OVERTON COUNTY
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Current Courthouse
Pre 1900 Courthouse - Provided by Ron Dishman
OVERTON COUNTY
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Overton County, Tennessee was formed
in 1806 from Jackson County, Tennessee and Indian lands.
In 1835 the county seat was moved from Monroe to Livingston. Livingston,
named for the honorable Edward Livingston, become incorporated
in 1907. Overton County was originally a part of Davidson County
and later Jackson County. In 1805 Moses Fisk surveyed the first
village in what is now the community of Hilham. On September 12,
1806, the area of Overton County was established by the state
legislature as a county. The Indian Territory that had been within,
in which Cherokee Chief Nettle Carrier presided over, was conceded
to Tennessee for use by the white man. Overton County, at one
time, included part of the territory that eventually became Fentress,
Clay, Pickett, and Putnam counties, and since many of the early
records of these counties have been partially or entirely destroyed,
the extant records of Overton County are important. The courthouse
was burned in April of 1865. Neighboring Counties are Clay, Jackson,
Putnam, Fentress
and Pickett.
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host for this page is Tami
Ramsey*** Please keep in mind that I do not live in Tennessee
therefore I cannot help you with specific family research. Your
best resource is to subscribe to the Overton County mailing list
below.
A Tribute to our Overton
County Heroes
Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremiah E. Savage, 21, of Livingston,
Tennessee.
Savage died of wounds received due to hostile action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, California. Died on May 12, 2004.
Marine Cpl. Brad P. McCormick
23, of Overton, Tennessee.
McCormick died from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
He was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve's 3rd Battalion,
24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Nashville, Tennessee.
Died on August 19, 2004
Sgt. Robert Wesley Tucker, 20, of Hilham, Tennessee
Tucker died of wounds received when an improvised explosive device
detonated near the Humvee that he was driving in Ad Dujayl, Iraq
during combat operations. He was assigned to the Army National
Guard's 3rd Squadron K-Troop, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment,
Livingston, Tennessee. Died on October 13, 2005
Bless you all for
defending our freedom.................
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In 1835 the county seat was moved from Monroe to Livingston. Livingston, named for the honorable Edward Livingston, become incorporated in 1907. Overton County was originally a part of Davidson County and later Jackson County. In 1805 Moses Fisk surveyed the first village in what is now the community of Hilham. On September 12, 1806, the area of Overton County was established by the state legislature as a county. The Indian Territory that had been within, in which Cherokee Chief Nettle Carrier presided over, was conceded to Tennessee for use by the white man. Overton County, at one time, included part of the territory that eventually became Fentress, Clay, Pickett, and Putnam counties, and since many of the early records of these counties have been partially or entirely destroyed, the extant records of Overton County are important. The courthouse was burned in April of 1865. Neighboring Counties are Clay, Jackson, Putnam, Fentress and Pickett.
***Your host for this page is Tami Ramsey*** Please keep in mind that I do not live in Tennessee therefore I cannot help you with specific family research. Your best resource is to subscribe to the Overton County mailing list below.
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 Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremiah E. Savage, 21, of Livingston,
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BIBLE BEATY-FRANKLIN Bible BUTLER Bible An Offsite Link DODSON Bible GREEN Bible HYDER Bible JACKSON Bible LEE Bible An Offsite Link MATLOCK Bible NORROD Family Bible OFFICER Bible An Offsite Link PITTS/MATTHEWS Bible RAY Bible An Offsite Link SMITH Bible An Offsite Link WILLIS Family Bible BIOGRAPHIES All Offsite Links BEATY Brothers Interview with William Felix Copeland of Overton Co.
from FHC microfiche #6016885--Interviews with Oklahoma Indian Pioneers.
This was a WPA project in 1937Stokely R. CHADICK 1818 - 1909 Jim CLARK. Writer William Harrison FLEMING
1835-1910Benton Cordell GOODPASTURE (1895-1977) GREGG, Josiah 1806 - 1850 HULL, Cordell 1871 - 1955 Jeptha READER Albert Houston "A.H." ROBERTS 1868-1946 Andrew SWALLOW 1760-1843 Elisha Granville SEWELL (1830-1924) John WHITAKER, 1783 Requires Adobe Acrobat BOOKS Bibliography of Overton County Books
Overton County Genealogy Books for Sale NORRIS Books Order Form The new book "It Happened Here Abouts - Sensational Stories " is now available CLICK here for BOOKS for sale at The Archives Project NOW WITH BOOK INDEXES ONLINE!!!! Order Form for Jackson County Cemetery Inscription Book ZOLLICOFFER Book Includes many Overton Families Tennessee Convicts: Early Records of the State Penitentiary Order form for Overton County Birth & Death Record Book
1908 -1912
1920 Overton County, Tennessee Census
Soft Bound $60.00 includes SH
CD $30.00 includes SH
Can also print certain district for a 15.00 fee per districtContact: Bobbie Murphy Farley "Common and Uncommon Men" covers Boles, Poteet, Atkins, Neal, Keziah Hannah Rains Neal, Charles Harmon, Morgon, Gore, Bird, Ruddell, Cook, Masters, Vietch Click here for order form Also available at the Overton County Library are the 1930 Overton County Census (well indexed) $70.00 Plus $5.00 Mailing. A portion of this goes to the library building fund.
