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Library of Virginia 2003 Alex Lorch Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Papers, ca. 1959-2001 37849, 38300 Personal Papers Collection, Acc. 37849 9.45 cubic feet and 1 microfilm reel English Nan Overton West Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Microfilm reel in Box 5 is for reference use only; duplication is prohibited.

 Preferred Citation

Nan Overton West Papers, ca. 1959-2001. Accessions 37849 and 38300, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

 Acquisition Information

These collections were given to the Library of Virginia by Nan Overton West in 2000 and 2001.

 Biographical/Historical Information

Nan Overton West is a life-long resident of Lubbock, Texas. She attended Lubbock Public Schools, Texas Technological College, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, and The University of Texas, where she graduated with a B.A. degree in 1941. After retiring from the family businesses, she published a genealogical history of her husband Pete's family, The Wests and The Rays and Their Allies: Southern Families from the Colonies to Texas. In 1991 this book was awarded First Place for Family History and Grand Prize for Writing by The Texas State Genealogical Society. In 1992 she published He Wore a Pink Carnation, a biography of Dr. Marvin C. Overton, her father and a pioneer physician in West Texas. She also has written The Overtons: 700 Years with allied families from England to Virginia, Kentucky, and Texas (1997) which will be followed by another genealogical history about the Jennings families and twenty related lines.

 Scope and Content Information

Papers, ca. 1959-2001, consisting of the genealogical research files on the Overton, West and Ray families and their allied families compiled by Nan Overton West. Folders principally consist of research files concerning specific individuals and families and correspondence exchanged with individuals concerning specific families. The research files contain genealogical notes concerning family lines abstracted and/or copied from census records, military records, Bible records, patriotic organization applications, family group sheets, pedigree charts, extracts from published sources, newspaper clippings, family descendants' newsletters, photographs, genealogical charts, and court records, including deed books, order books, will books, and marriage records. Correspondence concerning family lines also appears in this collection and often includes research files along with their letters. This material remains within the respective correspondents file. Miscellaneous correspondence concerning a certain family is filed by the family's surname and arranged chronologically.

These research files were the principal resource material Nan West used to write The Wests and The Rays and Their Allies: Southern Families from the Colonies to Texas and The Overtons: 700 Years with allied families from England to Virginia, Kentucky, and Texas. The files generally remain in the order kept by Nan West.

Research files exist for the following Overton allied family surnames: Bickley, Booker, Bosley, Briscoe, Brockman, Burch, Burkham, Clough, Compton, Crook, Garland, Garnett, Gerard, Goldsmith, Grundy, Harratt, Harris, Jennings, Lawson, Leake, McCarty, Muscoe, Poindexter, Shipp, Slye, Snow, Swan, Taylor, Terrell, Waters, and Whitworth. West allied family surnames are Ashley, Berry, Boatner, Culver, Dashley, Egner, Martin, Norris, Sanford, Smith, Swain, Ward, Weideman, Weyman, and Wyatt. Ray allied family surnames include Caldwell, Culpepper, Dean, Gillespie, Grant, Harrison, King, Kirk, Peek, Richards, Tatum, Wyatt, and Young.

 Arrangement Arrangement

Within each series, files are arranged alphabetically.

 Organization

The collection is organized into the following series:

