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Guide to '''Overton County, Tennessee ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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== County Courthouse  ==
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|organized= September 11, 1806
|county seat= Livingston
|parent county= [[Jackson County, Tennessee Genealogy|Jackson]]<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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|county1= [[Clay County, Tennessee Genealogy|Clay]]
|county2= [[Cumberland County, Tennessee Genealogy|Cumberland]]
|county3= [[Fentress County, Tennessee Genealogy|Fentress]]
|county4= [[Jackson County, Tennessee Genealogy|Jackson]]
|county5= [[Pickett County, Tennessee Genealogy|Pickett]]
|county6= [[Putnam County, Tennessee Genealogy|Putnam]]</br><center>[[Overton County, Tennessee Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
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== County Information ==


=== Description ===
[[Image:{{TNOvertoncourthouse}}]]&nbsp;Overton County Courthouse<br>&nbsp;317 East University Street<br>&nbsp;Livingston, TN 38570<br>&nbsp;Phone: 931-823-2536
Overton County was named for John Overton and is located in the north-central area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Overton County, Tennessee" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_County,_Tennessee, accessed 27 Dec 2018 </ref>


=== County Courthouse ===
[http://www.overtoncountytn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10&Itemid=14 Overton County Clerk]<br>Marriage and probate records<br>317 E. University Street, Room #22<br>Livingston, TN 38470<br>Phone: 931-823-2631
{{TN Courthouse Intro|Overton}}
'''Overton County Courthouse<br>'''317 East University St.<br>Livingston, TN 38570<br>[https://www.courtreference.com/Overton-County-Tennessee-Courts.htm County Courthouse]  Phone: 931-823-2536<br>
[http://www.overtoncountytn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10&Itemid=14 County Clerk] Phone: 931-823-2631<br>
[http://www.overtoncountytn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11&Itemid=16 County Register of Deeds]  Phone: 931-823-4011<br>
[http://www.overtoncountytn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=53 County Circuit Court Clerk]  Phone: 931-823-2312<br>


County Clerk has marriages, probate record from 1867<br>  
[http://www.overtoncountytn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11&Itemid=16 Overton County Register of Deeds]<br>Land records<br>317 E. University Street<br>Livingston, TN 38570<br>Phone: 931-823-4011
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court records<br>  
Register of Deeds has land records<ref name="HB">''The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America'', 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002) Overton County, Tennessee, p.642</ref><br>


=== Overton County, Tennessee Record Dates  ===
Overton County Circuit Court Clerk<br>Court records<br>317 E. University Street<br>Livinston, TN 38570<br>Phone: 931-823-2312
{{TN Record Dates Intro|Overton}}
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| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref></center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Overton County, Tennessee Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Overton County, Tennessee Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Overton County, Tennessee Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Overton County, Tennessee Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Overton County, Tennessee Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Overton County, Tennessee Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Overton County, Tennessee Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1914
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1867
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1914
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1815
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1792
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1867
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1810
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| colspan="7"| <center>*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1908 (1913 missing). General compliance by 1927.</center>
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=== Record Loss ===
Hours:<br>Mon.-Tues. and Thurs.-Fri. 8 am - 4:30 pm<br>Wed. and Sat. 8 am - noon
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'''1865'''  Fire damaged courthouse records.<ref name="TSLA">[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/lost-records-courthouse-fires-and-disasters-tennessee Lost Records: Courthouse Fires and Disasters in Tennessee] in ''Tennessee State Library and Archives'' in ''Tennessee Secretary of State'' (accessed 13 March 2016).</ref>
*Lost census: 1810
*Lost marriage records: 1806 to 1866
*Lost probate records: 1806 to 1869
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=== Boundary Changes ===
== History  ==
{{TN Boundary Changes Intro|Overton}}
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*'''1806--'''Overton County was established 11 September 1806 from [[Jackson County, Tennessee Genealogy|Jackson]] County. Early records may be found under Jackson County. <br>''
*'''County seat:''' Livingston<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/TN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Tennessee Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#TN Tennessee Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/tennessee/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Tennessee county boundary changes
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=== Populated Places ===
The county is named after "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Overton_(judge) John Overton] (1766–1833), one of the cofounders of Memphis, Tennessee."<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee,"] Wikipedia.</ref>  
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,133,c,overton.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Overton County, Tennessee," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_County,_Tennessee, accessed 8 December 2019.</ref>  


{{Populated places
==== Parent County  ====
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livingston,_Tennessee Livingston]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allons,_Tennessee Allons]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allred,_Tennessee Allred]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine,_Tennessee Alpine]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawford,_Tennessee Crawford]
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*Hanging Limb
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy%27s_Chapel,_Tennessee Hardy Chapel]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilham,_Tennessee Hilham]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_Springs,_Overton_County,_Tennessee Mineral Springs]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe,_Tennessee Monroe]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickman,_Tennessee Rickman]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy,_Tennessee Timothy]
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=== History Timeline ===
'''1806--'''Overton County was established 11 September 1806 from [[Jackson County, Tennessee|Jackson]] County. Early records may be found under Jackson County. <br>'''County seat: '''Livingston <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
{{TN Historical Timeline Intro|Overton}}


'''Additional Information'''<br>
==== Boundary Changes  ====
Middle Tennessee county. Established 1806.


The county is named after "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Overton_(judge) John Overton] (1766-1833), one of the cofounders of Memphis, Tennessee."<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee,"] Wikipedia.</ref>
==== Record Loss  ====


== Resources ==
'''1865'''--Fire damaged records
{{TN Resources Intro|Overton}}


=== Bible Records ===
*Lost censuses: 1810, 1890
{{TN Bible Intro|Overton}}
*Lost marriage records: 1806 to 1866
*Lost probate records: 1806 to 1869


=== Biographies  ===
For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:
{{TN Biographies Intro|Overton}}


=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
*[http://tnblog.arleneeakle.com/2009/04/13/when-the-records-are-gone/ Arlene Eakle, ''When the Records are Gone'' in Tennessee Genealogy Blog]
{{TN Business Records Intro|Overton}}
*[[Burned Counties Research|Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki]]
*[http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424 Michael John Neill, ''Burned Counties'' in Family History Circle]


*''Middle Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1784 to 1902''. 2004. By Alan N. Miller. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield Company. {{FSC|1193752|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN 976.8 U2ma}}. Includes Overton County.
== Places/Localities  ==


=== Cemeteries ===
==== Populated Places  ====
{{TN Cemeteries Intro|Overton}}


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| Allons
| Grey (hist.)
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195065&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C+Overton%2C+Monroe&columns=*,0,0 Monroe]
| Rickman
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| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195063&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C+Overton%2C+Allred&columns=*,0,0 Allred]
| Hanging Limb
| Muddy Pond
| Rocky Ridge
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| Alpine
| Hardy
| Netherlands (hist.)
| Sulphur
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| Anderson
| Hargiss
| Nettle Carrier (hist.)
| Taylors Crossroads
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| Beaver Hill
| Henard (hist.)
| Oak Dale
| Timothy
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| Big Springs
| Highland
| Oak Grove
| Twinton
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| Bonsack
| Hilham
| Oakley
| Unity
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| Bushing (hist.)
| Hix (hist.)
| Obey City
| Vine Ridge
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| Cliff Springs
| Holly Springs
| Okalona
| Ward (hist.)
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| Columbia Hill
| Independence
| Ozone
| Waterloo
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| Cravenstown
| Ivyton
| Poplar Springs
| Westfork (hist.)
|-
|-
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Overton County, Tennessee''' online and in print</center>
| Crawford
| Lee (hist.)
| Pines (hist.)
| Windle
|-
|-
| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
| Cullom (hist.)
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" valign="top" style="border:1px solid black" |
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195064&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C+Overton%2C+Livingston&columns=*,0,0 Livingston]  
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Overton+County%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_2491&memorialid=&mcid=&linkedToName=&datefilter=&orderby= Findagrave.com]
| Poteet (hist.)
* [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnoverto/overton.htm TNGenWeb]
| Windletown
* [http://usgwarchives.net/tn/overton/cemetery.html TNGenWeb Archives]
* [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/tennessee/overton.html Tombstone Project]
* [http://www.tngenweb.org/cemeteries/#!co=overton TNGenWeb Cemeteries]
* [https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Tennessee&cemetery_county=Overton&year_range=5&size=15 BillionGraves]
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' [[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |(Often more complete)]]</center>
| Eagle Creek (hist.)  
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| Lovejoy
* {{FSC|United States, Tennessee, Overton - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=1389043161|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
| Qualls (hist.)
* [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Overton+Tennessee&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
| Wirmingham
|-
|-
| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
| Garretts Mill
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| Mineral Springs
* [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Tennessee/Overton-County?id=county_2491 Findagrave.com]
| Rays
* [http://tennesseegravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=67 Gravestones]
|  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Overton,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqParents=395275&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Overton,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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|-
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" style="text-align:center"| See [[Tennessee Cemeteries|Tennessee Cemeteries]] for more information.
| Green Pond
| Miranda (hist.)
| Rhyan Springs
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''Additional Cemetery Resources''<br>
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
*[http://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Tennessee Cemeteries] - Hometown Locator


