Claiborne County, Tennessee Genealogy

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Tennessee

Claiborne County

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

Claiborne County, Tennessee
Map
Location in the state of Tennessee
Location of Tennessee in the U.S.
Facts
Founded:	October 29, 1801
County Seat	Tazewell
Courthouse
Website: www.courtreference.com/Claiborne-County-Tennessee-Courts.htm
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Description

The County was named for Virginia tidewater aristocrat William C. C. Claiborne, one of the first judges of the Tennessee Superior Court and one of the first representatives in U.S. Congress from Tennessee. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

Claiborne County, Tennessee Record Dates

Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1908	1838	1908	1801	1801	1801	1810
Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1914. General compliance by 1927.

Claiborne County Tennessee Courthouse

Claiborne County Courthouse
 PO Box 173;
Tazewell, TN 37879
Phone: 423.626.3284 

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

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Claiborne County Courthouse, Tazewell, Tenn.

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P.O. Box 173
1740 Main St.
Tazewell, TN 37879
Phone: 1-423-626-3283

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

Hours:
Mon.-Fri.9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sat. 8:30 a.m.-noon

Claiborne County Tennessee History

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Gov. William C.C. Claiborne (c1775-1817)

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The county is named after Governor of Louisiana and Governor of Mississippi Territory William C. C. Claiborne (c1775-1817).

Parent County

1801--Claiborne County was created 29 October 1801 from Grainger and Hawkins Counties.
County seat: Tazewell

County Pronunciation

1. Hear it spoken (female)
2. Hear it spoken (male)

Boundary Changes

For animated maps illustrating Tennessee county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Tennessee County Boundary Maps" (1777-1985) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss

1863 and 1931 Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

• Lost censuses: 1810, 1820
• Lack of marriage records: 1801 to 1837
• Lack of wills: 1801 to 1839

For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:

• Burned Counties. By Michael John Neill. Online at: Family History Circle.
• When the Records are Gone. By Arlene Eakle. Online at: Tennessee Genealogy Blog.
• Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.

Claiborne County Tennessee Places / Localities

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cities
Harrogate
Towns
Cumberland Gap	New Tazewell	Tazewell
Unincorporated communities
Arthur Clairfield Eagan Hopewell	Little Sycamore Lone Mountain Midway Pruden	Shawanee Speedwell Springdale

Neighboring Counties

• Bell County, Kentucky
• Campbell
• Grainger
• Hancock
• Lee County, Virginia
• Union
• Whitley County, Kentucky

Claiborne County Tennessee Genealogy Resources

Getting Started

Use the free Search for Surnames at Mountain Press's website to quickly search a variety of published Claiborne County biography, court, land, probate, and tax records. To determine which books are being searched, or to search each publication's index individually, click here. You are now equipped with a checklist of books to pull off the shelves at a genealogy library, or a wish list for your personal book collection.

Research Guides

• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Claiborne County, courtesy: TSLA. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)

African American

United States African Americans Tennessee African Americans

Cemeteries

Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Tombstone Transcriptions in Print	List of Cemeteries in the county
Findagrave.com	Family History Library	Findagrave.com
TNGenWeb	WorldCat	BillionGraves
TNGenWeb Archives		Linkpendium
Tombstone Project		Gravestones
TNGenWeb Cemeteries		Epodunk
BillionGraves		Interment
See Tennessee Cemeteries for more information.

Census

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1810	4,798	—
1820	5,508	14.8%
1830	8,470	53.8%
1840	9,474	11.9%
1850	9,369	−1.1%
1860	9,643	2.9%
1870	9,321	−3.3%
1880	13,373	43.5%
1890	15,103	12.9%
1900	20,696	37.0%
1910	23,504	13.6%
1920	23,286	−0.9%
1930	24,313	4.4%
1940	24,657	1.4%
1950	24,788	0.5%
1960	19,067	−23.1%
1970	19,420	1.9%
1980	24,595	26.6%
1990	26,137	6.3%
2000	29,862	14.3%
Source: "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau.

