Madison Co. TN
Frederick W. Adamson, clerk of the Madison County Court, was born in Jackson, Tenn., February 17, 1850, being the son of Greenbury and Elizabeth L. (Clark) Adamson, natives, respectively, of Maryland and Tennessee. His father, while yet single, came to Tennessee in 1830, locating at Charlotte, Dickson County, where he married, and in 1833 came to Jackson. He followed blacksmithing for a few years, and then engaged in the drug business, which he followed until the late war, and which considerably impoverished his property. He finally retired from business, and in 1876 died in Paris, Tenn. Frederick W. was reared and educated in this city, and early in life began clerking. He first entered the drug store, and later the mercantile business, and then, for twelve or more years, served as book-keeper for Smith & Stegall wholesale grocers, and was also for two years book-keeper for J. T. McCutchen, cotton manufacturer. He has for a number of years been secretary of the Jackson Building & Savings Association. In August, 1886, he was elected, on the Democratic ticket, to his present official position. He is a member of the K. of P. and K. of H. fraternities, and is a vestryman of the Episcopal Church. March 12, 1874, he married Miss Susan B. Sneed, a native of Texas, who died in November, 1881, leaving two children: Benjamin G. and Elizabeth Helen.
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William F. Alexander, shoe merchant, of Jackson, Tenn., and a native of that city, was born on the 3rd of February, 1844, son of William and Elizabeth (Paramore) Alexander, who were born in South and North Carolina respectively. The father came to Jackson, Tenn., in the thirties, and was a successful carpenter. He was captain of the militia in Jackson in 1840, and was mayor of the town a number of terms before and after the late war. He died January 24, 1878. William F. has always made Jackson his home. When the war broke out he enlisted in Company H, Sixth Regiment Tennessee. Infantry, Confederate States Army, and served as a private two years. In 1868 he engaged in the retail shoe business in Jackson, and has continued that occupation to the present time. He has the largest and best stock of goods in his line in the city, and is doing well financially. He is a Democrat, and has been a member of the city council for the past five years. He is a Mason - Knights Templar degree, and belongs to the K. of P., the K. of H., and A. O. U. W. Mary E. Hughes became his wife in November, 1868. She is a native of Hardeman County, Tenn., and is the mother of six children: John P., William F., J. R., Robert B., Elizabeth and Mary F.
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Daniel H. Allison was born in Smith County, Tenn., January 15, 1821, and is the second member of a family of seven sons and six daughters, born to William and Mary (Ellison) Allison. Of this family but two are living, our subject, and one sister. The father was born in South Carolina, and immigrated with his parents to Tennessee when a small boy. He was reared in Smith County, and after his marriage settled at Middleton, Tenn. In 1833 or 1834 he moved to Madison County, where he followed farming. He died at his son Joseph's home December 21, 1878. His wife was born in Kentucky, and died in 1872. Daniel H. Allison has made farming his chief business through life. June 29, 1842, he married Nancy Watson, daughter of John Watson. Of thirteen children born to them but six are living: Mary J. (Mrs. Hogans), Beuna Vista A., Louisa (Mrs. Robertson), Virginia, Fannie Bell and James M. The mother of this family was born in Carroll County February 25, 1826. In April, 1864, Mr. Allison enlisted in Col. Newsom' s regiment of Tennessee Cavalry, and was at Brice's Cross Roads. He accompanied Hood throughout his Tennessee raid, and was at the battles of Franklin and Nashville, and served with distinction until the close of the war. He is a Democrat, and owns 235 acres of land about eleven miles southeast of Jackson. He and Mrs. Allison are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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Adolphus G. Andrews, M. D., was born in Henderson County, Tenn., in 1833, and is the son of Gray B. and Sallie (Harmon) Andrews. The father was born in North Carolina in 1797, and came to Tennessee with his parents when eight years old. He was a carpenter in his early life, his latter days being spent on the farm; he died in Henderson County in 1879. The mother of our subject was born in Montgomery County, Tenn., in 1810, and was the mother of thirteen children -two daughters and eleven sons. She died in 1865. The grandfather of our subject, Athelston Andrews, was born in North Carolina in 1761, and came to Tennessee in 1805; he was reared on the sea by a sea captain; at the age of fourteen he volunteered in the Revolutionary war; his wife was Polly (Jones) Hill, of North Carolina, and became the mother of eight children. Her first husband, Mr. Hill, was killed by a runaway negro. The grandparents died in 1839 and 1842, respectively. The maternal grandfather, John Harmon, was a native of North Carolina, born in 1770 and died in 1851. His wife was Elizabeth Baker, of South Carolina. Our subject was reared on a farm, remaining until 1861, when he enlisted in Company H, Twenty-seventh Tennessee Regiment (Confederate), and remained until the close of the war. He was wounded and was rendered unfit for duty for nine months. He joined N. B. Forrest's cavalry in 1862, and was with him at the close of the war. He read medicine before the war, and two years after the war was spent in reading medicine and farming. He attended the University of Louisville in 1868-69 and 1869-70 graduating in the latter year. He then located in Decatur County and practiced three years, then went to Henderson County and practiced until 1880, when he moved to Madison County, and in 1881 located at Spring Creek, and has done a large practice up to the present time. In 1865 he married Miss Mary E. Williams, daughter of Dr. D. H. and Susan Williams. She was born in Henderson County July 9, 1840, and is the mother of nine children - three daughters and six sons - two sons are dead. He and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church; he has been a member of the Masonic Order for twenty-nine years, and is strictly Democratic in politics.
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John C. Askew was born in North Carolina March 18, 1839. His father was Augustus Askew, a native of the same State, born in 1808, and while yet there married Elizabeth Watford. In 1845 he moved to this county, locating near Norwood. He was a prosperous farmer, and died about 1868. The mother was a North Carolinian, and died in this county in 1864. Both father and mother were most estimable people. John C. was reared a farmer, and has since followed that calling. When the late war broke out he joined the Confederate Army, enlisting in the Sixth Tennessee Confederate Regiment. He fought at Shiloh, Chickamauga and Resaca, and was wounded at Chickamauga and thereby disabled for six months. At Resaca he was wounded and disabled two months. He served through and was surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. January 11, 1865, he married Miss Louisa C., daughter of V. B. Woolfolk, who has borne her husband four children, two now living: Julia R. and Floyd V. Mrs. Askew was born in this county in 1839. Mr. Askew is a Democrat, and he and lady belong to the Missionary Baptist Church. He owns 105 acres of land at Spring Creek, fourteen miles northeast of Jackson. He is one of the best citizens of the county.
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Joseph D. Askew, of the firm of R. W. Swett & Co., merchants at Spring Creek, was born in North Carolina in 1842, and came to Tennessee with his father when two years old. The father, Alexander Askew, was born in North Carolina. The mother, Martha (Watford) Askew, was born in North Carolina, and is the mother of eleven children, and our subject is the only one living. The father died in 1873, his widow following him in 1876. Our subject was reared on a farm and remained until 1856, when he came to this village and began clerking, remaining until May, 1861, when he enlisted in the Confederate service, and remained until May, 1865. He was wounded while on the skirmish line near Mount Pleasant, Tenn., which rendered him unfit for duty seven weeks; he also received a slight wound caused by a falling limb during the battle of Shiloh. In July, 1865, he began merchandising in this village, the firm being Haughton & Askew, and continued until 1869, when he sold out and returned to his farm, and in 1873 he resumed business at this place, and with the exception of a few4nonths continued up to the present time. In 1865 he married Mary J. Haughton, of this village, daughter of Geo. W. and Harriet (Barnett) Haughton. She was born in this place in 1844, and is the mother of four children - one daughter and three sons - of whom the three sons are deceased. He owns in this county about 1,100 acres of good land. The Askew family are of Scotch-Irish descent; in politics he is strictly Democratic.
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Charles B. Baker, farmer and magistrate, was born in Jefferson County, Tenn., June 17, 1828. His grandfather, John Baker, was a native of North Carolina, and was an early immigrant to Tennessee. He died in East Tennessee, where he had located, the date of his death not being known. His son, John Baker, Jr., was born in East Tennessee, and was there married to Martha Mills, and they became the parents of three sons and two daughters, the subject of this sketch being the third member of the family. The father was a manufacturer of gunpowder, and followed that calling a number of years. He was also engaged in flat-boating from the upper Tennessee River to New Orleans during a certain season of the year, and also followed farming. He was a Confederate soldier, and at the close of the late war settled in West Tennessee. He died at the home of our subject, July 16, 1873. The mother died in Madison County in the winter of 1865. Charles B. Baker was reared on a farm, and has served his county and district as deputy sheriff, constable and magistrate for a period of fifteen years. He enlisted in the Confederate Army in the First Tennessee Regiment, under C. J. C. Carter, and was at Chickamauga, Resaca, Atlanta, and through the Georgia campaign. December 27, 1847, he was married to Nancy A., daughter of Thomas Elmore, a farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Baker became the parents of the following children: Joseph W., Michael T., Sallie A., Margaret E., Emma and Charles. Mrs. Baker was born in Jefferson County, Tenn., about 1831. Mr. Baker is a Democrat, and a member of the I.O.O.F. He owns 200 acres of land, and is one of the largest potato growers in West Tennessee.
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H. Baum, Sr., a grocery merchant of Jackson, Tenn., is a native of Germany. He was born in 1853, and came to the United States in 1880; located in Jackson and began the confectionery business on a small scale. In 1883 he removed into the present large and commodious store room, where he now conducts a paying grocery business, carrying a large and select stock of staple and fancy groceries, queensware, ete.; also doing a wholesale business in tropical fruits. November 9, 1884, he married Josephine Loeb, of Ripley, Tenn. They have one son, Herbert J. Subject is a Mason, and a member of the K. of H. and K. of L. Himself and wife are Congregationalists in religious views.
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Evander M. Betts, a prominent merchant of Claybrook, was born in Davidson County, Tenn., in 1833, and is the son of John J. and Ruth (Glasgow) Betts. The parents are also natives of this State. The Betts family are among the first settlers of Davidson County. The father was a farmer in the latter part of his life, his early days being spent in milling. Ten children blessed their union - three daughters and seven sons - of whom two daughters and two sons are living. The father moved to Mississippi in 1845, and there remained until his death, which occurred in 1849. He was in the war of 1812, and furnished one son for the Florida Indian war and two for thee Mexican war. His widow followed him in death in 1883. Our subject was reared to manhood on the farm, leaving it at the age of twenty-one, and engaged in different pursuits until 1861, when he volunteered in the quartermaster's department, and remained until 1862, when he enlisted in the Fifty-first Tennessee Regiment and there remained until 1864, when he was wounded at Atlanta, Ga., which rendered him unfit for soldier duty the remainder of the war; yet he rendered the Southern Confederacy all possible aid otherwise until the close. Since the war he has been engaged in farming, milling and stock-trading, until 1875, when he began merchandising in the village, and continues up to the present time. In 1861 he married Miss Catherine T. Bushy. She was born in this State about 1841, and is the mother of one child, that died at the age of nineteen. The mother died in 1865. In 1866 he married Lou Boswell, of this State, and daughter of Edward Boswell. She was born in 1833, and is the mother of one child, named Emily A. Himself and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. November 25, 1886, his daughter, Emily A., was united in marriage to Wm. B. Britt. Our subject is a member of the Masonic order, and also of the K. of G. R. In politics he is Democratic.
