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Hughes Family

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 20, 2021 by TNGenWebJanuary 24, 2022

Photo Album   William C. “Billy” Hughes contributor Ron Dishman, Overton County Historian William C. “Billy” Hughes was born December 14, 1841. The date on his headstone is incorrect. He died December 19, 1917, at the age of 86. Billy … Continue reading →

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Lester Flatt, Bluegrass Legend and Overton County Native

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 19, 2021 by TNGenWebDecember 21, 2025

Lester Raymond Flatt was born in Duncan’s Chapel, Overton County, Tennessee, to Nannie Mae Haney and Isaac Columbus Flatt. In 1931, Lester married Gladys Lee Stacy (1915-2014), a native of White County.  Scroll down this article to read Gladys’ memories, … Continue reading →

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Johnson Family

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 18, 2021 by TNGenWebJanuary 24, 2022

Photo Album The Daniel Johnson & John Johnson Families This page is archived, so e-mail links are likely dead.  However, the Internet Archive will take you to linked pages.  Click here. The Hubbard Johnson Family This page is archived, so … Continue reading →

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Overton County Circuit Court Minutes: October, 1856 – January, 1860

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 18, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 11, 2021

The information in this article was transcribed by Tami Ramsey.  For more information about the Circuit Court’s purpose, click here to read Chuck Sherrill’s excellent article Tennessee Court System Prior to 1870.

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Overton County 1860 Census Mortality Enumeration

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 18, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 11, 2021

Transcribed by Tami Ramsey The 1860 Census enumerated individuals who died during the year preceding the census date.

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David “Tinker Dave” Beaty’s Civil War Company in May, 1864

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 18, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 18, 2021

contributed by John German The following is from an unidentified newspaper clipping marked only by the date May 25, 1864: The Plea of a Brave Tennessee Soldier and a Staunch Patriot: We publish this letter as an interesting chapter in … Continue reading →

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Pictorial History of Overton County, by Gene Gantt

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 18, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 18, 2021

This book was a limited edition available from the author in care of Lake Times-News in Livingston.

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Overton County 1820 Census Abstract

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 17, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 11, 2021

Abstracted by Harold Keisling Tennessee counties’ census records prior to 1830 are difficult to locate because of a fire at the National Archives storage facility. Fortunately, Overton County’s enumeration for 1820 survived. Notes from the abstractor: This work is intended … Continue reading →

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Mary Wells Bertram’s Photo Album

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 17, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 17, 2021

At his family history Web site, Guy Zimmerman published a PDF file containing scanned pages from the photo album of Mary Wells Bertram.  Additional surnames in the album include Amonett, Beuel, Bilbrey, Brock, Brown, Burks, Caldwell, Chilton, Coe, Conner, Davis, … Continue reading →

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Stephen West, Civil War Veteran

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 17, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 20, 2021

Photo Album Biography Stephen West served in the Civil War.  His daughter, Martha, married William Ervin Butram, another veteran whose information is in a separate article on this site.  Stephen WEST, son of Stephen West and Mary Belk, was born … Continue reading →

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