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Hardin County, Tennessee
In 1783 the North Carolina legislature designated land in West Tennessee for settlement by Revolutionary War veterans. The act creating land bounties anticipated a treaty with the Chickasaws, who claimed the area, and probably anticipated Tennessee statehood. The North Carolina Act allowed claims to be surveyed, and in 1786, either Isaac Taylor or W. A. Farrar laid off five thousand acres for Andrew Kerr and three thousand acres for Joseph Hardin.
After the Jackson Purchase, the Tennessee General Assembly in November 1819 created Hardin County, which extended from Wayne County to the Mississippi. Eleven days later, Shelby County was created, which removed present Shelby County and most of Fayette County from the western reaches of Hardin County. In 1823 the legislature created McNairy County, which established the current western boundary of Hardin County. Bits and pieces were added or taken away over the years, until the county's present boundaries were established in 1856.
Hardin County was named for Colonel Joseph Hardin. He was born in Richmond, Virginia, removed to North Carolina at an early date, and came to Greene County and later Knox County following the Revolutionary War. He served as a representative of Washington and Greene Counties in the State of Franklin and in the Tennessee Territorial Assembly. Hardin died sometime between 1791 and 1801 in Knox County. Among the first settlers were Hardin's sons, a daughter, and their extended families. Like the Nashborough settlers, the Hardin families arrived in two groups: one by land and one by river. The boat party arrived in July 1816, with the land party not far behind.
The first session of County Court of Pleas and Quarterly Sessions was formed January 3, 1820, at the home of Colonel James Hardin near Cerro Gordo. The July 1822 session was held at Hardinville (now called Old Town) near the confluence of Turkey and Boone's Creeks. This site was determined to be the center of the county. The citizens of the county living west of the river strongly objected to the long trip, which included ferry costs, and initiated a successful effort to move the county seat. In 1829 Rudd's Ferry was selected as the county seat; the name was changed to Savannah in 1850, when the state legislature incorporated the town.
Newspapers were published in Savannah. Scattered early issues are available from 1873, and a complete run begins in 1923.
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Hardin County Court and Probate Records
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Hardin County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1861 and Probate Records from 1836 and is located at Courthouse, 601 Main St., Savannah, TN 38372-2061; Telephone:
Hardin County Register of Deeds has Land Records from 1835 and is located at Courthouse, 601 Main St., Savannah, TN 38372-2061; Telephone: (731) 925-3921 .
Hardin County Clerk of Circuit Court has Court Records from 1820 and is located at Courthouse, 601 Main St., Savannah, TN 38372-2061; Telephone: (731) 925-3921.
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Hardin County Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Records
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Contact the Hardin County Clerk For County Marriage Divorce Records (See Hardin County Court Records for Address and Phone number) in the county where Certificate was granted.
Tennessee State Vital Records, is located at Central Services Building, 1st Floor, 421 5th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee 37243; Phone (615) 741-1763, FAX (615) 741-9860. The Tennessee Office of Vital Records registers and maintains the original certificates of births, deaths, marriages and divorces that occur in Tennessee. They have the following records:
- Birth Certificates: Records are available beginning with January 1914, for Nashville since June 1881, for Knoxville since July 1881, and for Chattanooga since January 1882. Records of some births that occurred in the major cities from 1881-1913 are also available. A certified photocopy of the original record may be obtained at a fee of $12.00 for the first copy and $4.00 for each additional copy of the same record requested at the same time. For persons born from 1949 to the present, a certified copy produced by computer is also available at a fee of $7.00 for the first copy and $4.00 for each additional copy of the same record requested at the same time. For Earlier Records See Tennessee State Library and Archives Below.
- Death Certificates: Death records are available for the past 50 years (1957). The fee is $7.00 per certified copy. The cause of death is not normally included on a certified copy unless specifically requested and then is available only to certain family members or legal representatives. For Earlier Records See Tennessee State Library and Archives Below. Click Here to Search the Social Security Death Index for FREE
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Hardin County Census Records
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Few, if any, records reveal as many details about individuals and families as do government census records. Substitute records can be used when the official census is unavailable
Countywide Records: Federal Population Schedules that exist for Hardin County, Tennessee are 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1910, 1920 and 1940. Other Federal Schedules to look at when researching your family tree in Hardin County, Tennessee are Industry and Agriculture Schedules available for the years 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Slave Schedules exist for 1850 & 1860. The Mortality Schedules for the years 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880.
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Hardin County Maps & Atlases
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Hardin County Military Records
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- Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
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- Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files
- Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee
- Case Files of Applications from Former Confederates for Presidential Pardons ("Amnesty Papers"), 1865-67 from the State of Tennessee (The National Archives): NARA M1003. View, Print Copy & Save Original Applications for pardon submitted to President Andrew Johnson, 1865-67, by former Confederates excluded from earlier amnesty proclamations.
- Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900 from the State of Tennessee (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Pension applications for service in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917, grouped according to the units in which the veterans served.
- Southern Claims - Barred and Disallowed from the State of Tennessee (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents In the 1870s, southerners claimed compensation from the U.S. government for items used by the Union Army, ranging from corn and horses, to trees and church buildings.
