Early tax lists generally include all white males over 21 and indicate whether they owned land or slaves. Tax lists can be used to locate families, document historic properties and study community history. Shelby County Clerk of Circuit Court has Chancery Court Minutes from ?, Circuit Court Minutes from 1828 and County Court Minutes ?.Shelby County Register of Deeds has Land & Deed Records from 1821.Shelby County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1820 and Probate Records from 1820.The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Shelby county or in the Tennessee State Library & Archives. The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research. The Shelby County Courthouse is located in Memphis, Tennessee.

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