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The research files\n         contain genealogical notes concerning family lines abstracted\n         and/or copied from census records, military records, Bible\n         records, patriotic organization applications, family group\n         sheets, pedigree charts, extracts from published sources,\n         newspaper clippings, family descendants' newsletters,\n         photographs, genealogical charts, and court records, including\n         deed books, order books, will books, and marriage records.\n         Correspondence concerning family lines also appears in this\n         collection and often includes research files along with their\n         letters. This material remains within the respective\n         correspondents file. Miscellaneous correspondence concerning a\n         certain family is filed by the family's surname and arranged\n         chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese research files were the principal resource material\n         Nan West used to write The Wests and The Rays and Their\n         Allies: Southern Families from the Colonies to Texas and The\n         Overtons: 700 Years with allied families from England to\n         Virginia, Kentucky, and Texas. The files generally remain in\n         the order kept by Nan West.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResearch files exist for the following Overton allied\n         family surnames: Bickley, Booker, Bosley, Briscoe, Brockman,\n         Burch, Burkham, Clough, Compton, Crook, Garland, Garnett,\n         Gerard, Goldsmith, Grundy, Harratt, Harris, Jennings, Lawson,\n         Leake, McCarty, Muscoe, Poindexter, Shipp, Slye, Snow, Swan,\n         Taylor, Terrell, Waters, and Whitworth. West allied family\n         surnames are Ashley, Berry, Boatner, Culver, Dashley, Egner,\n         Martin, Norris, Sanford, Smith, Swain, Ward, Weideman, Weyman,\n         and Wyatt. Ray allied family surnames include Caldwell,\n         Culpepper, Dean, Gillespie, Grant, Harrison, King, Kirk, Peek,\n         Richards, Tatum, Wyatt, and Young.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers, ca. 1959-2001, consisting of the genealogical\n         research files on the Overton, West and Ray families and their\n         allied families compiled by Nan Overton West. Folders\n         principally consist of research files concerning specific\n         individuals and families and correspondence exchanged with\n         individuals concerning specific families. The research files\n         contain genealogical notes concerning family lines abstracted\n         and/or copied from census records, military records, Bible\n         records, patriotic organization applications, family group\n         sheets, pedigree charts, extracts from published sources,\n         newspaper clippings, family descendants' newsletters,\n         photographs, genealogical charts, and court records, including\n         deed books, order books, will books, and marriage records.\n         Correspondence concerning family lines also appears in this\n         collection and often includes research files along with their\n         letters. This material remains within the respective\n         correspondents file. Miscellaneous correspondence concerning a\n         certain family is filed by the family's surname and arranged\n         chronologically.","These research files were the principal resource material\n         Nan West used to write The Wests and The Rays and Their\n         Allies: Southern Families from the Colonies to Texas and The\n         Overtons: 700 Years with allied families from England to\n         Virginia, Kentucky, and Texas. The files generally remain in\n         the order kept by Nan West.","Research files exist for the following Overton allied\n         family surnames: Bickley, Booker, Bosley, Briscoe, Brockman,\n         Burch, Burkham, Clough, Compton, Crook, Garland, Garnett,\n         Gerard, Goldsmith, Grundy, Harratt, Harris, Jennings, Lawson,\n         Leake, McCarty, Muscoe, Poindexter, Shipp, Slye, Snow, Swan,\n         Taylor, Terrell, Waters, and Whitworth. West allied family\n         surnames are Ashley, Berry, Boatner, Culver, Dashley, Egner,\n         Martin, Norris, Sanford, Smith, Swain, Ward, Weideman, Weyman,\n         and Wyatt. Ray allied family surnames include Caldwell,\n         Culpepper, Dean, Gillespie, Grant, Harrison, King, Kirk, Peek,\n         Richards, Tatum, Wyatt, and Young."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMicrofilm reel in Box 5 is for reference use only; duplication is prohibited.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["Microfilm reel in Box 5 is for reference use only; duplication is prohibited."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc label=\"Physical Location\"\u003ePersonal Papers Collection,\n         Acc. 37849\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["Personal Papers Collection,\n         Acc. 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