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From: "Tami Ramsey" <>
Subject: Re: [JA-CL-OV, TN] Overton County Addition
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 13:09:46 -0400


The Weekly Crescent. was published 1898-1907? For more information access
the TSLA page on newspapers in Tennessee Communities.
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/tn-paper.htm
There are about two more Crescents that I'm transcribing and then the paper
skips to about 1914.
Tami P. Ramsey

Pulaski County VA GenWeb Coordinator & Listowner
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapulask/
Washington County VA GenWeb Coordinator
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vawashin/
Overton Co. TN GenWeb Coordinator & Listowner
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnoverto/overton.htm
Fentress & Pickett Co. TN GenWeb Coordinator
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnfentre/fent.htm
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnpicket/pick.htm
Webmaster Wilderness Road Regional Museum
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapulask/wrrm/index.htm
Webmaster for New River Historical Society Homepage
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vanrhs/
RAMSEY Family Webpage
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ramsey/
SULSER Family Webpage & Listowner
http://sulser.rootsweb.com/



----- Original Message -----
From: evsmo1 <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: [JA-CL-OV, TN] Overton County Addition


> I really enjoyed the Weekly Crescent and I saw two branches of my family
in
> there. I would like to know more about this paper.
> Evelyn
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tami Ramsey <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 4:56 PM
> Subject: [JA-CL-OV, TN] Overton County Addition
>
>
> > Hi Everyone;
> > I just uploaded the Weekly Crescent for September 27, 1898....lots of
> > familiar names in there so check it out!
> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnoverto/docs/18980927crescent.html
> >
> >
> > Tami P. Ramsey
> >
> > Pulaski County VA GenWeb Coordinator & Listowner
> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapulask/
> > Washington County VA GenWeb Coordinator
> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vawashin/
> > Overton Co. TN GenWeb Coordinator & Listowner
> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnoverto/overton.htm
> > Fentress & Pickett Co. TN GenWeb Coordinator
> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnfentre/fent.htm
> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnpicket/pick.htm
> > Webmaster Wilderness Road Regional Museum
> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapulask/wrrm/index.htm
> > Webmaster for New River Historical Society Homepage
> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vanrhs/
> > RAMSEY Family Webpage
> > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ramsey/
> > SULSER Family Webpage & Listowner
> > http://sulser.rootsweb.com/
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Warren Lawrence <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 10:43 AM
> > Subject: [JA-CL-OV, TN] Robert Crockett - Longhunter, Killed Overton Co.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I don't believe the longhunting Robert Crockett who was killed in
> Overton
> > county
> > > in 1769 could be a brother of the famous Davy Crockett. That is too
> > early.
> > > Davy himself wasn't born until 1786 and it isn't likely he would have
> had
> > a
> > > grown brother killed in 1769. From the book "Crockett Cousins' by
> Kathern
> > E.
> > > Jones who did considerable research on the family of Davy; - John
> > Crockett ,
> > > Davy's father would have been born about 1750-54 about the same time
> > period as
> > > longhunter Robert Crockett was probably born.
> > >
> > > Davy did have an uncle Robert Crockett. But he has been traced and
> > finally died
> > > in Fentress co. Tn or Cumberland Co. KY (he had lived in Cumberland co
> but
> > had
> > > children in Fentress) in 1835 or 36. So he was not the Robert killed
in
> > 1769.
> > >
> > > Some Crockett researchers believe a prime candidate for the
longhunter
> > Robert
> > > Crockett is a son of Joseph Lewis Crockett, Jr. of Botetourt county
VA.
> > Joseph,
> > > Jr.died in 1767 and in his will, land in Wythe county VA is left to
> his
> > son,
> > > Robert Crockett. Wythe county is in the area of southern VA from
which
> > many of
> > > the longhunters came and no further records of this Robert Crockett
have
> > been
> > > found since that time (1767-69).
> > >
> > > There may have been other Robert Crocketts not yet accounted for. But
I
> > don't
> > > believe we have positive proof for which Robert Crockett was the one
> > killed in
> > > Overton county.
> > >
> > > Warren Lawrence
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Paula Swallows Stover <>
> > > To: <>
> > > Sent: 17 March, 2000 11:38 AM
> > > Subject: Crockett
> > >
> > >
> > > > If you will go to OVERTONCONEWS website you will see a photo of an
> > > > historical marker which has just been replaced in Overton Co after a
> > long
> > > > absence. I have always lived in Overton Co and this is just
something
> > that
> > > > locals have just always known. There are also several referenced to
> this
> > in
> > > > several history books about this region in past years.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Paula Swallows Stover,
> > > > President Overton County Historical Society
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
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