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Joseph Fulton Overton (1843 - 1915)

Joseph Fulton Overton
Born in Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 6 Sep 1883 in Anderson County, Tennesseemap
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Died at age 72 in Anderson County, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

Joseph Overton was a Tennessean.

Joseph Fulton Overton was born January 28, 1843, the son of John Overton and Anna Parr.

The 1850 U.S. Census lists Fulton Overton at the age of 6 with his parents and nine other siblings living on a farm in Anderson County, Tennessee.[1]

1860 U.S. Census[2]

1880 U.S. Census[3]

He married Mary Jane Yarnell on September 6, 1883 in Anderson County, Tennessee.[4]

In the 1900 U.S. Census, Joseph is 57 years old, Mary is 39 with seven children living on their own farm in Civil District 11 of Anderson County.[5]

The 1910 U.S. Census shows Joseph at 67 years of age with his wife Mary and four children living on the farm in Civil District 6 of Knox County, Tennessee.[6]

Joseph died May 3, 1915 and was buried at Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Anderson County, Tennessee.[7][8]

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDQ-X2G : 12 April 2016), Fulton Overton in household of John Overton, Anderson county, Anderson, Tennessee, United States; citing family 678, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TQ-26Q : 12 December 2017), Fulton Overtan in entry for John Overtan, 1860.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQK-J9M : 15 July 2017), Joseph F Overton in household of John Overton, District 11, Anderson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 136, sheet 21B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1244; FHL microfilm 1,255,244.
  4. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8YY-B2V : 21 December 2016), J F Overton and M J Yarnill, 06 Sep 1883; citing , Anderson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 979,315.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZP-7XX : accessed 16 February 2018), Joseph F Overton, Civil Districts 3, 11, Anderson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 3, sheet 15A, family 280, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,557.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGNG-LG8 : accessed 16 February 2018), Joseph F Overton, Civil District 6, Knox, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 115, sheet 5B, family 103, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1508; FHL microfilm 1,375,521.
  7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK5-6CT2 : 13 December 2015), Joseph Fulton Overton, 1915; Burial, Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States of America, Zion Baptist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 46926690, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
  8. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 February 2018), memorial page for Joseph Fulton Overton (28 Jan 1843–3 May 1915), Find A Grave Memorial no. 46926690, citing Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Ralph Martin (contributor 47724249) .

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