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George B. Black, a prominent farmer, was born in Madison County, Tenn., on the 13th of September, 1844. His father, Cyrus Black, was born in South Carolina September 18, 1800, and emigrated to Tennessee in early life. He married Emily Baily, who was born in Virginia. Their family consisted of one daughter and our subject. Cyrus Black made farming his chief business in life, and died in Madison County October 5, 1863. His wife died in 1857. George B. Black received common school advantages, and has followed agricultural pursuits as his chief occupation. He enlisted in the Confederate Army in the Fourteenth Tennessee Cavalry under Col. Richardson. He was with Forrest's command, and did service in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia, and was with the advance guard in front of Hood during his Tennessee campaign. He was at Franklin, and was wounded at Nashville, which disabled him for further duty during the remainder of the war. He was married in Madison County, December 24, 1868, to Miss Emma Harrison, daughter of James Harrison, a mill-wright by trade. They have four children: Lizzie B., Anna A., Grace V. and Ada. Mr. Black is a Democrat, and he and Mrs. Black are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He owns 450 acres of land, 350 acres of which is in the home farm.
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James W. Blackmon is a native of this county, and was born September 30, 1850. His father, William Blackmon, was born in North Carolina, and was brought by his parents to Tennessee, when twelve years of age. The family located in Madison County, and here William was reared. Upon reaching manhood he married Martha H., daughter of Thomas Rollins, who bore him twelve children, of whom only four are now living - James W. and three sisters. James W. was the fifth of the family. The father was a farmer and died June 7, 1882. The mother was a North Carolinian and at the age of nine years was brought to Madison County. James W., like his father, is a farmer. He was liberally educated in English, and attended a commercial course at Evansville, Ind. He chose farming as his occupation and has continued thus to the present. In 1885 he opened his general store at Spring Creek. May 13, 1875, he married Miss Nannie E., daughter of J. D. Pearson. She has given her husband this family: Sidney A., Ethel M. and J. D. (deceased). Mrs. Blackmon was born in Henderson County, Tenn., May 19, 1853. Her father was brought to that county when a small boy. James W. is a Democrat, a Mason (Master of Spring Creek Lodge, No. 193,) and he and lady are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. He owns a good farm of 280 acres, eleven miles northwest of Jackson.
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F. E. Bond, a member of the firm of F. E. Bond & Co., the popular dry goods house of Jackson, is a native of this State, and was born in 1857. He is the son of F. A. and Eliza (Young) Bond, natives of North Carolina and Tennessee respectively. The father came to Tennessee when about five years of age, and was prosperous in early life, but afterward met with reverses that caused financial embarrassment. He died in September, 1886, leaving a widow and six children. Our subject spent his, early life on the farm and received his education in the common schools. At the age of seventeen he came to this city, and engaged as clerk with F. H. Mayo & Co., remaining with them seven years, when Mr. Bond, in partnership with H. L. Penn, opened the business in which he has continued up to the present time. In 1881 Mr. Bond was united in marriage to Miss Etta Crawford, of this city, and daughter of Mark and Isabella Crawford. She was born in 1861, and is the mother of one child named Mark, who died in September, 1881. Mr. Bond is a true Democrat.
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Sion W. Boon was born March 4, 1830, son of Benjamin and Annie (Winston) Boon, who were native North Carolinians. The father was born November 25, 1783, and was a farmer by occupation. He came to Tennessee about 1825 and located near Cotton Grove, where he died November 26, 1865. The mother died about 1831. Mr. Boon's second wife, Nancy Smith, died about 1853. Sion W. Boon was reared on his father's farm in Madison County, Tenn., and educated in the country schools. He began clerking at the age of twenty and continued the same until 1856, when he was elected circuit court clerk, and filled the office for eighteen years, thus illustrating his ability as an official and the esteem in which he was held by the people. Since retiring from official life he has been engaged in different pursuits, and in 1885 opened a family grocery in Jackson. He was married in 1856 to Louisa Pyles, a daughter of James M. and Nancy Pyles. She was born in 1836, and is the mother of nine children - two daughters and seven sons. Four of the children are yet living. Mrs. Boon died July 3, 1879, and in 1884 Mr. Boon married Amanda E. Smith, who was born about 1846, and is a daughter of James Smith. Mr. Boon votes the Democratic ticket.
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John T. Botts, of the firm of Robertson & Botts, was born in Montgomery County, Ky., August 8, 1843, and is the son of Seth and Emily (Campbell) Botts, natives of Virginia and Kentucky. John T. was reared in his native State, and at the age of fourteen years began clerking in the mercantile business, continuing until after he had attained his majority. In April, 1866, he came to Jackson and entered into partnership with Mr. Robertson, and has continued thus until the present December 1, 1868, he married Miss Lyde Tomlin, daughter of Hon. J. L. H. Tomlin, who has borne him three sons - two of whom are dead - and two daughters. Mr. Botts is a Democrat, a member of the Encampment of Odd Fellows, is Noble Grand of the subordinate lodge at Jackson, is a member of the K. of P., the K. of H., the A. O. U. W., and is a Knight Templar of the Masonic order, and one of the leading and substantial business men of Jackson.
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Louis J. Brooks, editor and proprietor of the semi-weekly West Tennessee Whig, at Jackson, Tenn., was born August 24, 1853, at Lexington, Henderson Co., Tenn. He is one of four surviving members of a family of seven children born to the marriage of Rev. John Brooks and Sarah S. Acton. John Brooks was born in the Emerald Isle, in 1810, and when about thirteen years of age came to the United States and resided in Philadelphia two years. About this time he came to Tennessee, and resided in Nashville, and then Purdy, McNairy County, a few years, and finally located in Lexington, Henderson County. In 1867 he took up his abode in Jackson. He was married to a Miss Wilson, of McNairy County, and three children blessed their union, W. J., a merchant at Altus, Ark., being the only one living at the present time. Mrs. Brooks died and Mr. Brooks married our subject's mother. She is a native of Fincastle, Va., and is now residing in Jackson. The father was a local minister of the Methodist Church, and was a merchant of Jackson for many years. He was a prominent Mason and at one time, prior to the war, was director of the Tennessee State Bank. His death occurred at Jackson, in 1880. His son, Louis J. Brooks, graduated from the West Tennessee College of Jackson, in 1872, with the degree of A.M. He then accepted the position of corresponding editor and general traveling agent for the Plain Dealer, published at Jackson, and after holding the position a few months, established the Lexington Reporter, which he very successfully edited about one year. He returned to Jackson, and in connection with Col. John T. Hogan, established the Tri-Weekly Herald, which after six months was merged into a daily and edited nearly two years; then owing to the failure of Mr. Brook's health he severed his connection with journalism and traveled about six months. After his return, he read law with Howell E. Jackson, a few months, and then (in 1875) became general manager of the Whig and Tribune, and continued the same about three years. The paper was then consolidated with the Jackson Sun, and he held a position on that paper for a few months, then purchased a half interest in the Milan Exchange, and with W. A. Wade published the paper about two years. He returned to Jackson about this time and bought a one-third interest in the West Tennessee Whig, but soon after (in July, 1883,) became sole proprietor and editor of the same. By January, 1885, the business had so increased that the semi-weekly was established. The Whig was first edited by Col. W. W. Gates, in 1844. In June, 1881, Mr. Brooks married Laura Blemken, of Evansville, Ind., but a native of Louisville, Ky. They are the parents of the following children: Ernest, Louise (deceased), Louis J., Jr. Mr. Brooks is a K. of P. and is one of Jackson's Second National Bank directors. He is ex-vice-president and has been one of the Tennessee Press Association. He also received appointment from Gov. Bates to the Mississippi River Convention held at Washington, D.C. He owns valuable city property and a tract of 120 acres of land in the county.
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Finis E. Bryan, merchant, is a native of this county, and was born in 1842. His father, John T. Bryan, was born in Maryland, and came to West Tennessee in 1821, having lived the previous few years in Middle Tennessee. His occupation was farming, but he kept a land office in Jackson for some time, and was surveyor for many years. The mother, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Raines, was born in this State, and became the mother of ten children, nine of whom lived to be grown, and eight of whom are yet living. The father died in 1878, and the mother preceded him twelve years. Finis E. was reared to manhood on a farm, and in 1868 engaged in the mercantile business in this village, and has continued thus to the present time. He carries groceries and drugs, and has a profitable trade. In 1862 he entered the Confederate service in the company of Capt. (now Dr.) Murchison, of the Fifty-second Regiment, and served faithfully until the close of the war. He was twice taken prisoner, and was wounded in the left leg, which disabled him for a few weeks. In 1868 he married Miss F. E. Jett, who died in 1882, and the following year he married Miss Jennie Ducker, of this county. He is a Democrat, and a Methodist, and his wife is a Presbyterian.
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Col. John W. Buford, clerk of the supreme court of Tennessee, at Jackson, was born in Williamson County August 24, 1836, and is the son of Spencer and Mary W. (Anthony) Buford, natives, respectively, of Virginia and Tennessee. His grandfather, James Buford, came to the State early in the present century, settling in Williamson County, where the father of Col. Buford was reared, educated and married, and his family were born. They were planters by occupation, and were useful and exemplary citizens. Col. Buford was reared in Williamson County, securing an academical education, and at the age of about nineteen years began the study of law under Judge David Campbell, and in due time graduated from the Lebanon (Tenn.) Law School, and was admitted to practice there in 1859. He removed to West Tennessee, and followed agricultural pursuits in Obion County until the breaking out of the late war, when, in 1861. he enlisted in Company H, Ninth Tennessee Confederate Infantry, and was elected captain of his company, which was known by the significant name of the Obion Avalanche. After twelve months' service as captain he was promoted to the position of lieutenant-colonel of his regiment, continuing there until the battle of Perryville, where he was dangerously wounded and captured by the Federals, and confined in military prisons until the middle of the year 1863, when he was exchanged. He rejoined his command at Shelbyville, Tenn., and officiated as lieutenant-colonel until the termination of the war. He then located in Williamson County, and there practiced his profession until 1872, when he came to Jackson, and has here since continued the practice. He has served as mayor of Jackson two terms, and in April, 1884, was appointed to his present position, a merited recognition of his standing in the community. In 1865 his marriage with Miss Emma S. Byers, of Kentucky, a niece of Gen. A. S. Johnston, was solemnized, and of this union there are three children, one son and two daughters. The Colonel is a Democrat, a member of the Masonic (Royal Arch Degree) and K. of P. fraternities, and himself and family are members of the Episcopal Church.
