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Guide to '''Hardeman County, Tennessee ancestry, family history and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. 
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==== Description ====  

The County was named for Thomas J. Hardeman (1788-1854), a veteran of the Creek War and War of 1812 and a prominent figure in the fight for Texas independence. He served as a congressman in the Republic of Texas. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.
<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Hardeman, Tennessee" in ''https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardeman_County,_Tennessee'' accessed 21 Dec 2018 </ref>   

=== Hardeman County, Tennessee Record Dates===

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| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Hardeman County, Tennessee. Page 638-645 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 637-640.</ref></center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Hardeman County, Tennessee Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Hardeman County, Tennessee Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Hardeman County, Tennessee Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Hardeman County, Tennessee Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Hardeman County, Tennessee Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Hardeman County, Tennessee Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1881
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1823
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1881
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1823
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1820
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1823
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| colspan="7"| <center>Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1914. General compliance by 1927.</center>
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== County Courthouse  ==

[http://www.courtreference.com/Hardeman-County-Tennessee-Courts.htm Hardeman County Courthouse]<br>100 N Main Street;<br>Bolivar, TN 38008-2322<br>Phone: 901.658.3541<br><br>County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1823. <br>Register of Deeds has land records. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Hardeman County, Tennessee page 640, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libr40ries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> 

{{TNHardemancourthouse}}

'''Hardeman County Courthouse'''<br>100 N. Main St.<br>Bolivar, TN 38008-2322<br>Phone: 1-731-658-3541 

[http://hardemancountytn.com/government/hardeman-county '''Hardeman County Clerk''']<br>Marriage and Probate records<br>100 North Main<br>Bolivar, TN 38008<br>Phone: 1-731-658-3541 

[http://hardemancountytn.com/government/hardeman-county/registers-office.php '''Hardeman County Register's Office''']<br>Land records<br>100 North Main<br>Bolivar, TN 38008<br>Phone: 1-731-658-3476 

[http://hardemancountytn.com/government/hardeman-county/chancery-court-clerk.php '''Hardeman County Chancery Court Clerk''']<br>Court&nbsp;records<br>P.O. Box 45<br>Bolivar, TN 38008<br>Phone: 1-731-658-3142 

'''Hours''':<br>Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.<br>Fri. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

== History  ==
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West Tennessee county. Established 1823. 

The county is named after "Thomas Jones Hardeman, Creek War and War of 1812 soldier, later a member of the Republic of Texas legislature."<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee,"] Wikipedia.</ref> 

==== Parent County  ====

'''1823--'''Hardeman County was&nbsp;created 16 October 1823 from Chickasaw Indian Lands. <br>'''County seat: '''Bolivar<ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed''. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), 640. ({{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry].</ref>

==== County Pronunciation  ====

#[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TNHardemanWeller.ogg Hear it spoken]<ref>Voice of Lynnae Weller, Kingsport, Tenn. (2010).</ref> (female) 
#[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TNHardeman.ogg Hear it spoken]<ref>Voice of Louise Lynch, Archivist, Williamson County, Tennessee Archives (2010).</ref> (female)

==== Boundary Changes  ====

For animated maps illustrating Tennessee county boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/tennessee/ "Rotating Formation Tennessee County Boundary Maps"] (1777-1985) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. 

==== Record Loss  ====

{{Fire}}'''1864'''  Fire damaged records, but most are complete.<ref name="null">Robert M. McBride, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/tennessee-county-data-for-historical-and-genealogical-research/oclc Tennessee County Data]'' (Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee States Library and Archives, 1966), 26.</ref> <ref name="TSLA">[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/lost-records-courthouse-fires-and-disasters-tennessee Lost Records: Courthouse Fires and Disasters in Tennessee] in ''Tennessee State Library and Archives'' in ''Tennessee Secretary of State'' (accessed 13 March 2016).</ref><br><br> 

{{Fire+}}

== Places/Localities  ==

==== Populated Places  ====


For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,069,c,hardeman.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Hardeman County, Tennessee," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardeman_County,_Tennessee, accessed 16 November 2019.</ref> 

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==== Neighboring Counties  ====

*[[Alcorn County, Mississippi Genealogy|Alcorn County, Mississippi]] 
*[[Benton County, Mississippi Genealogy|Benton County, Mississippi]] 
*[[Chester County, Tennessee|Chester]] 
*[[Fayette County, Tennessee|Fayette]] 
*[[Haywood County, Tennessee|Haywood]] 
*[[McNairy County, Tennessee|McNairy]] 
*[[Madison County, Tennessee|Madison]] 
*[[Tippah County, Mississippi Genealogy|Tippah County, Mississippi]]

