Tennessee, Deaths, 1914-1966
Index and images of death certificates from the Tennessee Division of Vital Records.
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Tennessee, Deaths
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Tennessee,_Deaths_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of death records, 1914-1963; also death records of the years 1964, 1965, and 1966; and death certificates, 1951-1963 from the Tennessee Division of Vital Records. The collection includes a general index (with some volumes individually indexed) and images. The state of Tennessee began recording deaths in 1914.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Name and age of deceased and date of death
- Gender, race and marital status of deceased
- Date and place of birth
- Town, county and state where death occurred
- Name of hospital or institution where death occurred
- Cause of death
- Occupation and residence of deceased
- Length of stay in current locality
- Names of parents, including maiden name of mother
- Burial information
- Name of informant, usually a spouse or relative
- Funeral Home
Collection Content
Sample Images
1953 Death Record
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Digital Folder Number List
This collection was published as a DGS browse collection. The list does not contain any description of the DGS folder's content. A table listing each DGS number and its contents can be found at Tennessee Death Records Digital Folder Number List.Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Tennessee State Library and Archives
"Tennessee, Deaths, 1914-1966." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 16 December 2025. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
