. Descendants of George Anthony Bewley. 1982. FHL US/CAN Film 1307583 Item 10.
 * [Borders] Borders, William S. The Borders Families. Cullman, Ala.: W.S. Borders, 1989. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 B644bx.
 * [Bowman] MacDonald, Helen Lay. Jacob and Elizabeth (Keller) Bowman, Their Descendants. Hayden Lake, Idaho: H.L. MacDonald &amp; G.R. Bowman, 1981. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 B684m.
 * [Britton] Jobe, Sybil Shipley. From Out of the Past Rode All of These Brittons: A Genealogical History of the William Britton, Sr. Family of Greene County, TN. Neosho, Mo.: S.S. Jobe, 1986. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 B778a.
 * [Burd] Burd, Maurice L. Missouri Burds. 2 vols. Jefferson City, Missouri: M.L. Burd, 1984-1997. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 B893bm pt. 1 ff; digital version Part 1: BYU Family History Archives and Part 2: BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Carter] Carter, John Denton. The Carters of Greene County, Tennessee: An Early American Frontier Family. Biloxi, Mississippi: J.D. Carter, 1981. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 C245cj.
 * [Carter] Schnegelberger, Elizabeth Carter. Family History of Levi Carter Descendants and Allied Families--- Cassel, Glendenning, Stewart, Cummins/Harvey, Clelland, Van Metre... Mound City, Mo.: E.C. Schnegelberger, 1991. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 C246Lc.
 * [Clark] MacDonald, Helen Lay. The Family of Walter Clark and Elizabeth Bowman. Hayden Lake, Idaho: H.L. MacDonald, 1985. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 C547mh.
 * [Cotter] Miller, Vinita Carter. Cotters, Ireland to America. Springfield, Mo.: G.B. Carter, 1984, 1990. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 C827m.
 * [Creamer] Brenneman, Yvonne Neimeister. Abstracts, Revolutionary War Pension Application Files, Including Bounty Land Warrant Applications, Relating to Persons of the Surname Cramer. Typescript (carbon copy, 27 leaves) at the National Library of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C. FHL US/CAN Film 873029 Item 6.
 * [Crouch] Crouch, L.M. (Mrs.) Crouch Family Genealogical Data, 1787-1977. Typescript. FHL US/CAN Film 1312799 Item 51.
 * [Crowder] Crowder, Roy E. The Crowders in Moultrie County, Illinois. Microfilmed in 1967: FHL US/CAN Film 476899 Item 1.
 * [Dunn] Lansford, Delores Caylor. Dunn Family History. [Florida?]: D.C. Lansford, c1992, 1993. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 D922Ld.
 * [Dyche] Cunningham, Mary Jo. Dyche Trails and Tales with Histories of the O'Malley, Curtis, and Still Families. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 D983c.
 * [Ellenburg] Sauls, Blanche Ellenburg and Diana Smith Chesser. An Ellenburg Family History. [Tennessee]: D.S. Chesser, 1988. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 EL54s.
 * [Ellis] Scott, Betty Ellis. The Ancestors and Descendants of John Charles Ellis and Alcinda B. Glaze: A Genealogical Study. Gig Harbor, Washington: B.E. Scott, 1996. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 EL59sb.
 * [Frazier] Nelson, Virginia Knight. Samuel Frazier, a Whig of 1776, One of the Framers of Tennessee's Constitution, 1796, First State Senator from Greene County, Tennessee, 1796-1801, His Wife, Rebecca Julian, and Their Descendants. Knoxville, Tenn.: Nelson, 1978. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 F869n.
 * [Frazier] Myrick, Kent Davis. Descendants of John C. Frazier of Greene County, Tennessee. Phoenix: K.D. Myrick, 1991. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 F869m.
 * [Gable] Mueting, Elizabeth Weddle. Descendants of Barnabas (1770) &amp; Elizabeth (1780) (Cohen) Gable. 1984. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 G113m.
 * [Goforth] Andreasen, Marget E. Descendants of William K. Goforth. Renton, Wash.: Marget E. Andreasen, 1998. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 AL 15am; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Gragg] Gragg, H.L. and Bernice Gragg. Descendants of Malcom Thomas Alexander Gragg. Urich, Missouri: H.L. &amp; B. Gragg, 1985? FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 G759g.
 * [Hallmark] Wilson, Barnett. The Wilson, Hallmark, Hendricks, Hewitt Families. [Fort Payne, Ala.]: B.F. Wilson, [19--]. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W691wbf.
 * [Hampton] Mellen, Diana L. Yesterday: The Hampton, McCracken, Longwith, Mabry &amp; Wells Families. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1991. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 H189hm.