== Resources  ==

==== Getting Started  ====

Use the free [http://www.mountainpress.com/ '''Search for Surnames'''] at Mountain Press's website to quickly search a variety of published Hardeman County biography and court records. To determine which books are being searched, or to search each publication's index individually, click [http://www.mountainpress.com/books/tn/d2h.html 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  ====

*[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/genealogical-fact-sheets-about-tennessee-counties-hardeman-county Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Hardeman County], courtesy: [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/ TSLA]. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)

==== African Americans  ====

''[[African American Research|United States African Americans]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[African-American Resources for Tennessee|Tennessee African Americans]]'' 

*[http://www.ccharity.com/contents/various-census-transcriptions/hardeman/ Free African Americans Enumerated in the 1850 &amp; 1860 Hardeman County, Tennessee Census], available online, courtesy: [http://www.ccharity.com/ Christine's Genealogy Website: Who are Your People?]

==== Biographies  ====

All of the family biographies from the History of Hardeman County, Tennessee (1887) by Goodspeed are available free online at [http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/tennessee-counties/hardeman-county-tennessee-genealogy-biographies.asp My Genealogy Hound]. 

==== Cemeteries  ====

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| width="30%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" align="center" | '''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''
| width="30%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" align="center" | '''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print'''
| width="30%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" align="center" | '''List of Cemeteries in the county'''
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com] 
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | {{FHL|481982|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}}
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Tennessee/Hardeman-County?id=county_2459 Findagrave.com]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://tngenweb.org/hardeman/records-data/ TNGenWeb]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3ACemetery+Hardeman+Tennessee&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://usgwarchives.net/tn/hardeman/cemetery.html TNGenWeb Archives]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.linkpendium.com/hardeman-tn-genealogy/ Linkpendium]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/tennessee/hardeman.html Tombstone Project] 
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://tennesseegravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=35 Gravestones]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.tngenweb.org/cemeteries/#!co=hardeman TNGenWeb Cemeteries]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=12458&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down&sec=0&qty=84&stateAbbv=&stateName= Epodunk]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://billiongraves.com/search# BillionGraves]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="3" | See [[Tennessee Cemeteries|Tennessee Cemeteries]] for more information.
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''Additional Cemetery Resources''

*[http://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Tennessee Cemeteries] - Hometown Locator

==== Census  ====

1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Hardeman County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see [[Tennessee Census|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 [http://www.us-census.org/states/tennessee/h-tn.htm#Hardeman Hardeman County, TN census assignments], including links to transcribed files. [http://www.us-census.org/ The USGenWeb Census Project®]<br> 

'''1810 - 1891''' 

*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3574 Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index $

'''1840 Pensioners''' 

*''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2648500 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|282860|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FHL&nbsp;US/CAN Film 2321}}. 1841 edition digitized by the [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf U.S. Census Bureau] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ Google books] ''et. al''. See Tennessee, Western District, Hardeman County on page 159.

'''1880''' 

*Cox, Harold R., Davidson, Faye Tennyson and Owens, Fae Jacobs ''1880 U.S. census transcriptions, Hardeman County, Tennessee'' Tennessee&nbsp;: R.H. Cox, 1993 {{FHL|703793|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.828 X29}} 
*Sistler, Barbara ''1880 Census, Hardeman County, Tennessee'' Nashville, Tennessee&nbsp;: B. Sistler and Associates, 2001 {{FHL|1016057|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.828 X2}}

'''1891 Male Voters ''' 

*1891 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2884 Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index $

==== Church  ====

==== Court  ====

==== DNA  ====

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

*'''Brown''' - Descendant of Thomas G. Brown, resident of Hardeman County, Tennessee ca. 1824. Y-DNA 37 Marker Test, FTDNA (Kit 69285). Genetic signature available [http://brownsociety.org/browndna/groupsOnethruNine.htm online]&nbsp;(labeled Group No. 2), genealogical description available [http://brownsociety.org/browndna/earliestancestorsGroupsOnethru50.htm online], courtesy: [http://brownsociety.org/browndna/overview.htm Brown/Browne/Braun DNA Study]. Several matches have been found.

*'''Gray''' - Descendant of Hugh Gray, resident of Hardeman County, Tennessee ca. 1836-1860+. YDNA 37 Marker Test, FTDNA (Kits 90357 and156226). Hugh Gray was born ca. 1802 in Tennessee.

