Books of Interest to Researchers
The table below contains a list of books available from a variety of sources that may be of interest to Overton, Fentress, and Pickett County researchers.
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| Author | Title | Description | Date | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbrey, Reda Knight | 1910 Jackson County, TN, Census | Paper-bound with plastic comb binding | Reda Bilbrey, Livingston, TN | |
| Cooper, Carl | Upper Cumberland 'Jargon' (It's the Way We Talk) | Perfect-bound | Fentress County Historical Society Bookstore, Jamestown, TN | |
| Cox, Joan Finley | 1820 Overton County Census Transcription | Spiral-bound; same form as original by Cox; indexed | Overton County Heritage Museum | |
| Crowley, Jane Hembree & Charles A. Reeves, Jr. | Cemeteries of Clay County, TN | Based on Walter Webb's book with index, GPS coordinates, and more information. 750 pages in 2 volumes. Perfect-bound. | Charles Reeves - Reevesmaps.com | |
| Eldridge, Robert and Mary | Bicentennial Echoes of the History of Overton County, Tennessee | Hardback | 1976 | |
| Farley, Bobbie Murphy | Overton County, TN, County Court Minutes, 1867-1872 | 600+ pages. Fully indexed. | Overton County Archives | |
| Gray, Shawn | The Overton Co., TN, Kin Collection 1994-1999 and/or 2001-2005 | Shawn Gray, Muncie, IN | ||
| Gray, Shawn | 1993-2005 OCTK Family Tree Book | Shawn Gray, Muncie, IN | ||
| Gray, Shawn | Who Married Me? An Index of Overton Marriages 1867-1927 | Shawn Gray, Muncie, IN | ||
| Gray, Shawn | 1914-1937 Fentress County, Tennessee Death Certificates | Shawn Gray, Muncie, IN | ||
| Gray, Shawn | 1937-1958 Fentress County, Tennessee Death Certificates | Shawn Gray, Muncie, IN | ||
| Gray, Shawn | 1937-1947 Overton County, Tennessee Death Certificates | Shawn Gray, Muncie, IN | ||
| Gray, Shawn | DNA Descendants of Old Richard WINNINGHAM 1758-1804 | Shawn Gray, Muncie, IN | ||
| Gray, Shawn | 1914-1958 People Born in Overton, Fentress, Pickett Who Died Elsewhere | Shawn Gray, Muncie, IN | ||
| Gray, Shawn | 1948-1959 Overton County, Tennessee Death Certificates | Shawn Gray, Muncie, IN | ||
| Gray, Shawn | Death Certificates Alphabetized by Cemetery | Shawn Gray, Muncie, IN | ||
| Gray, Shawn | Complete Death Certificates for All Three Counties + Deaths Elsewhere | Shawn Gray, Muncie, IN | ||
| Gray, Shawn | Isaac ROBBINS Overton Co., TN Pioneer: His Descendants and Ancestors Through DNA | Shawn Gray, Muncie, IN | ||
| Gray, Shawn | 1914-1958 Pickett County, Tennessee Death Certificates | Shawn Gray, Muncie, IN | ||
| Gray, Shawn | 1926-1934 Overton Co., Tennessee Death Certificate Book | Shawn Gray, Muncie, IN | ||
| Gray, Shawn | 1914-1925 Overton Co., Tennessee Death Certificate Book | Shawn Gray, Muncie, IN | ||
| Gray, Shawn | 1935-1947 Overton Co., TN Death Certificates | Abstracted, not copies of documents; perfect-bound; 366 pages | Shawn Gray, Muncie, IN | |
| Hendricks, John | Once upon a Lynching: The Jerome Boyett Story | Paper-bound | Unknown | |
| Hogue, Albert Ross | History of Fentress County, Tennessee: The Old Home of Mark Twain's Ancestors | Available via Google Books: https://books.google.com/books?id=b1wvAAAAYAAJ | 1916 | |
| Hogue, Albert Ross | Mark Twain's Obedstown and Knobs of Tennessee: A History of Jamestown and Fentress County, Tennessee | 91 pages | 1951 | |
| Kidd, Jerry | The Lynching: The Story of Jerome Boyatt | Softbound (199 pages) and Kindle | 2018 | Amazon or Jerry Kidd, LaFollette, TN |
| Mabry, Larry & Reda Knight Bilbrey | Jackson County Cemetery Inscription Book | 1051 pages. 19,000 names | ||
| Munnerlyn, Vonnie Looper | Abstracts of Register of Deeds, Book A, August 1806 - December 1808 | Indexed | Overton County Archives | |
| Munnerlyn, Vonnie Looper | Abstracts of Register of Deeds, Book B, August 1809 - July 1817 | Indexed | Overton County Archives | |
| Munnerlyn, Vonnie Looper | Abstracts of Register of Deeds, Book C, August 1812 - August 1816 | Indexed. Includes many military land warrants of soldiers who fought in the Continental Line (Revolutionary War) | Overton County Archives | |
| Munnerlyn, Vonnie Looper | Overton County Circuit Court Minutes Book 1839-1844 | Paper-bound with plastic comb binding | Overton County Heritage Museum | |
| Munnerlyn, Vonnie Looper | Overton County Circuit Court Minutes Book February 1844-November 1849 | Overton County Heritage Museum | ||
| Munnerlyn, Vonnie Looper | Overton County, TN, Circuit Court Docket, 1888 - 1889 | Overton County Heritage Museum | ||
| Munnerlyn, Vonnie Looper | Overton County, TN, Circuit Court Enrollment, January 1866-September 1867 | Original 479 pages; 248 pages transcribed, includes index | Overton County Heritage Museum | |
| Munnerlyn, Vonnie Looper | Overton County, TN, Circuit Court Minutes, February 1848-February 1850 | Overton County Heritage Museum | ||
| Munnerlyn, Vonnie Looper | Overton County, TN, Circuit Court Minutes, October 1856-January 1860 | Original 398 pages. Indexed | Overton County Heritage Museum | |
| Munnerlyn, Vonnie Looper | Overton County, TN, Enrollment Docket, June 1871 - August 1874 --AND-- Overton County, TN, Circuit Court Docket, 1888-1889 | Two books in one volume | Overton County Heritage Museum | |
| Murphey, Talmage | Daniel Murphey and Descedants (2 vols.) | Talmage Murphy, New Carlisle, OH | ||
| Norris, Gary | 1854 Livingston, Tennessee, Bar Ledger | It contains over 3,700 entries of customers who entered the bar in Livingston during the year 1854. The alphabetical database shows each person's name, order, bill, and date of purchase. The book gives an insight into early Livingston and its people. | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY | |
| Norris, Gary | 25th Tennessee Infantry | This book contains 1,486 men from Overton, White, Putnam, Jackson, Clay, Pickett, and Fentress Counties. There are many pictures along with their military records, company and regimental statistics, pension records, census records, and newspaper clippings. The book is over 550 pages with an index and timeline. | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY | |
| Norris, Gary | Alpine Hints & Clues | A data base containing 6,336 entries dealing with the people of the Alpine region of Overton County. The data was taken from 4 area newspaper from the period of 1891 - 1952 | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY | |
| Norris, Gary | Champ Ferguson's Scouts | The book lists his men and gives brief biographies. Pictures of some of the men or their tombstones are included. Champ's victims are pictured as well as his foes. Lots of photos include the site of Champ's hanging as well as his land in Clinton County. | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY | |
| Norris, Gary | Clinton County (KY) Cemetery Book: Rock of Ages | This work of 397 pages contains the burial records of over 14,000 individuals buried in the Albany - Clinton County area. Each alphabetized name has a category for birth date, date of death, additional genealogical information, and respective cemetery site. Soft-bound with vinyl-covered wire bindings, this Look is made to last years. Directions to each cemetery are included with the county map. | 1999 | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY |
| Norris, Gary | Coming Home | Lists 3,000 persons who were born or lived in Overton County and were buried elsewhere. These names were taken from obituaries found in the Livingston / Overton County newspapers from 1914 - 2000. An alphabetical database was used for the listings. Birth dates, death dates, additional genealogical information, and final resting place is given for each individual. | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY | |
| Norris, Gary | Down the Road a Piece | A funny look back into lives of the Upper Cumberland and South Central Kentucky is portrayed in this work. The index lists 1,312 individuals who appeared in local newspaper stories during the period 1870 - 1934. All clippings are dated as they actually appeared. The 311 page book contains such chapters as Just Plain Strange, Human Triumphs, Epidemics, Unique People, Just Joking, Early Entertainment, Of a Religious Nature, Odd Sayings, Old Advertisements, Nature¹s Furies and several others. Stories such as Steel Man, Jimtown Ghost, Free Oil, Doctor Mummy, and Fentress County Big Foot will delight the reader for hours. | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY | |
| Norris, Gary | Fentress County Cemetery Book: Footprints | The book will have a database with categories for name, birth date, death date, additional genealogical information, and cemetery. There are 17,177 names in the alphabetized book. Large maps of Fentress County, Jamestown, and Allardt will be included with directions to each cemetery | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY | |
| Norris, Gary | Fentress County Hints and Clues | A compiled alphabetical database made from the various Fentress County newspapers from 1891 to 1946. The subject of the work is the migrations into and out of Fentress County. There are over 5,500 listings of marriages, dead letters, public land sales, absent tax payers, out of state court suits, obituaries, military records, and letters from out of state. Included are a few odd listings such as tornadoes, earthquakes, 3-winged chickens, and the American Nazi Party speaking in Fentress County. Just plain lots of hints and clues about the genealogy of Fentress County. | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY | |
| Norris, Gary | Hamilton and Shaw's Cavalry Battalion | This Confederate unit operated mainly in the Jackson, Clay, and Overton Counties of Tennessee. Made of only 200 men, this unit was supposed to cover an area of several hundred square miles. Champ Ferguson scouted for them. When Major Hamilton was killed while captive at Lexington, Kentucky, Ferguson went on a rampage at Saltville, Virginia to avenge his friend. | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY | |
| Norris, Gary | It Happened here Abouts | This book deals with the sensational stories published in 44 different newspapers of the Upper Cumberland and South Central Kentucky regions from 1870's to 1934. There are 3,995 individuals indexed along with the stories as they actually appeared in the newspapers. All clippings are dated by the issue of each newspaper. The book contains 611 pages. Chapter titles include: murders, lesser crimes, bootlegging, jail breaks, area fires, and accidents galore. | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY | |
| Norris, Gary | Livingston Academy Graduating Classes, 1913-2000 | Lists the graduating classes by year with the names in alphabetical order. From the first class with its four graduates to today's classes of 200. The 56-page book is soft-bound with a vinyl cover. | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY | |
| Norris, Gary | Overton County Roll Call: 2nd Edition | This two-volume set contains 29,929 alphabetized names of individuals buried in Overton County Tennessee. Over 600 cemetery sites are named as well as directions to each. Data listed includes name, birth date, date of death, additional genealogical information, and respective cemetery. Local histories, census records, obituaries, family genealogies, and military records were used to add information for almost every individual listed. Persons who were buried just over today's Overton County line, but may have been former residents of Overton County are included. Maps are included for Overton, Clay, Pickett, Fentress, and Putnam cemeteries that were once considered in Overton County. This is a 900+ page set took over 20 years in the making. Soft-bound with vinyl-covered wire bindings, this set has a clear vinyl cover and is heat wrapped to protect it before purchase. | 2000 | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY |
| Norris, Gary | Overton County Veterans Book | It contains the pictures and military records of hundreds of men who served in the military service from the Spanish-American War through the Vietnam War. Each soldier provided information including enlistment date, place of training, assignments, awards won, rank, and list of time served. The book is spiral bound with a vinyl coated cover. | 2001 | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY |
| Norris, Gary | Pickett County Cemetery Book: Bye and Bye | It has over 7,000 names in an alphabetical data base. The book is 211 pages with directions to each cemetery and a map provided. | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY | |
| Norris, Gary | The Big Fentress County Census Book 1820-1890 | It contains all the census records available for Fentress County in that period. The 1820 White and Overton County records are there as well as the 1890 Veterans' Census. In all, there are 28,800+ records of individuals or families listed. The book is 655 pages and is an alphabetical database. | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY | |
| Norris, Gary | The Dale Hollow Lake Graves | Approximately 825, known graves were moved from the Dale Hollow Lake Pool Area by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the early 1940's. The counties of Clay, Overton, and Pickett in Tennessee as well as Cumberland and Clinton Counties in Kentucky were affected by the, removal of these graves. Each individual name has a listing of the original cemetery site, the persons alphabetized name, date of birth, date at death, additional genealogical information, and eventual resting-place. Digital pictures and GPS plotting. This 50:page soft -bound work is vinyl-covered for long lasting use. | 2003 reprint | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY |
| Norris, Gary | The History of Livingston Academy Boys' Basketball, 1956-1976 | Relive the golden days of Upper Cumberland high school basketball at Livingston Academy. Press clippings, individual and team pictures, annuals, and local newspaper stories bring the era to life as LA rolls to victory -after victory. Individual-and team stats are used for each year as well as a posting of the team's schedule and results. Individual interviews and clippings mention many other area teams and opposing players. Soft-bound with 325 pages. A must it you ever attended "Hogeye". | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY | |
| Norris, Gary | Tinker Dave Beaty's Independent Scouts | The book lists each member of the scouts and tries to give a personality sketch of the individual soldier. Several members have individual pictures or tombstone pictures included. | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY | |
| Oakley, Millard V. | Overton County: An Informal History, Volume I | Partially readable via Google Books: https://books.google.com/books?id=PVpPaIOmkrQC | 2006 | On-line booksellers |
| Overton County Historical Society | 1900 Overton County Census | Hardback | Overton County Historical Society | |
| Overton County Historical Society | A Glimpse of the Past | Pictorial book. 161 pages. No index. Paper-bound with plastic comb binding | Overton County Historical Society | |
| Overton County Historical Society | Checklist of Cemeteries & Graveyards by Ethel Reneau 1939 WPA project (CD) | |||
| Overton County Historical Society | Index to the Overton County Roll Call | Paper-bound with plastic comb binding | Overton County Historical Society | |
| Overton County Historical Society | OCHG Newsletters 1997-2007 (CD) | 11 years/44issues | ||
| Overton County Historical Society | Overton County Birth & Death Records 1908-1912 | 95 pages; indexed; transcribed from original record, not microfilm | ||
| Overton County Historical Society | Overton County Birth Records 1925-1938 | Printed from microfilm | ||
| Overton County Historical Society | Overton County Death Records 1925-1938 | Printed from microfilm | ||
| Overton County Historical Society | Overton County WPA Writers Project 1941 (CD) | 1941 book has 81 pages; 1939 book has 52 pages. This CD has a lot of information including various community histories and statistics; history on Standing Stone Park, Zollicoffer Lake, and more | ||
| Owens, Betty Peterman | Overton County Locator Records, 1833-1859 | Overton County Heritage Museum | ||
| Perry, Sam | South Fork Country | Some history of the region of the Big and Little South Forks of the Cumberland River | Landmark Booksellers, Franklin, TN | |
| Reeves, Charles A. Jr. | Clay, Jackson, and Putnam Counties, Tennessee | Out-of-print. 314 page index of major landmarks in three counties drawn from USGS maps. | Out-of-print | |
| SK Publishing | 1850 Overton County Census | Printed from microfilm; typed index | SK Publishing | |
| Smith, Lorene Boles | Common and Uncommen Men | 294 pages; soft-bound; families include Boles, Poteet, Atkins, Neal, Keziah Hannah Rains Neal, Charles Harmon, Morgon, Gore, Bird, Ruddell, Cook, Masters, Vietch | Betty Boles Neely, Clarkrange, TN | |
| Stockton-Savage, Darlene | The History and Pictorial Collection of General Felix K. Zollicoffer and Zollicoffer Community of Overton County, Tennessee | Stories, photos, and history of the camp, Zollicoffer's death location at Mill Springs, KY, ad more; 157 pages, comb-binding | Darlene Stockton-Savage, Livingston, TN | |
| Watkins, Karen Lacy | The Decendants of Joseph Ezekiel Gilpatrick and Sarah Emoline Watkins | 231 pages; soft-bound; illustrated with pictures and documentation. | Karen Watkins, Livingston, TN | |
| Whitley, Edythe Rucker | Overton County, Tennessee, Genealogical Records | 97 pages; reprint edition available | 2009 (reprint) | On-line booksellers |
| Wright, Ricky | Sketch of Champ Ferguson | on 11" x 14" acid-free paper | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY | |
| Wright, Ricky | Sketch of Tinker Dave Beaty | on 11" x 14" acid-free paper | Ann Norris, Livingston, TN, or Gary Norris, Albany, KY |