Humphreys County, Tennessee Genealogy - FamilySearch

United States Tennessee Humphreys County

Guide to Humphreys County, Tennessee ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Tennessee Online Genealogy Records

County Facts County seat: Waverly[1] Organized: October 19, 1809 Parent County(s): Stewart, Tennessee, Robertson[2] Neighboring Counties Benton • Dickson • Hickman • Houston • PerrySee County Maps Courthouse Location Map

Contents

• 1 County Information
  • 1.1 Description
  • 1.2 County Courthouse
  • 1.3 Humphreys County, Tennessee Record Dates
  • 1.4 Record Loss
  • 1.5 Boundary Changes
  • 1.6 Populated Places
  • 1.7 History Timeline
• 2 Resources
  • 2.1 Bible Records
  • 2.2 Biographies
  • 2.3 Business, Commerce, and Occupations
  • 2.4 Cemeteries
  • 2.5 Census Records
  • 2.6 Church Records
  • 2.7 Court Records
  • 2.8 Directories
  • 2.9 Emigration and Immigration
  • 2.10 Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
  • 2.11 Funeral Homes
  • 2.12 Genealogies
  • 2.13 Guardianship
  • 2.14 Land and Property Records
  • 2.15 Local Histories
  • 2.16 Maps and Gazetteers
  • 2.17 Migration
  • 2.18 Military Records
  • 2.19 Naturalization and Citizenship
  • 2.20 Newspapers
  • 2.21 Obituaries
  • 2.22 Other Records
    • 2.22.1 Prisons
  • 2.23 Periodicals
  • 2.24 Probate Records
  • 2.25 School Records
  • 2.26 Social Security Records
  • 2.27 Tax Records
  • 2.28 Vital Records
    • 2.28.1 Birth
    • 2.28.2 Marriage
    • 2.28.3 Death
    • 2.28.4 Divorce
• 3 Research Facilities
  • 3.1 Archives
  • 3.2 FamilySearch Centers
  • 3.3 Libraries
  • 3.4 Museums
• 4 Societies
• 5 Websites
• 6 Research Guides
• 7 References

County Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

Humphreys County was named for Judge (and future Congressman) Parry Wayne Humphreys. The county is located in the northwestern area of the state.[3]

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Humphreys County Courthouse 102 Thompson Street Waverly, TN 37185 Humphreys County Website County Clerk Phone: 931-296-7671 Circuit Court Clerk Phone: 931-296-2461 Register of Deeds Phone: 931-296-7681 Clerk & Master Phone: 931-296-2558

Courthouse burned in 1876 and 1898. Only the land records are complete. Land records from 1809, marriage records from 1861 and probate records from 1838.[4]

Humphreys County, Tennessee Record Dates[edit | edit source]

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records[5]

Records	Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
Dates	1908	1861	1908	1842	1809	1838	1810
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1908 (1913 missing). General compliance by 1927.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

1876 and 1898 Fires damaged courthouse records.[6] •Lost census: 1810 •Lost marriage records: 1809 to 1861 •Lost probate records: 1809 to 1836 For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see: Burned Counties. By Michael John Neill at 24-7 Family History Circle. When the Records are Gone. By Arlene Eakle at Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Blog. Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki. List of counties in the United States with Record Loss

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

1809 - Humphreys County was created 19 October 1809 from Stewart County. From 1788 to 1796 people living in what is now Humphreys County were in extinct Tennessee. Their records for that period are now found in Robertson.[7] County seat: Waverly[8] Tennessee Individual County Chronologies - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county Tennessee Historical Borders - Map at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; Also at: mapofus.org - animated maps illustrating Tennessee county boundary changes

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[9]

Cities
McEwen	New Johnsonville	Waverly
Unincorporated communities
Bakerville Buffalo Cedar Grove	Gorman Hurrican Mills	Plant Polecat

History Timeline[edit | edit source]

Additional Information Middle Tennessee county on the Tennessee River. Established 1809.

The county is named after "U.S. Representative from Tennessee Parry Wayne Humphreys (1778-1839)."[10]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]

• Middle Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1784 to 1902. 2004. By Alan N. Miller. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield Company. FS Library US/CAN 976.8 U2ma. Includes Humphreys County.