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Ernest L. Bullock, attorney at law, of Jackson, Tenn., was born in Madison County, June 16, 1849; son of Micajah and Susan M. (Brown.) Bullock, natives, respectively, of North Carolina and Tennessee. Micajah Bullock came to Tennessee in 1825, and located in Lexington, Tenn., where he soon after began practicing law. In 1835 he removed to Jackson, where he practiced law until his death, in August, 1872. He was more than ordinarily successful in the legal profession, and stood the peer of any lawyer in West Tennessee, or even in the State. He was extensively known and universally respected for his brilliant attainments and many good qualities. He was an old line Whig, in antebellum days, and represented both Henderson and Madison Counties in the State Legislature, being a member of the committee that codified the laws of Tennessee, in 1858. Only two of his six children are now living: Anna R. (Mrs. R. A. Sneed), and Ernest L., who was reared in the county and secured a fair education. He took a partial course in the West Tennessee University, and at the age of seventeen accepted the position as deputy clerk of the supreme court at Brownsville, which position he held four years. He then entered the Lebanon Law School, and graduated in 1871. Since that time he has practiced in Jackson, and has met with good success. He is a Democrat, and in 1878 was nominated by his party, without opposition, for the office of attorney-general of Madison County. He was elected and served eight years, his district comprising Madison and Chester Counties. He is a K. of P., Past Commander of The local lodge, and is present Grand Inner Guard of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee. He is a member of the executive committee from Madison County, for the Eighth Congressional District, and is chairman of the county Democratic executive committee.
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John D. Bumpus is a native of Williamson County, Tenn., born on the 6th of November, 1838. His father, A. A. Bumpus, was born in Person County, N.C., May 8, 1811, and immigrated to Tennessee in 1820. He located in Williamson County and was married at Springhill, Tenn., to Mary J. Potter. Of four sons born to them our subject is the eldest. The mother was born in Maury County, in 1816, and died in 1847. The father took for his second wife Miss E. T. Frazier, and four children blessed their union. A. A. Bumpus was a farmer, and in 1847 located in Madison County, where he now lives. John D. Bumpus, like his father, has been a tiller of the soil through life. He served in the Confederate Army in the Sixth Tennessee Infantry, Manny's Brigade, Cheatham's division and Polk's command. He was captured at Point Rock, Ala., and was under parole for the period of two months. He was then exchanged and again entered the service, joining the Nineteenth Tennessee Cavalry under Col. J. M. Newson. He was in the battles of Guntown, Harrisburg, Murfreesboro, Perryville (Ky.), Pulaski (Tenn.), and many others. He served throughout the entire war and surrendered at Gainesville, Ala., May 18, 1865. February 13, 1861, he married Maggie E. Giles, daughter of Calvin Giles, a blacksmith and native of Middle Tennessee. To Mr. and Mrs. Bumpus were born the following children: Mary Alice (Mrs. Smith), William L., Alexander A., Walter, Austin P., Johnnie D., Eddie, Robert, Mattie A., Georgie, Louise and Dovie. The mother was born in Cotton Grove, Tenn., June 28, 1838, and she and Mr. Bumpus are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. He is a Democrat, and owns 156 acres of land about nine miles from Jackson.
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John W. N. Burkett is a native of Woodruff County, Ark., born January 26, 1854, son of Madison and Emily (Welch) Burkett, who were born in Tennessee. John W. N. made his home in Arkansas until nineteen years of age; then came to Jackson, Tenn., where he completed his education, graduating with first honors in 1878. The following October he engaged in the grocery business with G. H. Ramsey, continuing until January, 1883, when he engaged in his present business and has met with good success. November 19, 1879, he married Miss Callie W. Robbins, of Haywood County, Tenn. Mr. Burkett is a Democrat in his political views, and is alderman of the Fourth Ward, chairman of the finance committee and treasurer of the city of Jackson. He is a Mason, Knights Templar degree, and he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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William A. Caldwell, cashier of the First National Bank of Jackson, Tenn., was born in Greensboro, N. C., October 1, 1817, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Doak) Caldwell, both natives of North Carolina, where they lived and died. Subject was reared and educated in his native place. In 1833 he began clerical work as clerk in superior court clerk's office under his father, and in 1837 he engaged in the mercantile business with his brothers, which he followed successfully until 1853, when he was made cashier of a bank in his native place, in which business he engaged with good success until the war. After the war he was upon finance committee of the North Carolina Railroad for about four years, and was treasurer of the road twenty months. In the meantime he wound up his first banking business, which had been crippled by the misfortunes of war, and in 1872 came to Jackson and set upon foot the project for a savings bank, and the following year removed here with his family and opened up the Jackson Savings Bank, of which he was cashier. August, 1874, the bank was merged into a national bank under present name, and Mr. Caldwell has been its efficient and faithful cashier ever since. In 1849 he married Rachell Donnell, of North Carolina. They have five children - two sons and three daughters. Mr. Caldwell was originally an old line Whig in politics, but since the war has been a conservative Democrat, representing his district one year in the State Legislature in North Carolina. Himself and family are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Caldwell is justly recognized as one among the most substantial and enterprising of Jackson's citizens, and to his long experience and fine business tact is due the eminent success of the banking institution with which he is so prominently identified.
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Gen. Alexander W. Campbell, attorney at law, is the son of John W. and Jane E. (Porter) Campbell, and was born in Nashville June 4, 1828. His father was a native of Kentucky, and his mother of Tennessee, and in 1833 came to Jackson, Tenn., where Alexander W. was reared and educated. In the winter of 1847-48 he began the study of law under Judge A. W. O. Totten, and later attended the law school at Lebanon, from which institution he graduated in 1851, and the following year opened a law office in Jackson, and continued the practice until the war, when he was appointed, by Gov. Harris, assistant inspector-general of the provisional army of Tennessee, and as such mustered into the service the greater portion of the West Tennessee troops. Upon the transfer of the provisional army to the service of the Confederate Government, Gen. Campbell became colonel of the Twenty-third Regiment, under Gen. B. F. Cheatham, and in 1865 was promoted to a brigadier-general and placed in the command of Gen. Forrest in charge of the brigade which bore his name, retaining said command until the surrender. After the war Gen. Campbell resumed the practice of law in Jackson, and has thus been occupied until the present, having met with more than ordinary success. For the past quarter of a century he has been one of the foremost Democrats and leading practitioners of this portion of the State. January 12, 1852, his marriage with Miss Anne D., daughter of the distinguished lawyer, Dixon Allen, of Nashville, was solemnized, and to this union six children have been born, four of whom are now living: Mrs. Anne A. McIntosh, of Memphis; John W.; Katie F. and Alexander W. Gen. Campbell is a Knight Templar in Masonry, a member of the K. of P. and A. O. U. W. fraternities, and himself and wife are Episcopalians in religious belief.
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James G. Carter, grocery and dry goods merchant of Jackson, Tenn., was born in North Carolina in 1854, and came to Tennessee about 1873. His parents, Joseph and Mary Carter, were born in North Carolina and Virginia, respectively'. The father came to Tennessee about 1875, and was a carpenter by trade. James G. Carter was reared to manhood on a farm, and for a number of years (until 1876) followed different occupations. At the latter date he opened his grocery and dry goods store. He purchased his entire stock on credit, having only 50 cents in cash at the time he began business, and 43 cents of that was spent for tobacco license. He has succeeded well financially, and has a fine stock of goods and some city property also. In 1878 he married Maggie L. Ruffin, of Jackson. She was born in 1859, and is a daughter of Robert J. and Melissa A. Ruffin. Mr. and Mrs. Carter are the parents of two children - Floyd S. and Nellie B. - and are members of the Methodist Church. Mr. Carter is a member of the I.O.O.F., and is a Democrat in politics.
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Stoddert Caruthers, attorney at law, of Jackson, Tenn., a native of Madison County, was born February 21, 1845, son of James and Frances E. (McCorry) Caruthers, natives, respectively, of Rockbridge County, Va., and East Tennessee. The father came to West Tennessee as a representative of several large land companies about 1819, and was engaged in his professional capacity as surveyor some years, locating in Jackson in 1821. He bought out the land owned by the companies he represented, and traded and dealt extensively in lands in West Tennessee and Mississippi until his death, in 1863. Our subject was reared to manhood in this his native county, securing a literary education at West Tennessee College. At a later period he graduated in law at Lebanon, Tenn. (in 1867), and commenced practice here the same year with Judge McCorry, continuing thus until the latter went on the bench, and has been connected with Mr. E. S. Mallory in the practice of his profession since 1871, and it may be justly said that Mr. Caruthers has contributed largely to the success and standing of this well-known law firm. Mr. Caruthers is and always has been a Democrat in politics. He served as a private in the late war in Company G, Ninth Tennessee Cavalry, two years. Mr. Caruthers is a member of the K. of P. and I.O.O.F. fraternities, and is recognized as one of the enterprising and successful citizens of Jackson, and a legal practitioner of high experience and ability.
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Robert H. Cartmell was born in Jackson, Tenn., July 27, 1828. His father, Martin Cartmell, was born in Virginia November 2, 1797, and came to Tennessee with his mother. At the age of eighteen he enlisted in Gen. Jackson's body guard, and served in the Georgia and Florida campaign against the Indians. He was married to Margaret Neill, of Wilson County, who died October 24, 1820, having borne two daughters, who are both dead. In 1827 the father married Miss J. A. Sharp, and the fruits of their union were three sons and two daughters, our subject being the eldest member of the family. The father was a saddler by trade and owned several large farms, one of which was the finest in the county. Besides this, lie owned a large number of slaves. He died at his home in Jackson July 4, 1864. The mother was born in Rutherford County in 1809, and is now living in Jackson. Robert H. Cartmell was raised in that town and graduated from the West Tennessee College. He served a short time in the Confederate Army, but was discharged, at Tupelo, Miss., on account of disability. March 27, 1850, he married Miss M. J. Baldwin, daughter of Alfred Baldwin, and their union resulted in the birth of eight children, four of whom are living: Lizzie, Gaston B., Robert H. and Harry Martin. Mrs. Cartmell was born in Richmond County, N.C., and died at her present home May 31, 1865. Our subject is an old line Jacksonian Democrat and a member of the K. of P. and old school Presbyterian Church. He owns 800 acres of land one mile from Jackson.
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Col. Robert I-o-h -nstone [sic.] Chester was born in Carlisle, Penn., July 81, 1793. He was reared at Jonesboro, East Tenn., and was educated at the "old field" schools. He served in the war of 1812 as quartermaster of the Third Tennessee Regiment, being mustered in at Knoxville October 14, 1814. In 1816 he began merchandising, and in 1819 engaged in the tobacco business, in which he lost a fortune. In 1822 he was surveyor of Smith County. From 1824 to 1830 he was a merchant of Jackson, and from 1825 to 1833 was postmaster of the town. In 1835 he went to Texas, where he was appointed a colonel by Gov. Houston in the Texan revolution, but the victory of San Jacinto prevented further proceeding. He returned to Jackson in 1836, and was reappointed postmaster and appointed registrar of the western land district, and has been engaged in the land business much of the time since. In 1837 he was appointed by President Van Buren United States marshal for the western district, and served with one or more intermissions until 1861 - sixteen years. He lost heavily during the war, in slaves and other property. He was elected to the Legislature in 1870 and re-elected in 1872, and has been a life-long Democrat, having been an intimate friend of Gen. Jackson, and having married the latter's niece, youngest daughter of Robert Hayes. In 1884 he was one of the Tennessee electors. He has been a member of the Masonic lodge since 1817, and is a Knight Templar. His first wife was Miss Elizabeth Hayes, by whom he had seven children: Mary Jane, John, Robert Hayes, Martha Butler, William Butler, Andrew Jackson and Samuel Hayes. His wife having died, Col. Chester married Mrs. Jane P. Donelson in 1855. During the late war his four sons served in the Confederate Army with conspicuous gallantry. Col. Chester has led a remarkable life, full of honor, usefulness, enterprise, benevolence and manhood, and has the fullest confidence and respect of all who know him. The great State has no better citizen.