==== Family Histories  ====

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|Elizabeth Shown Mills]], about an ancestor's "FAN Club" ('''F'''riends, '''A'''ssociates, and '''N'''eighbors)

'''''General''''' 

As of August 2010, a query for [https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=Search&includedb=&lang=en&ti=&surname=&stype=Exact&given=&bplace=Hardeman+Tennessee&byear=&brange=0&dplace=&dyear=&drange=0&mplace=&myear=&mrange=0&father=&mother=&spouse=&skipdb=&period=All&submit.x=Search persons born in Hardeman, Tennessee] at ''[[World Connect|World Connect]]'', results in more than 25,000 entries. 

*''Hardeman County Tennessee: Family History''. 2 vols. Paducah, Ky.: Turner Pub. Co., 2001. {{FHL|1542880|title-id|disp=FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.828 D2h v. 2}}. [FHL&nbsp;has Vol. 2 only]

'''''Bibliography''''' 

*'''Armour''' - Armour, Quinnie. ''Armour Genealogy: James Armour and His Descendants''. Bolivar, Tenn.: Q. Armour, 1972. FHL FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 Ar55a. 
*'''Babb''' - Babb, Ernest Lloyd. ''Babb Families of Hardeman County, Tennessee''. Memphis, Tenn.: E.L. Babb, 1988. {{FHL|553920|title-id|disp=FHL&nbsp;FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 B113ba}}. 
*'''Bell''' - Lewis, Leroy Carlisle. ''William Samuel Bell of Tennessee, Texas and Arkansas:&nbsp;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&nbsp;FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 B413LLc. 
*'''Brint''' - Jones, Louise Brint and Glenda Waters Harden. ''Our Brint Family History: Their Descendants and Allied Families''. Murray, Utah: Roylance Publishing, 1993. FHL FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 B772jL. 
*'''Chandler''' - Chandler, Annamae Barber, Philip A. Gowan, and John R. Rossell. ''Discovering Chandler Lines, 1474-1996, in Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1944''. Seattle, Washington: ABChandler, 1996. FHL FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 C361ch. 
*'''Cooper''' - Clark, Richard Charles. ''The History and Family Tree of Stephen Brannan, Thomas T. Cooper, and William Hughes, 1786-1993''. Chino Valley, Arizona:&nbsp;R.C. Clark, 1993. FHL FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 B735c. 
*'''Corley''' - McMaster, Phyllis&nbsp;Olewine and Gerald B. Corley. ''The Descendants of John W. Corley of Hardeman County, Tennessee: Including Allied Family Lines of Carl, Dick, Hudson, McMaster, and Thompson''. Huntington Beach, Calif.: G.B. Corley, 1989. {{FHL|416860|title-id|disp=FHL&nbsp;FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.,273 C813mc}}. 
*'''Davis''' - ''Wiley Jarrett Davis - Mary Ann Tedford Family Bible Record: Pocahontas-Hardeman County Tennessee''. Typescript. {{FHL|818118|title-id|disp=FHL&nbsp;FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 D299wj}}. 
*'''Derryberry''' - Williams, John T. ''The John Wesley C. Derryberry Family, ca. 1800-1973''. MSS., microfilmed in 1983. FHL US/CAN&nbsp;Fiche 6019288. 
*'''Derryberry''' - Graziano, Eugene Edward and Freida Mullen Graziano. ''The Andrew Derryberry, Sr., (bef. 1780) Family Line:&nbsp;A Genealogy Including Individuals Related through Marriage ...'' Goleta, Calif.:&nbsp;E. &amp; F.M. Graziano, 1999. FHL&nbsp;FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 D448g. 
*'''Fowler''' - Arthur, Glenn Dora Fowler (Mrs. James Joyce Arthur).''[http://www.archive.org/details/annalsoffowlerfa00arth Annals of the Fowler family, with branches in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, California, and Texas]. ''Austin, Texas, published by the author, 1901. Free digital copy. 
*'''Gatewood''' - Gatewood, Timothy Arnold. ''The Gatewood Tree:&nbsp;A&nbsp;Newsletter of the Gatewoods of the Mid-South (Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas) &amp; Surrounding States, and Those Descended from Gatewoods of the Mid-South''. 1993. FHL&nbsp;FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.27305 G223gt. 
*'''Hardeman''' - Wilson, Francis W. ''The Hardeman Impact on Early Texas History''. Luling, Texas:&nbsp;F.W. Wilson, 1986. FHL&nbsp;FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 H217w. 
*'''Harris''' - Timmons, Nancy Harris. ''Heritage of the Harris Family''. St. Helens, Oregon: Star West Images Small Press, 1996. FHL&nbsp;FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 H24t. 
*'''Holman''' - ''Holman Family Records.'' Unknown: Unknown, 2001. Available at [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/books/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bglhbooks%3BGenealogy-glh51721612%3B-1%3B-1%3B Heritage Quest Online] ($). 
*'''Hudson''' - McMaster, Phyllis Olewine. ''Hudsons of Hardeman County, TN''. Albany, Ore.: P.&nbsp;McMaster, 1985. {{FHL|168015|title-id|disp=FHL&nbsp;FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 H867m}}. 
*'''Keller''' - Sherfey, Steven Keller. ''The Kellers and Teagues of Hardeman County, Tennessee''. Scottsboro, Ala.: S.K. Sherfey, 1985. {{FHL|311840|title-id|disp=FHL&nbsp;FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 K282s}}. 
*'''Lawrence''' - Land, Barbara. ''The Descendants of Samuel Prevo: Six Generations: The Descendants of John Bryant, Four Generations: The Descendants of Abraham Lowrance''. Ukiah, Calif.: B. Land, 2005. FHL FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 P929Lb. 
*'''Neal''' - Neal, William D. ''Descendants of J.C. Neal, 1800-1965''. "Successor to the original volume: The Jesse C. Neal Family, compiled by Charles A. Neal, 1949." FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Film 2366276 Item 4. 
*'''Notgrass''' - Woodbury, Harry and Peter F. Woodbury. ''The John C. Woodbury and Thomas Notgrass Families of West Tennessee, 1830-1982''. Gulfport, Miss.: H. Woodbury, 1982. FHL FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 W852wha. 
*'''Seaton''' - Katheder, Thomas. "Seaton of Fauquier County, Virginia," ''The Virginia Genealogist,'' Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):83-102. Digital version at [http://www.americanancestors.org/Search.aspx?Ca=098&Da=285 American Ancestors] ($). {{FHL|33159|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 B2vg}}. 
*'''Teague''' - Sherfey, Steven Keller. ''The Kellers and Teagues of Hardeman County, Tennessee''. Scottsboro, Ala.: S.K. Sherfey, 1985. {{FHL|311840|title-id|disp=FHL&nbsp;FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 K282s}}. 
*'''Wharton''' - Wharton, Richard. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/unc_chapel_hill_richard_wharton 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  ====

