Forget Me Not, a quarterly bulletin was first published by the Weakley County Genealogical Society in April, 1982.  This bulletin is mailed to members of the genealogical society.  Back issues are available. 

      The Weakley County Genealogical Society has completed many projects and have many projects ongoing....Completed projects are:  Volumes I and II of the 1880 Weakley County Census, Volumes I, II and III of Weakley County Marriages, Weakley Remembered Volumes I, II, III and IV, and Weakley County History Book. The society has many ongoing projects, such as securing old church records and obituaries.

By becoming a member of the Weakley County Genealogical Society you are entitled to: 

1.  Master Surname File Research 
2.  Names & Addresses of those researching the same surnames 
3.  Will be listed in the Registrar at the Weldon Public Library in Martin 
4.  The quarterly bulletin 
5.  Your name will be listed as a new member, along with your surnames 
6.  Free queries for members in bulletin.  One dollar fee to non-members. 
7.  Ancestral charts published in bulletin 
8.  All of your correspondence will be placed in files at the Weldon Library 
9.  Your letter will be read at the WCGS meeting. 

For your convenience CLICK HERE for a printable "Membership Application". 
 
 

1.  WEAKLEY COUNTY CEMETERIES.....Through 1978. Compiled by James Buckley Chapter, DAR.  2nd printing, Two Volumes, 1100 pages, indexed, covers over 450 burial sites.  Two cemeteries corrected, Sunrise and West Union. Includes covers, 3 holes drilled, will fit loose leaf binders. 

Order Cemetery Books from:  Price $50.00 plus $5.00 mailing
James Buckley Chapter, DAR 
% Emily  Shore
111 Ponderosa, Martin, Tn. 38237 

2.  WEAKLEY COUNTY CEMETERIES UPDATE, Compiled by Janice Cole Crider, 1978- August 31, 2000.  3-ring notebook with over 10,000 people listed.  Available in printed or CD Rom. 

Order Book or CD Rom from:   Price  $40.00 plus $6.00 mailing
CriderButler
1210 New Salem Church Road
Sharon, TN.  38255
E-mail CriderButler

3.  PEOPLE AND PLACES OF DOWNTOWN MARTIN, by Virginia C. Vaughan, Weakley.  8 1/2 x 11 1/4, second printing, October 1998 (first printing August 1997).  216 pages featuring hundreds of photos and historical facts of Martin, Tennessee. 

Order from:   Price  $35.00 plus $5.00 mailing
Weakley County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 94
Martin, TN 38237

4.  THEY SERVED THE FLAG: The Second World War Veterans of Weakley County, Tennessee, compiled by Richard Saunders and Marvin L. Downing ( Mountain Press). Lists veterans appearing on the War Records Bureau List, additional names appearing in county newspapers (including those who did not serve), and UTJC students and the Navy's V-5 cadets. Cites newspapers noting inductions, obituaries, or discharges, abailable between October 1940 and December 1946.

Oder from:   Price  $16.00
Mountain Press, P. O. Box 400, Signal Mountain, TN 37377-0400 
phone 1-800-856-4713

5.  NEW -WEAKLEY REMEMBERED  Vols. I, II, III and IV- Compiled by Pansy Baker and Charlotte Reynolds. Reprint of these books now available -Jan 2007.

*Weakley Remembered Vol. I , 200 pages, indexed, includes 1836 Weakley County Map, Specifications of Weakley County, Col. John A. Gardner Address Excerpts, Weakley County Grants, 1794-1844, Weakley County Tax List 1828 and 1843, Will Book A abstracts, 1828-1942, Will Book B Abstracts, 1840-1861 and Guardian Book “ Book A”.

*Weakley Remembered Vol. II, 159 pages, indexed, there are 127 Bible and/or family records listed in this volume.  The only exception, The Wood Journal, begins on page 74.

*Weakley Remembered, Vol. III, 180 pages, indexed, abstracts occupant entry, 1827-1833 and 1838-1885 land entry; Appx. 700 listings of military service from Revolutionary to Spanish-Americans War; Partial index to court minutes, 1853-1857; Complete index to 1827-1853 court minutes; 1880's map showing early P.O.'s, communities, churches, mills, land marks, districts; Early community information; 1850 mortality schedule.

