Stewart County, Tennessee Genealogy
200 Years Ago in Stewart County: In May 1812, Stewart County Court ordered William Travis, Stephen Parker, Samuel Yarborough, Caleb Williams, Charles B. Wilcox and Charles Pistole to view and mark a road from the Indian Mount on North Cross Creek, then up Dicks Fork to the state line, the nearest and best way leading towards the Saline salt works
Stewart County is located in Middle Tennessee, one of the state's three "grand divisions".
It is bordered on the north by Trigg Co., KY and
Christian Co., KY, on the east by
Montgomery Co., TN, on the south by
Houston Co., TN and Benton Co., TN, and on the west by
Henry Co., TN and Calloway Co., KY
Published December 4, 1997................... Last Update - May 6, 2012
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The Stewart County, TN, Genealogy WebPage is part of the TNGenWeb Project
Reunions
The Taylor-Candler Reunion will be held on Sunday, May 27, 2012 (12 Noon) in the hospitality room at the F & M Bank in Dover, Tennessee.
Please bring a covered dish.
We invite you to bring family photos, research or family history for an afternoon of sharing and learning.
For more information: contact Glenda at: 1-931-289-4750 or Mildred at mgseid@cox.net
This space devoted to announcements of upcoming family reunions.
Got one? Let us know!
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Hi! I'm Stew, and I have been adopted by the Stewart County coordinators. I host my own page, dedicated to the research efforts of children interested in genealogy and history of Stewart County! It also features children of yesteryear in Stewart Co.
VISIT STEW'S PAGE!
Stewart County History
Stewart County Ancestors
Stewart County Meetin Place
Marty Cossey's blog for making contact with fellow Stewart County researchers. Family names include Hicks, Manning, Stalls, Sills, Page, Sexton, Smith and Baggett. |
| Queries and Query Postings: |
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Archived County Queries (2009)
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Archived County Queries (2006)
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Archived County Queries (July 2001-December 2001)
Archived County Queries (January 2001-June 2001)
Archived County Queries (January 2000-December 2000)
Archived County Queries (July 1999-December 1999)
Archived County Queries (December 1998-June 1999)
Archived County Queries (July 1998-December 1998)
Archived County Queries (Dec. 1997-June 1998)
Archived County Queries (1996)
Note: Query pages within the TNGenWeb project are for those researchers requesting or offering assistance in tracing their lineage. If you are asked to pay for any information, other than to cover the cost of postage and copying, please let the tnsc@tngenweb.org State Coordinator know.
You may also want to browse the Message board for Stewart County
(not a part of this web site, but another place to post queries)
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Goodspeed's Biographies (published 1886) |
| Biographies A & B |
Biographies C-D-E-F-G |
Biographies H-J-K-L-M |
| Biographies P-R-S |
Biographies T-V-W-Y |
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| Other Research Resources for Stewart County Ancestors: |
| Early Settlers & Biographies |
Surname Volunteers |
Stewart's Cherokee Connections |
Ira Shares (Sharing and information about the Stewart area, locations, history, families by the late Ira Bell, native of the area)
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| Group Photos of Ancestors: |
Hog Killing Group, c. 1900
1906 Church Group to Identify?
1910's Group to Identify?
Antioch School, 1922
Antioch School Abt. 1923
Bear Spring School, 1925-26
Bear Spring School, 1935
Bear Spring School 8th grade class
Big Rock High School basketball team, 1936
Big Rock High School 1938 Senior Class
Bumpus Mills flood, 1933
Bumpus Mills High School 4-H Club, Dec. 1938
Carlisle School 1900-1901
Center Point School, ca. 1937
Chestnut Grove School, ca. 1928
Cumberland City Academy, 1907-08
Desmond Hargis Birthday Group, Bumpus Mills, 1923
Lineport Masonic Lodge, ca. 1900
Model School Abt. 1915
Model School Abt. 1918
Mount View School Abt. 1922-1923
New Haven School, 1913
Pine Bluff School 1906-1907; 1910-1912
Pugh Flat School, ca. 1905-1910
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| Folklore, Sayings, Folk Remedies, Etc. of the Area |
| The Tales They Told...:
Stories and folklore about Stewart County and the people who called it home shared by their descendents. |
| Folk Remedies contributed by subscribers
Folk Medicine by B.W. Dortch |
| The Way They Lived....pj Thompson Shares... "Come Sit in the Swing Under The Shade Tree and Let Me Tell You Of Days Gone By"
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| Hog Killing Day ......