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Tombstone Transcriptions Online

• Findagrave.com
• TNGenWeb
• TNGenWeb Archives
• Tombstone Project
• TNGenWeb Cemeteries
• BillionGraves

Tombstone Transcriptions in Print

• FamilySearch Library
• WorldCat

List of Cemeteries in the County

• Findagrave.com
• Gravestones

Additional Cemetery Resources

• Tennessee Cemeteries - Hometown Locator

Census Records[edit | edit source]

Historical Populations

Historical Populations[11]
Census	Pop.	%±
1810	1,511	—
1820	4,067	169.2%
1830	6,187	52.1%
1840	5,195	−16.0%
1850	6,422	23.6%
1860	9,096	41.6%
1870	9,326	2.5%
1880	11,379	22.0%
1890	11,720	3.0%
1900	13,398	14.3%
1910	13,908	3.8%
1920	13,482	−3.1%
1930	12,039	−10.7%
1940	12,421	3.2%
1950	11,030	−11.2%
1960	11,511	4.4%
1970	13,560	17.8%
1980	15,957	17.7%
1990	15,795	−1.0%
2000	17,929	13.5%
2010	18,538	3.4%

1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Humphreys County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see 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 Humphreys County, TN census assignments, including links to transcribed files. The USGenWeb Census Project®

1810-1891

• Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891 at Ancestry ($)

1810 Lost, but a substitute is available:

• Sherrill, Charles A. The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810.

1820

Census takers found no free African Americans living in Humphreys County, Tennessee in 1820.[12]

• Bentley, Elizabeth P. Index to the 1820 Census of Tennessee. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. FS Catalog 976.8 X22b 1820. Online at Ancestry ($).

1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners

• A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FS Library US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FS Library US/CAN Film 2321. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See Tennessee, Middle District, Humphreys County on page 156.

1850

• Garrett, Jill. Humphreys County, Tennessee 1850 Census Additional Notes. Columbia, Tennessee: J. K. Garrett, 1962. FS Catalog 976.837 X2p
• Finley, Nina. Census of the Houston County Area. Erin, Tennessee: Friends of Houston County Library, 19-? FS Catalog 976.836 X2f Vol. 6, Northern Humphreys County.

1860

• Finley, Nina. Census of the Houston County Area. Erin, Tennessee: Friends of Houston County Library, 19-? FS Catalog 976.836 X2f Vol. 7, Northern Humphreys County.

1870

• Clifton, Betty F.1870 Census of Humphreys County, Tennessee. Taylorsville, California: B.F. Clifton, 1979. FS Catalog 976.837 X2c 1870
• Finley, Nina. Census of the Houston County Area. Erin, Tennessee: Friends of Houston County Library, 19-? FS Catalog 976.836 X2f Vol. 8, Northern Humphreys County.

1880

• Fischer, Marjorie Hood and Ruth B. Burns. 1880 Census, Humphreys County, Tennessee. Vista, California: Ram Press, 1987. FS Catalog 976.837 X2f 1880

1890 Lost, but substitutes are available:

• Reed, Sue S. Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-one Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891, as Provided for by an Act of General Assembly of Tennessee, Passed January 15, 1891, and Approved January 22, 1891. 8 vols. Houston, Texas: S.S. Reed, 1989. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2r v. 8 1891. Humphreys County is included in Vol. 8.
• Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara Sistler. 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: Byron Sister and Associates, 1978. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1890.

1891 Male Voters

• 1891 Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891 at Ancestry ($)

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Court Records[edit | edit source]

• 1917-1949 Images of the Circuit Court 1917-1926; 1926-1932; 1932-1937; 1937-1949 at Southeastern Genealogy ($)
• Bryant, Betty Huff Jackson County, Tennessee, Chancery Court minutes, 1840-1861 Austin, Texas: [Betty Huff Bryant], 1993. FS Library US/CAN book 976.851 P28bFree lookups

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 TSLA has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. Online searchable index at TSLA.

Directories[edit | edit source]

• 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Humphreys County Funeral Home in Waverly Luff-Bowen Funeral Home in McEwen Luff-Bowen Funeral Home in Waverly Spann Funeral Home & Cremation Services in McEwen

Genealogies[edit | edit source]

General

As of August 2010, a query for persons born in Humphreys, Tennessee at World Connect, results in more than 20,000 entries.