 * [Havins] Havins-Havens Association. The History of the De[s]cendants of John and Mary Henderson Havins. 5th ed. San Antonio, Tex.: Havins-Havens Assoc., 1963. FHL US/CAN Film 1760264.
 * [Henderson] Harper, Norma Hiser. Hidden Hendersons of Greene and Cocke Counties, Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: Harper, 1979. FHL US/CAN Film 795931 Item 13.
 * [Henegar] Allen, Lucie H. A Sketch of the Life of Henry Benton Henegar and His Wife Margaret Lea Henegar: Their Antecedents and Posterity. Dayton, Tenn.: L. Allen, 1931. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 H386a.
 * [Holt] Click, Lillie Duckworth. Some Ancestors and Descendants of Della Holt and George Edward Duckworth. [Burleson, Tex.]: L.D. Click, 1994. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 H742L.
 * [Hubbs] Hart, Ruth Gibbs and Karen L. Cooper. Descendants of John Hubbs 1763-1991, and Allied Families: Terrells, Grants, Floyds, Mackey and Warfields. Evansville, Ind.: Evansville Bindery, 1991. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 H862hrg.
 * [Johnson] Whitt, J.B. and Aileen M. Whitt. Whitt-Johnson Family History: Ancestors and Descendants of Estill V. Whitt &amp; Sara Ann Johnson Whitt: With Related Families, Bailey, Barker, Bishop, Blevins, Boggs, Copenhaver, Harkrader, Holbrook, Ison, Leedy, Lester, Lyon/s, Nickell, Perry, Pride, Rader, Redwine, Repa. New Richmond, Ohio: J.B. Whitt, 1988. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W617wb.
 * [Kennedy] Webb, Margaret Vance. Daniel Kennedy of Greene County, Tennessee, 1750-1802: 'Father of Greene County, Tennessee', Ancestry and Descendants. Knoxville, Tenn.: M.V. Webb, 1992. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 K38w.
 * [Kilgore] Lansford, Delores Caylor. Kilgore Family History. [Florida?]: D.C. Lansford, 1992. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 K553L.
 * [Kindel] Dalbey, Eudora M.M. Kindel. Dalbey--Kindel Family Papers, ca. 1841-1911. FHL US/CAN Film 983543 Item 3-983544 Item 1.
 * [King] King, Elijah S. The Descendants of Edward King of Sullivan County, Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: Lawson McGhee Library, 1938. FHL US/CAN Film 1750734 Item 37.
 * [Kiser] Bridgforth, William Adams. The Family and Descendants of Alford Douglas Kiser. Johnson City, Tenn.: W.A. Bridgforth, 1995. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 K641b.
 * [Ledgerwood] Riggins, Stephen and Eithel Riggins. Country Lilacs. Toronto, Ontario: S. Riggins, 1983. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 L498r.
 * [Loyd] Lloyd, Gary G. Some Early Lloyd (Loyd) Families of New Jersey, Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. Kirksville, Mo.: G.G. Lloyd, 1997. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 L775LL.
 * [MacMurtrie] McMurtry, Richard K. MacMurtrie Clan Family Records, 2005 Publication. VAULT US/CAN Film 1783652 Item 3.
 * [McGill] Bates, Lucille M. Walter McGill, Preacher and Penman. San Antonio, Tex.: Naylor, 1971. FHL FAM HIST Book 921.73 M175b.
 * [McKeehan] McKeehan, Wallace C. The McKeehan Story. [Bellaire, Tex.]: W. McKeehan, [1995]. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 M194mw.
 * [Milligan] Brock, Charles H. Milligan Family of Greene County, Tennessee and Harrison County, Missouri. Typescript. FHL US/CAN Film 1320876 Item 12.
 * [Millsaps] Millsaps Records [ca. 1719-1864]. FHL US/CAN Film 1025326 Item 2.
 * [Ottinger] Ottinger, Charles Love and Marie Matthews Ottinger. From Affoltern to Atlanta: The Story of One Branch of the Ottinger Family Tree. Tennessee: C.L. Ottinger, 1992. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Ot8oc.
 * [Park] Patrignani, Ruth Duncan. Park Family of Greene and Cocke Counties, Tennessee. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 2000. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 P22pr.
 * [Paulsell] Paulsell, Otis D. Paulsell Family Bible Records Transcript, 1837-1970, and Paulsell Cemetery Records Transcript, 1798-1975. FHL US/CAN Film 1307616 Item 68.
 * [Pickering] Simmons, Paul V. The Pickering Descendants. Lakewood, Colo.: P.V. Simmons?, 1993. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 P586s.
 * [Powell] Creech, Lillian Broughton, Fredwyn Creech Schwendeman and Sharon Creech Roark. Pioneer Profiles: Powell, Sargent/Sergent, Durham, Creech and Related Families of Kentucky. Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 2005. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 P871cL.