=== Census Records ===
==== Neighboring Counties  ====
{{TN Census Intro|Overton}}
{{Historical populations
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_County,_Tennessee#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]         
|1810 |5643      
|1820 |7128        
|1830 |8242                
|1840 |9279                   
|1850 |11211                             
|1860 |12637                               
|1870 |11297                               
|1880 |12153                               
|1890 |12039                               
|1900 |13353                               
|1910 |15854              
|1920 |17617                   
|1930 |18079                            
|1940 |18883                               
|1950 |17566                               
|1960 |14661                                 
|1970 |14866                             
|1980 |17575                               
|1990 |17636                                 
|2000 |20118 
|2010 |22083         
}}
1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Overton County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see [[Tennessee Census|Tennessee Census]]. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide online indexes.


See [[Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book]] for more information about statewide printed indexes.
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*[[Clay County, Tennessee|Clay]]
*[[Cumberland County, Tennessee|Cumberland]]


See [http://www.us-census.org/states/tennessee/o-tn.htm#Overton Overton County, TN census assignments], including links to transcribed files and scanned images of census microfilm. [http://www.us-census.org/ The USGenWeb Census Project<sup>®</sup>].
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*[[Fentress County, Tennessee|Fentress]]  
*[[Jackson County, Tennessee|Jackson]]


'''1810 Lost''' A Substitute is available:
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*[[Pickett County, Tennessee|Pickett]]
*[[Putnam County, Tennessee|Putnam]]


*Sherrill, Charles A. ''The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources.'' Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. {{FSC|1008335|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 X2s 1810}}.
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'''1810-1891'''<br>
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3574 Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891] at Ancestry $
 
'''1820'''<br>
 
*Bentley, Elizabeth P. ''Index to the 1820 Census of Tennessee.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. {{FSC|976.8 X22b 1820|book}}. Online at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48249/ Ancestry] ($).
*Houston, Martha Lou. ''1820 Census of Overton County Tennessee''. Washington, D.C.: M. L. Houston, 1900. Online at [https://www.archive.org/details/1820censusofover00hous Internet Archive].
*Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," online at [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Tenn_1820.htm Free African Americans]. Includes free African Americans in this county.
 
'''1830'''<br>
 
*Sistler, Byron H. ''1830 Census, East Tennessee''. Evanston, Ill.: n.p., 1969. {{FSC|170150|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2p 1830}}.
 
'''1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners'''<br>
 
*''A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census''. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. {{FSC|282860|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FS Library US/CAN Film 2321}}. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/857237 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/censusofpensione00usce/page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] ($). See Tennessee, Middle District, Overton County on page 157.
*"Overton County, Tennessee, Soldiers, Continental Line, Census 1840," ''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', Vol. 15, No. 4 ():139-. For access, see [[Overton County, Tennessee Genealogy#Periodicals|Periodicals]].
 
'''1850 Agricultural Census'''<br>
 
*Green, Linda L. ''Tennessee 1850 Agricultural Census.'' 2 vols. Woodbridge, Va.: L.L. Green, 2000. {{FSC|976473|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2g v. 1}} ff. Overton County is included in Vol. 1.
 
'''1890''' Lost, but substitutes are available:
 
*Reed, Sue S. ''Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-one Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891, as Provided for by an Act of General Assembly of Tennessee, Passed January 15, 1891, and Approved January 22, 1891.'' 8 vols. Houston, Texas: S.S. Reed, 1989. {{FSC|461479|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2r v. 5 1891}}. Overton County is included in Vol. 5.
*Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara Sistler. ''1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Tennessee.'' Evanston, Ill.: Byron Sister and Associates, 1978. {{FSC|114935|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1890}}.
 
'''1891 Male Voters'''<br>
 
*'''1891''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2884 Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891] at Ancestry $
 
'''1920'''<br>
 
*Young, Denise, ed. ''Overton County, Tennessee Census, 1920'' (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3930 Ancestry]$.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3930 Overton County, Tennessee Census, 1920] at Ancestry  $
 
=== Church Records ===
{{TN Church Intro|Overton}}
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Overton,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqParents=395275&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Overton,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br>
 
'''''Baptist'''''<br>
*'''Spring Creek.''' Minutes (1802-1868) available [https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/008334958?i=6&cat=262290 online].


=== Court Records ===
== Resources  ==
{{TN Court Intro|Overton}}


'''''Law and Legislation'''''<br>
==== Research Guides ====
*Tennessee State Library and Archives, ''Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names.'' <ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> January 25, 2005. In addition to creating new laws, legislative acts were often required to obtain a divorce, grant legitimacy to a child, or for appointments to or grant payments for public service. The [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|TSLA]] has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. Online searchable index at [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/database-tn-research/acts-tennessee-1796-1850 TSLA].


=== Directories ===
*[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/county/factoverton.htm Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Overton County], courtesy: [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/ Tennessee State Library and Archives]. (Identifies published county histories, published&nbsp;local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)
{{TN Directories Intro|Overton}}
*'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary


=== Emigration and Immigration ===
==== African American ====
{{TN Emigration Intro|Overton}}


=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
*Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Tenn_1820.htm online], courtesy: [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/ Free African Americans] website. [Includes free African Americans in this county.]
{{TN Ethnic Groups Intro|Overton}}


'''''African American'''''<br>
*Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Tenn_1820.htm online], courtesy: [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/ Free African Americans] website. Includes free African Americans in this county.
*African American Poll Tax, 1867, ''Overton County Historical Society Newsletter'', Vol. 5, No. 1 (Spring 2001).
*African American Poll Tax, 1867, ''Overton County Historical Society Newsletter'', Vol. 5, No. 1 (Spring 2001).


=== Funeral Homes  ===
==== Cemeteries ====
{{TN Funeral Homes Intro|Overton}}
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<li>[https://www.hallfh.net/ Hall Funeral Home, LLC] in Livingston</li>
<li>[https://www.speckfuneral.com/ Speck Funeral Home] in Livingston</li>
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=== Genealogies ===
{{TN Genealogies Intro|Overton}}
 
 
*Gray, Shawn. ''Overton Co., TN Kin, Family Trees: Family Trees Compiled from 1994-1998''. 2 vols. Muncie, Ind.: S. Gray, 1998. {{FSC|820573|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8684 D2g v. 1}} ff.
*Whitley, Edythe Johns Rucker. ''Tennessee Genealogy Records: Overton County.'' {{FSC|233999|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.868 D2w}}; online at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48612 Ancestry] ($).
<br>
*'''Bates''' - Bates, Madison C. ''Bates, a Brief History and Genealogy of Joseph Harrison Bates''. Galesburg, Ill.: Wagoner Printing Co., 1915. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/481148 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005713125 HathiTrust].
*'''Bilbrey''' - Eldridge, Charles S. ''History, Tennessee, My People and Me''. Dayton, Ohio: C.S. Eldridge, 1991. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273EL24ec.
*'''Carlock''' - Carlock, Marion Pomeroy. ''History of the Carlock Family and Adventures of Pioneer Americans: Including the Kimbrough, Goodpasture, Hoyl, Fite, Fancher, Lee, Wells, Judy, Tracy, Settles, Gaddis, Rowell, Moore, Cornelison, Harrold, Brown and other Connecting Families.'' Los Angeles, CA: M. P. Carlock, 1929. Available at {{FSC|194986|title-id|disp=FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 C196c}}; {{FSC|194986|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN 1033974 Item 4}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=17342 Ancestry] ($).
*'''Copeland''' - Orpha Halssell and Charlcie Pauline Carlton Fletcher ''Ancestors and descendants of Solomon Addison Copeland'' Oklahoma City, Oklahoma P.C. Fletcher, 1988 {{FSC|391311|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 929.273 C79 }} Digital version available at {{FSbook|183937}}
*'''Crawford''' - ''Edward Crawford's Family: With Special Emphasis on those Descendants Who Lived in or Passed through Macoupin County, Illinois: With Eventual Concentrations in Illinois, Missouri, Oregon, Texas, Tennessee''. n.p.: Crawford Family Book Committee, 1988. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 C856.
*'''Dale''' - Edgerly, Dorthea Roach and Raymond Henry ''William Dale (1783-1857)of Lawrence County, Indiana'' Oceanside, California D.R. Edgerly {{FSC|1362720|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 929.273 D156e}}.Digital version available at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/128626-william-dale-1783-1857-of-lawrence-county-indiana?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]..
*'''Finley''' - Finley, Carmen J. "John and Mary Finley of Montgomery (Wythe) County, Virginia," ''The Virginia Genealogist,'' Vol. 34, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1990):243-255; Vol. 35, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1991):18-33; Vol. 35, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1991):122-135; Vol. 35, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1991):173-185; Vol. 35, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1991):251-262. Digital version at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/285/virginia-genealogist-the American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($). {{FSC|33159|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 B2vg v. 34 (1990)-v. 35 (1991)}}.
*'''Finley''' - Finley, Carmen J. "John Finley of Montgomery/Wythe County, Virginia: Additional Children Identified," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 39, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1995):3-22; Vol. 39, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1995):94-103; Vol. 39, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1995):202-212; Vol. 39, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1995):282-294.  {{FSC|33159|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 B2vg v. 39 (1995)}}. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/285/virginia-genealogist-the American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($).
*'''Garrett''' - Parke, Iris Garrett. ''Garrett Family of Buckingham County, Virginia and Overton County, Tennessee''. Typescript, microfilmed in 1980. {{FSC|47303|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Film 1035813 Item 18}}.
*'''Gerlach''' - ''See Carlock.''
*'''Goodpasture''' - Bates, Madison C. ''Bates, a Brief History and Genealogy of Joseph Harrison Bates''. Galesburg, Ill.: Wagoner Printing Co., 1915. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/481148 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005713125 HathiTrust].
*'''Goodpasture''' - Goodpasture, Robert Abraham. ''The Goodpastures of Iowa and Washington: With Related Families''. Georgetown, Calif.: R.A. Goodpasture, 1978. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 G624gra.
*'''Gregg''' - Rucker, Frank. ''Josiah Gregg''. Independence, Missouri: Independence Examiner, 1949. FS Library FAM HIST Book 921.73 A1 no. 108.
*'''Hammons''' - Williams, Sharon Ruth Hammons. ''Descendants of Hammons brothers John Milton and Elcanah C., 1820-1990''. Chillicothe, Ohio: S.H. Williams, 1990. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 H184w.
*'''Harp''' - Smith, Mattie Benson. ''Harp Strings''. Broken Arrow, Oklahoma: M.B. Smith, [1986?]. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 H23s.
*'''Huddleston''' - Huddleston, George. ''Huddleston Family Tables.'' Concord, NH: Rumford Press, 1933. Available at {{FSC|97171|title-id|disp=FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 H866h 1973}}. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/299158 FamilySearch Digital Library], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=16057 Ancestry] ($).
*'''Kimbrough''' - ''See Carlock.''
*'''Goodpasture''' - ''See Carlock.''
*'''Lovell''' - Pompey, Sherman Lee. ''Some Descendants of William Lovell of Overton County,Tennessee''. Clovis, Calif.: S.L. Pompey, 1970. {{FSC|115402|title-id|disp=FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 A1 no. 293}}.
*'''Parrott''' - Kelsey, Mavis P. ''Benjamin Parrott c. 1795-1839 and Lewis Stover 1781-1850/60 of Overton County, Tennessee and Their Descendants''. Houston, Texas: M.P. Kelsey, 1979. {{FSC|82867|title-id|disp=FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 P249k}}.
*'''Phillips''' - Sroka, John. ''A Workbook on the Phillips Families of Overton County, Tennessee''. South Jordan, Utah: J. Sroka, 2006. {{FSC|1364435|title-id|disp=FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 P541sj}}.
*'''Robbins''' - Gray, Shawn ''Descendants of Isaac Robbins'' Muncie, Indiana S. Gray, [2003] {{FSC|1155848|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 929.273 R535g.}} [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/238312-descendants-of-isaac-robbins?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]}.
*'''Smith''' - Smith, Oma Ivadell. ''Smith-Garrett and Allied Families of Overton, Fentress and Pickett Counties, Tennessee: The Genealogy of Joseph Albert Smith and Nova Catherine Garrett''. Jacksonville, Fla.: O. Smith, 1979. {{FSC|83381|title-id|disp=FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 Sm61e}}.
*'''Stover''' - Kelsey, Mavis P. ''Benjamin Parrott c. 1795-1839 and Lewis Stover 1781-1850/60 of Overton County, Tennessee and Their Descendants''. Houston, Texas: M.P. Kelsey, 1979. {{FSC|82867|title-id|disp=FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 P249k}}.
*'''Vaughn''' - Vaughn, Charles P. and Bernice Elizabeth Hoke Vaughn. ''The Vaughn Genealogy: from Wake County, North Carolina, to Jackson and Overton Counties, Tennessee''. Ventura, Calif.: B.E. Vaughn, 1990. {{FSC|590573|title-id|disp=FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 V465vc}}.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48612 Overton County, Tennessee: Genealogical Records] at Ancestry ($)
 
=== Guardianship ===
{{TN Guardianship Intro|Overton}}
 
=== Land and Property Records ===
{{TN Land Intro|Overton}}
 
''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


''Book Abstracts and Indexes''<br>
Charles A. Reeves Jr. has created a detailed map showing the locations of Overton County cemeteries. It may be purchased for a small fee through his [http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_cems.htm website].  
*Whitley, Edythe Johns Rucker. ''Tennessee Genealogy Records: Overton County.'' Available at {{FSC|233999|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.868 D2w}}; online at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48612 Ancestry] ($).


=== Local Histories ===
==== Census  ====
{{TN Histories Intro|Overton}}


=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population censuses of Overton County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see [[Tennessee Census|Tennessee Census]]. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide online indexes.
{{TN Maps Intro|Overton}}


{{TN Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{TN Overton County}}}}
See [[Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book]] for more information about statewide printed indexes.


*[http://www.mapofus.org/tennessee/ Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)]
'''''1810''''' - Lost, but a substitute is available:  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Overton,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqParents=395275&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Overton,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Cities and Towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]


=== Migration ===
*Sherrill, Charles A. ''The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources.'' Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1008335 FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810].
{{TN Migration Intro|Overton}}


=== Military Records ===
'''''1820'''''
{{TN Military Intro|Overton}}


*{{FSC|1015493|item|disp=Gary D. Norris, republished, ''Overton County veterans : Spanish American War - Vietnam War'' Albany, Kentucky : G.D. Norris, n. d.}}
*Bentley, Elizabeth P. ''Index to the 1820 Census of Tennessee.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. {{FHL|976.8 X22b 1820|book}}
*Houston, Martha Lou. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/1820censusofover00hous 1820 Census of Overton County Tennessee].'' Washington, D.C.: M. L. Houston, 1900. Free digitized book.
*Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Tenn_1820.htm online], courtesy: [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/ Free African Americans] website. [Includes free African Americans in this county.]


'''''Revolutionary War'''''<br>
'''''1830'''''  
The following Overton County Revolutionary War records are available online through TNGenWeb:


*[http://tngenweb.org/revwar/ 1835 Pension Roll]
*Sistler, Byron H. ''1830 Census, East Tennessee''. Evanston, Ill.: n.p., 1969. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=170150 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8 X2p 1830].
*[http://tngenweb.org/revwar/ 1852 Rejected or Suspended Pensions]


Additional resources include:
'''''1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners'''''


*''A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census''. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. {{FSC|282860|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FS Library US/CAN Film 2321}}. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/857237 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/censusofpensione00usce/page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] ($). See Tennessee, Middle District, Overton County on page 157.
*"Overton County, Tennessee, Soldiers, Continental Line, Census 1840," ''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', Vol. 15, No. 4 ():139-. For access, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Overton_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].
*''Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions''. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48141 Ancestry]. Tennessee entries abstracted online at [http://tngenweb.org/revwar/ Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War] at TNGenWeb. Includes veterans from this county; Tennessee section begins on page 381.


'''''War of 1812'''''<br>
'''''1850 Agricultural Census'''''  
*Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," ''Ansearchin' News'', Vol. 8, No. 2 (Apr. 1961):49-52. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 8 (1961); digital version at [https://tngs.org/Ansearchn-News journal website]. Includes Overton County pensioners (p. 49).
*Transcription typed and formatted by Harold Keisling. [https://www.tngenweb.org/overton/docs/1812war.htm ''Third? Regiment Tennessee Militia, Capt. Wiley Huddelston's Company''] at TNGenWeb. Raised from men who were from Overton, Pickett and Fentress County, Tennessee.


'''''Civil War'''''<br>
*Green, Linda L. ''Tennessee 1850 Agricultural Census.'' 2 vols. Woodbridge, Va.: L.L. Green, 2000. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=976473 FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2g v. 1] ff. [Overton County is included in Vol. 1.]


''Online Records''<br>
'''''1890''''' - Lost, but substitutes are available:  
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932378|Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932422|Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1861-1865''' -  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2322 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at Ancestry — index (free)
*'''1861-1865''' -  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2344 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at Ancestry — index (free)
*'''1861-1865''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/civilwar_histdatasys/ U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry]
*'''1891-1965''' {{RecordSearch|1874474|Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*[https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System]


{{TN Civil War Regiments|Overton}}<br>
*Reed, Sue S. ''Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-one Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891, as Provided for by an Act of General Assembly of Tennessee, Passed January 15, 1891, and Approved January 22, 1891.'' 8 vols. Houston, Texas: S.S. Reed, 1989. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=461479 FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2r v. 5 1891]. [Overton County is included in Vol. 5.]
*Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara Sistler. ''1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Tennessee.'' Evanston, Ill.: Byron Sister and Associates, 1978. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=114935 FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1890].


'''''Confederate Soldiers'''''<br>
'''''1920'''''  


*[[8th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Confederate)|8th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA - Companies B and F.
*Young, Denise, ed. ''Overton County, Tennessee Census, 1920'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3930 Ancestry] ($).
*[[13th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Gore's)|13th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Gore's)]] - CSA - Companies A, B, E, and F.
*[[25th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|25th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA - Companies B, D, and H.
*[[28th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|28th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA - Companies A and K.
*[[28th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (2nd Tennessee Mountain Volunteers)|28th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (2nd Tennessee Mountain Volunteers)]] - CSA - Companies B and C.
*[[84th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|84th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA


'''''Union Soldiers'''''<br>
==== Church  ====


*[[4th Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Union)|4th Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry]] - Company K.
==== Court  ====


'''''Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Overton County:'''''<br>
==== Family Histories  ====


*USGenWeb Archives, [http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/overton/military.html Overton County Tennessee Archives], (1 Feb 2012). Civil War Records.
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:  
*Tennessee State Library and Archives, [http://share.tn.gov/tsla/history/military/pension168.htm Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Overton County]. Includes soldier's name, county, pension #, unit or widow.
*United States Pension Bureau, [https://www.archive.org/stream/listpensionerso02buregoog#page/n385/mode/1up List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883: Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for...] (Washington Printing Office; 1883). Online at Internet Archive. Overton County, page 367-368.
*TNGenWeb, [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnoverto/overton.htm Overton County Tennessee Civil War]. Biographies and photographs of Overton County Civil War Soldiers, letters, Confederate and Union regiments.


=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
*Locate publications about direct ancestors
{{TN Naturalization Intro|Overton}}
*Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
*Identify publications, to quote [[Elizabeth Shown Mills|Elizabeth Shown Mills]], about an ancestor's "FAN Club" ['''F'''riends, '''A'''ssociates, and '''N'''eighbors]


=== Newspapers ===
'''''General'''''
{{TN Newspapers Intro|Overton}}


*[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/newspapers-microfilm-tennessee-state-library-and-archives Newspapers on Microfilm at the Library & Archives] at TSLA; some may be accessed via interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee
*Gray, Shawn. ''Overton Co., TN Kin, Family Trees: Family Trees Compiled from 1994-1998''. 2 vols. Muncie, Ind.: S. Gray, 1998. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=820573 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8684 D2g v. 1] ff.
**See [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/guides/interlibrary-loan-policies Interlibrary Loan Policies] for more information<br>
*Whitley, Edythe Johns Rucker. ''Tennessee Genealogy Records: Overton County.'' Available at [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=233999 FHL US/CAN Book 976.868 D2w]; digital versions available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48612 Ancestry] ($) and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc0806308419_edytheruckerwhitley1967 World Vital Records] ($).
For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Overton County click on the following town:


*[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/newspapers-microfilm-tennessee-state-library-and-archives-l#Livingston Livingston]
'''''Bibliography'''''


*'''1794-1851''' - Lucas, Silas Emmett. ''Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851''. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. {{FSC|976.8 V2L|Book}}.
*'''[Carlock]''' Carlock, Marion Pomeroy. ''History of the Carlock Family and Adventures of Pioneer Americans: Including the Kimbrough, Goodpasture, Hoyl, Fite, Fancher, Lee, Wells, Judy, Tracy, Settles, Gaddis, Rowell, Moore, Cornelison, Harrold, Brown and other Connecting Families.'' Los Angeles, CA: M. P. Carlock, 1929. Available at [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=194986&disp=History++of++the++Carlock++family++and++%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 C196c]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=194986&disp=History++of++the++Carlock++family++and++%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL US/CAN 1033974 Item 4]; digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=17342 Ancestry] ($); and [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/books/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bglhbooks%3BGenealogy-glh19917401%3B-1%3B-1%3B Heritage Quest Online] ($).
*'''1847 - 1851''' - Smith, Jonathan K.T. ''Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Nashville Christian Advocate''. [1847-1914] 10 vols. [Jackson, Tenn.]: J.K.T. Smith, 1997-2003. {{FSC|789366|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851}} ff; digital versions at [http://www.tngenweb.org/records/tn_wide/obits/nca/index.html David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository]. Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s. (Largely Methodist?)
*'''[Copeland]''' Orpha Halssell and Charlcie Pauline Carlton Fletcher ''Ancestors and descendants of Solomon Addison Copeland'' Oklahoma City, Oklahoma&nbsp;: P.C. Fletcher, 1988 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=391311&disp=%5BAncestors++and++descendants++of++Solo%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 929.273 C79 ]&nbsp;Digital version available at [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH25&CISOPTR=100700&REC=1 BYU Family History Archives.]
*'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50075/ Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''[Dale]''' Edgerly, Dorthea Roach and Raymond Henry ''William Dale (1783-1857)of Lawrence County, Indiana'' Oceanside, California&nbsp;: D.R. Edgerly [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1362720&disp=William++Dale++%281783%2D1857%29++of++La%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 929.273 D156e].Digital version available at [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH17&CISOPTR=72886&REC=4 BYU Family History Archives].  
*'''[Garrett]''' Parke, Iris Garrett. ''Garrett Family of Buckingham County, Virginia and Overton County, Tennessee''. Typescript, microfilmed in 1980. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=47303 FHL US/CAN&nbsp;Film 1035813 Item 18].  
*'''[Gerlach]''' ''See Carlock.''
*'''[Huddleston]''' Huddleston, George. ''Huddleston Family Tables.'' Concord, NH: Rumford Press, 1933. Available at [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=97171&disp=Huddleston++family++tables%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 H866h 1973]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=97171&disp=Huddleston++family++tables++ FHL US/CAN Film 928072 Item 8]; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=16057 Ancestry] ($); and [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/books/results/image?urn=urn:proquest:US;glhbooks;Genealogy-glh17804674;2;-1;&polarity=&scale= Heritage Quest Online] ($).
*'''[Kimbrough]''' ''See Carlock.''
*'''[Goodpasture]''' ''See Carlock.''
*'''[Lovell]''' Pompey, Sherman Lee. ''Some Descendants of William Lovell of Overton County,Tennessee''. Clovis, Calif.: S.L. Pompey, 1970. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=115402 FHL&nbsp;FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 A1 no. 293].
*'''[Parrott]''' Kelsey, Mavis P. ''Benjamin Parrott c. 1795-1839 and Lewis Stover 1781-1850/60 of Overton County, Tennessee and Their Descendants''. Houston, Texas: M.P. Kelsey, 1979. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=82867 FHL&nbsp;FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 P249k].
*'''[Phillips]''' Sroka, John. ''A Workbook on the Phillips Families of Overton County, Tennessee''. South Jordan, Utah: J. Sroka, 2006. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1364435 FHL&nbsp;FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 P541sj].
*'''[Robbins]''' Gray, Shawn ''Descendants of Isaac Robbins'' Muncie, Indiana&nbsp;: S. Gray, [2003] [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1155848&disp=Descendants++of++Isaac++Robbins%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 929.273 R535g.] Digital version available at [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH27&CISOPTR=93220&REC=3 BYU Family History Archives].
*'''[Smith]''' Smith, Oma Ivadell. ''Smith-Garrett and Allied Families of Overton, Fentress and Pickett Counties, Tennessee: The Genealogy of Joseph Albert Smith and Nova Catherine Garrett''. Jacksonville, Fla.: O. Smith, 1979. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=83381 FHL&nbsp;FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 Sm61e].  
*'''[Stover]''' Kelsey, Mavis P. ''Benjamin Parrott c. 1795-1839 and Lewis Stover 1781-1850/60 of Overton County, Tennessee and Their Descendants''. Houston, Texas: M.P. Kelsey, 1979. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=82867 FHL&nbsp;FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 P249k].
*'''[Vaughn]''' Vaughn, Charles P. and Bernice Elizabeth Hoke Vaughn. ''The Vaughn Genealogy: from Wake County, North Carolina, to Jackson and Overton Counties, Tennessee''. Ventura, Calif.: B.E. Vaughn, 1990. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=590573 FHL&nbsp;FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 V465vc].


=== Obituaries ===
==== Land  ====
{{TN Obituaries Intro|Overton}}


=== Other Records ===
The organization [http://www.copies1918.com/index.html Strictly By Name] provides free online indexes to early Overton County land records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:
{{TN Other Records Intro|Overton}}


===== Prisons =====
#[http://www.copies1918.com/overtona.html Deed Book A: 1806-1809]  
*'''1831-1850''' [http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/inmates-tennessee-state-penitentiary-1831-1850 Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850] at [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla Tennessee State Library and Archives]<br>
#[http://www.copies1918.com/overtonb.html Deed Book B: 1801-1809]  
*'''1851-1870''' [http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/inmates-tennessee-state-penitentiary-1851-1870 Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870] at [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla Tennessee State Library and Archives]
#[http://www.copies1918.com/overton-c.html Deed Book C: 1811-1813]


=== Periodicals ===
*Whitley, Edythe Johns Rucker. ''Tennessee Genealogy Records: Overton County.'' Available at [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=233999 FHL US/CAN Book 976.868 D2w]; digital versions available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48612 Ancestry] ($) and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc0806308419_edytheruckerwhitley1967 World Vital Records] ($).
{{TN Periodicals Intro|Overton}}


*''Ansearchin' News'': Quarterly magazine of the [http://www.tngs.org/ Tennessee Genealogical Society]. For a keyword search, go to the [http://www.tngs.org/Ansearchn-News county index]. Read previous issues on their [http://www.tngs.org/Ansearchn-News website]; {{FSC|44514|item|disp=FS Library Book 976.8 B2a.}}
==== Law and Legislation  ====
*''Overton County, Tennessee Kin'': Publication of the [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnoverto/OCHS/index.htm Overton County Genealogical Society], covering all the area in Overton, Fentress, and Pickett County, TN along with Monterey in Putnam County, and Clinton, Wayne and Cumberland County in Kentucky. FS Library US/CAN {{FSC|367458|title-id|disp=976.8684 B2n}}
*''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'': Quarterly magazine of [http://ucga.info/ Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association]. Articles include abstracts of records of Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, and White counties. [http://ucga.info/ucgaindex.pdf Index of first 17 years], with county list starting on page 19. {{FSC|366193|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 B2u}} (1975-1993) and {{FSC|1054880|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 B2u}} (1994-present).


=== Probate Records ===
*Tennessee State Library and Archives, ''Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names.'' January 25, 2005. [In addition to creating new laws, legislative acts were often required to obtain a divorce, grant legitimacy to a child, or for appointments to or grant payments for public service.] The [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|Tennessee State Library and Archives]] has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. To read more about this valuable resource [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/misc/actsintro.htm Click here]. The searchable index is available at [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/misc/actsintro.htm#names The Tennessee State Library and Archives]; another version is available at [http://worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=usa_tn_acts World Vital Records].
{{TN Probate Intro|Overton}}


The Overton County Court has responsibility for the probate records.
==== Local Histories  ====


''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
==== Maps  ====
*'''1779-2008''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9176 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] ($)
*'''1837-1841''' [https://southeasterngenealogy.com/content/tngenealogy.html SourtheasternGenealogy.com] Images of Minutes ($)
*'''1848-1861''' [https://southeasterngenealogy.com/content/tngenealogy.html SourtheasternGenealogy.com] Inventories of Estates ($)
*'''1848-1968''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=M6Q3-W29%3A179662001%3Fcc%3D1909088 Overton County] portion of {{RecordSearch|1909088|Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Probate Court Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes.
*'''1873-1948''' [https://southeasterngenealogy.com/content/tngenealogy.html SourtheasternGenealogy.com] Images of Insolvent Estates ($)
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


''Book Abstracts and Indexes''<br>
==== Military  ====


*Whitley, Edythe Johns Rucker. ''Tennessee Genealogy Records: Overton County.'' Available at {{FSC|233999|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.868 D2w}}; online at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48612 Ancestry] ($).
==== Newspapers  ====


=== School Records ===
Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/newspapers/tn-paper.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives]. Most of these newspapers may be accessed by interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee, although there are some newspapers which are not available in or outside of Tennessee. For further information regarding interlibrary loan policies and newspapers not available for interlibrary loan click [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailill.htm#newspapers here]. For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Overton County click on the following town:
{{TN Schools Intro|Overton}}


=== Social Security Records ===
*[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/newspapers/paper-l.htm#Livingston Livingston]


*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index Findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
==== Occupations  ====
*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at Ancestry ($) — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


=== Tax Records ===
*Miller, Alan N. ''Middle Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1784 to 1902''. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2004. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1193752&disp=Middle+Tennessee%27s+forgotten+children%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2ma]. Purchase at [http://www.genealogical.com/products/Middle%20Tennessees%20Forgotten%20Children%20Apprentices%20from%201784%20to%201902/9838.html Genealogical.com]. [Includes Overton County.]
{{TN Tax Intro|Overton}}


''Book Abstracts and Indexes''<ref>The Heritage Quest Online version of [http://heritagequestonline.com PERSI] aided in the compilation of this list.</ref> <br>
==== Periodicals  ====