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Jay G. Cisco, editor and proprietor of the Forked Deer Blade, was born in the city of New Orleans, April 25, 1844, and is the son of Louis J. and Loretta (Wezinski) Cisco, natives, respectively, of France and Austria. Jay G. was reared in his native city, and was prepared to enter college, when the war broke out. He enlisted in the Confederate Army, serving as a private, and in the secret service until the cessation of hostilities. He then secured an engagement as a newspaper correspondent, in the Northwest Territories, with Hancock and Custer; but in 1867 went to Europe, to visit his mother, Countess Ullenhoff, who is a resident of Austria, and upon his return to the United States, he engaged in the book business at Tuscaloosa, Ala., and came to Jackson in 1875, continuing the same business. In November, 1883, he established his present newspaper venture, which has proved highly successful and satisfactory. Independent Democracy is the politics of the paper. In January, 1879, Mr. Cisco was united in marriage with Miss Georgie Pursley, of Wilson County, Tenn. By a former marriage Mr. Cisco has a daughter, who is the wife of an aid-de-camp of Gen. Tosi, of the Austrian Army. Mr. Cisco is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and owns a valuable collection of prehistoric relics, and an excellent library of early American history.
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Thomas Clark was born in Nashville, Tenn., in 1821. His father, James P. Clark, was born in Roane County, Tenn., and was a lawyer by profession. He was clerk of the supreme court of the State, at the time of his death, which occurred in 1863. His wife, whose maiden name was Susan McCorry, was born at Knoxville, Tenn., and became the mother of thirteen children, eleven of whom lived to be grown, and nine are living at the present time. The mother died in 1884. Thomas Clark resided in the city of Nashville until fifteen years of age. He then came to Jackson, and the first four years of his stay in this city were spent in clerking and reading law. At the early age of twenty, he obtained his license to practice, and in 1846 was appointed clerk of the chancery court, and held the office for twenty-five years. Since that time, he has been engaged in farming, and serving the people as justice of the peace. In 1861 he enlisted in the Confederate service, and served as quartermaster throughout the war. In 1845 he was married to Frances Patterson, of Jackson, daughter of Allen L. and Drucilla Patterson. She was born in Springfield, Tenn., in 1823, and became the mother of five sons and five daughters. Three sons and four daughters are yet living. Mr. and Mrs. Clark are members of the Episcopal Church, and he belongs to the I.O.O.F., and is a Democrat.
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Maj. Edwin A. Clark, a prominent official of Jackson, was born in Charlotte, N.C., in 1826. His father, Jonas Clark, was born in Maryland, in 1759, and went to North Carolina, at an early age. He volunteered in the Revolutionary war, when eighteen years of age, and served four years. He afterward drew a pension of $220 per year, for his services. He came to Tennessee in 1830. His wife, whose maiden name was Ann Alexander, was born in North Carolina, in 1787, and was Jonas Clark's third wife. She and her husband were members of the Presbyterian Church, and belonged to the Steel Creek congregation. The father died in 1845, and his wife in 1858. Edwin A. Clark was reared on a farm, and at the age of fifteen left home and began clerking for $220 per annum. With the exception of ten months, spent in the Mexican war, he clerked until 1849, but with increased wages, after the first year. Some time after the close of the Mexican war, he went to California, where he remained until 1851. In 1852 he married Martha Childress, of Springfield, Tenn., daughter of George and Martha (Murdock) Childress. Mrs. Clark was born in 1835, and is the mother of three children - one daughter and two sons. Mrs. Clark died in 1869, and in May, 1881, Maj. Clark married Mary M. Black, of Henderson County, daughter of Thomas N. and Mary Black. She was born in 1843. Mr. Clark and his brother engaged in the mercantile business at Cotton Grove, about 1852, and continued the same for six years. He then spent four years doing business at different points. In 1862 he, as captain, and S. D. Barnett, as first lieutenant, assisted in the organization of the Fifty-first Tennessee Regiment, and Mr. Clark was chosen major. He was captured at Fort Donelson, and was exchanged after the seven days' fight in and around Richmond. On account of physical disability, he was unable to engage longer in the service, and returned home and resumed mercantile business at Spring Creek, in partnership with Herron & Mason, continuing five years. The following two years were spent in farming, and he then came to Jackson and began speculating in cotton, which resulted in financial embarassment. He then clerked for sometime, and held the office of tax collector during 1874-75, and in 1876 he was defeated by a Republican, for the sheriff's office, and in 1878 was elected county court clerk, and held the office eight years. He is at present a candidate for the office of comptroller of the State. He is a Democrat, and he and Mrs. Clark are members of the Presbyterian Church.
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Stephen R. Conger, lumber dealer of Jackson, Tenn., and native of Madison County, was born October 13, 1853, son of Philander D. W. and Eliza J. (Chambers) Conger, natives respectively of Virginia and North Carolina. Stephen R. was reared to manhood in Jackson, and secured a good practical education. In May, 1873, he engaged in the lumber business in that place. His business was quite small at first, but has gradually increased until he is now the largest lumber dealer in the city or county. He employs twelve or thirteen hands, and has three large yards and a planing-mill. His annual business amounts to about $40,000. October 13, 1874, he married Amelia Cox, of Elkton, Ky. They have five children: Charles P., Lee W., Richard, Cora May and Frederick H. Mr. Conger is an unswerving Democrat in politics, and was alderman of Jackson one term. He belongs to the K. of H., K. of P. and I.O.O.F. fraternities, and he and wife are members of the Baptist Church.
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Henry H. Cooper, of the firm of H. H. Cooper & Co., druggists of Jackson, Tenn., is a native of Louisiana, and is thirty-three years old. He came to Jackson in 1881, and was married in 1882. He engaged in the confectionery business in October, 1883, in which he has been very successful. In October, 1882, he became a member of the above named firm, and is doing a prosperous business. He is a Democrat, a member of the K. of H., and he and wife are members of the Episcopal Church.
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William H. Croom, a prominent citizen and farmer of Madison County, was born October 11, 1822, in Wayne County, N.C., and is one of eight sons and three daughters born to Charles and Siveal (Hines) Croom, our subject, six brothers and one sister, being the surviving members. The parents were married in their native place, Wayne County, N.C., and farmed there till they came to Madison County, Tenn., about 1827, and continued agricultural pursuits in this county until their deaths in 1863 and 1885, respectively. In 1839 our subject was married, and began farming on a tract of land in this county, given him by his father, but in 1861 located on his present home place of 655 acres, one mile south of Pinson, which he has well improved, and is in an excellent state of cultivation. At the commencement of the war he enlisted in the Thirteenth Tennessee Confederate Infantry, and served until 1864, when he was discharged, and has since devoted his attention to the cultivation and improvement of his farm. Our subject married, for his first wife, Caroline Carrington, native of this county, to whom four sons and two daughters were born. One of the sons died in the hospital at Atlanta, Ga., during the war (1863), and another is also deceased, while of the two living, one resides in Madison County, and the other in Arkansas. The daughters are both living. The mother of these children died about 1858, and he afterward married Virginia A. Anderson, a native also of this county, and to whom four sons and two daughters have been born, all still living, three of the sons residing in Arkansas, and the other in Mississippi, while the daughters are both at home. Mr. Croom is identified with the Democratic party. Mrs. Croom and family are members of the Methodist Church.
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Dr. Richard R. Dashiell, postmaster of Jackson, Tenn., was born in Baltimore, Md., August 18, 1816. He is a son of Alfred H. and Ann (Ridgely) Dashiell, both natives of Maryland. The father emigrated West in 1837, locating first in Nashville, where he accepted the presidency of the Nashville Female College, being also a minister in the Presbyterian Church, and later officiated in his clerical capacity at Franklin and Shelbyville, and still later was president of the Rogersville College, of East Tennessee, until 1858, when he returned East and died in Brooklyn, N.Y., about 1882. Our subject was reared to manhood in his native city, securing a collegiate education at Amherst College, Mass. Early in life he began the study of medicine, with a view to making it a profession, and accordingly entered the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1837. He commenced practice in the same year in Nashville, and continued until 1839, when he took charge of several large iron works in and below Clarksville, which he managed successfully eight years. In 1846 the Doctor removed to Jackson and entered regularly in the practice of his profession, in which he continued until the war, when he went out in 1861 as surgeon of the Sixth Regiment, Tennessee Confederate Infantry, serving in his professional capacity until 1863, when he resigned on account of failing health. After the war he resumed his practice here, in which he met with good and well deserved success until December, 1885, when he received the appointment to the postmastership at Jackson, and is now discharging the duties of this important position in a highly efficient and faithful manner. In 1841 the Doctor married Miss Louisa J. Kizer, of Stewart County, Tenn., who died in 1848, leaving one daughter, now living, named Emily E. January 15, 1850, the Doctor was married to his present wife, Miss Eliza J. Taylor, of Pittsboro, N.C. The following are their children: George T., agent for the Texas Central Railroad at Kaufman, Tex.; Annie Ridgely and Richard H., assistant postmaster at Jackson. The Doctor has been a Democrat in politics since the war, but was originally an old line Whig, and edited the West Tennessee Whig two years during 1850 and 1852. He also owned an interest in the paper. He is an ancient I.O.O.F. and Mason, and member of the G. R. Himself and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, with which he has been connected thirty-eight years.
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R. M. Davis, an old prominent pioneer citizen of Madison County, was born November 5, 1823, in Halifax County, Va., and is one of eleven children born to Samuel and Susan (Caldwell) Davis, our subject and one brother, Samuel C., now a resident of Claiborne County, Ark., being the surviving members. The paternal grandfather was a native of Ireland, but came to America at the commencement of the Revolutionary war, serving throughout the same. The maternal grandparents were born in Virginia, the nativity of our subject's parents also, where they were married and followed agricultural pursuits until 1833, at which date they came to Madison County and located on the farm where our subject has ever since resided, about two miles southwest of Pinson, containing 300 acres. The mother's death occurred in 1859, and the father's in 1863. Our subject has always farmed, and remained with his parents during their lifetime. In December, 1842, he married Sarah Vantrice, native of Smith County, Tenn., where she was born October 1, 1821. To this union have been born Samuel V., James H., Wm. Clarke, Richard M., Peter C., Benj. F. (now living), and John T., Jos. C., and Sarah F., deceased. The children now living are all married but one, three living in this county and three in Arkansas, all farmers. Subject and family are members of the Methodist Church, and five of his sons are with him identified with the F. & A. M., and all are identified with the Democratic party.