Hardeman County Register of Deeds has Land Records from 1820 and is located at Courthouse, 100 N. Main St., Bolivar, TN 38008-2322; Telephone: (731) 658-3541.&nbsp;Land and property records include transfer of real estate or personal property, mortgages, leases, surveys, and entries.<br>The Family History Library has microfilm copies of Hardeman County deed records 1822-1891, with indexes 1822-1902; Land survey and entry books 1820-1901; and petitions 1840-1900, with indexes 1849-1900. 

==== 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&nbsp;[[Tennessee State Library and Archives|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 [http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/acts-tennessee-1796-1850-index-names Click here]. The searchable index is available at the&nbsp;[http://share.tn.gov/tsla/history/misc/actsintro.htm TSLA]; another version is available at [http://worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=usa_tn_acts World Vital Records].

==== Local Histories  ====

==== Maps  ====

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*[http://www.mapofus.org/tennessee/ Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)]

==== Military  ====

===== Revolutionary War&nbsp;  =====

The following Hardeman County Revolutionary War records are available online through TNGenWeb: 

*[http://tngenweb.org/revwar/ 1835 Pension Roll] 
*[http://tngenweb.org/revwar/ 1852 Rejected or Suspended Pensions]

Additional resources include: 

*''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2648500 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|282860|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FHL&nbsp;US/CAN Film 2321}}. 1841 edition digitized by the [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf U.S. Census Bureau] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ Google books] ''et. al''. See Tennessee, Western District, Hardeman 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&nbsp;"an Added Index to States." Digital version at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48141 Ancestry] ($). Tennessee entries abstracted online at [http://tngenweb.org/revwar/ Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War], courtesy: [http://tngenweb.org/ 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. 7, No. 3 (Jul. 1960):65-68. {{FHL|44514|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8 B2a v. 7 (1960)}}; digital version at [http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/pdf/1960-3.pdf journal website]. Includes Hamilton County pensioners (p. 66)

===== Civil War  =====

'''''Online Records'''''
*'''1861 - 1865''' - {{RecordSearch|1932378|Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index 
*'''1861 - 1865''' - {{RecordSearch|1932422|Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
*'''1861 - 1865''' -  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2322 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at [http://ancesstry.com Ancestry] — index (free)
*'''1861 - 1865''' -  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2344 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] — index (free)
*'''1891 - 1965''' - {{RecordSearch|1874474|Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — images 
*[http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/military/cwrd/main.aspx Civil War Research Database] $ 
*[https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htmsoldiers.cfm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System]

'''''Regiments.''''' Civil War service men from Hardeman 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 Hardeman County. 

