Old Hickory in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Thomas Overton

1753-1824

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

1. Thomas Overton Marker

Inscription. Served in the Revolutionary War and as Inspector of Revenue in North Carolina, the same position held by his brother Judge John Overton in Tennessee. Close friend of Andrew Jackson, he was one of Jackson's seconds in the duel with Charles Dickinson. This grave plot was part of his homeplace, "Soldier's Rest," where he lived from 1804 until his death in 1824. Overton is buried here with his wife and other family.

Erected 1976 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 65.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson, and the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1753.

Location. 36° 15.85′ N, 86° 39.093′ W. Marker is in Old Hickory, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is on Donelson Avenue west of Bryan Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Old Hickory TN 37138, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Memorial to Corporal William F. Lyell (about 300

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feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Hickory Triangle (about 300 feet away); Old Hickory Village (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hadley's Bend Bicentennial Pavilion and Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); Old Hickory Powder Plant (approx. 1.3 miles away); Madison Adventist Origins (approx. 1.4 miles away); Odom's Tennessee Pride Sausage, Inc. (approx. 2 miles away); Madison College (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Old Hickory.

More about this marker. This is a replacement marker with updated text erected in 2011.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

2. Thomas Overton Marker

Overton Family gravesites image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

3. Overton Family gravesites

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,077 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.