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History of Fentress County, by Albert Hogue (published 1916)

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 31, 2021 by TNGenWebDecember 21, 2025

The book is freely downloadable from Google Books and the Internet Archive. Click here to view a digital image of the original edition. Click here to download an ePub format.  You may be required to pass a Captcha security for … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War History, Historic Sites, Individuals & Families, Local History & Information, Research Aids

Old Bethel Cemetery, Overton County

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 31, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 11, 2021

contributed by Cleston Conner, June, 2001 This cemetery is located on Heard Ridge. Contributor’s Notes: I typed Old Bethel Cemetery in June of 2001. I hope there are no mistakes but I can’t say that for certain. We are all … Continue reading →

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Overton County Deaths 1925-1938 Abstracted from Microfilm Records

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 31, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 11, 2021

Abstracted and contributed by Vonnie Looper Munnerlyn (May 1, 2002) Contributor’s note: This database was created from copies of microfilm records, which is a list of deaths kept at the county level and not to be confused with information recorded on … Continue reading →

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Some December, 1916, Overton County News

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 31, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 31, 2021

transcribed by Tami Ramsey The Golden Age February 23, 1916 Former Overton Countian Dead The news of the death of Lakin CARLOCK reached here Sunday. He died suddenly at his home near Cookeville Friday. Sometime during the afternoon a man … Continue reading →

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Some Overton County-Connected Obituaries from the Early 20th Century

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 31, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 31, 2021

(transcriber unidentified) SARAH ELDRIDGE Overton Co. News Mrs. Sarah Eldridge, age 74, wife of Jonas Eldridge, died at her home in Livingston at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19,1932 after an illness of about 4 weeks. She spent most of her … Continue reading →

Posted in Cemetery & Burial Records, Individuals & Families, Newspapers and Periodicals

Hill Family

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 31, 2021 by TNGenWebDecember 21, 2025

Biography of Flemming R. Hill (Source: History of the Pacific Northwest Oregon and Washington. 2 v. Portland, Oregon: North Pacific History Company. 1889. Click here to view the original transcription at Access Genealogy.) FLEMMING R. HILL. – Mr. Hill’s experiences … Continue reading →

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Some Overton County-Connected Obituaries from the 2000’s Decade

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 31, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 31, 2021

(transcriber unidentified) LYDIA ESTES ALEXANDER Crossville Chronicle Lydia Estes Alexander, 79, of Crossville, passed away Nov. 24, 2000. Funeral services were conducted Nov. 25 at Monroe Christian Church, with burial in Story Cemetery. Glen Winningham officiated. Mrs. Alexander was born … Continue reading →

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Some Overton County-Connected Obituaries from the 1990’s

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 31, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 31, 2021

(transcriber unidentified) EFFIE MAE ASBERRY Crossville Chronicle Funeral services for Effie Mae Asberry, 86, of Wells Road, Crossville, who passed away July 6, 1997 in Cumberland Medical Center, were held July 8 from the chapel of Bilbrey Funeral Home with … Continue reading →

Posted in Cemetery & Burial Records, Individuals & Families, Newspapers and Periodicals

Overton County Circuit Court Minutes 1888-1889 Index

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 31, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 11, 2021

(transcriber unidentified) The table below is searchable.  Page numbers are from the original volume.

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Overton County Circuit Court Minutes, 1839-1844

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 30, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 11, 2021

(transcriber unidentified) The table below is searchable.  Consider creative spellings. Enslaved individuals are listed with the surname Slave.  There is one Free Man of Color, whose surname is give as Bob, because he was known locally as “Black Bob.”

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