1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Claiborne 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 Claiborne County, 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.com — index $

1810 Lost - substitute is available:

• Sherrill, Charles A. The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810.

1820 - Lost

1820 Manufactures

The original manufactures schedules for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee are kept at the National Archives, Washington, D.C. FHL copies: FHL US/CAN Films 1024517-1024518.

These records have also been abstracted:

• National Archives. Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2m 1820.
• 1820 Census of Manufactures: Claiborne County, East Tennessee Roots, Vol. 7, No. 1 ():34. For availability, see Periodicals.

1830

• Sistler, Byron H. 1830 Census, East Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: n.p., 1969. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2p 1830.

1840

• Full name index linked to appropriate scanned census image.

1840 Revolutionary War 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. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FHL US/CAN Film 2321. 1841 edition digitized by the U.S. Census Bureau and Google books et. al. See Tennessee, Eastern District, Claiborne County on page 152.

1850

• Full name index linked to appropriate scanned census image.

1860

• Full name index linked to appropriate scanned census image.
• Bishop, Brenda C. 1860 Census, Claiborne County, Tennessee. Elizabethton, Tenn.: B.C. Bishop, 1985. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 X2c.

1870

• Minton, Vestina Lewis. Claiborne County People. Harrogate, Tenn.: T. and V. Minton, 1980. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 X2m 1870. Includes 1870 Census.
• Bishop, Brenda C. 1870 Census Tennessee: Transcription for Claiborne County. Tallahassee, Fla.: B.C. Bishop, 1983. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 X2b.

1880

• Sistler, Byron and Samuel D. Sistler. 1880 Census Claiborne County, Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: B. Sistler & Associates, 1992. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 X2s 1880.

Male Voters

• 1891 Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891 at Ancestry.com — index $

1900

• Minton, Vestina Laws. Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1900 (Census). Harrogate, Tenn.: T. and V. Minton, 1989. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 X2m 1900.

Church

Baptist

• Big Spring. Church minutes (1795-1948), membership list for 1800 available on microfilm at the Tennessee State Library and Archives.

Court

Genealogy

More than 45 genealogies have been published about Bedford County, Tennessee families. For more information visit Claiborne County, Tennessee Compiled Genealogies.

Immigration

During the War of 1812, American officials reported finding 4 British aliens, some of whom had families, living in Claiborne County.

Land

The original Claiborne County Deed Books are held at the County Courthouse. TSLA microfilmed Deed Books A to Z2 (1801-1895) and the Index (1801-1910). FHL copies: FHL US/CAN Films 898403-898416.

• Willis, Laura and Betty Sellers. Claiborne County, Tenn. Deeds. Melber, KY: Simmons Historical, 1997-1998. Three volumes. v. 1. 1802-1806 -- v. 2. 1806-1810 -- v. 3. 1803-1808. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 R29w. Digital version of volume 2 is available at World Vital Records ($). All three volumes available for purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.
• Index to Deeds 1801-1860. Southeastern Genealogy ($)

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.

Local Histories

• Holt, Edgar A. and Joy Bailey Dunn. Claiborne County. Memphis, Tenn.: Memphis State University Press, 1981. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 H2h.

Maps

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for more resources

• Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)

Military

Revolutionary War

The following Claiborne 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. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FHL US/CAN Film 2321. 1841 edition digitized by the U.S. Census Bureau and Google books et. al. See Tennessee, Eastern District, Claiborne County on page 152.
• 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.
• Revolutionary War Soldiers List, Pathways, Vol. 24, No. 1 (Mar. 2005).

War of 1812

• Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr. 1960):40-45. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 7 (1960); digital version at journal website. [Includes Claiborne County pensioners (p. 40)]

Civil War

Online Records

• 1861 - 1865 - Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
• 1861 - 1865 - Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
• 1861 - 1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
• 1861 - 1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
• 1891 - 1965 - Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965 at FamilySearch — images
• Civil War Research Database ($)
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

Regiments. Civil War service men from Claiborne County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Claiborne County.