*'''1814''' - "Direct Federal Tax-Delinquent Property Owners Listed for 1814," ''Ansearchin' News'', Vol. 43, No. 3 (Fall 1996):115-120. For possible FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see [[Overton County, Tennessee Genealogy|Overton]]. Includes Overton County.
Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers who are new to their area would not likely discover. This type of material may be found in local, regional, or statewide genealogical society journals. The following periodicals cover this county:  
*'''1836''' Tatum, Ausborn C. "Overton County, Tennessee 1836 Tax List," ''Ansearchin' News,'' Vol. 30, No. 1 (Spring 1983):15-20; Vol. 30, No. 2 (Summer 1983):80-82. For FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see [[Overton County, Tennessee Genealogy|Overton]].
*'''1836''' Douthat, James L. ''1836 Overton County, Tennessee Civil Districts &amp; Tax List''. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2001. {{FSC|1104378|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8684 R4d}}.
*'''1836''' Tax List and Civil Districts, 1836, ''Tennessee Genealogy and History'', Vol. 5, Nos. 1-2 (2001).
*'''1836''' Tax List, 1836, ''Overton County, Tennesse Kin'', Vol. 9, No. 3 (Jul. 2003); Vol. 10, No. 1 (Jan. 2004).
*'''1836''' County Tax Records, 1836 (sel.), ''Overton County Historical Society Newsletter'', Vol. 8, No. 4 (Winter 2004).
*'''1860's''' - "Civil War Union Tax Assessments," ''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', Vol. 2, No. 2 (Dec. 1977):14-; Vol. 3, No. 1, (Feb. 1978):4-. For access, see [[Overton County, Tennessee Genealogy|Overton]].
*'''1862''' Tax List, 1862, ''Overton County, Tennessee Kin'', Vol. 9, No. 3 (Jul. 2003); Vol. 9, No. 4 (Oct. 2003).
*'''1867''' Released from Paying Tax, 1867, ''Overton County Historical Society Newsletter'', Vol. 3, No. 4 (Winter 1999).
*'''1867''' African American Poll Tax, 1867, ''Overton County Historical Society Newsletter'', Vol. 5, No. 1 (Spring 2001).
*'''1874-1875''' - Sales of Land for Unpaid Taxes, 1874-1875, ''Overton County Historical Society Newsletter'', Vol. 7, No. 1 (Spring 2003).
*Men in Army Released from Poll Tax, ''Overton County Historical Society Newsletter'', Vol. 5, No. 4 (Winter 2001).


=== Vital Records ===
:'''''Ansearchin' News'''''
{{TN Vital Intro|Overton}}


*W.P.A. ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee''. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey, 1941. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/110760 FamilySearch Digital Library].
:Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Overton County, Tennessee records have been published in ''Ansearchin' News'', the quarterly magazine of the [http://www.tngs.org/ Tennessee Genealogical Society]. To view a list of these articles, visit their [http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/ByCounty_ndx.html county index]. To read digitized versions of the first 36 years of articles (Vols. 1-36), browse their [http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/index.html archive]&nbsp;or conduct a [http://www.tngs.org/search.htm surname search]. The Family History Library has a complete collection of the ''Ansearchin' News'' quarterly [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=44514 FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a.]


==== Birth ====
:'''''Overton County Historical Society Newsletter'''''
{{TN Birth Intro|Overton}}


*'''1886-1895''' - Overton County Birth Index 1886-1895 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch. Batch {{IGI|C519602}}<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igitennesseel.pdf|https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/8/88/Igitennesseel.pdf]].</ref>
:Family History Library has volume 1 - 8 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=367458&disp=Overton++Co%2E%2C++TN++Kin++%28OTCK%29%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL US/CAN 976.8684 B2n]. Indexed in PERiodical Source Index [[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)|(PERSI)]]<br>For further information see Overton County Historical Society website: [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnoverto/OCHS/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnoverto/OCHS/index.htm]
*'''1908-1912''' {{RecordSearch|2515873|Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee, Birth Records, Enumerator Record Series - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*TSLA. ''Overton County Vital Records.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Filmed by the TSLA, 1988. {{FSC|1928804|film}}


==== Marriage ====
:'''''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'''''
{{TN Marriage Intro|Overton}}


'''''Online indexes and Records'''''<br>
:Genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Overton County, Tennessee have been published in ''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', the journal of the [http://ucga.info/index.htm Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association, Inc]. To view a list of the first 17 years of these articles, visit their online [http://ucga.info/index_files/Index.htm Seventeen Year Index to The Upper Cumberland Researcher (Vols. 1-17, 1975-1992)]. The Index contains a "Counties" section beginning on page 19. The Family History Library has most issues through the present [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=366193 FHL US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8 B2u]&nbsp;(1975-1993) and [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1054880 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8 B2u] (1994-present).


*'''1625-1966''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=tennessee%2ctn Tennessee, United States Marriages] at [http://findmypast.com/ Findmypast] $
==== Prisons ====
*'''1780-2002''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169 Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002] at Ancestry  $
*'''1780-2002''' {{RecordSearch|1936414|Tennessee State Marriage Index 1780-2002}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee State Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1790-1962''' {{RecordSearch|1619127|Tennessee County Marriages, 1790-1950}} - at [https://www.FamilySearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Tennessee County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]. Covers all counties in Tennessee.
*'''1796-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1681022|Tennessee Marriages 1796-1950}} (Indexes only) at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1838-1888''' {{RecordSearch|2559093|Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Civil Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1851-1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4125 Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900] at Ancestry $
*'''1867-1910''' - Overton County Marriage Index 1867-1910 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch]<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igitennesseel.pdf|https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/8/88/Igitennesseel.pdf]]</ref>
*'''1925-1938''' - ''Overton County Vital Records''. {{FSC|963471|item|disp=FS Library Film 1928804}}. +++
*'''1980-2014''' [https://register.shelby.tn.us/index.php?go=TNmarriageRecords&title=Marriage%20Records%20Index%201980-2014 Marriage Records Index 1980-2014] at [https://register.shelby.tn.us/?page_id=2965 Shelby County Register of Deeds] - index


Learn if your Overton County ancestors went to prison!


'''''Book Abstracts and Indexes'''''<br>
*[http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/history/state/inmate1.htm Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850], free index available online, courtesy: [http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/ Tennessee State Library and Archives].
*[http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/history/state/inmate4.htm Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870], free index available online, courtesy: [http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/ Tennessee State Library and Archives].


*'''1867-1927''' - ''Overton Co., Tn., Marriage Index, 1867-1927.'' {{FSC|778259|item|disp=FS Library Book 976.8684 V22g}}
==== Probate  ====


==== Death ====
*Whitley, Edythe Johns Rucker. ''Tennessee Genealogy Records: Overton County.'' Available at [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=233999 FHL US/CAN Book 976.868 D2w]; digital versions available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48612 Ancestry] ($) and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc0806308419_edytheruckerwhitley1967 World Vital Records] ($).
{{TN Death Intro|Overton}}


*'''1874-1955''' {{RecordSearch|1681020|Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
==== Taxation  ====
*'''1908-1933''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10076/tennessee-deaths-1908-1933?s=275764761 Tennessee Deaths, 1908 - 1933] at MyHeritage ($) — index
*'''1908-1958''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2376 Tennessee Death Records 1908 - 1958 ] at Ancestry $
*'''1908-1912''' [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/death-records-database-name/tennessee-death-records-1908-1912 Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912] at [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/ Tennessee State Library & Archives] - index
*'''1914-1933''' [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/death-records-database-name/tennessee-death-records-1914-1933 Tennessee Death Records 1914-1933] at [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/ Tennessee State Library & Archives] - index
*'''1914-1955''' {{RecordSearch|1417505|Tennessee Death Records 1914-1955}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1914-1966''' {{RecordSearch|1417505|Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1949-2014''' [https://register.shelby.tn.us/index.php?go=TNdeathRecords&title=Death%20Records%20Index%201949-2014 Death Records Index 1949-2014] at [https://register.shelby.tn.us/?page_id=2965 Shelby County Register of Deeds] - index
*TSLA. ''Overton County Vital Records.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Filmed by the TSLA, 1988. {{FSC|1928804|film}}