 * [Pratt] Hurley, William Neal. Pratt Families of Virginia and Associated Families: Primarily the Descendants of Oliver Pratt, 1784-1832. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1996. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 P888h.
 * [Pratt] Pratt, Floyd Thomas. Henry Pratt Family of Greene County, Tennessee. Bradenton, Florida: Pratt Publications, 2003. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 P888pft.
 * [Pruitt] Prewitt, Richard A. William Pruitt, Sr &amp; Mary Martin, Their Descendants. Des Moines, [Iowa]: R.A. Prewitt, 1996. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 P952pri; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Rainey] Hoskins, Marcelle Erline Douglass. David D. Rainey: Some Family Trails. Richardson, Tex.: M.D. Hoskins, 1990. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 R135h.
 * [Rankin] Nelson, Selden. Rankin Family of East Tennessee. Library of Virginia. Genealogical Notes [Collection], Box 10, Ran. FHL US/CAN Film 29887 Item 1.
 * [Reaves] Reaves, Timothy O. The Reaves Family Tree. Greenville, Tenn.: T.O. Reaves, 1983. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 R238r.
 * [Robertson] Keith, Arthur Leslie. Descendants of Thomas Robertson, 1744-1833. 1933. FHL US/CAN Film 1018891 Item 12.
 * [Robertson] Keith, Arthur Leslie and Nadine English Watson. English - Robertson Families in America. Laguna Park, Tex.: N.E. Watson, 1981?. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 En36k.
 * [Rudder] Shockey, Amanda Rudder Taylor. Our Rudder Family. Camden, Ohio: A. Shockey, 1993. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 R831sa.
 * [Rudder] Shockey, Amanda Rudder Taylor. Rudder &amp; Relatives. Camden, Ohio: A. Shockey, 1993. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 R831saa.
 * [Seaton] Scoudan, Fern Orr. Seaton-Roberts: A Pedigree. Cardiff by-the-Sea, Calif.: F.O. Scoudan, [2000?]. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Se18sf.
 * [Shields] Webb, Margaret Vance. Joseph Shields of Washington County, Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: M.V. Webb, 1994. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Sh61we.
 * [Simmons] Simmons, Paul V. The Descendants of Elkano Simmons and Nancy Jane Pierce Simmons. Lakewood, Colo.: P.V. Simmons, 1993. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Si47s.
 * [Smith] Moore, Linn Vincent and Lorene Thompson Moore. The Smith Family Newsletter (James Emerson Smith): and Adjoining Families. Newsletter. Sanger, Calif.: L.V. Moore, 1982. FHL 929.27305 Sm61s.
 * [Susong] Lamons, Margaret A. Susong Family. 1960. FHL US/CAN Film 1033836 Item 2.
 * [Susong] Carey, Henrie Polk Bowen and Hazel Harvey Caruthers. Susong Genealogy (of Virginia &amp; Tennessee). 1960 Typescript. FHL US/CAN Film 1033836 Item 2.
 * [Toole] Craig, Joe Mason and Mary Marcie Craig. John Toole, Ruth Ann Rankin, and Their Descendants. Oceanside, California: J.M. &amp; M. Craig, 1984. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 T618c; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Trimble] Elam, Lena Mae and Clint Ronald Jordan. Walter &amp; Rosannah Trimble &amp; Their Descendants. 2 vols. Lynnwood, Washington: C.R. Jordan, [1987?]. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 T735e ff.
 * [Weems] Carter, John Denton. Rhoda Munsey Weems Carter, a Pioneer Methodist Mother of the Upper South. Biloxi, Miss.: J.D. Carter, 1977. FHL FAM HIST Book 921.73 C246cj.
 * [Williams] King, James F. The Benjamin Williams Family of Greene County, Tennessee: A History, Compiled from Public Records, Private Papers, and Family Tradition. Gray, Tenn.: J.F. King, 1982. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W67k.
 * [Willis] Willis, David W. Henry Willis of Long Island. 4 vols. San Diego, Calif.: D.W. WIllis, 2008-2009. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W679w v. 1 ff.
 * [Wills] Neal, Carl B. The Wills Family of Johnson County, Tennessee. Olympia, Washington: [J. Kvatum?], 1960. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W685a.
 * [Woolsey] Young, Marjorie Lewis. Our Woolsey Family. Grand Prairie, Tex.: M.L. Young, 1994. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W887y.
 * [Wright] White, Richard E. Andrew Wright's Pedigree (1791-1865) Through My Grand-daughter (1977): Allied Lines -- Hunter, White, Clark, Billings, Waddle, Brooks, DeShaze, Cornwall, Kiefer, Daugherty, Dunnica, Couch, Hagan and Welty. Rawlins, Wyoming: R.E. White, 1985. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File, PEDIGREE no. 1150.

