Fentress County History and Information

The Tennessee General Assembly created Fentress County from parts of Morgan, Overton and White Counties on November 28, 1823. The county was James Fentress (1763-1843), speaker of the state house, chairman of Montgomery County Court, commissioner to select seats for Haywood, Carroll, Gibson and Weakley counties.

Fentress County is located in northeast Middle Tennessee on the picturesque Cumberland Plateau. The county initially formed the state's border with Kentucky, but when Pickett County was established in 1881, that part of Fentress was included in the new county. The 2000 population of the county was 16,625.

The history of the county is diverse, ranging from farming to mining to German immigration. Established in 1828, Jamestown, the county seat, also was named in honor of James Fentress. The settlement was once called Sand Springs because several fine springs bubbled up from the sandy soil. Today, a city park named Mark Twain Park in honor of the Clemens family, who once carried water from the spring, surrounds the only remaining spring. Jamestown was a small agricultural trade center for most of its history. Important agricultural products included corn, small grains, livestock, tobacco, poultry, and pumpkins.

County is bordered by Pickett County (north), Scott County (east), Morgan County (southeast), Cumberland County (south), Overton County (west) and Putnam County (southwest). Cities and Towns include Allardt, Armathwaite, Clarkrange, Grimsley, Jamestown, Mount Helen, Pall Mall, Shirley, Wilder. See Extended History for More information. There was a fire at the Fentress County courthouse in 1905, some records were destroyed.

Fentress County is bordered by Pickett County (north), Scott County (east), Morgan County (southeast), Cumberland County (south), Overton County (west) and Putnam County (southwest). Cities and Towns include Allardt, Armathwaite, Clarkrange, Grimsley, Jamestown, Mount Helen, Pall Mall, Shirley, Wilder. The Official County Website is located at ?

Tennessee State Library and Archives has Inventories of Fentress County Records on Microfilm. Click Here to Order County Microfilm Inventories and Reels. Early Bradley County Records. Newspaper Microfilms are loaned to Tennessee libraries. Individual reels may also be purchased. An Inventory of Newspapers on Microfilm at TSLA is available on our web site.. Fentress County, Tennessee History Books at Amazon.com.

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Fentress County Court Records

See Also Tennessee Land Records, Marriage Records, Court & Probate Records

Fentress County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1905 and Probate Records from 1905 and is located at Courthouse, Main St., Jamestown, TN 38556; (931) 879-8615.

The County Clerk maintains Marriage & Divorce records. It also has jurisdiction over probate cases. Wills, administrations, and all other records pertaining to probate are recorded in the respective county clerk's office. If the will or administration was contested, the records of these actions may be filed in the circuit court or chancery court.

Fentress County Register of Deeds has Land Records from 1823 and is located at Courthouse, Main St., Jamestown, TN 38556; (931) 879-8615.

The Register of Deeds office has land records beginning with county organization, land records are available from the register of deeds at the Fentress county courthouse. Land and property records include transfer of real estate or personal property, mortgages, leases, surveys, and entries

Fentress County Clerk of Circuit Court has Court Records from 1842 and is located at Courthouse, Main St., Jamestown, TN 38556; (931) 879-7919 .

Circuit Court Clerks serve an important role in the operation of the court system in Tennessee. Chancery courts have jurisdiction over property disputes, and circuit courts oversee criminal cases, divorces, and adoptions. Early courts included courts of common pleas and quarter sessions.

There are a few online databases for Court, Land and Probate Records which include: Index to Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912, Tennessee Marriage and Bible Records, Tennessee Marriages to 1825; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 and Tennessee Marriages, 1851-1900.

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Fentress County Vital Records

See Also Vital Records in Tennessee

Contact the Fentress County Clerk For County Marriage Divorce Records (See Fentress County Court Records for Address and Phone number) in the county where Certificate was granted.

