Bedford County, Tennessee

Archives

A Historical Perspective

Tim Marsh	Helen Marsh	Garland King
County Historian	Chairman Bedford County Courthouse Records Commission	Historian

Information & Hours

Open every Wednesday from 8am - 12pm
1st floor of Bedford County Courthouse
Bedford County was Established Dec.31,1807
Tim and Helen Marsh work to preserve Bedford County Records.
They work under State guidelines

Some records are permanent and are preserved, while other records can be destroyed after a number of years.

In March of 1863 Confederate soldiers made a fire to keep warm, but it spread to engulf the old courthouse and destroy most of the records.

The archives room in the Courthouse was opened to the public in 1998. The following books and papers can be found here:

Books:

Chancery Court Records 1830-1900
Guardian Settlements 1886-1892
Inventory 1863-1969
County Court Minute Books 1848-1898
Tax Books 1931-1941
Administrators Settlement 1861-1910
Circuit Court Books 1840-1970

Loose papers:

Marriage & Bonds 1853-1970
Births & Deaths 1908-1912
Death Certificates 1835-1924
Final Settlements A thru Z
Legitimations & Birth Certificates 5 drawers
Marriages 1853-1979
Wills 1847-1981
Deaths 1931
Births 1930’s