Obion County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States   Tennessee    Obion County



County Courthouse
Obion County Courthouse 2 Bill Burnett Circle Union City, Tennessee 38261 Phone: (731) 885-2562

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

History


The county is named after the Obion River.

Parent County
1823--Obion County was established 24 October 1823 from Chickasaw Indian Lands. County seat: Union City

Record Loss
1842--Earthquake damaged records

Neighboring Counties

 * Dyer
 * Fulton County, Kentucky
 * Gibson
 * Lake
 * Weakley

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


 * Hillis, L.B. Illustrated, Historic, Industrial - Biographical Book of Obion County. Obion, Tenn.: Obion County Enterprise, 1911. FHL US/CAN Film 204871.

Bibliography


 * [Bell] Ross, John Kelly. Edwards/Bell Family History: The Ancestors and Descendants of Ira "Papa" Edwards and Eula "Mama" Bell Edwards of Obion County, Tennessee, and Fulton County, Kentucky. Clinton, Ky.: J.K. Ross, 1994. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Ed95r.
 * [Boon] Boone, Merritt Anderson. Descendants of Henry Harrison Boon: Including Partial Histories on Curtner and Burgess Families. 1971. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 B644i.
 * [Brown] Dodson, Ralph Harris. The Browns of Obion County, Tennessee and Their Kin. 1977. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 B812j.
 * [Bryant] Green, Virginia Pearson, Thomas Nash Green Sr., Thomas Nash Green Jr., and Martha Green. As I Have Been Told, 3: Frances Elizabeth Bryant 1859-1951. San Diego, Calif.: V.P. Green, 1998. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 B841gr.
 * [Harrison] Roberts, Harry D. Harrison Family Research. Malibu, Calif.: H.D. Roberts, 1975. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 A1 no. 301.
 * [Harrison] Griffin, Frances C. Harrison Family Research. Chesapeake, Va.: F.C. Griffin, 1985. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 A1 no. 4879.
 * [Harrison] Bianchi, Ann Herod. A Working Report on Robert Henry Harrison: And His Descendants. Conroe, Tex.: A.H. Bianchi, 2000. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 H247ba.
 * [Snow] Boaz, Thurmond DeWitte. The Family of Mrs. J.B. Snow: A Record of the Descendants of Nancy Adeline (Boaz) Snow (1833-1902). McLean, Va.: T.D. Boaz, Jr., 1974. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Sn61bt.
 * [Valliant] Lane, Elise Denison Brown. Certain Descendants of Robert Spencer Valliant and His Wife, Martha Hurlock: Through Their Eldest Child, James Valliant (1759-1838) and His Wife, Margaret Thompson. San Antonio, Tex.: n.p., 1953. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 A1 no. 2241. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 A1 no. 2241.

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. FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2man. Purchase at Genealogical.com. [Includes Obion County.]

Private Papers

 * Bowers - Abington - Guerrant - Cobb Bible Records, ca. 1801-1991. MSS., FHL US/CAN Film 1697941 Item 18.
 * Daughters of the American Colonists. Union City Chapter (Tennessee). Bible Records: Union City, Obion County, Tennessee, 1788-1964. 1979. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 A1 no. 73.
 * Daughters of the American Colonists. Union City Chapter (Tennessee). Family Bible Records of Obion County Tennessee and Fulton County Kentucky. 1982. FHL US/CAN Book 976 D2f.
 * Morris - Collier - Martin Family Bible Records, ca. 1770-1958. MSS., FHL US/CAN Film 325876 Item 9.

Taxation
The original Obion County Tax Books (1825-1885) are held at the Obion County Courthouse. The Tennessee State Library and Archives microfilmed these records in 1976. Copies of these films are available at the Family History Library: FHL US/CAN Film 1007354-1007359.

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