By: Reba Bayless Boyer, Pub. 1969, Reprinted 2017, 236 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-329-1. Monroe County was created in 1819 from Indian lands in the south eastern corner of the state. This book contains: marriages 1838-1870; marriage notices from newspapers; deeds 1820-1870. The index in this book mention approximately 10,000 persons.

This fabulous work is a county-by-county guide to the genealogical records and resources at the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville. Based largely on the Tennessee county records microfilmed by the LDS Genealogical Library, it is an inventory of extant county records and their dates of coverage. For each county the following data is given: formation, county seat, names and addresses of libraries and genealogical societies, published records (alphabetical by author), W.P.A. typescript records, microfilmed records (LDS), manuscripts, and church records. The LDS microfilm covers almost every record that could be used by the genealogist, from vital records to optometry registers, from wills and inventories to school board minutes. There also is a comprehensive list of statewide reference works.