Confederate Soldiers

• 1st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Carter's) - CSA - Companies F and L.
• 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Ashby's) - CSA - Company B and D.
• 4th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Branner's) - CSA - Company C.
• 5th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (McClellan's) - CSA - Company C.
• 29th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company C.
• 37th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (7th Infantry) (1st East Tennessee Rifles) - CSA - Company B.
• 61st Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Pitts') (81st Infantry) - CSA - Company H.
• 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company I (Lee Rangers later Lee Greys).

Union Soldiers

• 6th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - Company E.
• 8th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Company G.
• 9th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Companies B, L, and M.

Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Claiborne County:

• Civil War Veterans Buried in Claiborne County. Hosted by rootsweb.
• USGenWeb Archives, Claiborne County Tennessee Archives. Civil War Claims and Civil War Rosters.
• Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Claiborne 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. Claiborne County, page 335-326.
  

Newspapers

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

• Cumberland Gap
• New Tazewell
• Tazewell

Occupations

• Miller, Alan N. East Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1778 to 1911. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000. FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2m. Digital version at World Vital Records ($). Purchase at Genealogical.com. Includes Claiborne County.
• Tennesse Bureau of Agriculture, Statistics and Mines. Coal Mines and Mining--Tennessee. Nashville, Tennessee: A.B. Travel, 1883. Free digital copy.

Periodicals

Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers who are new to their area would not likely discover. This type of material may be found in local, regional, or statewide genealogical society journals. The following periodicals cover this county:

Ansearchin' News

Genealogical articles with abstracts of Claiborne County, Tennessee Genealogy records have been published in Ansearchin' News, the quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. To view a list of these articles, visit their county index. To read digitized versions of the first 36 years of articles (Vols. 1-36), browse their archive or conduct a surname search. The Family History Library has a complete collection of the Ansearchin' News quarterly FHL Book 976.8 B2a.

East Tennessee Roots

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Claiborne County, Tennessee Genealogy records have been published in East Tennessee Roots (10 vols.). A subject index to these articles is available online. Surname indexes to Volumes 9 and 10 are also available online. The Family History Library has collected most issues of East Tennessee Roots FHL Book 976.8 D25e.

Reflections

The Claiborne County Historical Society was founded in 1982 and publishes a quarterly entitled "Reflections."
The Family History Library has current volumes beginning with Volume 5.  For further information see website: Claiborne County Historical and Genealogical Society. Reflections is indexed in the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI).

The Pellissippian

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Claiborne County, Tennessee Genealogy records were published in the The Pellissippian (25 vols., 1980-2004), the quarterly of the Pellissippi Genealogical and Historical Society. The society has posted tables of contents for all 25 volumes on their website. They also have back issues available for purchase. The Family History Library has acquired the first 20 volumes FHL Book 976.8 D25p.

Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin

Genealogical articles with abstracts of Claiborne County, Tennessee Genealogy records have been published in the Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin (39+ vols., 1972-present), the journal of the Watauga Association of Genealogists. The organization has posted tables of contents for most volumes on their website. Back issues are available for purchase. The Family History Library has a complete collection FHL US/CAN Books 976.897 B2w, including Margaret W. Hougland and Betty Jane Hylton's Bulletin Subject Index: The First Thirty Years, 1972-2001 (Johnson City, Tenn.: Watauga Association of Genealogists, 2002) FHL Book 976.897 B2w index 1972-2001.

Prisons

Learn if your Claiborne County, Tennessee Genealogy ancestors went to prison!

• Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850.
• Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870.

Probate Records

Claiborne County's early Will Books have been lost. Surviving records begin in the late 1830s. TSLA microfilmed Claiborne County Wills 1893 to 1932. FHL copy: FHL Film 898402.