I: Overton Family II: Overton Allied Families III: West Family IV: West Allied Families V: Ray Family VI: Ray Allied Families Contents List Overton Family 1-7 Leslie Ann Alden, correspondence, 1993, 1995 1 1 American Overton family research files 1 2 Michelle T. Amsbury, correspondence, 1993, 1995 1 3 Lois Baird, correspondence, 1987-1988, 1995 1 4 Census records 1 5 Colonial Dames research files 1 6 Contemporary authors of Robert Overton research files 1 7 Correspondents list 1 8 English Overton family research files 1 9 Excerpts from Robert Overton's manuscript 1 10-11 Family group charts 1 12 Family group sheets 1 13 Alice Figures, correspondence, 1992-1993 1 14 Rhoda T. Fone, correspondence, 1995-1996 1 15 Elizabeth Green, correspondence, 1994-1995 1 16 "He Wore a Pink Carnation: a Biography of M. C. Overton," by Nan West 1 17 Kathleen Hunt, correspondence, 1993-1995 1 18 Arthur Jones, correspondence, 1991-1995 2 1 M. B. Jones, correspondence, 1990-1991 2 2 Jo Kirk, correspondence, 1990, 1995 2 3 Long Island Overton family research files 2 4 Bill Loyd research files 2 5 Jack Mayer, correspondence, 1987-1995 2 6 Meade County, Kentucky, marriage bonds concerning the Overton family 2 7 Norma J. Mittendorf, correspondence, 1993 2 8 David Norbrook, correspondence, 1993-1995 2 9 Orphan Brigade research files 2 10 Overton family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1973, 1987-1993 2 11 Overton family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1993-1995 3 1 Overton family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1995-1998 3 2 Overton family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1998-2001 3 3 Overton family, miscellaneous e-mail correspondence, 1996-1997 3 4 Overton family, miscellaneous e-mail correspondence, 1997-2001 3 5 Overton family timetable 3 6 "Overton Only," volume 1 3 7 "Overton Only," volume 1B 3 8 "Overton Only," volume 1C 3 9 "Overton Only," volume 1D 3 10 "Overton Only," volumes 2A and 2B 3 11 "Overton Only," index for volumes 1A-1D 4 1 Ella Overton research files 4 2 Garland Terrell Overton research files 4 3 George Overton research files 4 4 George Buck Overton research files 4 5-6 James Overton research files 4 7 Jo and Todd Overton, correspondence, 1988 4 8 John Overton research files 4 9 Lady Claire Overton, correspondence, 1994-1998 4 10 Marvin C. Overton III, correspondence, 1990-1991 4 11 Marvin C. Overton III, correspondence, 1991-1992 4 12-13 Marvin C. Overton III, correspondence, 1992 4 14 Marvin C. Overton III, correspondence, 1993 4 15 Marvin C. Overton III, correspondence, 1994 5 1 Marvin C. Overton III, correspondence, 1995 5 2 Marvin C. Overton research files 5 3 Nannie J. Overton, correspondence, 1967, 1974 5 4 Robert Overton research files (also see microfilm in this box) 5 5-6 Tennessee Overton family research files 5 7 Texas Overton family research files 5 8 Waller Overton, correspondence, 1993-1994 5 9 "Gospell Observations and Religious Manifestations," by Robert Overton (microfilm) 5 William Overton research files 6 1 Pedigree charts of Dorothy L. Overton 6 2 David H. Peterson, correspondence, 1993 6 3 Photographs 6 4 Publications excerpts 6 5-10 Research notebook containing notes on Meade and Hardin County, Kentucky, records 6 11 Temple M. Simmons, correspondence, 1994-1996 6 12 Nevel Overton Slack, correspondence, 1994 7 1 Nevel Overton Slack, correspondence, 1994-1996 7 2 Paul Urbahns, correspondence, 1991-1992 7 3 Virginia Historical Society, correspondence, 1994 7 4 Virginia Public Libraries, correspondence, 1994 7 5 Virginia State Library, correspondence, 1989 7 6 Ruth Warner, correspondence, 1991-1994 7 7 Ruth Warner, correspondence, 1995-1998 7 8 Jack Whitmeyer, correspondence, 1994 7 9 Susan M. Williams, correspondence, 1994 7 10 Wills 7 11 Overton Allied Families 8-15 Karen L. Austin, correspondence, 1997 8 1 Don L. Booker, correspondence, 1993-1995 8 2 Don L. Booker, correspondence, 1995-1996 8 3 Booker-Leake-Clough families research files 8 4 Bosley family research files 8 5 Brockman family research files 8 6 Brooks family research files 8 7 Carr family research files 8 8 Clough family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1989-1995 8 9 Clough family research files 8 10 Correspondents list 8 11 Alliene Ellis, correspondence, 1993 8 12 "The Family and Ancestry of William Dabney of Virginia and His Two Wives," by William L. Deyo 8 13 Farrar family research files 8 14 Claude Faulkner, correspondence, 1993-1994 8 15 Claude Faulkner, correspondence, 1995 9 1 Claude Faulkner, correspondence, 1995-1998 9 2 Gardiner family research files 9 3 Garland family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1995-1998 