Land
Land Grants


 * Burgner, Goldene Fillers and Betty Goff Cook Cartwright. North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee, 1778-1791. [Greenville, S.C.]: Southern Historical Press, 1981. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R2b.
 * Burgner, Goldene Fillers. North Carolina Land Grants Recorded in Greene County, Tennessee. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1981. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 R2b.

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 Tennessee State Library and Archives 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 Tennessee State Library and Archives; another version is available at World Vital Records.

Local Histories

 * Brandon, Connie B. Step Back in Time to Laurel Gap / Baileyton: (Late 1700s through Early 1900s) in Greene County, Tennessee. Greenville, Tenn.: C. Brandon, 2005. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891/B2 H2b.

Periodicals

 * The Greene County Pioneer. 25+ vols. Limestone, Tenn.: Greene County History and Genealogical Society, 1986-present. FHL US/CAN Books 976.891 B2g v. 1-5 ff.

Private Papers

 * [Stephens] Stephens Bible. [Tex.]: Texas DAR, Genealogical Records Committee, 1998. FHL US/CAN Book 976.4253 V2b. ["This Bible was owned by A. Stephens, Jr.; S. L. Stephens in 1848; and S. S. Stephens in 1862 of Greene Co., Tennessee..."]

Taxation
The original Greene County Tax Books (1809-1892) are held at the Greene County Courthouse. They were microfilmed by the Tennessee State Library and Archives in the twentieth century. Copies of their films are available at the Family History Library: FHL US/CAN Films 94445-944452.

The original Greene County Tax Records (1828-1832) are held at the Greene County Courthouse. They were microfilmed by the Tennessee State Library and Archives in the 1960s. A copy of this film is available at the Family History Library: FHL US/CAN Film 464112.

The following Greene County tax records have been abstracted:


 * [1783, 1805] Creekmore, Pollyanna. Early East Tennessee Taxpayers. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1980. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4cp and Silas Emmett Lucas's Revised Index FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4cp index. [Includes 1783 and 1805 tax lists.]
 * [1783, 1805, 1812] Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. Evanston, Ill.: B. & B. Sistler, 1977. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4s. [Includes 1783, 1805, 1812 tax lists.]
 * [1809-1817] Historical Records Project (Tennessee). Tax Books, 1809-1817, Greene County, Tennessee. Typescript, Nashville, Tenn. FHL US/CAN Film 24667 Item 3.
 * [1809-1817] Burgner, Goldene Fillers. Greene County Tax Digests, 1809-1817. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1986. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 R4b.
 * [1830] Houston, Sandra Kelton. Greene County, Tennessee Guardians and Orphans Court Records, 1783-1870 and 1830 Tax List. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1984. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 P2h.
 * [1836] Douthat, James L. Greene County, Tennessee, 1836 Tennessee Civil District and Tax List. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1993. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 R4d.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog