History

Tim Shelton is the current Anderson County Register of Deeds. He was elected to office in August of 2002 after serving previously for 10 years as a deputy register. Tim Shelton is a lifelong resident of Anderson County and currently resides in the city of Clinton with his wife Dara and their two children Adeline and Harrison.

Tim earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from Carson-Newman College in December of 1991 and in April of 2005 he earned the designation of Certified Public Administrator through the University of Tennessee. He is a current member of the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, the Tennessee Register’s Association, and the County Official’s Association of Tennessee as well as various other civic clubs. Tim was selected by his peers as Tennessee’s Register of the Year in 2005 after serving as President of the Tennessee Register’s Association. He is extremely active in the community by participating and attending in various church and social events, as well as serving on several committees in local government.

Tim is the 30th individual to serve as Anderson County’s Register of Deeds dating back to 1801. Below is a listing of previous Registers and the dates in which they served.

  • 2002-present Tim Shelton
  • 1990-2002 Ricky Meredith
  • 1956-1990 Joel Meredith
  • 1952-1956 Sam Carson
  • 1946-1952 Ben Singleton
  • 1924-1946 J. T. Webb
  • 1920-1924 S. T. Peters
  • 1914-1920 George T. Riggs
  • 1902-1914 W. A. Brown
  • 1894-1902 C. C. Reynolds
  • 1890-1894 Joe B. Worthington
  • 1886-1890 T. J. Scruggs
  • 1884-1886 H. M. Hollingsworth
  • 1878-1884 T. J. Prosise
  • 1874-1878 J. A. Brown
  • 1870-1874 C. W. Cross
  • 1868-1870 John Coward
  • 1867-1868 William D. Keeney
  • 1864-1867 John L. Shipe
  • 1862-1864 George W. Baker
  • 1861-1862 Samuel Worthington
  • 1858-1861 B. W. Cross
  • 1854-1858 R. M. Longmire
  • 1844-1854 John Overton
  • 1836-1844 John Garner
  • 1832-1836 Thomas Hart
  • 1829-1832 William Dickson
  • 1817-1829 Daniel Leib
  • 1806-1817 Arthur Crozier
  • 1801-1806 Kinza Johnson

GET IN TOUCH

100 North Main Street
Suite 205
Clinton, Tennessee 37716
Tim.Shelton@andersondeeds.com
Phone: 865-457-6235
Fax: 865-457-1638
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