Bibliography

• Adams - Hampton, Estelline Adams. John Adams, Esquire (III): Ancestors and Descendants. Unknown: unknown, 1976. Available at FS Library US/CAN Film 982157 Item 7. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Ancestry ($).
• Beasley - Lockhart, William Thomas. The Beasley Family of Benton, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and Stewart Counties of Tennessee. Florissant, Missouri: W. Lockhart, 1985. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 B38Lw.
• Hamilton - Hamilton, Thomas. Autobiography of Thomas Hamilton. Typescript, microfilmed 1972. FS Library film 896607 Item 2.
• Knight - Garrett, Jill Knight. Knight Cousins. Columbia, Tennessee : J. K. Garrett, 1967. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
• McMurtry - McMurtry, Otis D. Chronology of the Life of John McMurtry, Esq., Soldier, Privateer of the American Revolution: Progenitor of the McMurtry Clan of Tennessee. Typescript, TSLA. FS Library US/CAN Film 570838 Item 2.
• McMurtry - McMurtry, Brian L. The West Tennessee McMurtry Family: A Synopsis of the Lives and Historical Background that Surrounded the McMurtry Family of Humphreys, Benton, and Henry County, TN. Newburgh, Ind.: B.L. McMurtry, 2006. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 M229mb.
• Whitfield - Whitfield, Vallie Jo Fox. Whitfield History and Genealogy of Tennessee. Walnut Creek, CA: Unknown,, 1964. Available at FS Library US/CAN Film 879642 Item 1; digital version available at some libraries through HeritageQuest Online.

Guardianship[edit | edit source]

Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]

• Humphreys County Register of Deeds has Land Records from 1810 and is located at Room 3 - Court House Annex, 102 Thompson, Waverly, Tennessee 37185; 931-296-7681. Land and property records include transfer of real estate or personal property, mortgages, leases, surveys, and entries.
• The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of deeds 1810-1897 with indeses 1810-1907; land sales frm the late 1800s to the early 1900s; tax books 1898-1916.
• Free lookups available for Tennessee Land Grants C-CZ, H-Hz, S-Sz, N-O, P-

Online Land Indexes and Records

• Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

• Smith, H. K. Some Encounters with General Forrest. McKenzie, Tenn.?: unknown, 1959. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Ancestry ($).

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Click a neighboring county for more resources

• Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)
• FamilySearch Places: Cities and Towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration[edit | edit source]

Military Records[edit | edit source]

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

• 1835 Pension Roll
• 1852 Rejected or Suspended Pensions
• Select Humphreys County, Tennessee Revolutionary War Pension files

Additional resources include:

• A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FS Library US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FS Library US/CAN Film 2321. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See Tennessee, Middle District, Humphreys County on page 156.
• Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." Digital version at Ancestry ($). Tennessee entries abstracted online at Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War at 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; Vol. 7, No. 4 (Oct. 1960):90-93. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 7 (1960); digital version at Ansearchin' News. Includes Humphreys County pensioners 7(3):68, 7(4):90.

Civil War

Online Records

• 1861-1865 Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1861-1865 Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
• 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
• 1861-1865 U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
• 1891-1965 Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

Regiments. Men in Humphreys County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (part of a large regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Humphreys County:

Confederate Soldiers

• 10th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (DeMoss') - CSA - Companies A, F, and K.
• 10th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company A.
• 11th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies A and I.
• 20th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Russell's) - CSA - Company F.
• 20th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA
• 24th Battalion, Tennessee Sharpshooters (Maney's) - CSA - Companies A, B, and C.
• 42nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company D.
• 50th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Confederate)- CSA - Company G.
• 50th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company K and Captain A. A. Wilson's Company.
• Cox's Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry - CSA - Companies A and E.
• Napier's Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry- CSA - Company C.

Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Humphreys County:

• McMurray, William Joseph. History of the 20th Tennessee Regiment Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A. Nashville, Tennessee: s.p., 1904. Free digital copy.
• Tennesseans in the Civil War: a military history of Confederate and Union units with rosters of personnel Nashville, Tennessee: Civil War Centennial Commission, 1964. FS Library US/CAN book 976.8 M2 Free lookups available!
• Wifering, Edna and Sherrill, Charles A. Tennessee's Confederate Widows and their families Cleveland, Tennessee: Cleveland Public Staff and Volunteers, 1992. FS Library US/CAN book 976.8 M28 Free lookups available!
• American Memory, Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. Johnsonville.
• Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Humphreys County. Includes soldier's name, county, pension #, unit or widow.
• United States Pension Bureau, 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. Humphreys County, page 348.