9 4 Garland family research files 9 5 Garland-Wilson families research files 9 6 Garnett family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1972, 1988 9 7 Garnett family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1990-1994 9 8 Garnett family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1996-1997 9 9 Garnett family, miscellaneous e-mail correspondence, 1998 9 10 Garnett family research files 9 11 Unrelated Garnett family research files 9 12 "Richard Brooke Garnett," manuscript by Truett Tyler 10 1 Gerard family, royal lineage from Claude Faulkner 10 2-3 Gerard-Slye-Briscoe families research files 10 4-5 Glover family research files 10 6 Grundy family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1969-1973, 1989-1995 10 7 Grundy family research files 10 8-10 Jimmy Grundy, correspondence, 1993-1997 10 11 Harratt family research files 11 1 Harris family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1989-1994 11 2 Harris family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1995 11 3 Harris-Slye families, miscellaneous correspondence, 1995-1996 11 4 Joan Talbot Helbig, correspondence, 1994-1995 11 5 Catherine M. Whitworth Hilbert, correspondence, 1993-1995 11 6 Jewell family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1994-1995 11 7 Eve L. Kinney, correspondence, 1995-1996 11 8 Lawson family research files 11 9 John Crook Lawson and Arethusa Grundy, miscellaneous correspondence, 1969-1994 11 10 John Crook Lawson and Arethusa Grundy research files 11 11 Leake family research files 11 12 Jeanie Luckhoo, correspondence, 1986-1989 11 13 McCarty family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1993-1994 11 14 McCarty family research files 12 1 McCarty-Crook families, miscellaneous correspondence, 1988-1994 12 2 McCarty-Crook families research files 12 3 Massie family research files 12 4 Muscoe family research files 12 5 Overton allies, miscellaneous correspondence, 1995-1996 12 6 Overton allies, miscellaneous correspondence, 1996-1998 12 7 Overton-Howerton families research files 12 8 Jane Pearce, correspondence, 1996 12 9 Jane Pearce, correspondence, 1998 12 10 Jane Pearce and Truett Tyler, correspondence, 1998 12 11 Pocahontas research files 12 12 Poindexter Descendants' Association, directory, 1993 12 13 Poindexter Descendants' Association, newsletters, 1989-1991 12 14 Poindexter Descendants' Association, newsletters, 1992-1994 13 1 Poindexter Descendants' Association, newsletters, 1994-1996 13 2 Poindexter family genealogical notes, compiled by John B. Poindexter, 1980 13 3 Poindexter family genealogical notes, compiled by John Poindexter Landers 13 4 Poindexter family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1989-1996 13 5 Poindexter family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1997 13 6 Poindexter family research files 14 1 Robertson family research files 14 2 Vivian Rudisill, correspondence, 1990-1995 14 3 Peggy Rush, correspondence, 1989-1995 14 4 George E. Russell, correspondence, 1995 14 5 St. Peter's Parish (New Kent County), register and vestry book abstracts (Poindexter family) 14 6 Shipp family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1990-1994 14 7 Shipp family research files 14 8 Taylor family research files 14 9 Terrell-Bickley families research files 14 10 Truett Tyler, correspondence, 1998 14 11 Waters family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1993-1995 15 1 Whitworth family genealogical notes, compiled by Harold Whitworth, 1990 15 2 Whitworth family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1989-1995 15 3 Whitworth Family Association, correspondence, 1995-1997 15 4 Whitworth family research files 15 5 W. W. Woods, correspondence, 1997-1998 15 6 Wooldridge family research files 15 7 Bill Wyatt, correspondence, 1998 15 8 West Family 16-17 Jim Allen, correspondence, 1994 16 1 T. N. Boschert, correspondence, 1987-1988 16 2 Family tree questionnaires 16 3 Genealogical and pedigree charts 16 4 Linda Maltby, correspondence, 1993 16 5 Adell Morgan, correspondence, 1969-1987 16 6 Joe West, correspondence, 1984-1987 16 7 Joe West, correspondence, 1987-1991 16 8 Joe West, correspondence, 1992-1998 16 9 West family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1985-1991 16 10 West family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1991-1995 16 11 West family research files 17 1-3 West family research files gathered since book published 17 4 West-Ray book readers, correspondence, 1991 17 5 West Allied Families 18-20 Ashley-Lashley-Lesley families research files 18 1 Zula Atwood, correspondence, 1990 18 2 Berry family research files 