Tennessee State Vital Records, is located at Central Services Building, 1st Floor, 421 5th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee 37243; Phone (615) 741-1763, FAX (615) 741-9860. The Tennessee Office of Vital Records registers and maintains the original certificates of births, deaths, marriages and divorces that occur in Tennessee. They have the following records:

• Birth Certificates: Records are available beginning with January 1914, for Nashville since June 1881, for Knoxville since July 1881, and for Chattanooga since January 1882. Records of some births that occurred in the major cities from 1881-1913 are also available. A certified photocopy of the original record may be obtained at a fee of $12.00 for the first copy and $4.00 for each additional copy of the same record requested at the same time. For persons born from 1949 to the present, a certified copy produced by computer is also available at a fee of $7.00 for the first copy and $4.00 for each additional copy of the same record requested at the same time. You can download an application online for Birth Certificates. For Earlier Records See Tennessee State Library and Archives Below.
• Death Certificates: Death records are available for the past 50 years (1957). The fee is $7.00 per certified copy. The cause of death is not normally included on a certified copy unless specifically requested and then is available only to certain family members or legal representatives. You can download an application online for Death Certificates. For Earlier Records See Tennessee State Library and Archives Below. Click Here to Search the Social Security Death Index for FREE
• Marriage & Divorce Certificates: Marriage and divorce records are available for the past 50 years at a fee of $12.00 for the first copy and $4.00 for each additional copy of the same record requested at the same time. You can download an application online for Marriage Certificates or Divorce Certificate. For Earlier Records See Tennessee State Library and Archives Below.
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Make certified checks and money orders should be made payable to "Tennessee Vital Records". Credit Cards may be uses by using VitalChek services Please do not send cash or checks. Fees are non refundable. Additional fees are required for expedited service. Mail all Applications to: Tennessee State Vital Records, Central Services Building, 1st Floor, 421 5th Avenue North, Nashville, TN, 37243.

Tennessee State Library and Archives have the following records:

• Birth Records & "Delayed" Birth Certificates: Tennessee began keeping birth records statewide in 1908. TSLA has statewide birth records for the years 1908-1912. To find a birth record, we need the following information: name of child, date of birth or approximate date of birth, county of birth (if known) and names of parents (if known). The larger cities in Tennessee did keep earlier birth records: Nashville (beginning in 1881); Knoxville (beginning in 1881); Chattanooga (beginning in 1879); and Memphis (beginning in 1874). Only the early Nashville birth records are indexed. For birth records after 1912 or for "delayed" birth certificates filed for persons born after 1903, contact the Office of Vital Records above.
  TSLA also has "delayed" birth certificates for persons born 1869 - 1903. These delayed certificates were filed at the request of the individual or that person's representative for legal reasons. To locate a delayed birth certificate, we need the following information: name of child, date of birth or approximate date of birth, county of birth (if known) and names of parents (if known). E-mail TSLA and they can check thier index to the "delayed" birth records for a specified name. Please specify that you are requesting a "delayed" birth certificate.
  
  There is a $20 fee to search for a birth record. If the record is found, they will mail a copy to you. If the record is not found, you will be notified by mail. The $20 fee is not refundable. Payment in advance by check, money order or credit card is required. Send your request to Tennessee State Library and Archives, Research Department, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville TN 37243-0312. [GO TO FORMS PAGE].
  
  
• Death Records: Tennessee began keeping death records statewide in 1908. TSLA has statewide death records for the years 1908-1912 and 1914-1955. To find a death record, we need the following information: name of individual, date of death (or three year range to search), county of death (if known) and name of spouse (if known). Please keep in mind that some deaths were not recorded, due to poor record-keeping by local officials. For death records from 1956 to the present, contact the Office of Vital Records above.
  The larger cities in Tennessee did keep earlier death records: Nashville (beginning in 1874); Knoxville (beginning in 1881); Chattanooga (beginning in 1872); and Memphis (beginning in 1848). Only the early Nashville and Memphis death records are indexed. TSLA can search the unindexed records for one year only; you must provide us with the name of individual, date of death, the city, and the name of the spouse (if known).
  There is a $20 fee to search for a death record. If the record is found, they will mail a copy to you. If the record is not found, you will be notified by mail. The $20 fee is not refundable. Payment in advance by check, money order or credit card is required. Send your request to Tennessee State Library and Archives, Research Department, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville TN 37243-0312. [GO TO FORMS PAGE]

