Sumner County, Tennessee Genealogists Companion

A collection of  various compiled transcribed documents acquired from micro-film and original records.  Including but not limited to: Bible, Cemetery, Census, Church, Community, Deed, Family Lineage & Photo's, Funeral Home, Marriage, Military, Obituary, Scholastic, Tax, Voter Lists and or Records.

Map supplied by Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, DC 20540-4650

The above map from 1882 places Sumner County, Tennessee between the following Tennessee county's; Robertson to the west, Davidson to the southwest, Wilson to the southeast, and Macon and Trousdale to the east.  Northward lies the state of Kentucky where Sumner County borders to the northeast with Allen and to the northwest Simpson County.  The county seat is Gallatin which was named after Albert Gallatin, who was the secretary of the treasury under President James Madison.  Sumner County is rich in heritage and has raised many to become leading citizens across the world.  

© 2002 - 2014
Welcome to our page!  

Jan Barnes and Linda Carpenter are co-hosts for this page.  We've been transcribing Sumner County documents for many years. Our site was created so that we can share our transcriptions with other researchers.

Last Updated:  Loose Records

The Highland Rim Historical Society is hosting a program in June dedicated to the Moore family of Portland, Tennessee.  Photos, documentation, or family lore from Moore descendants would be most welcomed.  Please contact Steve Broadway, President of the Highland Rim Historical Society for more information.

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We have separate Search Engines for our Funeral Home Records and Maps.  View those records and search engines by clicking on the appropriate links listed below for each.

In Life...

Formation of Our County

• State Maps

• Map of Sumner County, Tennessee Communities

• Early 19th Century Map of Sumner County, Tennessee Districts and Waterways

Enumerated and Recorded

• 1826 Enumeration of Captain McGlothlin's - Dickey's Company's of Militia - Acquired from Microfilm

• 1826 Enumeration of Captain McGlothlin's Company - Acquired from Microfilm

• 1826 Enumeration of Captain Rider's Company - Acquired from Microfilm

• 1826 Enumeration of Captain John McNeal's Company - Acquired from Microfilm

• 1826 Enumeration of Captain Smith's Company - Acquired from Microfilm

• 1826 Enumeration of Captain Vinson's Company - Acquired from Microfilm

• Voters, District No. 1, prior to 1834 ? - Acquired from Microfilm

• Voters, District No. 16, 1844 - Acquired from Microfilm

• Voters, District No. 15, 1848 - Acquired from Microfilm

• Voters, District No. 17, 1865 - Acquired from Microfilm

• Voters, District No. 3, 1866 - Acquired from Microfilm

• Voters, District No. 19, 1867 - Acquired from Microfilm

• 1850 Census of Sumner County, Tennessee - Acquired from Microfilm

• 1880 Census for Sumner County, Tennessee - Acquired from Microfilm

From Marriage to Schools

• Marriages - Compiled from Original Surviving Bonds and Licenses Through 1850

• Marriages - 1850 - 1860

• Marriages - 1860 - 1869

• Marriages - 1870 - 1880

• Marriages - 1881 - 1902

• Linda  will do limited look ups (2 per e-mail) for a marriage listing 1787 - 1982

• Schools - List of Scholastic Populations

Houses of Worship and Bible Recordings

• Bible Records - Birth, Death, and Marriage Data

• Our Churches - Selected Church Histories, Rolls, and Minutes

Our Lives from Farm to Cities

• Newspaper Tidbits - Interesting Sumner News Articles

• Journal - Mary Johnson Link Hester's Diary - Upper Sumner County Surnames

• Deeds - Transcriptions of Selected Deeds

• Deeds - Civil War Period, Miscellaneous Deed Book, 1859 - 1869

• Tax Lists - For Years 1787-1838

• Sumner County Court Records - Selected Court Cases

• The War Years- War Records acquired from Books

• Caring for those down on their Luck- Poor House Records

Through Lens and Paper

• Photos From the Past - Interesting Photographs

• Sumner Scrapbook - Lineages, Articles, Personal Documents, and Letters

• Biographies - Beyond Sumner's Bounds

Related State and County Records

• Robertson County, TN. - Lineages, Obits, Wills, and other selected records

• Jeannie - will do limited look ups (2 per e-mail) for selected Robertson Co., TN records

• Simpson County, KY.  - Birth, Marriage, and Death Records  - Transcribed from Microfilm

• Wilson County, TN.  - Birth, Marriage, and Death Records  - Transcribed from Microfilm

In Death...

Remembering Those Who Preceded Us

• Our Wills - Selected Wills Transcribed from Originals

• Inventories and Settlements - Estate Records Transcribed from Originals

• Records of Our Death - Records from Selected Years

• Cemeteries - Sumner County Cemetery Records  

• Obituaries - Extracted from Early Newspapers

• Alexander Funeral Home Records - Great Resource with Search Engine to find Records Quickly

• Alexander Funeral Home Obituaries - 2008 - 2014 - "use your back browser to return to the Genealogists Companion"

• Cole and Garrett Obituary and Funeral Home Records - Great Resource with Search Engine to find Records Quickly

• Cole and Garrett Funeral Home - Current obituaries - "use your back browser to return to the Genealogists Companion"

• Newby Funeral Home Records - Great Resource with Search Engine to find Records Quickly (Known for many years as Harris-Donoho Funeral Home)

• Wilkinson-Wiseman Funeral Home Records - Great Resource with Search Engine to find Records Quickly

• Wilkinson and Wiseman Obituaries - 2004 - 2014 - "use your back browser to return to the Genealogists Companion"

• Portland Funeral Chapel Obituaries - 2009 - 2014 - "use your back browser to return to the Genealogists Companion"

• Family Heritage Funeral Home History & Obituaries - 2006 - 2014 - "use your back browser to return to the Genealogists Companion"

• Gallatin Funeral Home and Memory Gardens at Crestview - Current obituaries - "use your back browser to return to the Genealogists Companion"

• Woodard Funeral Home, Westmoreland - Obituaries 2007 - 2014 - "use your back browser to return to the Genealogists Companion"

In Loving Memory

Marie Durrett Johnson
August 3, 1921 to February 21, 2003

Marie will be missed by us all. Through love for her family & fellow researchers she worked while in pain to complete projects for this web site. When you see her work say a little prayer that God will rest her soul. Thanks Marie for all your efforts.

 We express deep appreciation to E. J. Keen for his hard work, guidance and patience in helping this page become a reality.

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