<u>Confederate Soldiers</u> 

*[[4th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Neely's) (Confederate)|4th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Neely's)]] - CSA - Company B. 
*[[7th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Duckworth's) (Confederate)|7th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Duckworth's)]] - CSA - Company E. 
*[[9th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|9th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA - Companies D and F. 
*[[12th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|12th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA - Company H. 
*[[14th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Neely's)|14th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Neely's)]] - CSA - Companies A and G. 
*[[14th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Confederate)|14th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry]] - CSA - Companies A, E, and F. 
*[[16th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Logwood's)|16th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Logwood's)]] - CSA - Companies F and H. 
*[[18th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Newsom's)|18th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Newsom's)]] - CSA - Company C. 
*[[21st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|21st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA - Company C. 
*[[22nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|22nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA - Companies B and C. 
*[[22nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Freeman's)|22nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Freeman's)]] - CSA - Company C, formerly G, also called I; and Company B, formerly E, "the Hatchie Hunters." 
*[[33rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|33rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA - Company B. 
*[[154th Senior Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (1st Tennessee Volunteers)|154th Senior Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (1st Tennessee Volunteers)]] - CSA

<u></u> 

<u>Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Hardeman County:</u> 

*Lynn, H.M. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/unc_chapel_hill_hm_lynn_papers H.M. Lynn Papers, 1858-1882]. ''Southern Historical Collection, Manuscripts Dept., Wilson Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Free digital copy. 9th Tennessee Regiment, Company C. 
*USGenWeb Archives, [http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/hardeman/military.html Hardeman County Tennessee Archives]. Civil War Records. 
*CWSAC, Battle Summaries, [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/tn007.htm Hatchie's Bridge]. Located in Hardeman and McNairy Counties. 
*Tennessee State Library and Archives, [http://share.tn.gov/tsla/history/military/pension135.htm Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Hardeman County]. Includes soldier's name, county, pension #, unit or widow. 
*United States Pension Bureau, [http://www.archive.org/stream/listpensionerso02buregoog#page/n361/mode/1up 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. Hardeman County, page 343. 
*Hardeman County Tennessee, [http://hardemancountytn.com/visitors-guide/county-attractions/civil-war-battlefields.php Civil War Battlefields].

====== Civil War Battle  ======

The following Civil War battle was fought in Hardeman County: 

*October 5, 1862 = [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/tn007.htm Hatchie's Bridge], also known as Davis Bridge and Matamora<ref>Heritage Preservation Services, [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/tn007.htm Civil War Battle Summaries by State].</ref>

::[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/TNmap.htm Map] showing Civil War battles fought in Tennessee.

==== Newspapers  ====

Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at the [http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/newspapers-microfilm-tennessee-state-library-and-archives 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 [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailill.htm#newspapers here]. For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Hardeman County click on the following cities: 

*[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/newspapers-microfilm-tennessee-state-library-and-archives-b#Bolivar Bolivar] 
*[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/newspapers-microfilm-tennessee-state-library-and-archives-m#Middleton Middleton]

==== 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|1369643|title-id|disp=FHL&nbsp;US/CAN 976.8 U2man}}. Includes Hardeman County.