Aslo available is the Jackson County 1930 Census (well indexed) $60.00 plus $5.00 mailing.
By February, the Clay County 1930 Census will be available (well indexed). Cost will be aprox. $55.00.
These can be ordered from the Overton County Public Library - 225 East Main Street - Livingston, TN 38570-1959.
email to Janet Gann, Director of Library or call 931-823-1888
"The Descendants of Joseph Ezekiel Gilpatrick and Sarah Emoline Watkins" Click here for order form 
The Friends of the Library Group for the Overton County Public Library are glad to announce that for a limited time only the 1976 Bicentennial Echoes of the History of Overton County by Robert & Mary Eldridge that was originally printed in 1976 and has been unavailable for sometime now is for sale with all proceeds going to benefit the Overton County Public Library. The cost is $30 or $35 if shipped. They are available at the Library or local banks in Livingston and other local businesses. Or by contacting the following people Ray Taylor, Janet Gann, Ronald Dishman or by calling the Overton Co. Public Library at 931 823 1888
The following research records are available on CD for $20.00 each.
"Overton County, TN, Marriages, November 1926 - December 31, 1959."
To purchase send request & payment to:
Vonnie Looper Munnerlyn
1925 Basswood Court
Weatherford, TX 76087
BUSINESS 
July 4, 1922 in Livingston, Tennessee Contributed by Loren Lacy 
Lacy's Store The store burned in late 20's Contributed by Loren Lacy 
Lacy's Grocery Contributed by Loren Lacy Morgan Mines near Crawford, Overton County, Tennessee Wilder, TN Coal Mine Picture CEMETERIES 
Topographical locations of some cemeteries within Overton County, Tennessee Allred Family Cemetery An Offsite Link Cordell Allred Cemetery An Offsite Link Bear Creek Cemetery The Bilbrey Cemetery Project They need your help! Bilbrey Cemetery Clay Springs Cemetery Cub Cemetery An Offsite Link Another Listing Falling Springs Cemetery Another Listing Green Cemetery Pictures of Hammock Cemetery Holly Cemetery Hunter Cemetery Looper Cemetery An offsite Link Lovejoy Cemetery Masters Cemetery An Offsite Link Old Bethel Cemetery Poteet Family Cemetery Roaring River Cemetery An Offsite Link on Stewart Kin Home page Shiloh Cemetery Another Listing And another listing Sells Cemetery Clayton Smith Cemetery Speck Cemetery Thompson Flat Cemetery Tyler Point Cemetery Pictures of area Cemeteries 
CENSUS 
The 1820 Overton County TN Census 1830 Overton County Census 1840 Census of Pensioners - Military An Offsite Link The 1850 Overton county Census 1860 Census Images This outside link sometimes encounters problems 1860 Index Text 1860 Overton Co., TN Mortality Census 1880 Census An Offlink Site 1890 Civil War Census Names for Fentress, Pickett, and Clay Overton County Quick Facts from the Census Bureau Partial 1920 Census Page #1 Page #2 Page #3 Page #4 Page #5 An Off Site Link Index Part 1 Index Part 2 Above index to census provided by Ernie Nichols Census Finder - Tennessee Census Records Electronic census spreadsheets An Off Site Link CENSUS A list of questions asked on each census CHURCHES 
All Off Site Links Cave Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1821-1971 First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1956 Mt. Union Church 1870-1995
Old Flat Creek Church Of Christ
Overton County, TennesseeHistoric Rural African-American Churches in Tennessee, 1850-1970 *Requires Adobe Acrobat Historical Foundation
of the Cumberland Presbyterian ChurchAn Offsite Link
History Of Roaring River Baptist Church An Off site Link on Stewart Kin Home page Charter Members of the Wolf River United Baptist Church, 1821 COMMUNITY The Overton County Archives Project NOW with book indexes online!! Support is needed !! 
Pictures from the 2000 Genealogy Fair held in Overton County DEATHS Speck Funeral Home Has recent Obituaries The Complete 1914 Deaths for Overton County Overton County abstracts from the Nashville Christian Advocate 1857-1904 Statewide Index to Tennessee Death Records
1914 - 1916An Off Site Link Tennessee Office of Vital Records DEATHS 1925 - 1938 Statewide Death Search NEW!
Sickness & Death in the Old South DEEDS Overton Roll#33: Register of Deeds: Vol.: A-C Sep 1801-1813 Tennessee State Library & Archives Overton Roll#33: Register of Deeds: Vol.: A-C Sep 1801-1813 Tennessee State Library & Archives Overton: Roll# 33: Register of Deeds: Vol: A-C: Sep 1801-Feb 1813: Tennessee State Library and Archives W. P.A. Records. Deeds of Overton Co. Tennessee, 1806-1859. Books A,B,E,I,J,K,N,O.
