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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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Charles POTTER Offers Bulk Coffee for Sale, Memphis, 1855
Watt BRADFORD, Manufacturer, Memphis, 1855
Memphis Police Court News, 1855 BLACK, FRANK
M. J. BECKWITH Tends to Business in Mississippi, 1891
MILLER - FEALY Marriage, Memphis, 1877
HARRIS - CUMMINGS Marriage, Memphis, 1877
Mrs. POSTON to Relocate to Jackson from Memphis, 1891 ALCORN
MITCHELL - OLDHAM Marriage, 1877
ANDERSON Death, Nashville, 1919 Not yet indexed, but surnames include the following:
SWEENEY, McCLANAHAN, MOODY, BOLES, SELLY, GLEAVES, MILLES, BAUMAN, SHERMAN, POTTER, DAVIS, WARDEN, NEALEY, COTTON, FUSTON, CANTRELL, RANDOLPH, WHERRY, DAVIS, RAINSJudge DULING Sends Tramp Charles WILCHER to Workhouse, 1879
Convicted Marshall County Horse Thieves' Cases Heard in Supreme Court, TN, 1879 PORTER, McCOOL, McMILLIN
Dr. McCREARY Now in Dr. MORGAN's Old Office, Knoxville, 1886
DAVIS Suicide at Jasper, 1891
Alleged Voter Fraud in Fayette County, 1884
WATSON, DUNN, BAKER, BATESeaborn JONES Hanged by the Ku Klux Klan, Columbia, 1868
News from Bristol, 1886 Names now indexed! Surnames include:
LINDSEY, McNEIL, THOMAS, McCARTY, CARR, VANCE, DORIOT, WALLACE, BOYD, BROWN, WALKER, BURROW, WHITE, PENDLETON, RICHMOND, BULLOCK, THOMASNashville Deaths, May, 1919
WILES, DENNY, HUGGINS, BREWINGTON, VANTREASE, WOODROFF, NEESE15,000 Acres of West Tennessee Land Ready to Settle, 1845 CLAGETT, PAGE, FOOTE, ST. JOHN
Wartime News from East Tennessee, 1864
BALL, MARTIN, CROW, MORGANB. A. MASSEY Advertises Former KAY Residence, Memphis, 1855
Tennessee Candidates, 1855 KEY, STOKE, GOLLADAY
John WILDBERGER Advertises the Steamer Falcon for Sale, 1855
40 Acres for Sale on Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Fayette County, 1855 GLENN, BROWN
Outlaw James HICKEY Shot to Death, Germantown, 1881
Jacob C. WARD, Bookbinder, Memphis, 1855
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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.