==== 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 records of Hardeman County, Tennessee have been published in ''Ansearchin' News'', the quarterly magazine of the [http://www.tngs.org/ Tennessee Genealogical Society]. To view a list of these articles, visit their [http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/ByCounty_ndx.html county index]. To read digitized versions of the first 36 years of articles (Vols. 1-36), browse their [http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/index.html archive]&nbsp;or conduct a [http://www.tngs.org/search.htm surname search]. The Family History Library has a complete collection of the ''Ansearchin' News'' quarterly {{FHL|44514|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a.}} 
:'''Family Findings''' 
:Genealogical articles with abstracts of Hardeman County, Tennessee records have been published in ''Family Findings'', the quarterly of the [https://mwtgs.wordpress.com/Mid-West Tennessee Genealogical Society]&nbsp;(42+ vols.). The Family History Library has most issues of this quarterly {{FHL|40026|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN 976.8 B2f}}. Vol. 5, No. 3 (July 1973) was a special issue about Hardeman County records in honor of the county's sesquientennial anniversary. 
:Tables of contents for some volumes are available online, courtesy: [http://www.tngenweb.org/ TNGenWeb&nbsp;Project]: 
::*[http://tngenweb.org/madison/family-findings-index-1-10/ Volumes 1-10 (1969-1978)] 
::*[http://tngenweb.org/madison/family-findings-index-xi-xx/ Volumes 11-20 (1979-1988)] 
::*[http://tngenweb.org/madison/family-findings-index-xxi-xxiv/ Volumes 21-24 (1989-1992)] 
::*[http://tngenweb.org/madison/family-findings-index-xxxii-xxxv/ Volumes 32-35 (2000-2003)] 
:Many articles from this publication have been reproduced on the TNGenWeb Project website, try this [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-us&q=site%3Awww.tngenweb.org+%22Family+Findings%22+%22Hardeman+County%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= specialized Google search]. 
:'''Harde-facts''' 
:"Harde-facts is a genealogical newsletter devoted to research in Hardeman County, TN. Its purpose is to promote interest in Hardeman County family history by providing information from county records, church records, Bibles, and family genealogies."<br>Family History Library has Numbers 1 - 37 and 50 (1984 - 1993) FHL US/CAN {{FHL|360543|title-id|disp=976.828 D25h}}<br>Indexed in the PERiodical Source Index [[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)|(PERSI)]] 
:'''West Tennessee Historical Society Papers''' 
:Family History Library has Volumes 1 - 16 and 30 {{FHL|233239|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.81 B5w}}. The West Tennessee Historical Society Papers are indexed in PERiodical Source Index [[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)|(PERSI)]]<br>To view Table of Contents and complete articles from 1947 - 2005 see [http://register.shelby.tn.us/wths/ Shelby County Register of Deeds]

==== Prisons  ====

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==== Probate Records  ====

The County Court has responsibility for the probate records of Hardeman County. 

'''''Online Records''''' 

*'''1779 – 2008''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9176 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index and images $

{{Tennpro}} 
*Wills, 1823-1920 (8 vols.) 
*Bonds, 1854-1866 (2 vols.) 
*Bonds, Letters, 1866-1913 (3 vols.) 
*Settlements, 1850-1920 (12 vols.)

The following Hardeman County probate records have been abstracted, indexed, or both: 

*'''1823 - 1925''' - Cox, R. Harold et al. ''Extract of Wills - Estate Settlements and Guardian Bonds of Hardeman County, Tennessee''. Bolivar, Tennessee: R.H. Cox, 1993. Indexed. (FHL book 976.828/B1 P29c.)<br> 
*'''1824 - 1861''' - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. ''Index to Tennessee Wills &amp; Administrations 1779-1861''. Nashville, Tenn. Byron Sistler &amp; Associates, Inc., 1990. {{FHL|615022|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN&nbsp;976.8 P22s}}. Includes an index to this county's probate records. 
*'''1824 - 1831''' - ''Hardeman County Will Books Vol. 1-1824-1831.'' Simmons Historical Publications. Digital version at [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=simmons_hardemantnwills_vol1 World Vital Records] ($). Available for purchase at [http://stores.homestead.com/SimmonsHistoricalBook/StoreFront.bok Simmons Historical Publications]. 
*USGenWeb's Hardman County page has some [http://tngenweb.org/hardeman/records-data/ wills and estate records].

==== Taxation  ====

The original Hardeman County Tax Books 1824-1880 are kept at the County Courthouse. In 1975, [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|TSLA]] microfilmed these records. FHL copies: {{FHL|42999|title-id|disp=FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Films 989359-989361}}. 

The following Hardeman County tax records have been abstracted:<ref>The Heritage Quest Online version of [http://heritagequestonline.com PERSI] aided in the compilation of this list.</ref> 

