DR. THOMAS E. REED, a leading physician of Lewisburg, is a son of Andrew J. and Virginia E. (Nelson) Reed, both natives of Tennessee, where they grew to years of maturity and were married.  Shortly after the latter event they moved to Giles County.  The father was a farmer and in addition carried on merchandising for some time.  He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the mother a member of the Presbyterian Church.  The mother died in 1860 and afterward the father married Mary E. Scott, who became the mother of four children, two of whom are living.  Our subject was born July 15, 1860, in Giles County, Tenn., and was reared on a farm.  In boyhood he attended the country schools and afterward Giles College and Fayetteville Academy.  In 1874 he took a course of lectures in the University of Virginia and in the spring of 1876 graduated from the medical department of Vanderbilt University.  In the same year he commenced practicing his profession in Lewisburg and the extensive patronage  he has received says more for his ability and popularity as a physician than mere words can do.  Dr. Reed, like his father, is a Democrat, and he and Mrs. Reed are members of the Presbyterian Church.

JOHN G. REYNOLDS was born July 21, 1858, in Marshall County, Tenn., and received a good common school education; son of John G. and Victoria (Liggette) Reynolds, both natives of Tennessee, he of Williamson County and she of Marshall County.  After marriage they settled in Williamson County, where the father died.  To them was born one child, our subject.  The father was a Whig in politics, and his chief business was trading, being shrewd and successful at that.  Besides he owned a good farm.  In 1858 the mother removed to this county and wedded Capt. J. C. Cundiff, by whom she had seven children.  At the age of twenty-one our subject began working  on a farm of his own.  In 1880 he was united in marriage to Ada W. Wilson, a native of Williamson County, born February 5, 1860.  By this marriage two children were born:  John T. and Clarence B.  Mr. Reynolds is a Democrat in politics, and he and wife are worthy members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  He has a good farm of 125 acres, and as a farmer has met with very fair success.  He is very fond of bird hunting, and is a sure shot.

JOHN D. ROBERTS (deceased) was born tention to the free and independent life of a farmer.  In 1842 he wedded Susannah M. Wilson, who was born January 4, 1824, and who is a daughter of Aaron J. and Hannah (Martin) Wilson.  To Mr. and Mrs. Roberts were born eleven children, seven of whom are living.  The eldest son is a rising physician of Texas.  During the late war our subject went out to serve his country, but failing health prevented his carrying a musket.  He worked at his trade in the hospital when able.  In 1860 he moved to Arkansas, where he owned nearly 1,000 acres, but in 1873 returned to this county.  In 1884, after an active, useful life, he was summoned to lay down his burden and pass to that realm where toil, sorrow and death are not known.  He was a Democrat in politics.  Mrs. Roberts is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and is living on her large farm of 450 acres, which is being conducted very successfully by her son, Sidney J., who is a stirring young business man, and promises to make one of the leading farmers of his community where he now resides.  He followed the plow in his youthful days, and received an academical education.

CAPT. W. M. ROBINSON, farmer, is a son of James and Maria (Mayfield) Robinson, who was born in Williamson County, Tenn., in 1805, and Bedford County, Tenn., in 1814, respectively.  They were farmers and the parents of four children.  The mother died in 1838, and the following year the father moved from Bedford County to Marshall County, and in 1844 married Mrs. Anna A. Wilhoite, whose maiden name was Warner.  The father was a man of fine
intellect and was a teacher for many years.  He was a wide-awake and successful business man, and died when only forty-one years of age.  Our subject is of Irish-English descent, and was born August 30, 1831.  After receiving an academical education, he, at the age of eighteen, began to
make his own way in the world by merchandising and lumbering, continuing almost continuously until the present time.  Mary C. Orr became his wife August 26, 1841, and eight children were born to their union seven of whom are now living.  In the late was he served in Company D. Fourth Tennessee Cavalry, and arose to the rank of first lieutenant, and was afterward
commissioned captain of his company, being on staff duty the most of the time.  He owns a fine farm of 550 acres, a saw-mill in Alabama, and an interest in a store at Farmington.  He is a Democrat and a man who has made life a success financially.