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Joseph H. Day was born in Madison County, Tenn., in 1849. He is the son of George W. and Sarah (Wilson) Day, who were born in Virginia and Mississippi, respectively. George W. Day was a Baptist divine, and .was engaged in ministerial labors for forty-three years. He died in Madison County in 1879, being in his seventy-sixth year. His mother died in 1856, about thirty-six years of age. The father was married three times, the subject being a son of the second wife. Our subject was reared in Madison County, and for the last six years has been engaged in the hotel business in Jackson. In the year 1872 he married Mattie E. Burgess, daughter of Abram Curtis and Nannie (Hudson) Burgess. She was born in North Carolina in 1855, and came to Tennessee in 1868. Her parents were natives of North Carolina, and reared a family of four children. He died in 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Day became the parents of one child, named Clarence Curtis, who died at the age of three years. Mrs. Day is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Day is a Democrat in politics.
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Capt. William D. Deupree was born in Noxubee County, Miss., May 22, 1834; son of Dr. Elijah and Eliza M. (Wayne) Deupree, natives of Oglethorpe County, Ga. William D. was reared to manhood in his native State and county, and was educated at Union University, Murfreesboro, Tenn. He followed agriculture in Mississippi until the breaking out of the war, when he enlisted in Noxubee Cavalry, First Mississippi Regiment, and served as sergeant until 1863, when he was promoted to a captaincy in the Sixteenth Confederate Regiment, and served thus until the close of the war. He then resumed the management of his plantation, and followed merchandising in his native place until 1874, when he came to Jackson and began dealing in cotton. He has continued that occupation up to the present time, and has met with good success. He still retains his farm in Mississippi. In 1860 he married Miss Emma E. Bush, of Mobile, Ala., and by her is the father of three children: Willie A., a daughter and two sons - Albert B. and Thomas C. Mr. Deupree is a Democrat, but previous to the war was an old line Whig. He is a Mason, Knights Templar degree, and belongs to the K. of P. He and family are Baptists in their religious belief.
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John Donnell, a worthy citizen of the Twelfth District; was born in North Carolina in 1824, and is the son of John and Jane S. (McGaha) Donnell. The parents are natives of North Carolina, and came to Tennessee in 1835, and located in this county. The father was a life-long farmer, and accumulated considerable property. He and wife were members of the Presbyterian Church. He was born in 1789 and died in 1882. His wife was born in 1790, and died about 1809. Our subject was reared on a farm, and has followed it all his life, being very prosperous. In 1846 he married Miss Adahine Barham, of Carroll County. She was born in Madison County, Tenn., in 1826, and is the mother of three children - one daughter and two sons. One son died in infancy. His wife died in 1853. He has a good farm of 280 acres, that is well improved. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and also of the Masonic order. In politics he is a Democrat.
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George W. Donnell was born in North Carolina, in 1826, and is the son of John and Jane S. (McGaha) Donnell, both parents being' natives of the above named State. They came to Tennessee in 1885, locating in this county, and were farmers by occupation, acquiring a considerable competency. Both were members of the Presbyterian Church. The father was born in 1789 and died in 1882. The mother was born in 1790, and died in 1809. They were excellent people. Our subject has spent his life thus far on a farm. In 1859 he married Josephine Ellis, daughter of John W. and M. (Norval) Ellis, who was born in Marshall County, Miss., in 1838, and is the mother of four sons and four daughters. Both parents were members of the old school Presbyterian Church. Mr. Donnell is a member of the Masonic order, and is a Democrat. A portion of his present well improved farm he inherited from his father. Mr. Donnell is one of the substantial citizens of the county.
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Thomas H. Drake was born in Carroll County, Tenn., December 17, 1835. His father, Dr. James W. Drake, was born in Virginia, in 1803 and came to Tennessee about 1833, locating in Carroll County. Here he farmed and practiced his profession the remainder of his life. He was married in Carroll County to Margaret Woods, daughter of John Woods, a farmer and native of Kentucky. The fruits of their union were seven children, our subject being the eldest and the only living, member of the family. Dr. Drake died in 1877, and his wife, who was born in Giles County, Tenn., in 1808, died at the old homestead in 1865. Thomas H. Drake received his preparatory education at Spring Creek, Tenn., and graduated from Center College at Danville, Ky. He spent ten years as a teacher, has practiced law and is now giving his attention to farming. He served in the Twelfth Tennessee Infantry under Col. Russell, and was in the battle of Belmont, Mo., and other engagements. He was married in Jackson, Tenn., November 12, 1867, to Louisa Miller, daughter of John S. Miller, a retired merchant. The following are their children: John M., Sarah P., Clifford C. and Alice A. Mrs. Drake was born in Bolivar, Tenn., March 29, 1845, and Mr. Drake is a Democrat and Mason, and he and Mrs. Drake are members of the Presbyterian Church. Their farm, consisting of 189 acres of land, is situated about four and a half miles north of Jackson.
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Adrian D. Dugger, merchant of Jackson, Tenn., was born in Petersburg, Va., February 14, 1845, son of William and Sarah (Foster) Dugger, both natives of Virginia. The father removed to Panola County, Miss., in 1848, where our subject was raised and educated. Upon the breaking out of the war he enlisted in Company C, Twenty-ninth Regiment Mississippi Infantry, participating in twenty-three battles, and was slightly wounded five times. After the war he engaged in mercantile business in Mississippi, and accepted still later the position of deputy circuit clerk and deputy sheriff of Panola County, Miss., and in 1874 came to Jackson and engaged as clerk and book-keeper in a mercantile business, and in 1878 returned to Mississippi, but in 1880 again returned here and engaged in the grocery business, in which he has continued until the present time, having met with good and well deserved success, and carries the largest and best selected stock of groceries in the city and county, and commands the leading trade in his line. In 1878 Mr. Dugger married Miss Sallie T. Hall, daughter of R. W. Hall, of this city; they have two sons living. He is a Democrat, Mason and a member of the I.O.O.F., K. of H., K. of G. R., A. O. U. W., and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Hon. B. A. Enloe was born in Carroll County, Tenn., near the village of Clarksburg, January 18, 1848. He is the son of B. S. Enloe, a native of Tennessee, and Nancy O. (Blair) Enloe, of North Carolina. He was educated at Bethel College and Cumberland University, graduating from the law department of the latter institution in January, 1873. He was elected to the Legislature from Carroll County as a Democrat, in 1869, taking his seat soon after he attained his majority, and was re-elected in 1870. In 1872 he was delegate to the National Democratic Convention at Baltimore. He commenced the practice of law at Nashville, in 1873, but soon came to Jackson to enter the law firm of Brown, Enloe & Bullock. In October, 1874, he and Robert Gates purchased the Courier-Herald, and established the Jackson Sun, which was consolidated with the Whig and Tribune in 1877, under the name of the Tribune and Sun, and Mr. Enloe has been editor and proprietor of the latter journal almost continuously since that time. In 1876 he was the Tilden and Hendricks elector for the Eighth District, and he served on the State executive committee from 1878 to 1880. He was appointed commissioner in company with N. Baxter, Jr., by Gov. Marks, in 1879, to negotiate a settlement of the State debt at 50-4. He presided over the State Convention in 1880, and was made a delegate to the National Democratic Convention at Cincinnati. In 1886 he was elected to Congress as a representative from the Eighth District, over the Hon. Sam. W. Hawkins, the Republican nominee, by a majority of 1,697 votes. Mr. Enloe is a member of the Masonic, Odd Fellows, and Knights of Pythias fraternities, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. He married Fannie H. Ashworth, of Wilson County, Tenn., April 5, 1870, and has one son and three daughters living.
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Louis Eppinger, a well-to-do citizen of Jackson, was born in the Kingdom of Wurtemberg, Germany, February 6, 1838, and came to the United States in 1851. He learned the barber's trade in Philadelphia and worked there and at New York City, until 1858, when he came to Jackson and established a shop here, which he has run successfully ever since, having the only first-class barber shop in the city. In 1861 he married Miss Margaret Wittman, who died in 1873, leaving two living children: John F. and Louis W. Mr. Eppinger is Democratic in politics, is a Mason and K. of L. He has been very successful in business, owning the property in which he does business, and is also owner of two good residences, and in 1886 erected a large two-story brick building on the corner of Market and College Streets, which is used as a K. of L. hall above; and his son, John F., uses the first floor, in which he conducts a first-class bakery and confectionery.
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Emanuel Felsenthal, one of the prominent grocers of this city, was born in Germany, in 1845, and came to the United States in 1860, and located in Brownsville, Tenn., and engaged in the grocery business, which he continued for ten years. In 1883 he came to this city and engaged in the grocery business, and by industry and fair dealing has commanded a fair trade. In 1872 he was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Anker, daughter of Seligman and Jennet Anker. She was born in Brownsville, Tenn., in 1856, and is the mother of seven children - four females and three males. He and wife are members of the Jewish temple at Brownsville. Mr. Felsenthal began life without any assistance from parents or friends, working hard and earning his own money. He is a member of the following orders: Masonic, K. of P. and K. of H.
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Burkett & Fletcher are wholesale and retail grocers of Jackson, Tenn., and the firm is composed of J. W. N. Burkett and R. S. Fleteher. They began business on the 3d of January, 1883, with a capital stock of $7,000, which they have since increased to $10,000. They do quite a large wholesale business with neighboring towns in Henderson, Carroll and Chester Counties, and command a large share of the retail trade in the town and county. Robert S. Fletcher was born in Madison County, Tenn., May 13, 1849, son of John T. and Caroline (Compton) Fletcher, natives respectively, of North Carolina and Virginia. Robert S. was educated at Clayton's Creek College, Ky., and Andrew College, of Trenton, Tenn. He taught school in Madison and Fayette Counties for about six years, and in 1878 accepted the position as editor of the Jackson Dispatch, editing the same about one year. He then leased the paper for two years and purchased a one-half interest in the West Tennessee Whig. In 1883 he engaged in the grocery business and has met with well deserved success. October 3, 1884, he married Matie Walker, of Brownsville, Tenn., who died September 17, 1885, leaving one son - Robert Savage. January 14, 1886, Mr. Fletcher wedded his present wife, Pattie C. Walker. He is a Democrat and an ardent worker for his party. He is also a Mason and a thoroughly honorable business man.
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F. J. Fly was born in Nashville, Tenn., December 7, 1830, and is the son of Micager and Loretta (Lowe) Fly, both natives of this State. The father was a farmer in early life, but later became a Baptist minister. He came to Madison County about 1834, and lived here until his death, in 1865. His wife died in 1846, after having borne a family of ten children. The father's second wife was Mrs. Frances Senter, widow of James Senter. She died in 1880. Our subject thus far through life has followed farming as an occupation. In 1852 he wedded Luvina Day, of this county, daughter of Lemuel and Mary (Senter) Day, who was born in this State in 1834, and is the mother of five sons and one daughter. This lady died in 1877, and in 1878 he married her half sister, Sarah E. Day, by whom he had three children - two sons and one daughter. His second wife was born in 1853. He and wife are members of the Baptist Church. He is a Mason, a member of the Agricultural Wheel, and a Democrat. He moved to his present farm in 1865, and in 1872 erected a cotton-gin, which he conducts profitably.
