Fentress County Teacher Elbert Hall
A blog post from Beth Durham. The page below is presented in a frame. Please use the scroll bars to navigate.
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Clarkrange High School History by Beth Durham
A blog post drawn from the 1987 history of Fentress County history published by the historical society. The page below is presented in a frame. Please use the scroll bars to navigate.
Continue reading →Fentress County Tour, 2012, Travelogue
Luton Photography posted a series of unique photos from a tour of Fentress County locations in 2012, sponsored by the Upper Cumberland Tourism Association. Locations included Jamestown, Alvin York State Historic Site, Forbus, and Clarkrange. Click here to view the … Continue reading →
History of Education in Fentress County by Beth Durham
A blog post drawn from a 1986 booklet from the Fentress County Retired Teachers’ Association. The page below is presented in a frame. Please use the scroll bars to navigate.
Continue reading →Fentress County Teachers, 1916
In his 1916 History of Fentress County, Hogue includes group photos of local teachers with no indication of their school affiliations. Back row, from left: J.S. Roysden; Mark Greer, M.F. Buck; J.B. Boles; A.A. Wilson; A.R. Hogue; W.A. Beaty; W.P. … Continue reading →
Fentress High School
In his 1916 History of Fentress County, Hogue writes, “A high school building, costing over three thousand dollars, has been built and equipped with modern equipment.” The photos below are from Hogue’s book.
Continue reading →Shortridge Family
Andrew Shortridge Revolutionary War Pension Application Abstract Andrew Shortridge applied for revolutionary pension in August, 1834, while he resided in Fentress County, Tennessee. He was born in Scotland in 1756 and came to America with his parents when he was … Continue reading →
Materials in the Tennessee Tech Special Collections Library
The Tennessee Tech Library’s Special Collections and Archives contains quite a few items with relevance to Overton, Fentress, and Pickett County region researchers. In addition to personal documents including correspondence and diaries, the collection contains maps, photographs, and early land … Continue reading →
Sharp Family
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 →
Crockett Family
Robert Crockett, Who Died in Fentress County From an unidentified original source, attributed to Margaret Nolen Nichol, on the Web page entitled Lineage of David Crockett — Frontiersman, Legislator, Statesman. Robert Crockett was born 12 August 1755 in Berkley, Virginia. … Continue reading →