Category Archives: Individuals & Families
Roam(e) / Rome Family
submitted by Barbara Smith (no date; no e-mail validated) Job(e) Roam Job (Jobe) Roam enlisted 1861 in Overton County, Tennessee, in Oliver Hamilton’s Battalion. Job(e) died Oct 13, 1914, in Sebastian County, Arkansas. The gallery on this page contains some … Continue reading →
Hughes Family
Photo Album William C. “Billy” Hughes contributor Ron Dishman, Overton County Historian William C. “Billy” Hughes was born December 14, 1841. The date on his headstone is incorrect. He died December 19, 1917, at the age of 86. Billy … Continue reading →
Lester Flatt, Bluegrass Legend and Overton County Native
Lester Raymond Flatt was born in Duncan’s Chapel, Overton County, Tennessee, to Nannie Mae Haney and Isaac Columbus Flatt. In 1931, Lester married Gladys Lee Stacy (1915-2014), a native of White County. Scroll down this article to read Gladys’ memories, … Continue reading →
Johnson Family
Photo Album The Daniel Johnson & John Johnson Families This page is archived, so e-mail links are likely dead. However, the Internet Archive will take you to linked pages. Click here. The Hubbard Johnson Family This page is archived, so … Continue reading →
Overton County 1860 Census Mortality Enumeration
Transcribed by Tami Ramsey The 1860 Census enumerated individuals who died during the year preceding the census date.
Continue reading →David “Tinker Dave” Beaty’s Civil War Company in May, 1864
contributed by John German The following is from an unidentified newspaper clipping marked only by the date May 25, 1864: The Plea of a Brave Tennessee Soldier and a Staunch Patriot: We publish this letter as an interesting chapter in … Continue reading →
Mary Wells Bertram’s Photo Album
At his family history Web site, Guy Zimmerman published a PDF file containing scanned pages from the photo album of Mary Wells Bertram. Additional surnames in the album include Amonett, Beuel, Bilbrey, Brock, Brown, Burks, Caldwell, Chilton, Coe, Conner, Davis, … Continue reading →
Stephen West, Civil War Veteran
Photo Album Biography Stephen West served in the Civil War. His daughter, Martha, married William Ervin Butram, another veteran whose information is in a separate article on this site. Stephen WEST, son of Stephen West and Mary Belk, was born … Continue reading →
Overton County Historical Society Photo Collection
OCHS provided 108 digital images to the TNGenWeb Project many years ago, with identifications given by OCHS. Those photos have been organized into family albums on this site. Click here to view a list of photo albums on this site. … Continue reading →