The following books may be ordered from the Overton County Heritage Museum by sending a check or money order.
A reprint of History of Bethlehem Church & Early Settlers (1776 – 1976)
by Orpha Halsell.
131 pages of church history and early family’s genealogy.
Orpha Halsell was a charter member of the Overton County
Historical Society and this material is a wonderful tool for
genealogists and historians of Overton County.
$20 plus $3 shipping
Selections from Josephine’s Journal by Emily Sells.
Hard back with 400 pages of Overton County stories.
Check out the stories from the Josephine’s Journal Link
on this website.
$30 plus $4 shipping
The Knights of Obeds River
by George Allen Knight (49 pages)
Early history and genealogy of the Knight family in Overton County
$10 +2.00 S&H
My Album of Memories
by George Allen Knight (154 pages)
Early life and history in Overton County
$15 +3.00 S&H
Our Wonderful Overton County Heritage
by George Allen Knight (171 pages)
Early History of Overton County
$15 + 3.00 S&H
Civil War Dairy of Mary Catherine (Molly) Sproul
This book is from the original papers Molly Sproul about the hardships of a
Union leaning school teacher and her family in Overton County during the Civil War.
You will recognize names and landmarks in the book.
$25 + 3.00 S&H
Muffin Melody Cookbook $8.00 + 1.00 S&H
Recipes & Remembrances of Overton County, Tennessee (Cookbook)
108 Pages, Indexed. $10.00 + 1.50 S&H
Overton County Address of Albert V. Goodpasture on July 4, 1876
Exact reprint of original 1877 edition by B.C. Goodpasture, 1954
30 pages $10.00 + 1.00 S&H
I Remember
By Pauline Sells, daughter of John Palo and Nancy Jane Cole Dennis. 35 pages
$10.00 + 2.00 S&H
1916 Willow Grove, Tennesee, Fair Book
26 Pages
$ 8.00 (shipping incl.)
Clay County, Tennessee, Tombstone Inscriptions (1966-1975)
254 Pages
$35.00 + 2.00 S&H
Echoes of the Foothills
By the Class of 1952, Livingston Academy. Story of the Civil War in
Overton County. Includes interviews with older citizens. 108 pages
$30.00 (shipping incl.)
Overton County Communities
(Ivy Hill, Dodson Chapel, Miranda, Clay Springs, and Paran.)
Booklet by the Swallows family about life in rural Overton County.
$8.00 + 2.00 S&H
100 Years of Progress
Compilation of speeches & events celebrating 100th anniversary of Livingston.
Collection of Overton County’s early history, pictures, and list of names who
Signed guest register. Proceeds to the museum.
$25.00 + 2.00 S&H
Clay Springs Church Membership & Cemetery Listing
Copy of original membership book and listing of known and unknown
buried in this cemetery.
$20.00 + 2.00 S&H
Folklore of the Upper Cumberland
by Callie Myers Melton
$20.00 + 2.00 S&H
Granny Lindy
by Margaret Killifer Harris and S.R. Lee
The story of a mountain woman and her life in Overton County.
$20.00 + 2.00 S&H
Overton County an Informal History Volume One
by Millard V. Oakley - 187 pages of history
and some pictures.
A donation of $20 + $5 S&H
1820 Overton County Census transcribed from original
by Joan Finley Cox. Indexed
$30 + $5 S&H