==== Divorce ====
*'''[1814]''' "Direct Federal Tax-Delinquent Property Owners Listed for 1814," ''Ansearchin' News'', Vol. 43, No. 3 (Fall 1996):115-120. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Overton_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals]. [Includes Overton County.]
{{TN Divorce Intro|Overton}}
*'''[1836]''' Tatum, Ausborn C. "Overton County, Tennessee 1836 Tax List," ''Ansearchin' News,'' Vol. 30, No. 1 (Spring 1983):15-20; Vol. 30, No. 2 (Summer 1983):80-82. For FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Overton_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].
''Online Records''
*'''[1836]''' Douthat, James L. ''1836 Overton County, Tennessee Civil Districts &amp; Tax List''. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2001. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1104378 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8684 R4d].
*'''1796-1850''' [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/database-tn-research/acts-tennessee-1796-1850 Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850] at [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/ Tennessee State Library & Archives] - index
*'''[1836]''' Tax List and Civil Districts, 1836,&nbsp;''Tennessee Genealogy and History'', Vol. 5, Nos. 1-2 (2001).
*'''1980-2014''' [https://register.shelby.tn.us/index.php?go=TNdivorceRecords&title=Divorce%20Records%20Index%201980-2014 Divorce Records Index 1980-2014] at [https://register.shelby.tn.us/?page_id=2965 Shelby County Register of Deeds] - index
*'''[1836]''' Tax List, 1836,&nbsp;''Overton County, Tennesse Kin'', Vol. 9, No. 3 (Jul. 2003); Vol. 10, No. 1 (Jan. 2004).
*'''[1836]''' County Tax Records, 1836 (sel.),&nbsp;''Overton County Historical Society Newsletter'', Vol. 8, No. 4 (Winter 2004).
*'''[1860s]''' "Civil War Union Tax Assessments," ''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', Vol. 2, No. 2 (Dec. 1977):14-; Vol. 3, No. 1 (Feb. 1978):4-. For access, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Overton_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].
*'''[1862]''' Tax List, 1862,&nbsp;''Overton County, Tennessee Kin'', Vol. 9, No. 3 (Jul. 2003); Vol. 9, No. 4 (Oct. 2003).
*'''[1867]''' Released from Paying Tax, 1867,&nbsp;''Overton County Historical Society Newsletter'', Vol. 3, No. 4 (Winter 1999).
*'''[1867]''' African American Poll Tax, 1867,&nbsp;''Overton County Historical Society Newsletter'', Vol. 5, No. 1 (Spring 2001).
*'''[1874-1875]''' Sales of Land for Unpaid Taxes, 1874-1875,&nbsp;''Overton County Historical Society Newsletter'', Vol. 7, No. 1 (Spring 2003).
*Men in Army Released from Poll Tax,&nbsp;''Overton County Historical Society Newsletter'', Vol. 5, No. 4 (Winter 2001).


== Research Facilities ==
==== Vital Records  ====
{{TN Research Facilities Intro|Overton}}


=== Archives ===
'''''Death'''''
{{TN Archives Intro|Overton}}


=== FamilySearch Centers ===
For deaths of Methodists in Overton County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try:
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}


*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/tn/cookeville/981-south-walnut-avenue?qp=Overton+County%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States&lat=36.348846&lng=-85.325475&r=25 Cookeville Tennessee FamilySearch Center]
*Smith, Jonathan K.T. ''Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Nashville Christian Advocate''. [1847-1914] 10 vols. [Jackson, Tenn.]: J.K.T. Smith, 1997-2003. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=789366 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851] ff;&nbsp;digital versions at [http://www.tngenweb.org/records/tn_wide/obits/nca/index.html David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository]. [Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s.]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/tn/crossville/1550-genesis-road?qp=Overton+County%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States&lat=36.348846&lng=-85.325475&r=25 Crossville Tennessee FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/tn/jamestown/516-n-main-st?qp=Overton+County%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States&lat=36.348846&lng=-85.325475&r=25 Jamestown Tennessee FamilySearch Center]
*[https://artcirclelibrary.info/ Art Circle Public Library] - an affiliate library.
*[https://sos.tn.gov/tsla Tennessee State Library and Archives] - an affiliate library.


=== Libraries ===
== Societies and Libraries ==
{{TN Libraries Intro|Overton}}


'''Millard Oakley Public Library'''<br>107 East Main St.<br>Livingston, TN 38570<br>Phone: 931-823-1888<br>[https://tenv.agverso.com/home?cid=tenv&lid=OAKLEY Website]<br>
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnoverto/OCHS/index.htm '''Overton County Historical Society''']'''<br>'''P.O. Box 753<br>Livingston, TN 38570<br>Phone: 931-403-0909


=== Museums ===
[http://www.mtgs.org/ '''Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society''']<br>PO Box 330948<br>Nashville, TN, USA 37203-7507<br>The society serves the 40 counties of middle Tennessee of which Overton County is one. It publishes ''The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History'', a quarterly containing articles of genealogical and historical interest. Little-known Tennessee records are published and indexed, along with family genealogies, Bible records and material submitted by members. There is an&nbsp;alphabetical Index to articles in the Journal&nbsp;1988-summer 2005
{{TN Museums Intro|Overton}}


== Societies ==
[http://www.youseemore.com/mopl/default.asp '''Millard Oakley Public Library''']<br>107 East Main Street<br>Livingston, TN 38570<br>Phone: 931-823-1888
{{TN Societies Intro|Overton}}


'''Overton County Historical Society'''<br>West Broad Street<br>P.O. Box 753<br>Livingston, TN 38570<br>Phone: 931-403-0909<br>[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnoverto/OCHS/index.htm Website]<br>
== Web Sites  ==


== Websites ==
{{Wikipedia|Overton County, Tennessee}}  
{{TN Websites Intro|Overton}}


*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnoverto/overton.htm Overton County, TNGenWeb] (USGenWeb)
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195062&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C+Overton&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog] (FamilySearch)
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnnmid/index.htm Rootwalker: Genealogy Pages for Northern Middle TN] Free Genealogy Resources for the Region
*[http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.overton/mb.ashx Overton County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board] (Ancestry)
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/TN/Overton-County.htm Overton County TN Genealogy]   (ldsgenealogy.com)
*[http://genforum.com/tn/overton/ Overton County, TN Genealogy Forum] (GenForum)
*{{FSC Place IDNum|2171|Tennessee|Overton}} – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnoverto/overton.htm Overton County, TNGenWeb] (USGenWeb)  
== Research Guides ==
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnnmid/index.htm Rootwalker: Genealogy Pages for Northern Middle TN] Free Genealogy Resources for the Region  
{{TN Research Guides Intro|Overton}}
*[http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/TN/misc.html#TN-ROOTWALKER RootsWeb Mailing List: TN-ROOTWALKER-L (North Central Tennessee Genealogy List)]  
*[http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/TN/misc.html#TN-UPPER-CUMBERLAND RootsWeb Mailing List: TN-UPPER-CUMBERLAND-L (Upper Cumberland Tennessee Region Genealogy List)]


*[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/genealogical-fact-sheets-about-tennessee-counties-overton-county Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Overton County], courtesy: [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/ TSLA]. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)
== References  ==


== References ==
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Middle Tennessee county. Established 1806.

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

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Overton County Courthouse, Livingston, Tenn.

