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This special section of The Olden Times features old newspaper articles from or about Tennessee and Tennessee families, dating from the 1800's to the early 1900's. *

You'll find old news articles, obituaries, birth & marriage announcements, ads and more. Newspapers abound with genealogical clues and wonderful historical context for family historians.

See the links at the top of this page to go to the Index of Names, to search this site or to take a look at the site map.  

Note: The Index of Names is always your best bet for finding a specific name!

Each of these was scanned from an original issue of an old newspaper in my personal collection. They appear in the order in which they were added to this website. Be sure to check for archived stories, since I move them from this page to the Archives periodically.

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SMALL & FOUTE, Attorneys at Law, Memphis,  1855

Residence for Sale, Memphis, 1855    McMAHON, SHAW, CHURCH

Pomegranate Cotton Seed, $4/bushel, Memphis, 1855    MITCHELL, STRATTON, McDAVITT

Insolvent CULLUM Estate, Tipton County, 1855

Excellent Accommodation at Mrs. YOUNG's: $1/day or $15/month, Memphis, 1855

MERETO & ROJOUX, Jewelers & Watch-Makers, Memphis, 1858

Illinois Accuses Reconstruction-Era Tennessee of "Kidnapping" Accused Murderer, Army of the Tennessee Reunion Planned, 1874    CUSTER, BEVERIDGE, BROWN, SMITH, WARD, WILLIAMS, BELKNAP, LINCOLN

Assault with Intent to Kill, Memphis, 1860    SAULS, POSTALL, METSALL

Non-Resident Notice, Memphis, 1855    PORTER, ARMOUR, WHITBY, CARR, CROMWELL, CREMWELL, LANIER, CLAYTON, CURRIN, WRIGHT

Home of Col. FINNIE Burglarized, Memphis, 1860

CALLAHAN & MILLER Arrested... Again, Memphis, 1860

Pistols & Bowie Knives: Deadly Words in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1837    LELAND, MABRY

Chancery Court Non-Resident Notice, Memphis, 1855    CASH, FALLS, LOWE, PATTISON, SWEET, LANIER, SWAYNE

Police Court News, including commentary about the presence of "Hibernian (Irish) names among those arrested for being drunk & disorderly, Tennessee, 1855    MORRIS, QUINLAN, HILL, KENNEDY

Personal News, 1879    ALLEN, WHITE, ETHERIDGE

East Tennessee Railroad Accident Kills FINLEY, BELL, 1885

Sorrel Mare STOLEN from LaGrange Stable, 1855    RICKS, WINBURN, WILKINS

Mary BROWN Escapes Orphanage, Memphis, 1879

Dilly SESSOM Offers Reward, Shelby Depot, 1879

Real Estate Transfers, Knoxville, 1886     JONES, CARTER, AULT, KIRK, DAY, STEPHENSON, MATHEWS, BRANNER

PARRIS - RUSSELL Marriage License, 1886

Beriah FRAZIER Death, circa 1846

MATSUMOTO Death, Knoxville, 1886  "Thought to be the first Japanese in East Tennessee."

Sarah HUNT Death, Knoxville, 1886

MANEY Residence Burglarized, Nashville, 1886

Capt. LEDGERWOOD to Deliver Lecture on Life of Union General THOMAS, Knoxville, 1886

James B. STEPHENS, M. D., Nashville, 1884

Property Transfers, Memphis, 1879 Now indexed! Surnames include the following: JONES, CARNES, WALSH, PEARCE, SUGGS, ROYSTER, FRAZIER, BATTLE, COOPER, JACKSON, LIDDELL, McGRAUGHRAN, WOODRUFF, HADDEN, AVERY, COX, GOULD, WALTON, WILLIFORD, CRAWFORD

U. S. Court News, Memphis, 1879    BAXTER, HAMMOND, CHAMBERS, EDMUNDS, JONES, DALE, LANDER, ESTES, GARRETT, DEVARAUX

Mrs. BOICE Advertises Reward for Lost Baby's Ring, Memphis, 1879

Willis HENRY, Colored, Drowns in Mississippi River, Memphis, 1879

Guests at the Peabody Hotel, May 28, 1879 - Surnames include the following: McCLUNG, HALCOMBE, WHITE, BURRUS, ROBERTS, FLEMING, HERZ, SNEED, DUFF, McGEHEE, FORMAN, RITCHIE, BURCH, THOMPSON, WILSON, HOWEL, FLEWELLEN, GOSS, RUTHERFORD, CHANDLER, NORFLEET, TAYLOR, MAYHOFF, BAYNES, HAZELL, BATE, BERTINATTI

Escaped negro Convict Mose BOSWELL Recaptured in Memphis, 1879

Henry WALLS, Colored, Advertises Found Stray Cow, Memphis, 1879

Marriage Licenses Issued, Memphis, 1879    Now indexed! Surnames include the following: SIMS, WILLIAMS, WADE, HARRIS, GRAGG, FUNK, BRISCOE, BROOKS, CAIN, HAWKINS, ROBINSON, SANDERS, HOWARD, NELLUMS, NASH, MARTIN, MAAS, LEUBRIE, GAMBLE, OLIVER

MAAS - LEUBRIE Marriage, Memphis, 1879    SAMFIELD

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*  I'm sorry, but I do not have any more recent newspapers. If you're looking for old news stories or obituaries published after 1920, I suggest you check with your local library. If they don't have the issue that you seek, they may be able to locate one on microfilm through another institution. Sadly, very few actual original issues remain in library collections, and thus you may only be able to get microfilm views of the old news pages.

For current Tennessee newspapers, try Tennessee Today.

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