*'''1824''' - Tax List, 1824,&nbsp;''Harde-facts'',&nbsp;Issue 29 (Oct. 1990); Issue 30 (Jan. 1991); Issue 31 (Apr. 1991); Issue 32 (Jul. 1991). 
*'''1836 - 1837''' - Nazor, Mary Louise Graham. "1836 Map of Civil Districts, Hardeman County, Tennessee" and "Hardeman County, Tennessee 1836 and 1837 Tax Lists," ''Ansearchin' News,'' Vol. 37, No. 3 (Fall 1990):105-110; Vol. 37, No. 4 (Winter 1990):187-192; Vol. 38, No. 1 (Spring 1991):27-32; Vol. 38, No. 2 (Summer 1991):84-86. For access, see [[Hardeman County, Tennessee#Periodicals|Periodicals]]. 
*'''1836''' - "1836 Hardeman County, Tennessee Tax List Addenda," ''Ansearchin' News,'' Vol. 39, No. 2 (Summer 1992):62-63. For access, see [[Hardeman County, Tennessee#Periodicals|Periodicals]]. 
*'''1836 - 1837''' - Brown, Albert. ''1836 &amp; 1837 Tax List, Hardeman Co., Tennessee''. Bethel Springs, Tenn.: History &amp; Genealogy, 1994. {{FHL|764343|title-id|disp=FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.828 R49b}}. 
*'''1859, 1862''' - Thomas Camp Assessor's Book, 1859, 1862,&nbsp;''Harde-facts'',&nbsp;Issue 41 (Oct. 1994). 
*'''1865 - 1896''' - Holloway, Charlotte. "Hardeman County Voter Registers and Poll Lists," available [http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/hardeman/voters.html online], courtesy: USGenWeb Archives. Not every year in the range is covered. 
*'''1874''' - Taxpayers, 1874,&nbsp;''Old Timer Press'', Vol. 1, No. 9 (Mar. 1982). 
*'''1879''' - Holloway, Charlotte. "Hardeman County TN - Misc - Taxes Collected 14 July 1879," available [http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/hardeman/taxlists/taxes1879.txt online], courtesy: USGenWeb Archives. 
*'''1888''' - Holloway, Charlotte. "Hardeman County TN - Misc - Late Taxes for 1888," available [http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/hardeman/taxlists/latetaxes.txt online], courtesy: USGenWeb Archives. 
*'''1889''' - Holloway, Charlotte. "Hardeman County TN&nbsp;- Misc - Taxes Due July 1, 1889," available [http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/hardeman/taxlists/taxes1889.txt online], courtesy: USGenWeb Archives. 
*'''1894 - 1895''' - Holloway, Charlotte. "Hardeman County TN - Misc - Taxes Collected [1894-1895]," available [http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/hardeman/taxlists/taxes.txt online], courtesy: USGenWeb Archives. 
*'''1895''' - Holloway, Charlotte. "Hardeman County TN&nbsp;- Misc - Taxes Collected [on Businesses] 1895," available [http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/hardeman/taxlists/taxes1895.txt online], courtesy: USGenWeb Archives. 
*'''1903''' - Holloway, Charlotte. "Hardeman County TN - Misc - Taxes Collected 1903," available [http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/hardeman/taxlists/taxes1903.txt online], courtesy: USGenWeb Archives. 
*'''1924''' - Holloway, Charlotte. "Circuit Court Taxes Sept. 30 1924," available online, courtesy: [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnhardem/court_reports/circuit_court_taxes_1924.htm RootsWeb]. 

==== Vital Records  ====

See also [http://www.genealogyinc.com/tennessee/tn-vital-records/ How to order Tennessee Vital Records] or [http://www.genealogyinc.com/ordervitalcertificate/ order electronically online]. 

===== Birth  =====

*'''1828 - 1939''' - {{RecordSearch|1681012|Tennessee Births and Christenings 1828-1939}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index

*'''1869 - 1909''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2282 Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909 ] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index and images $

*'''1881 - 1885''' - Hardeman County Birth Index 1881-1885 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free.<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/d/d3/Igitennesseef.pdf.</ref>

*'''1908 - 1912''' - {{RecordSearch|2515873|Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

===== Marriage =====

Marriages were not officially recorded in Hardeman County until 1838, when a law was passed mandating the practice.<ref>Gale Williams Bamman, C.G., "Research in Tennessee," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly,'' Vol. 81, No. 2 (June 1993):105. {{FHL|39597|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 B2ng v. 81 (1993)}}</ref> The following publication, based on early newspapers, helps to alleviate this genealogical obstacle: 

*'''1625-1966''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=tennessee%2ctn Tennessee, United States Marriages] at [http://findmypast.com/ FindMyPast] — index $
*'''1794 - 1851''' - Lucas, Silas Emmett. ''Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851''. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. {{FHL|10843|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 V2L}}.

*'''1780 - 2002''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169 Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index $

*'''1780 - 2002''' - {{RecordSearch|1936414|Tennessee State Marriage Index 1780-2002}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]— index

*'''1790 - 1950''' - {{RecordSearch|1619127|Tennessee County Marriages 1790-1950}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index and images

*'''1796 - 1950''' - {{RecordSearch|1681022|Tennessee Marriages 1796-1950}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index

*'''1838 - 1888''' - {{RecordSearch|2559093|Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

*'''1851 - 1900''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4125 Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com]— index and images $

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

*'''1823 - 1895''' - Hardeman County Marriage Index 1823-1895 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free.

*'''1823 - 1861''' - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. ''Early West Tennessee Marriages''. 2 vols. Nashville, Tenn.: B. Sistler &amp; Associates, 1989. {{FHL|450678|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 V2sb v. 1}} ff. Indexes names of brides and grooms, and marriage dates for weddings in this county for the specified years.