]] Overton County Courthouse
 317 East University Street
 Livingston, TN 38570
 Phone: 931-823-2536

Overton County Clerk
Marriage and probate records
317 E. University Street, Room #22
Livingston, TN 38470
Phone: 931-823-2631

Overton County Register of Deeds
Land records
317 E. University Street
Livingston, TN 38570
Phone: 931-823-4011

Overton County Circuit Court Clerk
Court records
317 E. University Street
Livinston, TN 38570
Phone: 931-823-2312

Hours:
Mon.-Tues. and Thurs.-Fri. 8 am - 4:30 pm
Wed. and Sat. 8 am - noon

History[edit | edit source]

The county is named after "John Overton (1766–1833), one of the cofounders of Memphis, Tennessee."[1]

Parent County[edit | edit source]

1806--Overton County was established 11 September 1806 from Jackson County. Early records may be found under Jackson County.
County seat: Livingston [2]

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

1865--Fire damaged records

  • Lost censuses: 1810, 1890
  • Lost marriage records: 1806 to 1866
  • Lost probate records: 1806 to 1869

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

Places/Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Allons Grey (hist.) Monroe Rickman
Allred Hanging Limb Muddy Pond Rocky Ridge
Alpine Hardy Netherlands (hist.) Sulphur
Anderson Hargiss Nettle Carrier (hist.) Taylors Crossroads
Beaver Hill Henard (hist.) Oak Dale Timothy
Big Springs Highland Oak Grove Twinton
Bonsack Hilham Oakley Unity
Bushing (hist.) Hix (hist.) Obey City Vine Ridge
Cliff Springs Holly Springs Okalona Ward (hist.)
Columbia Hill Independence Ozone Waterloo
Cravenstown Ivyton Poplar Springs Westfork (hist.)
Crawford Lee (hist.) Pines (hist.) Windle
Cullom (hist.) Livingston Poteet (hist.) Windletown
Eagle Creek (hist.) Lovejoy Qualls (hist.) Wirmingham
Garretts Mill Mineral Springs Rays
Green Pond Miranda (hist.) Rhyan Springs






















Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

African American[edit | edit source]

  • Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available online, courtesy: Free African Americans website. [Includes free African Americans in this county.]
  • African American Poll Tax, 1867, Overton County Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Spring 2001).

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Charles A. Reeves Jr. has created a detailed map showing the locations of Overton County cemeteries. It may be purchased for a small fee through his website.

Census[edit | edit source]

1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population censuses of Overton County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Tennessee Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide online indexes.

See Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.

1810 - Lost, but a substitute is available:

  • Sherrill, Charles A. The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810.

1820

  • Bentley, Elizabeth P. Index to the 1820 Census of Tennessee. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. FHL 976.8 X22b 1820
  • Houston, Martha Lou. 1820 Census of Overton County Tennessee. Washington, D.C.: M. L. Houston, 1900. Free digitized book.
  • Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available online, courtesy: Free African Americans website. [Includes free African Americans in this county.]

1830

1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners

  • "Overton County, Tennessee, Soldiers, Continental Line, Census 1840," The Upper Cumberland Researcher, Vol. 15, No. 4 ():139-. For access, see Periodicals.

1850 Agricultural Census

  • Green, Linda L. Tennessee 1850 Agricultural Census. 2 vols. Woodbridge, Va.: L.L. Green, 2000. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2g v. 1 ff. [Overton County is included in Vol. 1.]

1890 - Lost, but substitutes are available:

  • Reed, Sue S. Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-one Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891, as Provided for by an Act of General Assembly of Tennessee, Passed January 15, 1891, and Approved January 22, 1891. 8 vols. Houston, Texas: S.S. Reed, 1989. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2r v. 5 1891. [Overton County is included in Vol. 5.]
  • Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara Sistler. 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: Byron Sister and Associates, 1978. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1890.

1920

  • Young, Denise, ed. Overton County, Tennessee Census, 1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Available at Ancestry ($).

Church[edit | edit source]

Court[edit | edit source]

Family Histories[edit | edit source]

It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:

  • Locate publications about direct ancestors
  • Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
  • Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

General

Bibliography

Land[edit | edit source]

The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Overton County land records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:

  1. Deed Book A: 1806-1809
  2. Deed Book B: 1801-1809
  3. Deed Book C: 1811-1813

Law and Legislation[edit | edit source]

  • Tennessee State Library and Archives, Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names. January 25, 2005. [In addition to creating new laws, legislative acts were often required to obtain a divorce, grant legitimacy to a child, or for appointments to or grant payments for public service.] The Tennessee State Library and Archives has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. To read more about this valuable resource Click here. The searchable index is available at The Tennessee State Library and Archives; another version is available at World Vital Records.

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Most of these newspapers may be accessed by interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee, although there are some newspapers which are not available in or outside of Tennessee. For further information regarding interlibrary loan policies and newspapers not available for interlibrary loan click here. For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Overton County click on the following town:

Occupations[edit | edit source]

  • Miller, Alan N. Middle Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1784 to 1902. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2004. FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2ma. Purchase at Genealogical.com. [Includes Overton County.]

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers who are new to their area would not likely discover. This type of material may be found in local, regional, or statewide genealogical society journals. The following periodicals cover this county:

Ansearchin' News
Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Overton County, Tennessee records have been published in Ansearchin' News, the quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. To view a list of these articles, visit their county index. To read digitized versions of the first 36 years of articles (Vols. 1-36), browse their archive or conduct a surname search. The Family History Library has a complete collection of the Ansearchin' News quarterly FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a.
Overton County Historical Society Newsletter
Family History Library has volume 1 - 8 FHL US/CAN 976.8684 B2n. Indexed in PERiodical Source Index (PERSI)
For further information see Overton County Historical Society website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnoverto/OCHS/index.htm
The Upper Cumberland Researcher
Genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Overton County, Tennessee have been published in The Upper Cumberland Researcher, the journal of the Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association, Inc. To view a list of the first 17 years of these articles, visit their online Seventeen Year Index to The Upper Cumberland Researcher (Vols. 1-17, 1975-1992). The Index contains a "Counties" section beginning on page 19. The Family History Library has most issues through the present FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2u (1975-1993) and FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2u (1994-present).

Prisons[edit | edit source]

Learn if your Overton County ancestors went to prison!

Probate[edit | edit source]

Taxation[edit | edit source]

  • [1814] "Direct Federal Tax-Delinquent Property Owners Listed for 1814," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 3 (Fall 1996):115-120. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals. [Includes Overton County.]
  • [1836] Tatum, Ausborn C. "Overton County, Tennessee 1836 Tax List," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 30, No. 1 (Spring 1983):15-20; Vol. 30, No. 2 (Summer 1983):80-82. For FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
  • [1836] Douthat, James L. 1836 Overton County, Tennessee Civil Districts & Tax List. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2001. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8684 R4d.
  • [1836] Tax List and Civil Districts, 1836, Tennessee Genealogy and History, Vol. 5, Nos. 1-2 (2001).
  • [1836] Tax List, 1836, Overton County, Tennesse Kin, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Jul. 2003); Vol. 10, No. 1 (Jan. 2004).
  • [1836] County Tax Records, 1836 (sel.), Overton County Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 8, No. 4 (Winter 2004).
  • [1860s] "Civil War Union Tax Assessments," The Upper Cumberland Researcher, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Dec. 1977):14-; Vol. 3, No. 1 (Feb. 1978):4-. For access, see Periodicals.
  • [1862] Tax List, 1862, Overton County, Tennessee Kin, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Jul. 2003); Vol. 9, No. 4 (Oct. 2003).
  • [1867] Released from Paying Tax, 1867, Overton County Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 4 (Winter 1999).
  • [1867] African American Poll Tax, 1867, Overton County Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Spring 2001).
  • [1874-1875] Sales of Land for Unpaid Taxes, 1874-1875, Overton County Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Spring 2003).
  • Men in Army Released from Poll Tax, Overton County Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 5, No. 4 (Winter 2001).

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Death

For deaths of Methodists in Overton County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try:

Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]

Overton County Historical Society
P.O. Box 753
Livingston, TN 38570
Phone: 931-403-0909

Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society
PO Box 330948
Nashville, TN, USA 37203-7507
The society serves the 40 counties of middle Tennessee of which Overton County is one. It publishes The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History, a quarterly containing articles of genealogical and historical interest. Little-known Tennessee records are published and indexed, along with family genealogies, Bible records and material submitted by members. There is an alphabetical Index to articles in the Journal 1988-summer 2005

Millard Oakley Public Library
107 East Main Street
Livingston, TN 38570
Phone: 931-823-1888

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

 Wikipedia has more about this subject: Overton County, Tennessee

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "List of counties in Tennessee," Wikipedia.
  2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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