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Mary Wells Bertram’s Photo Album

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 17, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 17, 2021

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 →

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Stephen West, Civil War Veteran

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 17, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 20, 2021

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 →

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Overton County Historical Society Photo Collection

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 16, 2021 by TNGenWebJanuary 24, 2022

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 →

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Bertram / Butram Family

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 15, 2021 by TNGenWebJanuary 24, 2022

If you are researching this surname, here are two recommendations: Bertram Family of Wayne County, KY – Facebook Page and Group Guy Zimmerman’s Genealogy Research William Ervin Butram’s Civil War Letters   Obituary of Mollie (Mrs. Jasper N.) Bertram (submitted … Continue reading →

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David ‘Tinker Dave’ Beaty, Confederate Ranger and Guerilla Fighter

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 15, 2021 by TNGenWebDecember 21, 2025

Tinker Dave: The Life and Times of the Union’s Most Ferocious Civil War Guerilla Click here to read Civil War historian Carver Moore’s detailed biography of Tinker Dave Beaty. David Crockett Beaty (February 19, 1817 – August 22, 1876) David … Continue reading →

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Champ Ferguson, Confederate Ranger and Guerilla Fighter

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 15, 2021 by TNGenWebJanuary 21, 2022

  Samuel “Champ” Ferguson was born 29 November 1821 and died 20 October 1865. Click here to visit his Wikipedia page. Pre-Civil War Activities Before the war, Champ Ferguson was arrested for the murder of the constable in Jamestown, TN, … Continue reading →

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Alfred Y. Tidrow, Pickett County Civil War Veteran

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 15, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 15, 2021

Alfred Y. Tidrow served in Company F, 13th Kentucky Infantry   Source: http://www.theborderlands.org/TidrowAlf.htm (via the Internet Archive)

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Calvin Rich, Pickett County Civil War Veteran

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 15, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 15, 2021

Calvin Rich served in the Calvary and Infantry, including 13th KY / 32nd B / D Company B, 13th Kentucky Cavalry / Company D, 32nd Kentucky Infantry The original source of this information is not clear on the abbreviations. Source: … Continue reading →

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Reagans of Pickett County in the Civil War

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 15, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 15, 2021

Source: TheBorderlands.org (via the Internet Archive)

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John Reader, Pickett County Civil War Veteran

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 15, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 15, 2021

John Reader served in the First Tennessee Infantry, Company D.

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