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 →
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.
Continue reading →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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Everett Ord Winningham was born October 1, 1911, in Pickett County, son of Porter V. Winningham and Addie Mae Garrett. Ord was killed when a fellow convict stabbed Ord twice in the back at the Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville … Continue reading →
Photo Album Andrew and Sarah Smith Family Bible Andrew Smith 10/26/1811 11/16/1869 Ohio Co, KY Matilda Jane Smith 1/9/1837 2/27/1858 Samuel “Hardin” Smith 8/19/1838 Logan Overton Smith 9/25/1840 Isaac Montgomery Smith 3/22/1843 Mary … Continue reading →
contributed by Kendall Morgan, Arley’s grandchild Father and son Dock and Arley Morgan had a small mine in the 1940’s near Crawford in Overton County. They employed about 30 workers.
Continue reading →Governor Albert Houston Roberts Albert Houston “A. H.” ROBERTS, who served Tennessee as governor from January 15, 1919 to January 15, 1921, died in Nashville on June 25, 1946. Born July 4, 1868, in Alpine, Overton County, Tennessee, ROBERTS was … Continue reading →
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