There are a few online marriage databases which include: Index to Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912, Tennessee Marriage and Bible Records, Tennessee Marriages to 1825; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 and Tennessee Marriages, 1851-1900

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Fentress County Census Records

See Also Research In Census Records & Statewide Records that exist for Tennessee

Countywide Records: Federal Population Schedules that exist for Fentress County, Tennessee are 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930. Other Federal Schedules to look at when researching your family tree in Fentress County, Tennessee are Industry and Agriculture Schedules available for the years 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Slave Schedules exist for 1850 & 1860. The Mortality Schedules for the years 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880.

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Fentress County Maps & Atlases

 

Genealogy Atlas has images of old American atlases during the years 1795, 1814, 1822, 1823, 1836, 1838, 1845, 1856, 1866, 1879 and 1897 for Tennessee and other states.

You can view rotating animated maps for Tennessee showing all the county boundaries for each census year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries. You can view a list of maps for other states at Census Maps

You can view rotating animated maps for Tennessee showing all the county boundary changes for each year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries . You can view a list of maps for other states and State Department of Transportation Maps at County Maps. The Tennessee Department of Transportation has county maps the show the locations of churches, cemeteries, roads, ect... free for viewing or download here

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Fentress County Military Records

See Also Military Records in Tennessee

The uses and value of military records in genealogical research for ancestors who were veterans are obvious, but military records can also be important to re-searchers whose direct ancestors were not soldiers in any war. The fathers, grandfathers, brothers, and other close relatives of an ancestor may have served in a war, and their service or pension records could contain information that will assist in further identifying the family of primary interest. Due to the amount of genealogical information contained in some military pension files, they should never be overlooked during the research process. Those records not containing specific genealogical information are of historic value and should be included in any overall research design.

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• Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents in NARA publication M246 include muster rolls, payrolls, strength returns, and other miscellaneous personnel, pay, and supply records of American Army units, 1775-83.
• Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents in NARA publication NARA publication M881. Compiled service records of soldiers who served in the American Army during the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783.
• Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, from NARA publication M804.
• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers from Tennessee units, labeled with each soldier's name, rank, and unit, with links to revealing documents about each soldier.
• Case Files of Applications from Former Confederates for Presidential Pardons ("Amnesty Papers"), 1865-67 from the State of Tennessee (The National Archives): NARA M1003. View, Print Copy & Save Original Applications for pardon submitted to President Andrew Johnson, 1865-67, by former Confederates excluded from earlier amnesty proclamations.
• Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900 from the State of Tennessee (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Pension applications for service in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917, grouped according to the units in which the veterans served.
• Southern Claims Commission from the State of Tennessee (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents In the 1870s, southerners claimed compensation from the U.S. government for items used by the Union Army, ranging from corn and horses, to trees and church buildings.
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Fentress County Tax Records

See Also Research In Tax Records

Tennessee tax lists can be used to locate families, document historic properties and study community history. Early tax lists generally include all white males over 21 and indicate whether they owned land or slaves. They usually do not provide other personal information.

The tax lists enumerated for Fentress County for the years: 1833, 1897-1900 ; are available on microfilm at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. They are generally filed with each county's records, but some early lists are in a separate collection. To order a search of the records by mail, follow this link [EMAIL]

The 1796 Constitution levied taxes on “every freeman of the age of twenty-one years and upward possessing a freehold in the county wherein he may vote, and being an inhabitant of this State, and every freeman being an inhabitant of any one county in the State six months immediately preceding the day of the election, shall be entitled to vote....”

Many early surviving tax records were published in an effort to replace the missing federal censuses. Original extant tax records are preserved in the respective county courthouse as well as in the Tennessee State Library and Archives, where a card index exists for tax records in its collection pre-dating 1835, arranged by county, date, and district.

