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Fentress County References in Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 12, 2022 by TNGenWebDecember 22, 2025

Original Tennessee Supreme Court case files located in Tennessee State Library and Archives represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research.  Dockets, filed pleadings, exhibits, and testimony often contain details not otherwise available. Click here to view a … Continue reading →

Posted in Court Records, Individuals & Families, Searchable Databases

Pickett County References in Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 12, 2022 by TNGenWebDecember 22, 2025

Original Tennessee Supreme Court case files located in Tennessee State Library and Archives represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research.  Dockets, filed pleadings, exhibits, and testimony often contain details not otherwise available. Click here to view a … Continue reading →

Posted in Court Records, Individuals & Families, Searchable Databases

Overton County References in Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 12, 2022 by TNGenWebDecember 22, 2025

Original Tennessee Supreme Court case files located in Tennessee State Library and Archives represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research.  Dockets, filed pleadings, exhibits, and testimony often contain details not otherwise available. Click here to view a … Continue reading →

Posted in Court Records, Individuals & Families, Searchable Databases

Tennessee Family Bible Records Project

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 12, 2022 by TNGenWebDecember 22, 2025

The Tennessee State Library and Archives collected photostats and photocopies or original family Bible records from across Tennessee for many years.  Hundreds of family Bible records are held by the Library and Archives. These records, where families recorded their own … Continue reading →

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FamilySearch Memories: User-Submitted Photos, Audio Files, and Documents

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 11, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 11, 2022

FamilySearch Memories is a crowd-sourced compilation of photos, audio recordings, stories, and documents attached to persons in the FamilySearch communal tree. Click here to visit FamilySearch Memories. Click here for detailed instructions for locating items in the Memories section. Searching … Continue reading →

Posted in Individuals & Families, Photo Albums, Research Repositories & Contacts, Searchable Databases

Civil War Documents and Photographs at TN State Library and Archives

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 11, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 11, 2022

Items in the Tennessee Virtual Archive are presented free-of-charge by the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Click here to view a sample of Civil War military records held by TSLA. Click here to view a sample of muster rolls for … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War History, Individuals & Families, Military Records, Photo Albums, Research Repositories & Contacts

Hood Family

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 19, 2021 by TNGenWebJanuary 22, 2022

Elisha Hood A Geni profile for Elisha Hood indicates he was born in Fentress County in 1803; Fentress did not yet exist.  His parents are shown as Andrew Hood, born 1773 in Tennessee; died 1850 in Fentress County.  The profile … Continue reading →

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Guntertown and Robbinstown Map: Place and Family Names, by Edith Smith

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 19, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 19, 2021

This document was submitted to the Pickett County Historical & Genealogical Society Facebook Group by Tedd Masiongale in August, 2021, with the following notation: In the 80’s my grandmother Edith Smith and I sat down and, based on her recollection, … Continue reading →

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Guntertown Slide Road Petition, 1982

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 19, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 19, 2021

This document was submitted to the Pickett County Historical & Genealogical Society Facebook Group by Tedd Masiongale in August, 2021, with the following notation: In 1982 my grandmother, Edith Smith, and I drove around Guntertown, Robbinstown and Double Top collecting … Continue reading →

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Joshua Garrett Heirs Land Record (Later Pickett County) Pages 183 Through 188

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 19, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 19, 2021

Citation not included with uploaded file. Submitted to the Pickett County Historical & Genealogical Society Facebook Group in December, 2020, by Ronald Dishman with this information: Joshua Garrett Heirs document some may already have it. I don’t believe I have … Continue reading →

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