18 3 Boatner family, miscellaneous correspondence and research files, 1970-1991 18 4-5 Culver family, miscellaneous correspondence and research files, 1970-1994 18 6 Joseph A. Culver research files 18 7 Egner-Eigner families, miscellaneous correspondence and research files, 1990-1994 18 8-9 Kenny Goode, correspondence, 1987 18 10 Martin family research files 19 1 Norris family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1990-1994 19 2 Norris family research files 19 3-6 "The Norris Family of Maryland," by Thomas M. Myers 19 7 Sanford family research files 19 8 Smith family, miscellaneous correspondence and research files, 1991-1993 20 1 South Carolina West family research files 20 2 Swain family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1970-1999 20 3 Swain family research files 20 4-6 Swain-Norris families, miscellaneous correspondence, 1990-1991 20 7 Ward family research files 20 8 Whitmire family research files 20 9 Wyatt family research files 20 10 Ray Family 21-22 Census records 21 1 John Massey, correspondence, 1990-1993 21 2 Ray family, confederate records 21 3 Ray family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1963-1972, 1982 21 4 Ray family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1988-1991 21 5 Ray family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1992-1998 21 6 Ray family members, correspondence, 1990-1992 21 7 Ray family newsletters, 1987-1988 21 8 Ray family newsletters, 1989-1990 21 9 Ray family newsletters, 1991-1992 21 10 Ray family research files 22 1-2 Ray family research files gathered since book published 22 3 George Ray research files 22 4 John Benjamin Ray research files 22 5 Major W. Ray research files 22 6 Mollie Ray, correspondence, 1969-1974 22 7 Unrelated Ray family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1970-1972 22 8 W. L. and Ruby Lee Ray research files 22 9 Marlene Scott, correspondence, 1986-1991 22 10 Ellaree Dean Speer, correspondence, 1970-1972, 1986-1991 22 11 Ray Allied Families 23-27 "An Account of the Short Life and Death of Reverend John Lee," by Jesse Lee 23 1 Arnett-Haynes family research files 23 2 Caldwell family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1969-1994 23 3 Caldwell family research files 23 4 Culpepper family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1967-1970, 1989-1995 23 5 Culpepper family research files 23 6-7 Unrelated Culpepper family research files 23 8 Dean family, miscellaneous correspondence 23 9 Dean family research files 23 10 "The Dean Family: the Descendants of Drury Dean," by Mary Emily Smith Witt 23 11 "Descendants of John Wesley Dean," by Lewis Griffin, 1991 24 1 Alliene Ellis, correspondence, 1987-1993 24 2 Gillespie family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1989-1991 24 3 Gillespie family research files 24 4 Grant family research files 24 5 Lewis Griffin, correspondence, 1978-1992 24 6 Roberta Griffin, correspondence, 1969-1991 24 7 Harrison family research files 24 8 "The King's Ley," by Gladys Howard Thompson 24 9 Lee family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1969-1972, 1985-1990 24 10 Lee family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1990-1991 24 11 Lee family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1991 25 1 Lee family, miscellaneous correspondence, 1993-2000 25 2 Lee family research files 25 3-4 Lee family research files from Eva Boyce 25 5 Lee family research files from Roberta Griffin 25 6 Lee family research files from Wilma McMillan 25 7 Lee family research files from Dora Ray 25 8 Lee family research files gathered since book published 25 9 Burwell Lee research files 25 10 Burwell and Hugh Lee research files 25 11-12 G. W. Lee research files 25 13 Hugh Lee research files 26 1 Hugh Lee research files from Cora Lee Anderson 26 2 Joe Dean Lee, correspondence, 1990-1991 26 3 Joe Dean Lee, correspondence, 1991-1998 26 4 Colonel Richard Lee research files 26 5 Unrelated Lee family research files 26 6 William Young Lee research files 26 7 Wyatt Lee research files 26 8 Lovella Lee McCubbin research files 26 9 Mailing list, correspondence, 1990 26 10 Mailing list of book recipients 26 11 Peek family research files 27 1 Ray allied families research files from Alliene Ellis 27 2-5 Richards family research files 27 6 Ellaree Dean Speer, correspondence, 1970-1990 27 7 Ellaree Dean Speer, notebook on Culpepper family 27 8 Ellaree Dean Speer, notebook on Dean family 27 9 Tatum family research files 27 10 Texas Lee family research files 27 11 Wyatt family research files 27 12 Young family research files 27 13 Overton-West-Ray genealogical and pedigree charts (oversize folder) 105