Making From Scratch: Woodstove Recipes
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Making Do: Old Time Household Recipes & Remedies
....Wash Day
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Laying a Corpse...Patsy and Paula Saga...More to come! ...About the author: Meet pj |
Stewart County Research
Stewart County Public Library
link to the Library's official web site
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| click here for Research Databases Cemetery Listings, Cemetery Atlas, Bible Records, Census Records, 1840 Pensioners from the American Revolution, Churches, Court Records, Deeds, Letters, Marriage Records, Obituaries, Post Offices, School history, Soldiers, Tax Lists, Undertaker Records, Wills |
Now for sale at the Stewart County Public Library and the Houston County Public Library:
1838-1871, Marriage Licenses Applied For, Stewart County Tennessee, published by Friends of the Library, Houston County, TN
Price for the book: $10 ($8.00 + $2.00 shipping, checks payable to Friends of the Library).
Also for sale, FROM THE HILLS AND HOLLOWS: A CHRONICLE OF SMITH AND WILSON FAMILIES IN STEWART AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES OF TENNESSEE
BY JAMES MEREDITH SMITH, (c) 2007, hardback, $45.00
Send orders for either book to:
Stewart County Public Library
102 Natcor Drive
Dover, TN 37058-3524
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| For sale from the Stewart County Archives:
Stewart County, Tennessee Marriages Revisited, 1804-1881
Stewart County, Tennessee Circuit Court Minutes, Vol. 1 & 1A, 1821 - 1831
Stewart County, Tennessee, Tax Lists 1804-1840
Stewart County, Tennessee Abstracts of Settlements, Wills and Bonds, 1804-1896
Stewart County, Tennessee Deed Book Indexes, 1786-1884
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| And from our friends across the border in Trigg County:
Cemeteries of Cadiz and Trigg County, Kentucky
compiled by David Sumner, Kim Fortner, Pam Metts & Charles Morris.
To purchase your copy send $30 plus $5 shipping ($3 shipping each additional book) to:
Trigg County Public Library
Attn: Kim Fortner or Pam Metts
244 Main St.
Cadiz, KY 42211
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local residents - come by the John L. Street Library in Cadiz and see Kim or Pam, Monday-Friday, 9AM-5PM
- Hardback book, 450+ pages
Contains over 400 Trigg Co. cemetery listings
- 100+ cemeteries never before recorded
- Full name index
- Driving directions to each cemetery
- NOTE: This book does NOT contain Trigg Co. cemeteries located in LBL / Between the Rivers.
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Ask Jim
Do you have questions about HOW to do Stewart County research? WHERE to find information? How to decipher what you DO find? Then click on the Ask Jim link above, and send your question in to someone who's been around the courthouse a few times.
NOTE: This page is about general research, not specific persons. If you want to ask about specific people, please post a query. |
Note: Looking for volunteer transcribers! If you have public records you want on the site and are willing to either furnish copies of the records or transcribe, please e-mail!
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Mailing List for Stewart County Genealogy
Genealogy mailing lists are a great way to meet fellow researchers online and swap information via e-mail. Stewart County Genealogy has its own Mailing List, hosted by Rootsweb. The link below will take you to the page that tells you how to join - see the section called Subscribing.
Click here for information on the Stewart County Genealogy mailing list.
Please e-mail your County Coordinators if you have questions or would like to contribute to the site.
And come back again soon! Happy Hunting!!!
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