Patriots and Guerillas of East TN and KY, by Brents (published 1868)
The book is freely downloadable from on-line resources. The original book is available for reading at the Internet Archive through the frame below.
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Fentress County World War I Veterans
This listing was compiled by the Tennessee State Library & Archives. The data contained in this list were taken from Record Group 36, the compiled service records of soldiers and sailors who served in the First World War from Tennessee. … Continue reading →
Overton County World War I Veterans
This listing was compiled by the Tennessee State Library & Archives. The data contained in this list were taken from Record Group 36, the compiled service records of soldiers and sailors who served in the First World War from Tennessee. … Continue reading →
Overton County 1850 Census Mortality Enumeration
Transcribed by Joan Finley Cox for the USGenWeb Census Project The Mortality Census was to contain details of individuals who died in the year preceding the census date (June 1, 1850). Therefore, enumerated deaths occurred June 1, 1849, through May … Continue reading →
Fentress County Slave Owners in the 1850 Census
The following list of names was abstracted by Russell Anderson. Complete details are contained in two files available on-line at the USGenWeb Census Project. Click here for the downloadable file links. [the presence of an asterisk (*) indicates an illegible … Continue reading →
Fentress County Slave Owners in the 1860 Census
The following list of names was abstracted by Russell Anderson. Complete details are contained in two files available on-line at the USGenWeb Census Project. Click here for the downloadable file links. Allen, A. M. Bayter, Elizabeth Beaty, Cinthea Bledsoe, … Continue reading →
Overton Countians’ Petition to Raise Military Unit in 1813
Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by Tamara West Stevens [Transcriber’s note: This list establishes residency in Overton County, Tennessee in 1813 for the men who signed here and their families. I understand that it has been allowed as proof of … Continue reading →
Tennessee’s Early Surveyors’ Districts
The late historian and cartographer, Fred Smoot, researched early land records in Tennessee and created associated maps based on his studies. Overton, Fentress, and Pickett Counties were included in the 3rd and 4th Districts. Please be sure to read Fred … Continue reading →
A Map of the Region in 1895
This map segment was extracted from The New 11 x 14 Atlas of the World and posted on-line for the USGenWeb. The entire Atlas is now available via the Internet Archive. Click here to view.
Continue reading →Benoni Stinson, Medal of Honor Recipient
Click on a thumbnail to view larger images. There is a discrepancy in the name of the Medal of Honor recipient in numerous records, but the recipient soldier is clearly Benoni Stinson, born in Overton County, Tennessee, about 1831. A … Continue reading →