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 ==== Vital Records  ====
+'''''Births'''''
+*TSLA. ''Overton County Vital Records.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Filmed by the TSLA, 1988. {{FHL|1928804|film}}
+'''''Marriage'''''
+The original Overton County marriage records are kept at the County Courthouse. Dur to fire, marriages were lost in Overton County until 1867. The following publication, based on early newspapers, helps to alleviate this genealogical obstacle:
+*Lucas, Silas Emmett. ''Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851''. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. {{FHL| 976.8 V2L|book}}.
+The following Overton County marriage records are microfilmed:
+*'''[1867-1994]''' Available at the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/preservation/countymicro/over.pdf Tennessee State Library and Archives]. Marriages 1817-1899 are incomplete.
+*'''[1867-1953]''' Available at the Family History Library. Each volume is indexed.{{FHL|981126|film}}
+The following Overton County marriage records are abstracted and/or indexed:
+*'''[1867-1927]'''Gray, Shawn. ''Overton Co., Tn., Marriage Index, 1867-1927.'' Muncie, Indiana : S. Gray, 1996.  {{FHL|976.8684 V22g|book}}
+*TSLA. ''Overton County Vital Records.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Filmed by the TSLA, 1988. {{FHL|1928804|film}}
+*[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start RecordSearch] at FamilySearch now includes indexed Tennessee marriages.&nbsp; This is a free pilot site and still under construction.&nbsp; At this time, it is best to search from the&nbsp;home page, ''Discover Your Ancestors:'' indicate a surname, marriage "event", no date, and a county name (i.e. Overton, Tennessee).&nbsp;&nbsp;Browse through the results for that surname. You&nbsp;may need to supply any variant spellings of the surname in separate searches.
+*Many county marriage records&nbsp;are indexed with images&nbsp;at Ancestry's [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169 Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002]. ($)&nbsp; Be aware that this index is not complete for many counties.
+Overton County is ''not'' included in Sistler's ''Early Middle Tennessee Marriages''.
+'''''Deaths'''''
+*'''[1914-1925]'''Gray, Shawn. ''Overton Co., Tn. Death Certificates.'' S.I.:s.n., 2002.  {{FHL|976.8684 V2g|book}} 2 vols.
+*TSLA. ''Overton County Vital Records.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Filmed by the TSLA, 1988. {{FHL|1928804|film}}
+*[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=fs%3A1681020&p=collectionDetails Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955] at Record Search Pilot at FamilySearch. Name index with extracted death certificate information.&nbsp; Search by surname then browse through the results. You may need to supply variant spellings of the names.
 '''''Death'''''