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John H. Freeling, farmer, was born in Madison County, Tenn., October 10, 1826. His father, J. H. Freeling, was born in New Jersey, but was reared in North Carolina. He was married in the latter State to Lucy Holmes, and by her became the father of five sons and five daughters - our subject being the seventh member of the family. The father was a prominent and wealthy citizen, and for some time was sheriff of Rowan County, N.C. He came to Tennessee in 1825, and settled in Madison County. He was a farmer, and died in 1843. His wife died in Hardeman County in 1880. Their son, John H., received a common school education, and has followed farming through life. He served a short time in the Confederate Army as a member of Col. Wilson's cavalry, but was discharged for disability. He was married in Madison County, February 3, 1847, to Miss Nancy Carrington, and by her became the father of two sons, John W. and Joseph S., who are practicing physicians: the former at McNairy Station, and the latter at Benton, Mo. Mrs. Freeling was born near Nashville, in 1827, and died at the homestead in Madison County November 4, 1870. Mrs. Julia Exum became Mr. Freeling's second wife. She was born in Arkansas, January 3, 1844, and is a daughter of John F. Wilson, and by Mr. Freeling became the mother of one son, Charles Henry. One son was born to her marriage with Mr. Exum, John R., who is attending college at Jackson. Mr. Freeling is a Mason, and he and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He owns 450 acres of land, 320 being in the home place.
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Julius Friedlob, a prominent dry goods merchant of this city, was born in Poland in 1841, and is the son of L. and Sarah Friedlob. In 1862 he emigrated to the United States, and lived in New York, peddling from that place about six months; then went to St. Louis, following the same business for about nine months; then went to Memphis, where he remained until the day after Lee surrendered; then he came to this city and engaged in the dry goods and clothing business, which has proven very successful. Mr. Friedlob began life poor, his possessions being gained by his own honesty, industry, and perseverance. He occupies his own house, and has other property also in a very desirable portion of the city. In 1868 he was united in marriage to Miss Bettie Felsenthal, daughter of Eli Felsenthal. She was born in Bavaria, Germany, and is the mother of six boys. He is a member of the I.O.O.F., K. of P., K. of H., A. O. U. W., and belongs to a Jewish society in Memphis, called the I. O. B. B., and belongs to the Jewish congregations both here and at Brownsville, Tenn. In politics he is neutral, but Democratic.
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Samuel F. Gillikin, grocery merchant, of Jackson, Tenn., was a native of Henderson County, Tenn., born December 9, 1856, son of James and Lucinda (Duncan) Gillikin, natives of North Carolina. Samuel F. was reared on a farm in this county; entered the employ of Illinois Central Railroad, working as a carpenter, fireman and brakeman for that corporation. In 1881 he came to Jackson; September, 1884, engaged in present grocery business, in which he has met with good and well deserved success, carrying now, a full and select line of staple and fancy groceries and country produce, and controlling a fair city trade and first-class country trade. Mr. Gillikin is a Democrat in politics; is unmarried, and recognized as one among the successful and enterprising business men of Jackson.
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Capt. J. C. Gooch was born in Carroll County, Tenn., May 26, 1842, son of Rowland Gooch, who was born in North Carolina in 1797. After attaining his majority, the father married Hannah Cozart, also of North Carolina. In 1822 he came to Tennessee, locating in Maury County, and became the father of five sons and seven daughters, our subject being the youngest of the family. Rowland Gooch was a farmer and died at his home in Madison County (where he located in 1866) in December, 1873. His widow died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Howard, in July, 1883. J. C. Gooch attended school until nineteen years of age; then joined the Confederate Army and went out as second lieutenant of Company I, Twenty-seventh Tennessee Infantry, under Col. Kit Williams. He was elected first lieutenant after the battle of Shiloh, but in the latter part of 1862 was discharged on account of disability, and was authorized to raise a company of cavalry. He became captain of the company, and joined Forrest's command in 1863. He participated in many hotly contested battles, and was surrendered at Gainesville, Ala., in 1865. February 24, 1869, he wedded Cordelia R. White, daughter of A. M. White, a farmer and cotton merchant. To Mr. and Mrs. Gooch were born the following children: Arthur M. (deceased October 1, 1878,), Hattie L., George R. and James T., born February 8, 1870; March 17, 1872; April 18, 1874, and January 19, 1876, respectively. Mrs. Gooch was born in Maury County, Tenn., August 6, 1849. Mr. Gooch is a Democrat, and he and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. He owns 546 acres of land, and gives his chief attention to cotton raising.
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Rufus C. Gooch, farmer, was born in Carroll County, Tenn., September 2, 1830. [For history of parents, see sketch of Capt. J. C. Gooch.] He was reared on a farm and received a common school education. He was married in Henderson County, Tenn., February 20, 1856, to Elizabeth C. Gordon, daughter of W. W. Gordon, farmer, and native of West Point, Va. The following are Mr. and Mrs. Gooch's children: Angus, born November 20, 1856; Florence E., born February 22, 1850; S. P. (deceased January 9, 1876), born November 15, 1863; Eva E., born October 22, 1875, and Eunice, born March 6, 1879. Mrs. Gooch was born in Henderson County, Tenn., November 16, 1837. Mr. Gooch served in the late war in the Twelfth Tennessee Cavalry, under Col. Wilson, and was at Brice's Cross Roads, Harrisburg, and was with Forrest during his first campaign in Tennessee. He was captured once and was paroled. He is a Democrat, and he and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. He owns sixty-five acres of land, and has a pleasant and comfortable home.
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Balys E. Gray, a prominent and substantial citizen of this city, was born in Charlotte, N.C., in 1844, and in 1852 went to Holly Springs, Miss., where he was reared to manhood. He is the son of E. D. and Sarah E. (Withers) Gray. The parents are natives of North Carolina. The father was a farmer by occupation, was prosperous in early life, but later met with reverses that encumbered him financially. Five children blessed their union, three of whom are yet living. The father died in Holly Springs in 1856, his widow followed him in 1862. In 1861 our subject enlisted in the Confederate service, Seventeenth Mississippi Regiment, and remained with them until the close of the war. In 1872 he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Davidson, of Holly Springs, and daughter of S. M. and Matilda (Cheatham) Davidson. She was born in Mississippi in 1850, and is the mother of four children, three of whom are yet living. In 1874 he moved to this city and engaged in the liquor trade, and continues it up to the present time. Mr. Gray began life poor, his possessions being gained by his own honesty, energy and perseverance. His politics are strictly Democratic. His wife and family are members of the Episcopal Church.
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James N. Greer is a native of Lincoln County, this State, his birth occurring December 15, 1818. His father was a North Carolinian and came to Tennessee when a young man, locating in Lincoln County. Here he married Delia McElroy, daughter of Thomas McElroy, a farmer, and to this marriage were born seven sons and four daughters, James N. being the third child. In 1822 the father moved to West Tennessee, which was then very sparsely inhabited, and settled in Madison County. He had previously explored and surveyed much of the surrounding country on a former visit. He followed farming for a livelihood, and died in 1845. The mother was a North Carolinian, and was an exemplary woman. Her death occurred in 1868. James N. is also a farmer, and has been quite successful. September 15, 1858, he was united in marriage with Miss Henrietta, daughter of Augustus Askew, and to this union the following children have been born: Delia E., Robert L., Henrietta E., Virginia C. and Neophlet A. and two that died. The mother was born November 27, 1834, and died December 18, 1880. Mr. Greer is a Democrat, and voted for Henry Clay for President. He opposed secession, but finally went with his State. He owns over 600 acres of land at Oakfield Station, seven miles from Jackson. He is comfortably located, and is a good citizen.
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John A. Greer, of this city, was born in Tennessee in 1827, and is the son of Alexander and Margaret (Spratt) Greer. The parents are natives of Mechlenburg County, N.C., and came to Tennessee in 1819. He lived in different counties until 1822, when he moved to Madison. He was a prosperous farmer and owned considerable real estate and slaves. Nine children were born to their union, six of whom lived to become grown, and two only are living at present. The mother died in 1841, the father following in death in 1858. Our subject spent his boyhood days on the farm, and received his education in the common country schools. At the age of seventeen he came to this city and spent two years clerking for Childs & Person; then, on account of ill health, returned to his father's farm, and after a vacation of about one year, he took a trip West, spending three months, and returned to receive a gift of 1,000 acres of land from his father, in the southwestern portion of the county, which he at once located on, remaining until 1854, when he began merchandising in the village of Denmark, this county, and continued until 1859, when he married and returned to his farm. His bride, Miss Louisa Ingram, was born in 1832, and is the daughter of Dr. John and Lydia (McMillan) Ingram. He remained on the farm until 1871, and then moved to this city, yet retaining possession and control of his farm. He is one of the directors in the First National Bank. He and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. He is a member of the Masonic order, and also of the K. of T. In politics he is strictly Democratic.
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Andrew J. Guinn was born in Alabama July 22, 1820, son of John Guinu, who was born in Middle Tennessee, and on attaining his majority married Polly Stewart, a native of Alabama. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was at the battle of New Orleans. The family resided in southern Alabama, but a short time prior to 1828 moved to the northern portion of the State and settled near Florence. At the age of eight years our subject ran away from his father and came to Henderson County, where he lived until the second year of the war. In March of that year he moved to Madison County, and settled on his present home farm. He was married in Perry County, June 10, 1840, to Elizabeth Condor, daughter of Daniel Condor, farmer and native of Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Guinn's marriage resulted in the birth of thirteen children - four sons and nine daughters. Mrs. Guinn was born in Decatar County January 2, 1825, and is still living. Our subject is a stanch Republican and takes pleasure in the success of his party. He aids in all laudable enterprises, so far as his means will justify, and is well respected by his neighbors and friends. He owns 800 acres of exceptionally fertile land, which he devotes chiefly to the cultivation of cotton. He also owns valuable property in the city of Jackson, and is well and favorably known by the business men of that place.
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Joseph D. Hackney was born in North Carolina in 1836, and is the son of James and Keziah (Davis) Hackney, both natives of the same State. They came to Tennessee in 1836, and soon afterward located in this county. The father was a farmer, and himself and wife were the parents of three children, one of whom is dead. The father died in May, 1864, and his wife five years earlier. Joseph D. grew to mature years on a farm, and has since followed farming as an occupation. The drug business, in which he once engaged, was soon abandoned. In 1862 he enlisted in the Confederate Army, and served in the quartermaster's department until the cessation of hostilities, reaching home in May, 1865. In 1855 he married Malinda Pirtle, who was born in 1834 and died in 1879. In 1880 he married Mrs. Mary (Fogg) Barnett, widow of S. A. Barnett. By her first husband she had two children, one of whom, Hattie, is yet living. Mrs. Hackney was born in 1839, and is the daughter of Joseph and Eliza (Madden) Fogg. Her father is a native of Virginia, and came to Tennessee when seventeen years of age. He was twice married, and is the father of thirteen children, three of his boys serving in the Confederate service. Mr. Hackney is a Democrat, and was a useful citizen.
