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Death certificates in Tennessee were first kept on a statewide
basis from
1907-1912. The form used at that time did not provide any significant
genealogical data. In 1912, the death registration law in Tennessee
expired,
and in 1913, no registration was done. Beginning in 1914, the state
authorized
the use of a new form which provides information about the deceased's
birthplace, birthdate, & parents, among other data.
The purpose of the abstract is not to fully copy the death record,
but to
provide the basic information registered for each death. The original
copies
of the death certificates are on file in Nashville, and microfilm
copies are
available at the Tennessee State Library & Archives. A duplicate
set of
microfilm is housed at the Cleveland Public Library-History Branch.
A copy of the death certificate may be obtained by sending $3.00
and a
stamped, self-addressed envelope to:
Cleveland Public Library-History Branch
833 North Ocoee Street
Cleveland, TN. 37311
Please reference the county in which the death occurred, year of
death, and
the certificate number.
Key To Using Death Record Abstracts
1. Children under 2 years of age have not been included in these
abstracts.
2. Death certificates are listed here in the same order as they
appear on the
microfilm copy. They are in rough chronological order.
3. The abstracted information is in the following order:
Last & first name of the
deceased
Age of deceased in years
Birthplace of deceased (city,
county, or state)
Father's name & place
of birth
Mother's name & place
of birth
Year of death
Certificate number (use this
number when ordering a copy)
4. Where information is missing from an abstract it was missing
on the
certificate
5. Spellings have generally been left as they appear on the certificate,
even
in cases where we suspected the clerk or doctor made a spelling
error.
6. Some certificates were illegible, and that has been indicated
with question
marks.
7. The certificates are generally completed by the physician or
undertaker.
The name of the "informant" who gave the information may be found
on the
original certificate.
8. In a work of this type, errors are inevitable. The Cleveland
Library has
made a wonderful effort to provide an accurate and thorough transcription,
and
apologizes for any errors or omissions.
Info furnished by: Connie
Baumann
Page design by: The
Sam Sneed Family
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