Tennessee Historical Records Commission Gold Star Files Records available at the Tennessee State Library & Archives indicate three Pickett County men died in service during World War I. Click here to search the complete database of World War I Gold … Continue reading →
World War Record of Ex-Soldiers of Pickett County provides local and statistical data about this county’s participation in World War I. This volume reports that 136 individuals served from Pickett County during World War I. There were 131 soldiers in … Continue reading →
Private Acts of 1967-68 Chapter 2 COMPILER’S NOTE: This act establishes the civil districts of Pickett County, which are not necessarily the same as county legislative body districts. SECTION 1. That the civil districts of Pickett County be and they … Continue reading →
Boundaries – Historical Notes The following is a summary of acts that authorized boundary changes for Pickett County. Acts of 1885, Chapter 117, changed the boundary between Overton and Pickett Counties to include in Overton all of the tract … Continue reading →
Originally posted on-line by Dan Gibson (no date) DESCENDANTS OF JOHN and SARAH WILLOUGHBY The Willoughby name can be traced back to the 12th Century in England. Willoughby in Old English meant “by the willow tree farm”. GENERATION 1 1. … Continue reading →
Photo Album Rowland Flowers’ Revolutionary War Pension Application Abstract Rowland Flowers applied for revolutionary pension while living in Fentress County, Tennessee, in July, 1834. He was born, in 1846 in Buckingham County, Virginia, and was the son of James … Continue reading →
Jasper Pleasant Zachary contributed by Ron Dishman, Overton County Historian Co. C 1st Ky Cav. U.S. Jasper Pleasant Zachary was born February 22, 1841, in Fentress County, Tennessee, and died January 24, 1929, in Overton County, Tennessee. He is buried … Continue reading →
Submitted by Ann Duncan Kunkel (no date; linked e-mail address not verified). Children on ground in front: Walter DUNCAN (No, can’t be as he’s my uncle and not born until 1907), Willie BEATTY, he’s the only son of my Grandma … Continue reading →
submitted by Ann Kunkel (no date; no e-mail validated)
Continue reading →Photo Album The Garrett / Garrott Family of Overton County This page is archived, so e-mail links are likely dead. However, the Internet Archive will take you to linked pages. Click here. Obituary of John Garrett Overton County News – … Continue reading →
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