SAMUEL T. HARDISON, M. D., one of the leading practitioners of Lewisburg, was born in Maury County, Tenn., February 13, 1841.  He was reared on a farm and education in country schools.  At the age of nineteen he began the study of medicine under his father and in 1860 he entered the Reform Medical College, at Macon, Ga., where he took one course and then, in 1861 enlisted in Company G, Twenty-fourth Tennessee Infantry Confederate States Army.  Early in 1862 he was promoted to a position in the medical department of the army, serving in all four years.  In 1865 Dr. Hardison began the practice of medicine at Lewisburg and has ever since continued in that profession, graduation in 1877 from the medical department of the University of Nashville.  He has also been interested in the drug business, hardware trade, house building, livery business, planing-mill, and at present is a director of the Bank of Lewisburg.  He has once been president of Marshall County Medical Society, having been a member of that society since its organization.  He has also filled the office of vice-president of the Medical Association of Tennessee.  Dr. Hardison was married in 1868 to Georgia Davidson, daughter of Dr. I. S. Davidson, of Bedford County, Tenn., the fruits of this union being seven children.  Both he and Mrs. Hardison are members of the Christian Church.  Our subject is a relative of the American Gen. Howe, of Revolutionary fame.  His parents, Dr. Joel and Jane (Long) Hardison, were natives of North Carolina; they were married in 1820, and eleven children, four of whom are living, blessed their union.  The father was a Jacksonian Democrat; he died in 1873.  The mother died in 1884.

HIRAM HARRIS, an old and prominent farmer, was born October 20, 1806, in North Carolina, and is a son of James and  Nancy (Thompson) Harris, both natives of North Carolina.  They ere married in this State, and in 1808 cane to Tennessee and located in Bedford County, where they spent the remainder of their days.  The father followed agricultural pursuits, and during Indian troubles he was captain of a company under Jackson.  In 1863 he died, and about seven years later his widow too passed away, both living to a ripe old age.  Our subject was educated in the old-time schools, and at the age of twenty-one bought a farm of his own and began his career as a free and independent farmer.  In 1837 he came to Marshall County, and has made this his home ever since.  In 1828 he wedded Jane P. Johnson, who was born in Davidson County, Tenn., July e, 1807, and to them were born eleven children.  Mr. Harris is a Democrat and he and wife are members of the Methodist Protestant church.  He has a fine farm of over 200 acres.  He has been a resident of this county for nearly thirty years and is a highly respected citizen.  He and wife are enjoying good health and fifty-eight years of wedded life.

ROBERT C. HARRIS, merchant at Silver Creek, was born September 24, 1856, in Marshall county, reared on a farm and educated in the common schools.  At the age of seventeen he began working at the mechanic’s trade and followed this exclusively for five years.  In 1878 he opened a store of general merchandise at Silver Creek, where he has been successfully engaged ever since.  In 1880 he was united in marriage to Mary A. Perry, a native of Marshall county, born December 20, 1857.  The fruits of this union were two children:  Lula M. And Homer T.  For eight years Mr. Harris has held the position of postmaster at Silver Creek.  He is a Democrat in politics.  He is the son of James G. And Susan L. (Hill) Harris.  The father was born in Wilson  County in 1811, and the mother in Maury County in 1818.  The were married in the latter county and after a short residence there moved to Marshall County to make this their permanent home.  Their family consisted of seven children - vie boys and two girls.  Only the boys are living.  Two are merchants, one is a teacher, and two are farmers.  The father was twice married, before he wedded Miss Hill.  He was a farmer, but worked at mercantile arts of nearly all kinds.  He was a Democrat and for several years was a member of the County Court of Maury County.  In 1882 he was called from the toils of earth.  Since the death of her husband the mother has lived on the old homestead with her son.

VALENTINE O. HAYES, dry goods merchant, of Lewisburg, was one of seven children born to Hiram and Sallie (Webb) Hayes.  The father was born in North Carolina and when young came to this State, and after marriage settled in this county.  About 1856 he moved to Missouri, where the mother died,  He was a blacksmith and a wood workman by trade.  Our subject was born June 20, 1854, in Marshall County.  After the death of his father, at the age of eight, he was bound out to a farmer, who gave him but little schooling though he furnished him abundance of work.  On reaching manhood he came to Lewisburg and entered the store of Montgomery Bro. As salesman.  At the end of four years he opened a store of general merchandise  In 1874 he built that commodious brick building where he now conducts his business.  For a short time he ran a hardware and a dry goods store, but having sold the former he made a specialty of the latter.  In 1881 he wed Zadie London, by whom he has two children.  Mr. Hayes is a Republican in politics, and he and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  He is accounted one of Lewisburg’s most enterprising citizens, and has erected three of the best buildings in the town.  His building,, where he is engaged in business, was the first business brick building erected in Lewisburg.

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