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Overton County 1850 Slave Census

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on March 29, 2023 by TNGenWebMarch 29, 2023

Russell Anderson, a TNGenWeb volunteer, has been diligently abstracting 1850 and 1860 slave schedules from the U. S. Censuses of 1850 and 1860. These census schedules show the name and location of enslavers, ages and descriptive demographic details of enslaved … Continue reading →

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Fentress County 1850 Slave Census

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on March 29, 2023 by TNGenWebMarch 29, 2023

Russell Anderson, a TNGenWeb volunteer, has been diligently abstracting 1850 and 1860 slave schedules from the U. S. Censuses of 1850 and 1860. These census schedules show the name and location of enslavers, ages and descriptive demographic details of enslaved … Continue reading →

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1890 Census Veterans and Widows in Pickett, Fentress, Clay Counties

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 18, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 18, 2022

Contributor unidentified This abstract lists the name, rank, company affiliation, current post office for mail, ailments or disabilities (if any), and county of residence. Adams, James R. Pri 18 IN Bat 30 Jan 1865 Clementsville Clay Allred, Anthony C. Pri … Continue reading →

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Fentress County 1860 Census Abstract

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 15, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 15, 2022

Prepared and submitted by Bruce York Approximately 4,400 U.S. Marshals and their assistants conducted the 1860 census according to provisions of the 1850 Census Act. Additional questionnaires were used to collect data on slave inhabitants, mortality, agriculture, products of industry, … Continue reading →

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Fentress County 1840 Census Abstract

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 14, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 14, 2022

Prepared and submitted by Bruce York Enumerators of the 1840 census were asked to include the following categories in the census: name of head of household; number of free white males and females in age categories: 0 to 5, 5 … Continue reading →

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Fentress County 1830 Census Abstract

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 14, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 14, 2022

Prepared and submitted by Bruce York The 1830 Census was the first enumeration in which a uniform schedule was used to enumerate the inhabitants of the United States (previously, individual marshals or the states supplied the schedules). The enumeration consisted … Continue reading →

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Overton County 1910 Census Index

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 17, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 17, 2021

This list is from a now-defunct Web page available on the Internet Archive as part of the “Overton County Kin” site formerly hosted by Shawn Gray.  The full transcript was apparently published in printed form. No copyright infringement is intended … Continue reading →

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Overton County 1850 Census Mortality Enumeration

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 10, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 11, 2021

Transcribed by Joan Finley Cox for the USGenWeb Census Project The Mortality Census was to contain details of individuals who died in the year preceding the census date (June 1, 1850).  Therefore, enumerated deaths occurred June 1, 1849, through May … Continue reading →

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Fentress County Slave Owners in the 1850 Census

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 10, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 10, 2021

The following list of names was abstracted by Russell Anderson.  Complete details are contained in two files available on-line at the USGenWeb Census Project. Click here for the downloadable file links. [the presence of an asterisk (*) indicates an illegible … Continue reading →

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Fentress County Slave Owners in the 1860 Census

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 10, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 10, 2021

The following list of names was abstracted by Russell Anderson.  Complete details are contained in two files available on-line at the USGenWeb Census Project. Click here for the downloadable file links.   Allen, A. M. Bayter, Elizabeth Beaty, Cinthea Bledsoe, … Continue reading →

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