Spanish American War

• Hale, Will T.The First Tennessee Regiment, United States Volunteers. Nashville, 1899. Free digital copy.

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Random Acts Of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK) volunteer is willing to do obituary lookups in Humphreys County newspapers covering the years 1931 to 2003. RAOGK Lookups

• Newspapers on Microfilm at the Library & Archives at TSLA; some may be accessed via interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee
  • See Interlibrary Loan Policies for more information

For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Humphreys County click on the following cities or towns:

• Bakerville
• McEwen
• Waverly

• 1794-1851 - Lucas, Silas Emmett. Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. FS Catalog 976.8 V2L.
• 1847-1851 - 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. FS Library US/CAN Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851 ff; digital versions at David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository. Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s. (Largely Methodist?)
• 1800s-Current Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Other Records[edit | edit source]

Prisons[edit | edit source]

• 1831-1850 Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850 at Tennessee State Library and Archives
• 1851-1870 Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870 at Tennessee State Library and Archives

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Genealogical periodicals can contain unique sources and can be local, regional, or statewide. The following periodicals cover this county:

• Ansearchin' News: Quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. Perform keyword searches and read online articles of many previous issues at Ansearchin' News. FS Library Book 976.8 B2a.
• Humphreys County Historical Society Publication: FamilySearch Library has no. 1 - 36 (1978-2005) FS Library US/CAN book 976.837 B2h
• The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History: Quarterly magazine of the Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society. For surnames, use the volume-by-volume index, or do a keyword search of the Article Index. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.85 D25m.
• The River Counties Quarterly: (14 vols.) edited by Jill K. Garrett. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 B2rc.

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

The Humphreys County Court has responsibility for the probate records.

Online Probate Indexes and Records

• 1779-2008 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008 at Ancestry ($)
• 1837-1974 Humphreys County portion of Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes.
• 1838-1844 SourtheasternGenealogy.com Images of Wills & Inventories ($)
• Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search

Book Abstracts and Indexes

• 1837-1861 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Tennessee Wills Administrations 1779-1861. Nashville, Tenn. Byron Sistler Associates, Inc., 1990. FS Library US/CAN 976.8 P22s. Includes an index to this county's probate records.
• 1838-1844 - Works Progress Administration. Wills and Inventories, 1838-1844. Nashville, Tennessee: Works Progress Administration, 1938. Typescript of the original records.

School Records[edit | edit source]

Social Security Records[edit | edit source]

• 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry - index ($), click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records[edit | edit source]

Book Abstracts and Indexes

• 1812 Taxable Inhabitants, 1812, Ansearchin' News, Vol. 11, No. 4 (Oct. 1964). For possible FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
• 1812 Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. Evanston, Ill.: B. B. Sistler, 1977. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 R4s. Includes 1812 tax list.
• 1812 Taxable Inhabitants, 1812, Benton County Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Apr. 1994).
• 1817 "U.S. Holds 1817 Public Sale of Federal Tax-Delinquent Properties in Tennessee," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 2 (Summer 1996):63-68. For possible FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals. Includes Humphreys County.
• 1836 Nichols, Elizabeth Riggins. "Humphreys County, Tennessee 1836 Tax List," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 35, No. 3 (Fall 1988):111-114. For FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
• 1837 Nazor, Mary Louise Graham. "Humphreys County, Tennessee 1837 Tax List," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 35, No. 4 (Winter 1988):165-170. For FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
• 1837-1843 Fischer, Marjorie and Ruth B. Burns. Humphreys County, Tennessee, Records: Tax Lists, 1837-1843; Marriages, 1888-1900.Vista, California Ran Press, 1987. FS Catalog 976.837 R4f
• 1839 Tax List, 1839, River Counties, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jul. 1973).
• 1852 Tax List, 1852, District 1, River Counties, Vol. 10, Nos. 1-4 (1981).
• 1869 "Humphreys County Land Sold for Unpaid 1869 Taxes," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 46, No. 2 (Summer 1999):39. For possible FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Birth[edit | edit source]

