Category Archives: Individuals & Families
Ramsey Family
Photo Album Migration to/from Overton County Contributed by Tami Ramsey: Ramsey family left Washington County, VA, before 1841, arriving in Overton County. After 1880, they went to Sevier County, AR; some went on to Oklahoma. Ramsey Family of Overton … Continue reading →
Neely Family
Miller Family
Photo Album These excerpts from the History of Fentress County, Tennessee, published by the Fentress County Historical Society in 1987, were transcribed by Michael Allen in 2000. See notes at the end. Albert and Hetty Miller by Elizabeth Beaty, … Continue reading →
Dalton Family
Rushing Springs Singing School, 1899
contributed by Shirlie King
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Contributed by Cleston Conner, who received the information from the Society of the Descendants of Washington’s Army at Valley Forge. Origin is unknown. Date may be about 1852. Transcribed by Tami Ramsey. The Mohawk Valley of Tennessee Within … Continue reading →
Carr Family
Sevier Family
Photo Album Tennessee’s First Governor, John Sevier contributed by Tom Miller Gov. John Sevier owned several thousand acres in Overton County. He died in 1815, and his widow, Catherine (Sherrill) “Bonny Kate” Sevier, moved her family to the lands … Continue reading →
James Forrester Parrott’s Civil War Letters
The letters below were written by James Forrester Parrott (born 1830; died 1868) to his wife, Mahala Ann Bowman (born 1834; died 1908), from the field while he was on duty with the 28th Consolidated Infantry during the Civil War. … Continue reading →