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Family Histories in the Overton County Library circa 2000

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 30, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 30, 2021

This list was compiled by Tami Ramsey and Harold Keisling in the year 2000.  We would be grateful for updates. No bibliographic information was included. Allred Family in America Allred Family The Allred & Linderg Families Allred Family News Letters … Continue reading →

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Ely Family

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 30, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 30, 2021

contributed by Judy Simpson Death in Battle of Reverend Overton Ely The Clinton Public DeWitt County, Illinois Thursday, October 15, 1863 Death of a Baptist Minister and Soldier. Rev. Overton ELY, the subject of this notice, was born in Overton … Continue reading →

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WPA Interview of William Felix Copeland in Oklahoma in 1937

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 30, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 30, 2021

contributed by Lynda Smith Source: WPA Interviews with Oklahoma Indian Pioneers LDS FHL microfiche #6016995. Interview 9043 with William Felix Copeland by Ethel B. Tackitt, Investigator, October 15, 1937 William Felix Copeland resides Lone Wolf, Kiowa County, Oklahoma. I was … Continue reading →

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Pitts Family

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 30, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 30, 2021

contributed by Judie (surname not given) PITTS & MATTHEWS Bible The following is from interviews and info. from the Pitts’ Bible taken years ago: Pitts’ Family Bible (? indicate that the information was not readable) 10-26-69 John Matthews was born … Continue reading →

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Overton County 1830 Census Index

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 29, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 11, 2021

Transcribed and copyrighted ©2006 by Joan Finley Cox for the USGenWeb Census Project. Proofread by Cathy Adams. Transcriber’s Remarks Census Date: June 1, 1830 NARA Microfilm #M19-179 The 1830 Overton County, Tennessee’s enumerator, Robert Nevins, recorded the information with a … Continue reading →

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Overton County 1920 Census Index

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 29, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 11, 2021

Transcribed by Ernie Nichols; source unidentified This may only be heads of household.  Details are not given in the original file. The table below is searchable and sortable by columns.

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The Tragic Life and Death of Jerome Boyatt

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 29, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 29, 2021

The Winningham Murders Details about the Winningham Sheriff and Deputy murders in 1933 are in other articles on this Web site: Click here to read compiled research and newspaper articles by this site’s Coordinator Click here to read a National … Continue reading →

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Winningham Family Tragedies in 1933

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 29, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 30, 2021

Related Articles on this Web Site Click here to read a National Park Service Archives Blog Post Click here to read an Independent Herald (Oneida) Newspaper Article   Miscellaneous Details Gleaned from Family Trees and Original Documents George B. Winningham … Continue reading →

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Revisiting the Site of a Big South Fork Tragedy

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 29, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 29, 2021

Published January 4, 2021, by the Independent Herald (Oneida, TN) There are several culturally-significant sites throughout the Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area backcountry that are preserved by the National Park Service. These sites — like the Armstead … Continue reading →

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‘A Tale of Tragedy’ — Winninghams and Boyatts (National Park Service Archives)

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 29, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 29, 2021

The events that occurred April 21 thru June 8, 1933, had a terrible impact on the lives of two families, two communities and many citizens of the Big South Fork area. There are many that still refuse to talk about … Continue reading →

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