Because it has wonderful historical information about life in the Flat Creek community of Overton County, it is included with this TNGenWeb site. The page below is from the site “History of the Restoration Movement.” View the text and photos … Continue reading →
Biographical Sketch of the Life of Benton Cordell Goodpasture by Gussie Lambert Benton Cordell Goodpasture was born April 9, 1895, in Overton County, Tennessee. He was the son of John Jefferson and Elora Annis (Thompson) Goodpasture. He grew up in … Continue reading →
Biographical Sketch on the Life of W.H. Fleming [from Biographical Sketches of Gospel Preachers, by H. Leo Boles, pgs. 271-274; Gospel Advocate Company, Nashville, Tennessee, c.1932] Among the list of preachers who have suffered and sacrificed for the church of … Continue reading →
Photo Album Biographical Sketch of the Life of E. G. Sewell [from Biographical Sketches of Gospel Preachers, by H. Leo Boles, pgs.238-242; Gospel Advocate Company, Nashville, Tennessee, c.1932] The writer has the same difficulty to meet in preparing this biographical … Continue reading →
Josiah Gregg was born July 19, 1806, in Overton County, the youngest of seven children of Harmon and Susannah (Smelser) Gregg. When Josiah was six, the family moved to Howard County, Missouri. At the age of 18, Josiah was … Continue reading →
Circles of Influence and Confluence: One Writer’s Inspirations (on Byron Herbert Reece) by Jim Clark On Sundays when I was young my family would make the 40-mile trip from Cookeville, Tennessee, where we lived, to Celina, Tennessee, where both sets … Continue reading →
The links below are to photo albums created by Mike Allen from photos submitted by others. Click on the links to view this large collection of old images. Photos scanned by Randall Choate (includes Alexander) Photos scanned by Milly Piros … Continue reading →
Photo Album “Tinker” Dave Beaty For information about Civil War guerilla soldier “Tinker” Dave Beaty in separate articles on this site, please use the Search box in the menu at the top or in the sidebar at right. Beaty … Continue reading →
Leonard Rea / Ray Bible Record (This Bible record was published in Tennessee Records, Bible Records and Marriage Bonds, Compiled by Jeannette Tillotson Acklen, Nashville, TN, 1933, pp. 161. This Bible record was transcribed by Barb Donovan verbatim from the … Continue reading →
William Alexander Officer Bible Record (This Bible record was published in Tennessee Records, Bible Records and Marriage Bonds, Compiled by Jeannette Tillotson Acklen, Nashville, TN, 1933, pp. 160-1. This Bible record was transcribed by Barb Donovan verbatim from the Acklen … Continue reading →
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