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James Overton 1801–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 March 1801

Birth Location: Anderson County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 26 March 1885

Death Location: Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Joseph Sr

Mother: Mary Overton

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The story of James Overton began in 1801 in Anderson County, Tennessee, USA. James Overton passed away in 1885 in Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Overton began in 1801 in Anderson County, Tennessee, USA.
  • James Overton passed away in 1885 in Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA.

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James Overton's Ancestors

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James Overton
1801–1885
Birth Place: Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Joseph Overton Sr
1769–1841
Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Mary Overton
1774–1860
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Moses Overton
1745–1815
New Kent, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Jemima Harris
1704–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Harris
1675–1730
Temperance Overton
1679–1716

James Overton's Timeline

2 Records

1801
25 March 1801
Birth of James Overton in Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
1885
26 March 1885
Age 84
Death of James Overton in Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
Anderson County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 March 1801
    Event Place: Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 March 1885
    Event Place: Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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