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Richard H. Hammerly, general manager and stockholder of the Jackson Milling & Manufacturing Company, was born in Tennessee in 1844; is the son of Joseph and Virginia B. (Noel) Hammerly. Richard H. was reared to manhood in Huntingdon, Carroll Co., Tenn., and received his education in the best schools of that place. In 1862 he enlisted in the Twelfth Kentucky Cavalry, and participated in many of the battles up to March 24, 1864, when he received a gun-shot wound in the right knee, and was totally unfitted for further service. He located in Jackson in October, 1864, and he and his father engaged in the livery business. They afterward became coal and lumber merchants, and then began selling beer and ice. In December, 1885, he purchased an interest in his present business and became manager of the same. In 1880 he was married to Ada F. Flack, of Memphis, Tenn., daughter of Sanders Flack. Mr. and Mrs. Hammerly have two daughters and one son. Himself and wife are members of the First Methodist Church, and he is a Democrat in his political views and has been a successful business man and is highly respected and esteemed.
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Miles M. Hammond, a grocer of this city, was born in South Carolina in 1820, and came to Tennessee with his parents in 1829. He is the son of William and Elizabeth R. (Morgan) (Powell) Hammond. His father farmed in early life, and afterward engaged in the manufacture of wagons. He departed this life in 1874, his wife dying in 1843. The father married for his second wife a Miss Hern. His third wife is yet living. Our subject was reared to early manhood on the farm, and educated in the country schools. At the age of eighteen he began learning the blacksmith trade at Parker's Cross roads, remaining there about two years; then came to this city, and in partnership with Abner Teague ran a shop, afterward taking John H. Day as a partner. After engaging in the blacksmith business about twelve years, our subject was superseded by his brother. He next engaged in the tinware and hardware business, which he conducted for about one year; then engaged in the family grocery business, shortly afterward adding dry goods, which business he ran successfully until the breaking out of the war, when, owing to the financial depression, he suspended business until the close of the war, then opened again and was doing a thriving business up to 1875, when his stock was consumed by fire, sustaining a heavy loss. In the fall of the same year he engaged as silent partner in the well-known grocery house of W. & D. Hopper, remaining for two and one-half years; then engaged in the same business alone, and was again burned out in 1882; but in the fall of the same year he began business again and continued up to the present time. In 1853 he married Miss Margaret Simington. She was born in Tennessee in 1832, and is the mother of eight children, five of whom are living: Maude C., married to James Medlin, and after his death married to D. R. Staley; Iva R., married to Wm. Dodds; Walter, James and Leigh. His wife is a member of the old school Presbyterian Church, and in politics he is Democratic.
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Jesse H. Harper, a prominent gun and clock smith of this city, was born in North Carolina, in 1826, and is the son of Edward and Martha (Hancock) Harper. The parents were natives of North Carolina. The father was an artisan and farmer, being very successful through life. He had a family of eleven children. Three of his sons became merchants, and one a Baptist minister. The father was not a member of the church, yet his house was ever open for all ministers. The father supported a widowed mother and nine children, and at the age of twenty-two erected a house in which he lived until his death, which occurred in 1857. His widow followed him in 1876. Our subject lived to the age of fifteen years on his father's farm, and then entered the academy of Pittsboro, remaining two years, then spent some years in different schools, the latter portion of which he was partly pupil and partly assistant teacher. He taught school two years at Montezuma, Tenn., and two years at Muffin, and two years at Shady Grove Academy, near Jackson. In 1852 he was married to Sarah E., daughter of James Henderson, ex-trustee of this county. She was born in this State, in 1832, and is the mother of five children-three daughters and' two sons. The oldest daughter is dead. After marriage he moved to. Haywood County and taught school at Alamo, remaining some time, then moved to this city. He taught school at Cerro Gordo, this county, for one year, then purchased property and erected a residence, which is known as Harper's Male and Female Institute. Since locating in this city he has taught an army of children, numbering over 3,000. The doors of his school are thrown open for the rich and poor alike. In 1855 he was elected alderman of this city, and afterward served as tax collector, and in 1860 served as mayor of the city; was defeated in 1861 for same office on account of his politics, he being a Union man. During the years from 1860 to 1868 he was postmaster, and elected by the Legislature to the land register office in West Tennessee, and was one of the three commissioners appointed for Madison County; was elected city recorder, and held the office of justice of the peace. In 1870 he was appointed mail agent on the Mississippi Central Railroad, holding that office two years. Mr. Harper is a self-made man and possesses 'many rare accomplishments. He and wife are members of the First Methodist Church, and he is a member of the I.O.O.F. and also of that honorable order called Free and Accepted Masons. He is the eternal foe of ignorance and therefore has a poor regard for any man who opposes national education. He built his own institute, at his own expense, and gave poor children more than $20,000 in tuition, books, slates, pencils, food, clothing, etc. He hopes that he may be permitted to live until education is the common birthright of every child, who shall have every right in law that man may claim for himself. The following is one of his hand-bills published thirty years ago. It says: "True education is the only guide to happiness. We believe that education is the common birthright of every child of man, and that the legislator who refuses his influence to perfect the title to this greatest of all human rights, is simply a disgrace to the position he occupies, and a robber of the rising generation of its brightest jewel, which is liberty to know the truth. Send the children to the Jackson Male and Female Institute, and they will be received and properly educated; and to the poor and needy and to those who have no money we say: 'Come.'"
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Julius C. Harris is a Rowan County North Carolinian, born February 21, 1822. His father, Wesley Harris, was born in Montgomery County, N. C., and came to Tennessee in 1831, where he afterward followed farming. He was married to Mary R. Barringer, who was born also in North Carolina, and they became the parents of eight sons and two daughters. The father died in 1861, and the mother in 1863. Julius C. Harris is the eldest of his father's family, and after attending the common schools he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served for a period of one year, when he was discharged from the service for over age. November 18, 1852, he married Susan C. Smith, daughter of James S. Smith, and their union resulted in the birth of one son - Walter S., born February 12, 1858. The mother died in 1858, and March 3, 1859, Mr. Harris married Martha King, daughter of B. T. King, a merchant. Mr. and Mrs. Harris have two children: Edward W. and Mary S. (Mrs. Smith). The mother was born in Williamson County, Tenn., November 30, 1839. Mr. Harris is a Democrat and has served his district as magistrate for many years. He devotes his farm, which consists of 875 acres, to raising grain, cotton and stock.
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Walter S. Harris is a Madison County Tennessean, born February 12, 1858, the only child of Julius C. and Susan C. (Smith) Harris, and is of Irish descent. [For history of his parents, see biography of J. C. Harris.] Walter S. spent his boyhood days in working on the farm and attending school. When twenty-three years old he began doing for himself, and by industry and economy owns 255 acres of land, on which he raises cotton, principally. He was married in Madison County, December 20, 1882, to Lizzie W. Glenn, daughter of Dr. James B. Glenn, who was born in North Carolina, March 30, 1800, and died in Jackson, Tenn., August 30, 1881. His wife was born in North Carolina in 1822, and is still living in Madison County. Mrs. Harris was born in Madison County, Tenn., March 17, 1860; Mr. Harris is a Democrat and his first presidential vote was cast for Gen. Hancock.
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Benjamin R. Harris, M.D., was born in Orange County, N.C., February 5, 1825, and is the son of William and Maria W. (Briggs) Harris. The parents are natives respectively of North Carolina and Virginia. The father moved to Maury County in 1834, spending his early life in the pulpit, later engaging in farming. He died in January, 1856, the mother following in death in 1873. Our subject attended school in the county of his birth; he being the oldest child, the care of his father's family fell almost entirely upon him, which deprived him of many advantages of school. He lived on the farm until twenty-four years of age, when he began reading medicine, attending his first course in 1851-52, and graduated in the medical department of the University at Nashville in 1853. He then located at Purdy, McNairy County, and beoan the practice of his profession, remaining twelve years, then located in this city, and has done a large remunerative practice. Since locating in this city, he has been engaged in the family grocery and real estate business. In 1861 he was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Anderson of McNairy County, and daughter of William T. and Mahala (Wisdom) Anderson. She (the wife) was born in Tennessee in 1837. Five children have blessed this union, three sons and two daughters, all of whom yet remain under the parental roof. He is a member of the Methodist Church and his wife, one son and one daughter are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He is a member of the Masonic order, and in politics he is a Democrat. He is Past Grand Master of the F. & A. M., and has reached the thirty-third degree of Scottish Rite.
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Hon. Robert W. Haynes, attorney at law of Jackson, Tenn., was horn in Washington County, Tenn., August 21, 1840, son of Landon C. and Eleanor M. (Powell) Haynes, both natives of Tennessee. See sketch elsewhere of father.] Robert, subject of this sketch, was reared to man-hood in his native county, attending Emory and Henry College, Virginia, three years. He then entered the university of North Carolina, from which institution he graduated after a two years' course (in 1862). In the meantime, upon the breaking out of the war, he entered the Confederate service in 1861, serving under Maj. Glover, until failing health compelled him to leave the service, and he then returned to school and graduated. After his graduation he re-entered service, and assisted in raising a company for Col. Fain's regiment, but served as aide on the staff of Col. James E. Rains, Eleventh Tennessee, commanding brigade of Stevenson's division, Gen. Kirby Smith's corps, serving thus in Bragg's Kentucky campaign. He then served as adjutant of the Sixty-second North Carolina Infantry, until 1863, when he accepted the position of aide to Brig.-Gen. Alfred E. Jackson, serving thus with the rank of first lieutenant until the surrender, being brevetted near the close to major, and appointed assistant adjutant-general on the staff of Maj.-Gen. John C. Vaughan, having been virtually raised in a law office. Mr. Haynes, after the war, perfected his knowledge of his profession, and in April, 1867, commenced the practice of law at Memphis with his father, and continued thus successfully until 1870, when he removed to Jackson, where he has since practiced. January 12, 1863, he was married, in Knoxville, Tenn., to Miss Drusie Powell, of Virginia. They have five children: Nellie, Landon C. (a girl), Robert P., Walter L. and Drusie Taylor. Mr. Haynes is and always has been an unswerving Democrat in political views. He represented Madison County in the State Legislature, serving two terms successively in the sessions of 1883 and 1885. He is a Knight Templar Mason, and is a member of the K. of P., K. of H., and K. of G. R., being one of the founders of the latter order, and Past Supreme Commander and Secretary of same. Himself and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, in which he has been an official for eighteen years, and for many years represented the district conference, being at present secretary of same. He has served for the past four years as lay delegate in the Memphis Annual Conference, and as secretary of the board of missions of the conference. He was elected at the Paducah Conference, in December, 1885, one of the alternate delegates to the general conference of the church. He is also president of the West Tennessee Sunday-school Convention, and is one of the present delegates to the International Sunday-school Convention, which will meet in Chicago in May, 1887.
