This listing was compiled by the Tennessee State Library & Archives. The data contained in this list were taken from Record Group 36, the compiled service records of soldiers and sailors who served in the First World War from Tennessee. … Continue reading →
Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by Tamara West Stevens [Transcriber’s note: This list establishes residency in Overton County, Tennessee in 1813 for the men who signed here and their families. I understand that it has been allowed as proof of … Continue reading →
Click on a thumbnail to view larger images. There is a discrepancy in the name of the Medal of Honor recipient in numerous records, but the recipient soldier is clearly Benoni Stinson, born in Overton County, Tennessee, about 1831. A … Continue reading →
William Lafayatte Holbert, born January 08, 1876, was the son of Jerimiah “Jerry” Holbert and Clarinda Dishman. On the night of March 25, 1932, William Holbert was murdered at his home in the Winningham community of Overton County. He owned … Continue reading →
Migration to/from Overton County Contributed by Susanna Clark-Smith Henrico Co., VA before 1813 Shelby Co., IL abt 1835. The Fletcher portion of this family migrated from Shelby Co., IL, to Garland, Dallas Co., TX, about 1854. Allied families in Overton … Continue reading →
Migration to/from Overton County Contributed by Sally Keeton Eichhorn Overton/Fentress Co area to Platte Co, Missouri, in the 1830’s. KEETON families, along with the BRUTON, STEWART, & HAYES families, moved from Overton/Fentress Co area to Platte Co, Mo in the … Continue reading →
Migration to/from Overton County Contributed by David R Masters Originally from SW VA & NE NC. Arrived Overton Co 1851; Putnam County, after 1870. Some of family went to western TN, then some went to Texas. Interested in Chesley MALONE
Continue reading →Migration to/from Overton County Contributed by Rebecca J. Faldon From South Carolina – 1790s to Overton County, then to Texas – 1850
Continue reading →Photo Album Migration to/from Overton County Contributed by Dolores Melby Hibbert From NC btw 1806 & 1820 1830-Morgan Co., TN 1840-Overton Co., TN. 1860-Cumberland Co., TN; 1870 Hill Co., TX; Iron & Howell Co’s MO abt 1880. William STEPHENS … Continue reading →
Migration to/from Overton County contributed by Joleen Streit From North Carolina to Overton County before 1820. William Fletcher WILMOTH family moved to Johnson Co., Arkansas, between 1844 and 1848. Eventually, part of his family including his widow ended up in Oklahoma … Continue reading →
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