State of TN Info Page

State of TN Info Page




From TN Search and Support



Tennessee's The Right To Know
Denny Glad or Jalena Bowling
P.O. Box 34334
Bartlett, TN 38134

ALMA Chapter
Jamie & E.G. Johnston
P.O. Box 15064
Chattanooga, TN 37415

Free Adoptees in Their Heritage
P.O. Box 294
Kingsport, TN 37662

ROOTS/ SEARCH INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES
Sue Campbell, sis@icx.net
PO Box 9662
Knoxville, TN 37940

Family Finders
122 Bass Drive
Mount Juliet, TN 37122

Openness In Adoption
518 Gen Geo Patton Rd.
Nashville, TN 37221

U.F.O.
P.O. Box 290333
Nashville, TN 37229-0333

From Ellen’s TN Page

Vital Records and Other Help

Office of Vital Records, Dept. of Health, 312 8th Avenue, 3rd floor, Nashville, TN 37247-0350, 615-741-1763

Make check or money order payable to Tennessee Vital Records.

State office has had birth records for entire state since January 1914, for Nashville since June 1881, for Knoxville since July 1881, and for Chattanooga since January 1882. Fee for short form is $5.00. Birth enumeration records by school district are available for July 1908 through June 1912.

State office has had death records for entire state since January 1914, for Nashville since July 1874, for Knoxville since July 1887, and for Chattanooga since March 6, 1872. Death enumeration records by school district are available for July 1908 through June 1912. Vital Records office keeps death records for 50 years; older records are maintained by Tennessee Library and Archives, Archives Division, Nashville, TN 37243-0312.

For Memphis birth records from April 1877 through December 1887 and November 1898 to January 1, 1914 or death records from May 1848 to January 1, 1914, write to: Memphis-Shelby County Health Department, Division of Vital Records, Memphis, TN 38105

State office has divorce and marriage records since July 1945. If the records are not available at the State office, they should be available from the Clerk of Court in the county where the divorce was granted or marriage license was issued. Fees vary.


Support Groups

Tennessee's The Right To Know, Denny Glad or Jalena Bowling, P.O. Box 34334, Bartlett, TN 38134

Free Adoptees in Their Heritage, P.O. Box 294, Kingsport, TN 37662

ROOTS, 304 Arbuts Lane, Knoxville, TN 37919

Search Investigative Services, P.O. Box 9662, Knoxville, TN 37940

Family Finders, 122 Bass Drive, Mount Juliet, TN 37122

Openness In Adoption, 518 Gen Geo Patton Rd., Nashville, TN 37221

U.F.O., P.O. Box 290333, Nashville, TN 37229-0333


Tennessee Law

It is reported that there is something in place to notify the other party that the identifying information has been asked for and asking them if they will consent to have it released. Be sure to ask about it when contacting the state.

It gets harder and harder to keep up with this Tennessee Court Case. There are other sites that are doing a better job, therefore, I am going to put up links to those for you to go.

Information on the lawsuit against the TN law Tennessee Adoption Reform

History of the lawsuit American Adoption Congress to a link on TN

Information about adoptions both pre- and post-March 16, 1951, and information about obtaining medical and background information, is available here at the State's website


Other Tennessee adoption-related information can be found by searching the State's website


State Libraries The University of Memphis Libraries


Other TN Sources Online

From Tina’s TN Page