Original tax schedules for most Tennessee counties for 1836 through 1839 are available at the Tennessee State Library and Archives.

The 1891 tax lists of male inhabitant voters in each county were recently found. Available on microfilm at the Tennessee State Library and Archives, these nine reels are arranged alphabetically within each district in each county. Tax records from trustees office in counties are available on microfilm as well.

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Fentress County Genealogical Addresses

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The Repositories in this section are Archives, Libraries, Museums, Genealogical and Historical Societies. Many County Historical and Genealogical Societies publish magazines and/or news letters on a monthly, quarterly, bi-annual or annual basis. Contacting the local societies should not be over looked. State Archives and Societies are usually much larger and better organized with much larger archived materials than their smaller county cousins but they can be more generalized and over look the smaller details that local societies tend to have. Libraries can also be a good place to look for local information. Some libraries have a genealogy section and may have some resources that are not located at archives or societies. Also, take a special look at any museums in the area. They sometimes have photos and items from years gone by as well as information of a genealogical interest. All these places are vitally important to the family genealogist and must not be passed over.

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• Fentress County Historical Society, P. O. Box 1431, Jamestown, TN 38556-1431
• Fentress County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 178, Jamestown 38556
• Fentress County Public Library, 306 South Main Street, Jamestown, TN 38556 931-879-7512
• Tennessee State Library and Archives, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37243-0312; Phone: (615) 741-2764, Fax (615) 741-6471
• Tennessee Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 3343, 9114 Davies Plantation Rd, Brunswick, TN 38014, (901) 381-1447; [EMAIL]
• Tennessee Historical Society, 300 Capital Boulevard, Nashville 37243
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Fentress County Church & Cemeteries

See Also Church & Cemetery Records in Tennessee

There are many churches and cemeteries in Fentress County. Some transcriptions are online. A great site is the Fentress County Tombstone Transcription Project. The Tennessee Department of Transportation has county maps the show the locations of churches and cemeteries free for viewing or download here.

Although few histories for Tennessee churches have been published, there are church records for almost every county in the state. Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist were the principal religions of early settlers in the state, and documents from these groups make up the largest number of records available. Other representative religions include Lutheran, Church of Christ, Episcopal, Roman Catholic, and Jewish. Most early Tennessee churches only kept minutes and membership records. Church records could, however, include records of baptism, marriage, burial, membership, or removal, but it is rare to find all or several of these categories maintained by one church.

A large collection of transcripts of Tennessee cemetery records has been compiled by members of chapters of the DAR. Records collection available at the Tennessee State Library and Archives and through the FHL. The state library and archives has notebooks containing listings of cemetery records.

County genealogical and historical societies and local citizens have collected, compiled, and published numerous volumes of cemetery records.

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Family Trees & Genealogy Tidbits

 

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Extended History

 

In 1928 the York Institute constructed its modern campus on the outskirts of Jamestown, and during the 1930s the town's population expanded from 857 to over 1,200 residents. During these years industry became more important in the county as six manufacturing firms located in Jamestown by the 1940s. Coal, barite, ore, and natural gas mining already had opened new economic avenues; indeed, the coal mining towns of Davidson and Wilder were the second and third largest communities in the county in 1941. The Fentress Coal and Coke Company and the Davidson Mining Company operated both communities as virtual company towns; they were the scenes of bitter and violent strikes in 1932-33. Unemployed miners later worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority at Norris and for the Civilian Conservation Corps at LaFollette and Cumberland Homesteads.

Allardt is the other incorporated town in Fentress County. In 1881 Bruno Gernt established the town on the behalf of land speculators Cyrus and James N. Clarke of Nebraska. The settlement attracted a steady stream of German immigrants, and by 1886 the town had three general stores, a hotel, a steam mill, a lumber mill, and other tradesmen. Allardt hosts a nationally recognized Pumpkin Festival every October. Other older communities in the county include Clarkrange, Pall Mall, and Armathwaite.

Tourism is becoming a major part of the local economy as a result of the creation of the Big South Fork National Recreation Area. Another attraction is Highland Manor, which is the state's oldest licensed winery.

The Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Area, which includes the York home, mill, and gravesite, also attracts a number of visitors. Pall Mall native Alvin Cullom York is known all over the world for his exploits in France, where he became the most decorated enlisted man of World War I. But Fentress Countians admire him most for his dedication to his fellow citizens. Because of his experiences in the war, York realized the importance of education and dedicated his life to improving education in Fentress County. Under his leadership, the York Institute was established in Jamestown. In 1989 the institute received the prestigious National School of Excellence Award. York also was instrumental in getting better roads and other improvements for the county.

Other important residents of Fentress County include Captain David Beaty, John M. Clemens, Kate Bradford Stockton, and local historians A. B. Wright and Albert Ross Hogue. Beaty was born in Fentress County in 1823. Known as "Tinker Dave," he formed a Civil War company that was known as David Beaty's Independent Scouts, an outfit that served under Major General George Thomas and General Ambrose Burnside. Beaty's troops protected the county from Confederate incursions. Beaty was a leader in Fentress County during Reconstruction until his death in 1883. Clemens and his wife, Jane Lampton Clemens, moved to Fentress County in the 1830s. Clemens served as an attorney, circuit court clerk, and county commissioner. He was postmaster at Pall Mall from April 1832 to May 1835 before moving to Missouri, where his son, the famous writer Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), was born later in 1835. The Clemens family owned land in the county for many years, and Samuel Clemens signed several of the land deeds. Stockton was a reform activist in Fentress County. She ran for governor on the Socialist ticket in 1936, becoming the first woman candidate for governor of Tennessee.

Reverend A. B. Wright was a Methodist preacher and local historian who left a valuable record of the county's early years in his autobiography that was published in 1876. Another important local historian was Albert Ross Hogue, whose History of Fentress County (1916) has served as an excellent resource for many years.

Fentress County Published Records

 

• 1850 Fentress County Census (Scott County Historical Society, 1985?)
• 1860 Fentress County census (Scott County Historical Society, 1985?)
• 1860 Fentress County, Tennessee, Census (Ramsey, 1994)
• 1872 Tax Records, Fentress County, Tennessee (Hatfield, 1991)
• 1880 Census, Fentress County, Tennessee (Sistler, 1993)
• 1880 Federal Census of Fentress County, Tennessee (Hatfield, 1986)
• 1900 Federal Census of Fentress County, Tennessee (Hatfield, 1991)
• 1910 Federal Census of Fentress County, Tennessee (Hatfield, 1989)
• 1920 Census of Fentress County, Tennessee (Ramsey, 1994)
• Big Fentress County Census, 1820-1890 [includes 1820 census of Overton & White counties, and 1890 census of TN Civil War veterans of Fentress County] (Norris, 2002)
• Cemetery Records, Fentress County, Tenn. (Wheeler, 1988)
• Cumberland Co., Tennessee, Fentress Co., Tennessee, Jackson Co., Tennessee, Loudon Co., Tennessee, Morgan Co., Tennessee, Overton Co. [1891 enumeration of male voters] (Reed, 1990)
• Early Records, Fentress Co., TN : 1830 - 1840 - 1850 Census, 1833 Enumeration (Hatfield, 1988)
• Entry Books of Fentress County, Tennessee : Volumes A, B & C, 1824 to 1901 (Hatfield, 1990)
• Fentress County Footprints (Norris, 2001)
• Fentress County, Tennessee, Deed Book A and B, 1824-38 (WPA, 1938)
• Fentress County, Tennessee, Entry Book A, 1824-1836 (WPA, 1936)
• Fentress County, Tennessee Hints and Clues (Norris, 2001)
• Fentress County, Tennessee, Minutes Book, vol. 1, 1842-44 (WPA, 1937)
• Fentress County, Tennessee, Vital Statistics, 1914 through 1925 (Wiefering, 1994)
• Private Acts of Fentress County, Tennessee (McIntyre, 1994)
• Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Fentress County, Tennessee : Free Population Schedules (Carpenter, 1969)