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Hardin County Tax Records
The 1796 Constitution levied taxes on “every freeman of the age of twenty-one years and upward possessing a freehold in the county wherein he may vote, and being an inhabitant of this State, and every freeman being an inhabitant of any one county in the State six months immediately preceding the day of the election, shall be entitled to vote....”
Many early surviving tax records were published in an effort to replace the missing federal censuses. Original extant tax records are preserved in the respective county courthouse as well as in the Tennessee State Library and Archives, where a card index exists for tax records in its collection pre-dating 1835, arranged by county, date, and district.
Original tax schedules for most Tennessee counties for 1836 through 1839 are available at the Tennessee State Library and Archives.
The 1891 tax lists of male inhabitant voters in each county were recently found. Available on microfilm at the Tennessee State Library and Archives, these nine reels are arranged alphabetically within each district in each county. Tax records from trustees office in counties are available on microfilm as well.
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Hardin County Genealogical Addresses
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- Hardin County Archives, 1365 Pickwick Street, Savannah , TN 38372; Phone: (731) 925-4936
- Hardin County Historical Society, 601 Main St, Savannah 38372
- Hardin County Library, 1365 Pickwick Street, Savannah, TN 38372 731-925-4314
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Hardin County Church & Cemeteries
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There are many churches and cemeteries in Hardin County. Some transcriptions are online. A great site is the Hardin County Tombstone Transcription Project. The Tennessee Department of Transportation has county maps the show the locations of churches and cemeteries free for viewing or download here.
Although few histories for Tennessee churches have been published, there are church records for almost every county in the state. Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist were the principal religions of early settlers in the state, and documents from these groups make up the largest number of records available. Other representative religions include Lutheran, Church of Christ, Episcopal, Roman Catholic, and Jewish. Most early Tennessee churches only kept minutes and membership records. Church records could, however, include records of baptism, marriage, burial, membership, or removal, but it is rare to find all or several of these categories maintained by one church.
A large collection of transcripts of Tennessee cemetery records has been compiled by members of chapters of the DAR. Records collection available at the Tennessee State Library and Archives and through the FHL. The state library and archives has notebooks containing listings of cemetery records.
County genealogical and historical societies and local citizens have collected, compiled, and published numerous volumes of cemetery records.
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County Church & Bible Records
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Family Trees & Genealogy Tidbits
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Hardin County Published Records
- 1820-1840 U.S. Census, Hardin County, Tennessee (1994?)
- 1833 Census of Hardin County, Tennessee (Brewington, 1992)
- 1840 U.S. Census, Hardin County, Tennessee (Curtis, 1972)
- 1850 U.S. Census, Hardin County, Tennessee (Schunk, 1987)
- 1880 Census Hardin County, Tennessee (Sistler, 2001)
- 1880 Census of Hardin County, Tennessee (Brown, 1994)
- 1980 Cemetery Census of Hardin County, Tennessee (Hardin County Historical Society, 1994)
- Civil War Direct Tax, Hardin County, Tennessee (Brewington, 1992)
- Death Notices and Obituaries, Savannah Courier, 1885-1890, Savannah, Tennessee, Hardin County, Tennessee (Brewington, 1992)
- First Hundred Years : Hardin County, Tennessee Records, 1818-1918 (Hays, 1999)
- Genealogical Research Maps of Hardin County, Tennessee (Hanna, 1991)
- Hardin Countians in the 19th Century : A Supplement to Hardin County's People (Hays, 1986)
- Hardin Countians in the Civil War : A Listing of all Men from Hardin County Known to have Served in the Confederate or Union Armies (Hays, 2000)
- Hardin County Court Minutes : An Annotated Index (Hays, 1999)
- Hardin County Death Records, 1820-1900 (Willey & Hays, 1988)
- Hardin County Deeds, 1820-1855 (Hays, 1989)
- Hardin County Directory 1820-1850 (Hays, 1987)
- Hardin County Hodgepodge (Hays, 1987)
- Hardin County, Tennessee Deed Books [vol. 1 Aug 1835 - Feb 1851; vol. 2 Feb 1851 - June 1854] (Hutchings, 2002-)
- Hardin County Tennessee General Administration Settlement B 1836-42 (WPA, 1939)
- Hardin County Tennessee Marriage Records 1865-1868 (WPA, 1938)
- Hardin County, Tennessee Records, 1820-1860 (Hays, 1985)
- Hardin County's People : Miscellaneous Records from the 19th Century (Hays, 1985)
- Marriage Records of Hardin County, Tennessee [Book 1, 1859-1878; Book 2, Jan. 1878-Feb. 1881] (Brewington, 1991-)
- Private Acts of Hardin County, Tennessee (McIntyre, 1981)
- Slave Schedules for Hardin County, Tennessee, 1850 & 1860 (Brewington, 1992)
- Tennessee Records of Hardin County : Record A County Court Minutes 1820-1825 (WPA, 1936)
- Tennessee Records of Hardin County : Record D Inventory Book 1842-1849 (WPA, 1937)