Online Records

• 1779 – 2008 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

FamilySearch has placed scans of the following records online in the Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927 collection. These are browse-only collections. Handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes:

• Wills, 1837-1865, 1893-1932 (5 vols.)
• Inventories, Settlements, Wills, 1812-1814, 1839-1850, 1867-1898 (5 vols.)
• Bonds, Letters, 1879-1903
• Inventories, 1848-1940 (3 vols.)
• Settlements, 1872-1902 (5 vols.)

The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Claiborne County probate records. They offer a research service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:

• Inventories and Settlements of Estates, Wills: Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions: 1812-1814
• Online Images of Wills & Estates 1812-1814; 1839-1844; 1844-1850; 1867-1898; 1870-1892. SoutheasternGenealogy($)

The following Claiborne County probate records have been abstracted and/or indexed:

• 1812 - 1814 - Strictly By Name (see above).
• 1837 - 1865 - Historical Records Project (W.P.A.). Will Books, 1837-1865, Claiborne County, Tennessee. Typescript, TSLA. Microfilmed 1939. FHL US/CAN Films 24619-24620, 464088-464089. Will Books A to D.
• 1837 - 1846 - Claiborne County, Tennessee, Will Book A, 1837-1846. n.p.: Claiborne County Historical Society, 1992. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 P2c.
• 1839 - 1861 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Tennessee Wills & Administrations 1779-1861. Nashville, Tenn. Byron Sistler & Associates, Inc., 1990. FHL US/CAN 976.8 P22s. Includes an index to this county's probate records. Free Lookups Available!
• 1844 - 1865 - Fletcher, Virginia Billingsley. Index to the Probate Court Records Claiborne County, Tennessee 1844-1865: Estate Settlements, Wills, Inventories, Sales, Guardian Reports; the Records Copied by the Historical Records Survey Transcritpion Unit as Will Books B, C, D. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.: V.B. Fletcher, 1993. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 P2f.
• 1848 - 1851 - Claiborne County Will Books Vol. 1-1848-1851. Kentucky: Simmons Historical Publications. s.d. Digital version at World Vital Records ($); purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.
• 1851 - 1855 - Claiborne County Will Books Vol. 2-1851-1855. Kentucky: Simmons Historical Publications. s.d. Digital version at World Vital Records ($); purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.
• 1855 - 1865 - Claiborne County Will Books Vol. 3-1855-1865. Kentucky: Simmons Historical Publications. s.d. Digital version at World Vital Records ($); purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.
• 1878 - 1921 - Claiborne County, Tennessee, Bonds and Letters of Administration, December 1878 - August 1921. Kentucky: Simmons Historical Publications. s.d. Digital version at World Vital Records ($); purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.

Taxation

The original Claiborne County Tax Books covering the years 1850 to 1900 (gaps) were microfilmed by the TSLA. FHL copy: FHL US/CAN Film 898419.

The following Claiborne County tax records have been abstracted:

• 1803 - 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 1803 tax list.
• 1803 - Curtis, Mary Barnett. Early East Tennessee Tax Lists. Fort Worth, Texas: Arrow Printing Company, 1964. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4c. Includes 1803 petition.
• 1814 - "Direct Federal Tax-Delinquent Property Owners Listed for 1814," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 3(Fall 1996):115-120. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals. Includes Claiborne County.
• 1817 - "U.S. Holds 1817 Public Sale of Federal Tax-Delinquent Properties in Tennessee," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 2 (Summer 1996):63-68. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals. Includes Claiborne County.
• 1836 - Douthat, James L. Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1836 Tennessee Civil District and Tax List. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1993. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 R4d; online: free surname index and purchase details.
• 1839 - Lemasters, Paul W. and Claiborne County Historical Society. Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1839 Tax List. n.p.: Claiborne County Historical Society, 199-?. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 R48L.
• 1857 - District No. 10, 1857, Pathways. Maynardville TN: Sep 2002. Vol. 21 Iss. 3.

