This listing was compiled by Joyce Lindstrom, Lewisville, Idaho, for the now non-functioning StewartKin Web Site. It appears the data were taken from WPA transcriptions of Overton County Deed Books A, B, E, I, J, K, N, and O. No … Continue reading →
(transcriber unidentified) The index as previously published on the Overton County TNGenWeb site contains only the information “Locator Records 1833-1859.” A qualified guess is the records relate to land grants. Clarification will be appreciated. The table below is searchable. Page … Continue reading →
(transcriber unidentified) The table below is searchable. Page numbers are from the original volume. Enslaved individuals are entered with the surname Slave.
Continue reading →(transcriber unidentified) The table below is searchable. Page numbers are from the original volume. Enslaved individuals are entered with the surname Slave.
Continue reading →(transcriber unidentified) The table below is searchable. Page numbers are from the original volume. Enslaved individuals are entered with the surname Slave.
Continue reading →The following is a summary of other acts that authorized boundary changes for Overton County. Acts of 1806, Second Session, Chapter 50, permitted James Chissum, of Overton County, to run the true boundary lines between Overton County and Jackson … Continue reading →
Creation of the County Acts of 1806 (2nd Sess.) Chapter 27 COMPILER’S NOTE: The first seven sections of this act did not involve Overton County and are not included. SEC. 8. That a new county be, and is hereby established … Continue reading →
This list was contributed in 2000 by Tami Ramsey. It is probably out-dated (corrections appreciated). Current inventories of microfilmed records are maintained by the Tennessee State Library & Archives. Click here for details. Minutes [which court?] 1815-1906 Enrollments [which court?] … Continue reading →
Tennessee became a state in 1796. Overton County was formed in 1806 from Jackson County, TN. Jackson County was formed in 1801 from Smith County. Smith County was formed in 1799 from Sumner County, which was formed in 1796. Several … Continue reading →
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