*'''1823 - 1870''' - Historical Records Project ''Marriage records, 1823-1870, Hardeman County, Tennessee'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1939. {{FHL|211170|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Film 24680 items 2-5}}

*'''1823 - 1950''' - Tennessee, County Court (Hardeman County) ''Marriage licenses and marriage bonds (Hardeman County, Tennessee), 1823-1950; indexes, 1823-1950'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2000. {{FHL|963071|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Films}}

*'''1823 - 1956''' - Hardeman County (Tennessee) County Court Clerk ''Marriage records (Hardeman County, Tennessee), 1823-1956'' Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1975-1988. FHL US/CAN Film 989284-288 and 1928696-697

===== Divorce =====

In 1940 and 1941, W.P.A. workers pinpointed the location of Hardeman County divorce papers in diverse manuscript collections, see the following records: 

*W.P.A. ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee''. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey, 1941. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 A3gp.

===== Death =====

*'''1874 - 1955''' - {{RecordSearch|1681020|Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index

*'''1908 - 1958''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2376 Tennessee Death Records 1908 - 1958 ] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index and images $

*'''1914 - 1966''' - {{RecordSearch|1417505|Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

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

*'''1847 - 1814''' - 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|789366|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851}} ff; digital versions at [http://www.tngenweb.org/records/tn_wide/obits/nca/index.html David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository]. Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s.

== Societies and Libraries&nbsp;  ==

See also a List of [http://www.genealogyinc.com/tennessee/tn-society-archive/ Tennessee Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies] 

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| width="35%" valign="top" | [http://www.hardemanlibrary.org/ '''Bolivar Hardeman County Library'''] <br>213 N Washington St <br>Bolivar, TN 38008 <br>Phone: 1-731-658-3436 <br>'''Hours:''' <br>Mon., Wed. - Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. <br>Thurs. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 
| valign="top" | The Genealogy and Local History Room has cemetery records, census records, marriage records, minority records, newspapers, court records, etc. <br>
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| width="35%" valign="top" | [http://www.grandjunctionpubliclibrary.org/ '''Grand Junction Community Library'''] <br>103 Washington St <br>(P.O. Box 751) <br>Grand Junction, TN 38039 <br>Phone: 1-731-764-2716 <br>E-mail: [mailto:gjlibrary@bellsouth.net gjlibrary@bellsouth.net] <br>'''Hours:''' <br>Tues., Wed., Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. <br>Thurs. 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. <br>Fri. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 
| valign="top" | The Grand Junction Community Library is located in Hardeman County on the border of Fayette County. <br>
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| width="35%" valign="top" | '''Lee Ola Roberts Public Library''' <br>140 W Main St <br>Whiteville, TN 38075 <br>Phone: 1-731-254-8834 <br>E-mail: [mailto:library@townofwhiteville.com library@townofwhiteville.com] <br>'''Hours:''' <br>Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. <br>Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 
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| width="35%" valign="top" | [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Middleton-TN/Middleton-Community-Library/146822423144?ref=ts '''Middleton Community Library'''] <br>100 Bolton Ave <br>Middleton, TN 38052 <br>Phone: 1-731-376-0680 <br>E-mail: [mailto:midcomlib@comcast.net midcomlib@comcast.net] <br>'''Hours:''' <br>Tues.-Fri. 12-5:30 pm <br>Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 
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| width="35%" valign="top" | [https://wths-tn.org/ '''West Tennessee Historical Society''']<br>P.O. Box 111046<br>Memphis, TN 38111<br>Phone 1-901-475-6608<br>E-mail: efrank@memphis.edu 
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==== Family History Centers<br>  ====

{{Family History Centers Intro}} 
*[[Introduction to Family History Centers]]

== Websites  ==

{{Wikipedia|Hardeman County, Tennessee}} 


*{{FHL|Tennessee Hardeman|subject|disp=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.
*[http://www.anrdoezrs.net/qh105mu2-u1HKJNRJOIHJJPJMKJK?sid=familysearchwikiBoards&url=http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.hardeman/mb.ashx Hardeman County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board] (Ancestry) 
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/TN/Hardeman-County.htm Hardeman County TN Genealogy] (ldsgenealogy.com) 
*[http://tngenweb.org/hardeman/ Hardeman County, TNGenWeb] (USGenWeb) 
*[https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/details?list_name=sw-tn RootsWeb Mailing List: SW-TN-L (Southwest Tennessee List)] 
*[https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/details?list_name=tnhardem RootsWeb Mailing List: TNHARDEM-L (Hardeman County, Tennessee List)] 

== References  ==

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