Transportation

• Stage Book Belonging to Harman Roberts, Sr., Claiborne Co., Tennessee, 1846-1848. MSS.; FHL US/CAN Film 898421.

Vital Records

See also How to order Tennessee Vital Records or order electronically online.

Birth

• 1869 - 1909 - Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

• 1828 - 1939 - Tennessee Births and Christenings 1828-1939 at FamilySearch.org — index

• 1908 - 1912 - Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912 at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriage

Marriages were not officially recorded in Claiborne County until 1838, when a law was passed mandating the practice. The following publication, based on early newspapers, helps to alleviate this genealogical obstacle:

• Lucas, Silas Emmett. Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 V2L.

The following Claiborne County Courthouse marriage records have been abstracted and/or indexed:

• 1625-1966 - Tennessee, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
• 1780 - 2002 - Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002 at Ancestry.com — index $

• 1780 - 2002 - Tennessee State Marriage Index 1780-2002 at FamilySearch.org— index

• 1790 - 1950 - Tennessee County Marriages 1790-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images

• 1796 - 1950 - Tennessee Marriages 1796-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index

• 1838 - 1888 - Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888 at FamilySearch — index and images

• 1838 - 1868 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Early East Tennessee Marriages. 2 vols. Nashville, Tenn.: Byron Sistler & Associates, Inc., 1987. FHL US/CAN 976.8 V2s v. 1. Indexes names of brides and grooms, and marriage dates for weddings in this county for the specified years. Free Lookups Available!

• 1838 - 1895 - Claiborne County Marriage Index 1838-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

• 1851 - 1900 - Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900 at Ancestry.com— index and images $

Death

• Wiefering, Edna and Cleveland Public Library. Claiborne County, Tennessee, Vital Statistics, 1914 through 1925. Cleveland, Tenn.: Cleveland Public Library, 1993. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 V2w.

For deaths of Methodists in Claiborne County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try:

• 1847 - 1914 - 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. FHL US/CAN Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851 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.

• 1874 - 1955 - Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955 at FamilySearch.org — index

• 1908 - 1958 - Tennessee Death Records 1908 - 1958 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

• 1914 - 1966 - Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966 at FamilySearch — index and images

Claiborne County Tennessee Genealogy Societies and Libraries

• List of Tennessee Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Claiborne County Historical Society
P.O. Box 32
Tazewell, TN 37879
Phone: 1-423-526-5737

East Tennessee Historical Society
601 S. Gay St.
P.O. Box 1629
Knoxville, TN 37901-1629
Phone: 1-865-215-8824
E-mail: eths@east-tennessee-history.org

Barbara Reynolds Carr Memorial Library
1304 Old Knoxville Road
Tazewell, TN 37879
Phone: 1-423-626-5414

Family History Centers

Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes.

• For current information about a center near you, go to the Family History Center Map

• Introduction to Family History Centers
• Cumberland Gap Tennessee Family History Center (Arthur)
  

2063 Highway 63
Arthur, Claiborne, TN

Phone: 1-423-869-2481
Hours: By appt
These are not mailing addresses. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.

Claiborne County Tennessee Genealogy Websites

• Claiborne County, TN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
• Tennessee Genealogy Network Community on Google+
• Tennessee Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
• Claiborne County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board (Ancestry)
• Claiborne County, TN Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Claiborne County, TN Genealogy Forum (GenForum
• Claiborne County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)
• Claiborne County TN Genealogy
• FamilySearch Catalog (FamilySearch) — The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.
• Mailing List: TNCLAIBO (Claiborne County, Tennessee List) (RootsWeb)
• Mailing List: NE-TN (North East Tennessee List) (RootsWeb)
• Mailing List: ETN-OZ (East Tennessee Migrants to Ozarks Region List) (RootsWeb)
• Mailing List: UPPEREASTTNL (Upper East Tennessee List) (RootsWeb)

Claiborne County Tennessee Genealogy References

Family History Library