A few references have been found to Brocks in Overton, Fentress, and Pickett Counties. In 1813, Joel Brock signed a petition to raise a military unit. Click here to view the transcription. A Brock family outline at Tribal Pages contains … Continue reading →
Anna Ball’s Sharp Family Web site Related Fentress County surnames include Abbott Adams Asberry Asbury Ball Blake Brooks Brown Cawood Coleman Crawford Delk Doss Geer Gibson Gillispie Goodman Grubbs Hagan Halterman Hobbs Hoover Innis Isabell Johnston Jones King Lay Lewis … Continue reading →
Bruce York has spent decades researching and documenting Fentress County families. He maintains a massive database that is freely accessible on Rootsweb as a community service to Fentress, Overton and Pickett Counties. The database does display names and data on … Continue reading →
Elisha Hood A Geni profile for Elisha Hood indicates he was born in Fentress County in 1803; Fentress did not yet exist. His parents are shown as Andrew Hood, born 1773 in Tennessee; died 1850 in Fentress County. The profile … Continue reading →
This TNGenWeb local site contains articles about various Winningham events and family members. This specific article provides generalized historical information about the family and its history. Photo Album Please note — photos related to Winningham family tragedies are not included … Continue reading →
The information below is from a defunct Web site called “The Atterson/Auterson Connection,” created by Mark & Linda Atterson in the late 1990’s. It is available via the Internet Archive, but many links no longer function properly. The Attersons have … Continue reading →
Photo Album Robbins / Robins / Robens DNA Project Click here to learn about the surname DNA study at FamilyTreeDNA. Robbins Families of Rutherford Co., NC Click here to visit the research page of Tamara Stevens. Levi Robbins Family … Continue reading →
Descendants of John Hatfield This information is from a Bell Family Web site containing descendancy details on multiple surnames. Click here to view the site via the Internet Archive. Hatfield-Va.>Wayne Co., Ky.>Fentress Co., Tn.>Casey Co., Ky.>Saline Co., Ill.>Washington Co., Ark. … Continue reading →
Descendants of George Helm This information is from a Bell Family Web site containing descendancy details on multiple surnames. Click here to view the site via the Internet Archive. Helm-Frederick Co., Va.>Fentress Co., Tn.>Casey Co., Ky.>Saline Co., Ill.>Shannon Co., Mo. … Continue reading →
This information is from a defunct Bell Family Web Site that contains descendancy charts for several Tennessee surnames. Belk-Va.>Lincoln Co., N.C.>Overton Co., Tn. John Belk d. in 1804 Lincoln Co., N.C. m. abt. 1763 Va. Susanna Chamberlain b. abt 1746 … Continue reading →
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