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Stokely D. Hays, attorney at law, is the son of Richard J. and Sarah A. (Ballou) Hays, and was born in this county April 4, 1852. His father, who is an eminent lawyer of this city, came to this county from Davidson County at an early day. Stokely D. was educated in this county, and early in life began the study of law. He was for a few years deputy clerk of the supreme court, and was for a short time clerk of the supreme court of Tennessee at Jackson. After the expiration of his early official positions he began the practice of law here, and has since been thus engaged, having met with merited success. In June, 1884, he formed a partnership with John A. Pitts, and in June, 1886, Gen. Meeks became a partner of the firm. May 18, 1876, Mr. Hays was united in marriage with Gertrude Stovall, of Fulton County, Ky., and to this union there are two living children: Katie S. and Sarah B. Mr. Hays is a Democrat, a member of the K. of H., and himself and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and for many years he was superintendent of the first Methodist Episcopal Sunday-school at Jackson. He was the chairman of the building committee, which erected the present beautiful church at Jackson, said to be the most artistic in the South.
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Uriah B. Heavner, a contractor of this city, was born in North Carolina in 1847, and is the son of Teater and Elizabeth Heavner, who are also natives of North Carolina. The father was a mechanic by trade, and died in 1885. The parents had nine children born to their union, four of whom are still living. At the age of twenty our subject went to Mississippi, and in 1872 married Miss Sue Long, of Paris, Tenn., and daughter of Antony Long. She was born in Kentucky about 1848, and is the mother of two children - Reuben and Maggie. In 1875 he came to this city, and has been engaged in carpentering and contracting up to the present time, and is a first-class architect. His wife is a member of the Methodist Church and he of the Baptist. He is a Democrat and member of the Masonic order.
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J. P. Hendrix, proprietor of the grocery department of the State Wheel Store at Jackson, was born March 7, 1855, in Henderson County, Tenn., and is of a family of three sons and five daughters, born to R. L. and Mary (Grider) Hendrix, of which our subject and four sisters are the surviving members. The parents were born in South Carolina and married in Henderson County, Tenn., where they farmed till their deaths, 1865 and 1875, mother and father respectively. After the mother's death the father married Miss Emeline Allen, whose death occurred in 1885. Our subject remained at home till he was sixteen, since which time he has held clerkships for various mercantile firms of Jackson until the fall of 1886, when he took charge of the grocery department of the Jackson store for the State Wheel. Their stock consists of general groceries to the amount of about $3,000. October 24, 1882, he married Miss Sally H. Taylor, a native of Jackson, to whom one son and one daughter, both still living, have been born: John P. and Mary Theodocia. Mrs. Hendrix is a member of the Episcopal Church, and he of the I.O.O.F. and K. of H. Politically he is a Democrat.
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Ransom B. Hicks, a prominent farmer, was born within two miles of Jackson, Tenn., June 12, 1839. He was the ninth of ten sons born to George and Joyce Ella (Kirby) Hicks. George Hicks was born in Sussex County, Va., September 10, 1796, and came to Tennessee when a young man. He settled in Robertson County, where he married, and in 1822 moved to Madison County, where he spent the remainder of his days. He was a man of energy and perseverance, and honesty and integrity were his guiding stars. He succeeded in accumulating considerable of this world's goods, and placed all his sons in respectable and prosperous positions in life. He died at the home of his son, Kenneth B. Hicks, near Jackson, Tenn., on Friday, February 1, 1878. His wife was born in Robertson County, Tenn., and died at Springfield while on a visit to her native county. Ransom B. Hicks was educated in the common schools, and on the 9th of October, 1861, wedded Lydia C. Withers, daughter of Radford Withers, a farmer and native North Carolinian. Mr. and Mrs. Hicks became the parents of three sons and one daughter, Johnnie Bob and George Ransom being the only ones now living. Mrs. Hicks was born in Madison County November 17, 1838. Her father died at his home in this county April 27, 1869, and her mother January 2, 1870. Mr. Hicks is a Democrat, a Mason and a K. of P., and he, his wife and oldest son are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. He served throughout the late war in the Fifty-first Tennessee Infantry under Col. Chester. He owns 530 acres of land, which is devoted to the raising of cotton, the cereals and stock.
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Hill, Stedman & Co. are one of the substantial business houses of Jackson. Samuel B. Hill, of this company, was born in this county, in 1862, son of Robert N. and E. A. (Maxey) Hill. The father was a native of the Emerald Isle, and came to Tennessee in 1842, engaging in the cotton commission business at Perryville, and later in mercantile pursuits at Spring Creek, continuing until 1873, when he retired, and two years later, came to Jackson, where he died in 1884. The mother was a native of Tennessee. S. B. Hill, one of the subjects of this sketch, was educated at Madison College, and in 1875 commenced active work, in the capacity of salesman, until 1886, when the above company was formed. In 1881 he married Lena NI. Robbins, a native of Tennessee, born in 1865, and died in 1884, leaving one child, Annie L. Hill. Mr. Hill is a Democrat, and a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Elisha P. Stedman, of the above firm, was born in Tennessee, in 1852, and is the son of Nathan W. and Sarah (Williamson) Stedman, and the youngest of their twelve children. The parents were born in Chatham County, N. C., and came to Tennessee about 1830. The father was & successful farmer, and died in 1859; the mother died in 1885. Elisha P. passed his youth as a farmer's boy, receiving limited education. In 1881, he came to this city, and with the exception of five months, when he was on the police force, clerked until 1886, when he entered into his present partnership. In November, 1877, he was married to Miss Alice W., daughter of Jacob and Nancy E. (Whitlow) Vanhook, who was born in 1859, and has borne her husband three children: Ernest P., Bertha, and an infant not yet named. Mr. Stedman is a Democrat, a member of the K. of P., and of the Methodist Church, and his firm is one of the most active and successful of this city.
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J. H. Hirsch, saddler and dealer in buggies, carriages and hides, was born in November, 1839 in Jefferson County, Ky., and is of a family of seven children, born to Chas. and Catharine Hirsch. The father was born in Germany, the mother in the United States; they were married at Louisville, Ky., where the father practiced veterinary surgery, until his death, about 1850, the mother following in 1866. Our subject remained at home until he was seventeen years old; he then served an apprenticeship of three years at the harness trade, with R. E. Miles of Louisville. He then went to Aberdeen, Miss., plying his trade until the commencement of the war; he then continued his trade in the service of the Confederate Government, until his marriage, in 1863, to Ada B. Kelley, a native of Christian County, Ky. At the close of the war, he moved to Leavenworth, Kas., where he remained a few months, and then moved to Lexington, Mo.,, where he resided one year; he then made Paducah, Ky., his home for four years; then came to Jackson and established his saddlery and hide trade at the corner of Lafayette and Liberty Streets, where he remained until 1874. He then built the business house he now occupies, on the corner of College and Liberty Streets. He was also engaged in the saddlery trade while in Kansas and Missouri. He has recently added a line of carriages, etc., and carries a stock (including harness stock) of about $2,500. He has bought as high as $10,000 worth of hides in a single year. To the marriage referred to above, four sons and one daughter have been born, the daughter and two sons still living. He and his family are members of the Presbyterian Church, and he is also a member of the I.O.O.F. and K. of H.
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Wm. Holland, the popular dry goods merchant of this city, was born in South Carolina. He merchandised in his native State until 1871, when he came to Jackson and resumed the mercantile business here. He is the son of John and Susan (Brockman) Holland. The parents are natives of South Carolina, and died in 1884 and 1873 respectively. In 1868 he was united in marriage to Miss Hattie Sullivan, of South Carolina, daughter of Dr. James Sullivan. She was born in 1847 and is the mother of four children: Edith, Carolina, Willie and John. He, wife and the oldest two children are members of the Methodist Church. He is a member of the K. of P., and in politics he is strictly Democratic. Mr. Holland spent his early life on the farm, and received his education in the common county schools.
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Daniel Hopper is the son of James Hopper, and was born in Henry County, Va., May 28, 1812. His father was also a Virginian and followed the occupation of farming through life. His grandfather, William Hopper, was a resident of Virginia and served the colonies in the Revolution. For gallant service he was granted a pension, which continued until his death. The mother of Daniel was Miss Elizabeth Oaks, who married her husband about 1798 and bore him ten sons, of whom only three are now living. Her husband dying during the war of 1812, she came to Tennessee with her family, in 1835, and located in Madison County. About 1852 she went back to Virginia, her native State, but just before the late war moved to North Carolina and there died at the age of eighty years. Daniel was reared a farmer, and has followed that vocation. In 1836 he came to Madison County, and October 4, 1838, was married to Miss Lucinda, daughter of Stephen Burrus. This lady bore him four children, two now living: Susan C. and William M. The mother was born in East Tennessee, February 7, 1823, and two years later was brought to Madison County. Her death occurred here February 5, 1885. Mr. Hopper is a Democrat, a Mason, and owns over 1,300 acres of land, 800 acres of which compose his home farm, six miles northeast of Jackson.
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Maj. Erie S. Hosford, agent for the Illinois Central Railroad at Jackson, Tenn., was born in Crawford County, Ohio, August 28, 1834, and is the son of Asa and Alta (Kent) Hosford, natives, respectively, of New York and Pennsylvania. Erie S. Hosford was reared to manhood and educated in his native State. At the age of seventeen he engaged in the railroad business in Ohio, and in December, 1852, came south. In 1853 he accepted the position of civil engineer with the Mobile & Ohio Railway, and served the company in this capacity and as passenger conductor and master of transportation until December, 1865, when he was made division superintendent of the road. He served the company faithfully and efficiently until July 1, 1886. In November, 1886, he entered the employ of the Illinois Central Railroad, at Jackson. In 1859 he married Lucy E. Scales, a native of Tennessee. They have four children living: Walter S., Erie S., Nat. S. and Asa S. Maj. Hosford is and always has been a Democrat in polities; he is a Mason, Knights Templar degree, and is one of the promineut citizens of Jackson.
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James J. House, who is engaged in the livery business in Jackson. Tenn., was born in Hall County, Ga., on October 18, 1828. He is one of three surviving members of a family of five children born to Willis and Nancy (Jarrell) House, who were born and married in Oglethorpe County, Ga. They soon moved from Georgia to Marshall County, Miss., where the head of the family was a planter until his death, in August, 1860. His widow, the mother of the subject of this sketch, still survives and resides in Texas. Her son made his parents' home his until the year 1850, when he married Miss Emily Morgan, the youngest daughter of Theophilus and Nancy Morgan nee Mason. Mrs. Emily House's father was a Revolutionary soldier, and a relative of Gen. Daniel Morgan, of Revolutionary fame. He was present at the surrender of Gen. Cornwallis. She was also related to Gen. John Morgan of civil war fame, and a sister of the late lamented W. M. Morgan, of Henderson County, Tenn., who was noted for his piety and unusual worth of character, and as one of the pioneers of Tennesse