Dear Cousins, I know death certificates are of relatively recent advent, but does/did Union County have a death index before the death certificate period? Absent that, is there anyone in our vast audience who can possibly, through cemetery records, chase down a few death dates for me? Specifically, it's my Nicely kin: James (b. around 1795), another James (b. around 1829) and their wives, Susan and Mary Ann. I'm not even sure whether they're buried in Union Co., or perhaps Claiborne or Grainger. Sorry for the request, but what shifting county boundaries couldn't do to mess up genealogy, the TVA did in spades! Thanks for your patience. Jim