Claiborne Progress (Tazewell, Tennessee) Newspaper Obituaries (2009 - Current)

The Claiborne Progress obituaries can be a great resource for anyone in Tennessee who wants to trace their ancestry. Learning how to search through these archives can you unlock a wealth of information from newspapers all over the country.

Why you should check out obituaries from the Claiborne Progress:

• Find new branches of your family tree.
• Connect with distant family members.
• Learn stories about where you come from.
• Dive into nearly 150 years of local stories and histories available in our records.

How to Search Claiborne Progress Obituary Archives

Simply enter your relative's last name and hit “Search.”

If you need more detailed results, follow these steps:

• Type in the full name of your relative for more specific results.
• Add a keyword, like a school or town, to focus your search.
• Exclude certain keywords to avoid results that don’t relate to your family.
• Use a specific year range to help sort through common names.
• Change how you sort the results to see the best matches or the newest or oldest entries first.

Strategies to help you find the right details:

• Use newer family information as clues for finding older generations.
• Try searching by the person’s initials if full names aren’t leading to results.
• If you’re looking for information about a female relative, searching by her husband’s name might help.
• Be aware that names might have been misspelled or noted incorrectly in the past.

You can also check out:

• Historical U.S. newspapers
• Birth, marriage, and other vital records
• Passenger lists and government documents
• Records indexed by specific cultural backgrounds such as African-American, Hispanic, Irish, Native American, German-American, Italian, and Jewish ancestries

Start exploring your family's past with GenealogyBank today, and if you need more help, our Learning Center is full of tips and ideas to guide you.