An Offside Link on Stewart Kin Home pageDISASTERS, MURDER, MYSTERY & MAYHEM HOLBERT Murder, 1932 May 1933 Tornado FAMILIES 
Overton County Migrations Family Stories
ALLRED
BELK -COOPER-WEST
COPELAND-BILBREY-
LEDBETTER-CARR
BILBREY's in Overton
County
BEATY
Page
with lots of other Overton names
BROWN - FORD - RITTENBERRY - QUALLS
Joseph
B. CONNER 1792-1854
of Overton Co. TN and
his descendants
FANCHER
Family
and
Richard
FANCHER Society Webpage
KEISLING
Family
KEY Family of Overton County
Masters,
Smith, Bowers, Hull & Beaty Families
NORMAN Family
Genealogy
The
Overton County, Tennessee KIN Home Page
Joseph
BATES Family
PHILLIPS of Dale Hollow
RAMSEY Family of Overton County
RICH Family
ROBERTS
Home Page
ROBBINS
Family
STEWART
Family
WATTS Family
WEST Family
WRIGHT
Families
HISTORY
Read MORE about the
history of Overton County!
Legislative Petition of 1813
Mohawk Valley
Document
This is a wonderful historical document about Overton
County that is a must to read if your doing early research
Walker’s Line and Winchester Line
Private Acts
of
Overton County, Tennessee
Historical
Collections of Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
State University Center for Historic Preservation
LIBRARIES
Overton County Public Library
Offside Link
Click here for a
list of some of the Genealogy books that they have available
Tennessee
State Library & Archives
Wonderful TN Data Online
MAPS
1895 Map of Overton County
Tennessee Road Map showing Counties and Cities
(SLOW Loading)
MAPS by
Charles A. Reeves
He has a WONDERFUL Cemetery map of Overton County
1834
Overton County District Map
Donated by Cleston Conner
These maps are from 1923 and it shows people who
lived down on the
river. This land is now covered by Dale Hollow Lake. It includes
families of Clay, Pickett and Overton County. This provided by
Carl C. Conner and Harold Kesling
Map
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Map
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Map
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Map 4
TNGenWeb Goodspeed’s 1886 Tennessee Map
Showing Early Settlements, Forts, Battle Grounds, Stands, and
Stations
MISC GENEALOGY RECORDS
Early Marriages
of Overton County Reconstruction Project
Southeastern
Native American Documents, 1730-1842
Overton
County Poorhouse
An offsite link
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TNGenWeb Goodspeed’s 1886 Tennessee Map
Showing Early Settlements, Forts, Battle Grounds, Stands, and
Stations
Showing Early Settlements, Forts, Battle Grounds, Stands, and Stations
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NEWSPAPERS
The Overton
County Early Newspaper Project
This transcription project has lots of family
information
Abstracts
from Tennessee Newspapers
An Offside Link
"80 Years Ago Today" is an article published
in The Overton County News
Click here to also read some additional newspaper
accounts of the people of Overton County
Livingston
Enterprise
OBITUARIES
Rev.
Overton ELY, 1863
Martha Ann (ATKINS)
REYNOLDS
John Allen
REYNOLDS
Various
Newspaper Obituaries
Search Engine for Overton County Obituaries
Obituaries
with Overton County Ties
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ORGANIZATIONS
Overton
County Historical Society
Middle Tennessee
Genealogical Society
Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association, Inc.
OVERTON COUNTY INFORMATION
Overton
County Chamber of Commerce
Overton
County Specific Records in the TN GenWeb archives
PHOTOGRAPHS
Overton
County Pictorial History
Wonderful
pictures of Overton County have been donated by Gene Gantt from
his book "The Pictorial History of Overton County"
Mark Atterson needs some help identifying some
of the people in these pictures!
Overton County
Photo Gallery
Photograph
Collection from the Overton County Historical Society
PLACES
Tennessee
Communities
An Off Site Link
Century
Farms in Overton County
Discover Every Nook and
Cranny in Overton County
Personal accounts of towns, schools, cemeteries etc.
Josephine’s
Journal
A newspaper column published in The Overton County
News - Wonderful stories and people and places in Overton County
- A Must read!
Overton
County, TN Poorhouse
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WAR
War of 1812
National Personnel Records Center, Military Personnel
Records
Overton County WWI Veterans
An Offsite Link
James
T. Davis
First U.S. Serviceman in Viet Nam to be killed in
action, December 22, 1961
GENEALOGY HELPERS
Geographic
Nameserver
Put in a city name and find out what county it is
in
USGenWeb Archive Search Engine, State-by-State
East Tennessee Historical Society
WEATHER
LINKS for Overton County & surrounding areas
Search
the LDS website
The Association
for Gravestone Studies
Search the DAR Library Catalog
Deciphering Old Handwriting
Create a time line of History
Epidemics
in the United States
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Smith
County 1799
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Jackson
County 1801
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Overton County 1806
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Fentress
County 1823 | | Putnam County 1842
Clay
County 1870 |
| Pickett
County 1879
(The four above Counties were
formed from Overton County)
