Macon County Records

Copies of these records are on microfilm at the Macon County Public Library in Lafayette, TN. They are available for patrons to the genealogy section to use. Unfortunately Macon County has had three courthouse fires in its history. Most of the records prior to 1901 were destroyed. The Macon County Historical Society has worked diligently to restore these lost records by copying Bible Records and Marriage Records of individual Justices of the Peace. At the present they are working in conjunction with the County Registrar to re-record old deeds that people may have in their possession but not on file at the courthouse. Therefore it might be worthwhile to write to the Macon County Historical Society at P.O. Box 231, LaFayette, TN 37083-0231, to see if the record you need has turned up.

Clerk and Master	Chancery Minutes	March 1844--March 1904
	Enrolling Books Index to Execution Docket No. 3 thru Execution Docket 1875-1893 Judgement Index thru Execution Docket 1897-1014 Rule Docket 1853--June 1876 thrul Rule Docket 1888-1902 Trial Docket Feb 1854--Aug 1874 thru Trial Dockets Nov 1882 - Apr 1891 Trial Dockets 1891-1902 Index to Chancery Court MInutes 1861-1877 Misc. Roll--Recipt for Papers 1889--1922 thru Enrolling Books 1872-1887	1872--1912
	Minutes	1904-1970
	Civil Minutes	Mar 1901-Feb 1957
	Criminal Minutes	Nov 1907-Mar 1957 (Dec 1935 thru Feb 1940 missing)
	Enrolling Docket	Mar 1901--Mar 1910
Chancery Court	Minutes	1901-Oct 1970
Circuit Court	Civil Minutes	Mar 1901-Feb 1957
	Criminal Minutes	Nov 1907--Mar 1947
	Enrolling Dockets	Mar 1901--Mar 1910
County Clerk	Minutes	Jun 1905--Dec 1952
	Marriage Bonds & Licenses	Apr 1901--Jun 1929
	Marriage Records	Jul 1929--Nov 1954
	Records of Births	1909-1912 1920-1940
	Records of Deaths	1920--1940
	Wills	Sep 1940--Mar 1976
	Inventories & Accounts of Sales	Oct 1901--Oct 1968
	Administrators Bonds and Letters	Oct 1908--Dec 1961
	Administrators Settlements	1902--1961
	Executors Bonds & Letters	May 1927--Oct 1954
	Guardians Bonds	1925--Oct 1954
	Guardian Settlements	1901--Aug 1961
	Claims Filed Against Estates	1921--1933
	Insolvent Minutes	1902--1914
	Probate of Deeds	1901--1947
Register of Deeds	Deed Indexes	1901-1959
	Deeds	Mar 1901-Jan 1952
	Trust Deed Indexes	1925-Dec 1960
	Trust Deeds	Mar 1901--Mar 1951
	Military Discharges	Aug 1919-- Apr 1950
	Oil & Gas Leases	Sep 1903--Apr 1955
County School Board	Minutes	Dec 1945--Dec 1957
Trustee	Tax Books	1933-1953
	Land Sales	May 1901--May 1916
	Records of Land Sales	1897--1913 (Redeemed)
	Minutes & Ordinances	Mar 1945--Apr 1956

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