*Weakley Remembered, Vol. IV, 140 pages, indexed; 118 family and/or Bible records and 70 pictures are compiled in this volume.

Price is $25.00 a book with shipping being $3.00 for one book.  If ordering all four the price is $95.00 with shipping being $6.00 for all four books.

Please contact Janice Crider BEFORE ORDERING jcrider@frontiernet.net if interested in these books.

 
 

1.  WEAKLEY COUNTY FAMILY HISTORY BOOK.....384 pages, photos, maps, illustrations. Bound burgundy leatherette cover includes history of Weakley County by Virginia C. Vaughan and more than 700 family histories.   $57.50 + 6.00 Shipping 

2. WEAKLEY COUNTY TN MARRIAGES  - Vol I ... 1843-Sept 4, 1863.  1790 entries, indexed.  soft cover, spiral bound.  (Reprinted March, 2002) $12.00

3.  WEAKLEY COUNTY, TN MARRIAGES - Vol II...Sept 4, 1863-1878, 3,300 marriages, indexed, 146 pages, soft cover with Vel-O-Bind. $12.00

4.  WEAKLEY COUNTY, TN MARRIAGES - Vol III...July 9, 1878-Nov. 20, 1886, 1800 marriages, indexed, soft cover, spiral bound.  Compiled by Lucille Adams Smith.   $12.00 

5.  WEAKLEY COUNTY 1880 CENSUS........Two volume set covering the 18 civil districts of Weakley County, TN. About 514 pages, Vel-O-Bind with soft covers and surname index.   $25.00

6.  WEAKLEY COUNTY "FORGET ME NOT" QUARTERLIES ...back issues of the quarterlies are available. $10.00 for 4 (1 year) or $2.50 by single issue.  *Remember - you get currant issues of quarterlies with your WCGS membership.

7. WEAKLEY COUNTY, TENNESSEE MARRIAGES Volumes I, II, and III now available on CD. Includes all 3 volumes: 1843-Sept. 4, 1863; Sept. 4, 1863-1878; July 9, 1878-Nov. 20, 1886.  $40.00 plus $3.00 mailing.

WEAKLEY COUNTY, TENNESSEE - OBITUARY BOOKS
 

The Weakley County Genealogy Society is proud to announce the availability of Obituary Books for Weakley County, Tennessee for the years 1969 ­ 2005. Each book is indexed and contains one year of obituaries.

This is an ongoing project as work continues for years prior to 1969. Books are offered, unbound, without holes.

Prices are as follows:
$25.00 per book
$10.00 mailing for set of 10 books
$3.00 mailing for single book

Orders of less than 10 books and more than one, call or email the following for mailing estimates:

 1-731 456-2700
jcrider@ken-tennwireless.com

Please send orders to the following address:

Weakley County Genealogy Society
P.O. Box 894:
Martin, TN. 38237

For your convenience,  CLICK HERE for a printable order form. 

The Weakley County Genealogical Society has their regular meeting the 3rd Monday night of every month, 7 PM, at the Weldon Public Library.  All members are encouraged to attend as well as anyone interested in being a member of the society. 

Current Officers of WCGS: 

President~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Pansy Nanney Baker 
Vice-President~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Janice Cole Crider 
Treasurer~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Martha Hutchens
Corresponding Secretary~~~~~~~Mary Ann Davis Baxter 
Recording Secretary~~~~~~~~~~~Lucile Priestley Sharrock 
Researcher~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Lois Miller Simmons 
E-Mail Directory~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Janice Cole Crider
                                            Please direct all e-mails to JANICE
 

We, the Weakley County Genealogical Society of Weakley County, Tn would like to take this opportunity to "Thank You" for any future memberships, order of Books, etc. and your cooperation in all matters.  We also want to wish you the "luck" that it sometimes takes to reach a goal or crumble a brickwall in your research.