• 1828-1939 Tennessee Births and Christenings 1828-1939 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1869-1909 Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909 at Ancestry ($)
• 1908-1912 Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Marriage[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and Records

• 1625-1966 Tennessee, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
• 1780-2002 Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002 at Ancestry ($)
• 1790-1962 Tennessee County Marriages, 1790-1950 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection. Covers all counties in Tennessee.
• 1796-1950 Tennessee Marriages 1796-1950 (Indexes only) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1824-1868, 1864-1868 Marriages at Southeastern Genealogy ($)
• 1838-1888 Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection
• 1862-1895 Humphreys County Marriage Index 1862-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.org- free.[13]
• 1864-1868 Marriage Records, 1864-1868, Humphreys County, Tennessee. FS Library Film 24705 Item 2 +++
• 1980-2014 Marriage Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Book Abstracts and Indexes

• 1861-1888 Humphreys County, Tennessee Marriage Records, 1861-1888. FS Library 976.837 V2f Information abstracted from marriage books A, C, D, F, and G.
• 1888-1900 Humphreys County, Tennessee, Records: Tax Lists, 1837-1843; Marriages, 1888-1900. FS Library 976.837 R4f.

Death[edit | edit source]

• 1874-1955 Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1908-1933, 1948-Onward Tennessee Deaths at MyHeritage - index ($)
• 1908-1958 Tennessee Death Records 1908 - 1958 at Ancestry ($)
• 1908-1912 Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
• 1914-1933 Tennessee Death Records 1914-1933 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
• 1914-1966 Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1949-2014 Death Records Index 1949-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Divorce[edit | edit source]

Online Records

• 1796-1850 Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
• 1980-2014 Divorce Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Online Titles

• W.P.A. Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey, 1941. FamilySearch Digital Library.

Research Facilities[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

Listed below are archives in Humphreys County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Tennessee Archives and Libraries.

FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Clarksville Tennessee FamilySearch Center
• Clarksville Tennessee North FamilySearch Center
• Dickson Tennessee FamilySearch Center
• Paris Tennessee FamilySearch Center
• Brentwood Public Library - an affiliate library.
• Houston County Archives - an affiliate library.
• Tennessee State Library and Archives - an affiliate library.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Listed below are libraries in Humphreys County. For state-wide library facilities, see Tennessee Archives and Libraries.

Humphreys County Public Library201 Pavo AvenueWaverly, TN 37185Phone: 931-296-2143Website West Tennessee Heritage Study CenterPaul Meek Library10 Wayne Fisher Dr.Martin, TN 38238 Phone: 731-881-7065 Website Houses a variety of genealogical resources including materials relating to the following counties in Tennessee: Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Perry, Shelby, Stewart, Tipton, Wayne, Weakley and Carlisle (KY), Fulton (KY), and Hickman (KY) counties in Kentucky.

Museums[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

Listed below are societies in Humphreys County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Tennessee Societies.

Humphreys County Historical Society105 1/2 MeridaleWaverly, TN 37185

Websites[edit | edit source]

• Humphreys County, Tennessee Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Humphreys County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)
• Rootwalker: Genealogy Pages for Northern Middle TN Free Genealogy Resources for the Region
• Humphreys County TN Genealogy(ldsgenealogy.com)
• FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Humphreys County, courtesy: TSLA. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)

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1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
3. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Humphreys, Tennessee" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphreys_County,_Tennessee accessed 21 Dec 2018
4. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
5. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
6. ↑ Lost Records: Courthouse Fires and Disasters in Tennessee in Tennessee State Library and Archives in Tennessee Secretary of State (accessed 13 March 2016).
7. ↑ "Tennessee County" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_County,_North_Carolina, accessed 2 October 2023; Eichholz, Alice. Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, 3rd edition. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 639. FS Catalog book 973 D27rb; At various libraries (WorldCat).
8. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), 641. (FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002). WorldCat entry.
9. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Humphreys County, Tennessee," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphreys_County,_Tennessee#Communities, accessed 24 November 2019.
10. ↑ "List of counties in Tennessee," Wikipedia.
11. ↑ Source: "Wikipedia.org".
12. ↑ Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," online at Free African Americans.
13. ↑ 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.