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Chester
County, Tennessee Area Key to Genealogical Records
Places in Chester County, Tennessee: Henderson
(County seat), Jacks Creek, and Mifflin.
Chester County, Tennessee
Genealogy
Chester County was created
March 4, 1875 from Hardeman, Madison, Henderson, and McNairy counties.
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Archives
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The
Tennessee State Library and Archives
assists family history researchers in the use of their collections. Their
web site is friendly and fun to use. If they do not have the records, then
they direct you to those who do have that time of record. The
County
Records has court cases, earliest county records, tax lists,
inventories of county records, and school census records.
The History and Genealogy page has links to
visitor information
and SERVICES BY MAIL.
Fees are available on the
Order Forms
web page. Interlibrary loan is only available to libraries in Tennessee,
however, microfilm may be purchased by contacting the Preservation
Services staff. |
Census
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
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1890 U. S. Veteran Census - online at Ancestry.com |
1900 United States Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
Libraries |
World-wide
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual lists of
U.S. statewide records can be viewed online
including one for
Chester County,
Tennessee. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
Map
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1895
U.S. 1895 Atlas (Chester County, Tennessee map) - free online |
Vital Records
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1914-1921
Statewide Index to Tennessee Death Records - free online at Tennessee
State Library and Archives
Currently this is a partial index. They are actively
working to make it a full index from 1914 on. This is one site you may
want to check from time to time. |
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Henderson, Chester, Tennessee |
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Libraries |
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The Family History Library is the largest
genealogy library in the world. The catalog of records for
Henderson, Chester, Tennessee can be viewed online free. Microfilms can be rented, then
viewed at your local
Family History Center. Access is open to everyone. |
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