Contributed by Overton County Historical Society Deaths TAYLOR, Moses died intestate 5 July 1852. John TAYLOR, admr. FANCHER, James filed August 1853 COPELAND, William, no will. Jefferson COPELAND and Mark COPELAND appointed administrators. RAY, Benjamin B, filed December 1852. Catherine … Continue reading →
Curtis – Hardy – Webb Family Bible (Contributor not identified. There is no clarification of whether the information preceding the Marriages, Births, and Deaths below was in the Bible record.) This Bible was known to be in the possession of … Continue reading →
Contributed by Overton County Historical Society. Records were not transcribed in order or in a table as presented here at the original Web site. No information about completeness of abstraction was included in the original document. Petitioner Respondent Date Notes … Continue reading →
Obituary of Mary E. Stockton Harp (source unidentified) Mrs. Mary E. Harp, wife of M. A. [Marion A.] Harp, and daughter of Mrs. Catherine Stockton, died at her home near Algood, on the 17th day of Aug., 1903, at … Continue reading →
(submitter unidentified) The Roaring River Baptist Church is probably one of the oldest in the Upper Cumberland area. Although the exact date of organization is not known, records of the Green River Association reflect that it was there in 1801 … Continue reading →
Clay Springs Cemetery full of Stories by Megan Trotter, published October 16, 2016, Cookeville Herald-Citizen Hidden in the hills of Overton County, Clay Springs Cemetery sits nestled on land that has belonged to the surrounding families since before the Civil … Continue reading →
Description provided in conjunction with a tour of historic cemeteries in Standing Stone State Park and on State Forest Service Property in October, 2006. Burial listing provided by State Forester Andy McBride. Note: There are about 50 unmarked graves. … Continue reading →
Description provided in conjunction with a tour of historic cemeteries in Standing Stone State Park and on State Forest Service Property in October, 2006. Note: There are about 12 to 13 unmarked graves. Last Name First Name Birth Date … Continue reading →
Contributed by Paula Swallows Stover There are about 25 unknown burials in this cemetery located on West Tommy Dodson Hwy (Hwy 293) about 3 miles from Hwy 111. It sits atop a hill overlooking Spring Creek (nest to the bridge). … Continue reading →
Description provided in conjunction with a tour of historic cemeteries in Standing Stone State Park and on State Forest Service Property in October, 2006. Photo Album Photos submitted by Sandra Ellis. Photos of other memorials from this cemetery are at … Continue reading →
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