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Clayton Smith Cemetery, Overton County

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 7, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 11, 2021

Transcribed by Julia Elmore, daughter of Lillian Bilbrey, September, 2003 Located off Highway 52 in Overton County Source: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/overton/cemeteries/smith01.txt (via the Internet Archive)

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Some Obituaries from The Nashville Christian Advocate, 1852-1904

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 7, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 9, 2021

Abstracted and ©1997-2003 by Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith February 2, 1849 Nancy GILPIN daughter of David and Martha WILLIAMS, born Burke Co., N.C., 1775; married J. WEST, 1797; moved to Roane Co., Tenn., 1802 where her husband died; moved to … Continue reading →

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Cumberland Presbyterian Church History

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 7, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 7, 2021

Historical Foundation The Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America maintains a research library and archives for the denomination and its congregations.  Click here to visit the Web site. Published History Click here … Continue reading →

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On-Line Burial Memorial Transcription Sites

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 7, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 7, 2021

Overton BillionGraves.com — not separated by county FindaGrave.com Interment.net TNGenWeb Cemetery Database      [click here for map] Fentress BillionGraves.com — not separated by county FindaGrave.com Interment.net — no listings TNGenWeb Cemetery Database     [click here for map] Pickett BillionGraves.com — not separated by … Continue reading →

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Wilson Cemetery, Overton County

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 7, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 7, 2021

A complete inventory of graves at Wilson Cemetery, in the Lovejoy – Cliff Springs area of Overton County. Click here to view the 246 photos posted by Hilltop Express at Flickr. Surnames: Abston Allen Ashburn Beaty Bilbrey Blankenship Blaylock Boatman … Continue reading →

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Lovejoy Cemetery, Overton County

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 7, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 11, 2021

Located in the Lovejoy area off the Hanging Limb Highway, just before getting to Hanging Limb. Inventoried on April 19, 2000, by Bobbie J. Farley and Rachel Murphy. Starting with the graves closest to Lovejoy Church. The table is searchable. … Continue reading →

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Cub Cemetery, Overton County

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 6, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 6, 2021

Photo Album Click on a thumbnail for a larger image. Transcription from the Elmore Genealogy Web Site Surnames: Allred • Bilbrey • Bowman • Brown • Copeland • Ledbetter • Looper • Smith • Stout Coordinates: Latitude: 36.30583° Longitude: -85.17194° … Continue reading →

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Growing up on Flat Creek, Overton County: Early Life of Rev. Benton Cordell Goodpasture (1895-1977)

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 6, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 6, 2021

Because it has wonderful historical information about life in the Flat Creek community of Overton County, it is included with this TNGenWeb site. The page below is from the site “History of the Restoration Movement.” View the text and photos … Continue reading →

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Rev. Benton Cordell Goodpasture’s Career

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 6, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 6, 2021

Biographical Sketch of the Life of Benton Cordell Goodpasture by Gussie Lambert Benton Cordell Goodpasture was born April 9, 1895, in Overton County, Tennessee. He was the son of John Jefferson and Elora Annis (Thompson) Goodpasture. He grew up in … Continue reading →

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Reverend William Harrison Fleming

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 6, 2021 by TNGenWebDecember 21, 2025

Biographical Sketch on the Life of W.H. Fleming [from Biographical Sketches of Gospel Preachers, by H. Leo Boles, pgs. 271-274; Gospel Advocate Company, Nashville, Tennessee, c.1932] Among the list of preachers who have suffered and sacrificed for the church of … Continue reading →

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