D. M. SANDERS is a native of Lincoln County, Tenn., born in 1846, and his
early days were spent in attending the district schools and assisting his
parents on the farm. After attaining man’s estate he was married to Mrs.
Martha J. WATSON in December, 1865. She was born in Lincoln County in
1842, daughter of James and Betsy BOWLES, and their union was blessed with
the birth of two children: John B. and Arena. In 1882 Mr. Sanders
purchased 316 acres of valuable land, on which are good buildings and a
fine orchard. His farm, which he has accumulated by hard labor and good
management, is located on Coldwater Creek near Fayetteville. Mr. SANDERS
is a Democrat, and during the late war served in Capt. George’s company –
Company G, Twentieth Tennessee Cavalry, a short time during 1864. His
parents, M. and Eveline SANDERS, were born in Alabama and Tennessee in 1820
and 1824, respectively. They were married in Tennessee, whither the father
had moved in his youth. The father was a farmer, and died March 26, 1880.
His wife resides with her son Mack.

E. M. SCOTT is a son of John L. SCOTT, who was born in Lincoln County,
Tenn., in 1824, and whose people came from North Carolina at a very early
date and located where Nashville now stands. Our subject’s grandfather was
a Revolutionary soldier, and died in Tennessee when over ninety years of
age. Our subject’s father died in 1854. The mother was born in Lincoln
County in 1822, and is now the wife of Squire PICKLE*, and resides in the
Eleventh District. At the age of sixteen our subject joined the army,
serving in Company C, Eighth Tennessee Infantry nine months, and then
joined Company K, Fourth Tennessee Cavalry, and participated in many bloody
engagements. He was captured near Knoxville, but made his escape the same
day. He returned home May 18, 1865. In 1866 he married M. T. CHITWOOD,
daughter of William CHITWOOD. She was born in Lincoln County in 1849, and
six children were born to their union: Ophelia, John L., Clemmie, Willie,
Thomas R. and Ella. Mr. SCOTT has always been a farmer, and is the owner
of 181 acres of valuable and well improved land. He and wife are members
of the Primitive Baptist Church, and he is a Democrat in politics.

D. C. SHERRELL, citizen and merchant of Dellrose, and a native of Lincoln
County, Tenn., is a son of Dr. Joseph L. and Martha SHERRELL. The father
was born in Lincoln County October 2, 1824, and is now a retired physician,
residing in the Sixteenth District. The mother was also born in Lincoln
County, Tenn., and died in 1862. Our subject received an excellent
education, and January 1, 1880, was united in marriage to Mary E. McCOY,
who was born in Giles County, January 1, 1862, and whose parents were M. E.
and Elinor McCOY, of Bradshaw, Giles County. To our subject and wife was
born one child: Horace E. Previous to his marriage D. C. SHERRELL entered
the employ of Hill, Miller & Co., merchants of Pulaski, Giles County, as
salesman, and afterward entered into partnership with W. H. STONE, and
began merchandising at Dellrose, where he has since continued. From 1873
to 1876 he was alone in the business, but in 1881 W. E. McCOY bought an
interest in the business, and the firm is known as D. C. Sherrell & Co. He
and his brother, B. A., are also in the drug business, and are doing a good
business for a country town. Mr. SHERRELL has also a harness shop at the
same place. Mr. SHERRELL is a man much respected by all his acquaintances,
and is an excellent citizen and an obliging neighbor. He is a Democrat,
and he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Dellrose can boast of a telephone. The line runs from Pulaski to their
village, and the only one at the present time in Lincoln County.

James C. SHOFNER, farmer, and a son of Jephtha H. and Nancy (LOGAN)
SHOFNER, was born June 5, 1845, and is one of a family of eleven children,
seven of whom are living. The father of our subject was born in Lincoln
County in 1811 and was of Dutch extraction. He was a farmer and died March
11, 1886. The mother of our subject was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., in
1816 and is now living on the old homestead. Our subject received his
education in the Mulberry and Greenwood school, and during the late war he
enlisted in Gen. Forrest’s escort under Capt. Boone, when he was but
sixteen years old, and was in many of the principal battles. He was
captured while at home and paroled. In 1865 he wedded Mary A. RUTLEDGE
(daughter of Isaac* and Jane RUTLEDGE) and the fruits of this union were
nine children, seven of whom are living: Lena L., Mattie J., Walter N.,
Pearl, Mary, Alice R. and Reuben T. Soon after marriage Mr. SHOFNER
purchased 150 acres of land of his father near Booneville, where he still
resides. In 1883 he connected himself with R. A. MUSGROVE in the
mercantile business at Booneville, and is succeeding in an admirable
manner. He is a Democrat in politics, and he and Mrs. SHOFNER are worthy
members of the Baptist Church.

Rev. Archibald S. SLOAN, of the Twentieth District, and son of James and
Jane (THOMPSON) SLOAN, was born in Newbury S. C., December 8, 1821. He was
one of a family of eight children, only three of whom are living, viz.:
Rev. H. T., pastor of Cedar Springs and Long Cane, S. C., which position he
has filled for thirty-eight years; Mrs. Jane CHALMERS, of Newbury, S. C.;
and our subject. The father of our subject was born in South Carolina in
1796, and was of Irish extraction. He was a farmer by occupation, and was
married in 1819. At the time of his death, which occurred in 1869, he was
the owner of about 800 acres of good land. Mrs. SLOAN was a native of
South Carolina, born in 1803, and died in 1872. Our subject received the
rudiments of his education in the schools of the neighborhood, but
subsequently entered Erskine College, South Carolina, where he took a
regular course, graduating in 1844. In 1846 he was licensed to enter the
ministerial profession under the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and
soon after emigrated to Lincoln County, and after moving around for some
time began his ministerial career at Prosperity, where he remained as
pastor for twenty-seven years. March 14, 1848, he wedded Elizabeth J.
STEWART, a native of Lincoln County, born September 20, 1829, and to this
union were born seven children, six of whom are living, viz.: Nora J.
(wife of H. T. SLOAN), Mary F. (Wife of John LINDSEY), James T., Olivia C.
(wife of E. H. PARKINSON), Thomas W. and Ebbie C. Mr. SLOAN has a fine
farm in a good state of cultivation. While yet preaching at Prosperity his
charge increased till he was compelled to abandon his practice at that
place, since which time he has been pastor at Bethel and New Hope;
virtually he has preached the gospel to the same people for forty years,
being among the earliest Christian workers. In 1896 his son, Thomas W.,
graduated at Erskine College, South Carolina, the same place from where his
father graduated forty-two years previous.

J. H. SMITH, farmer, was born in Maury County, Tenn., in 1834, and received
his early education at the schools near his home. He afterward attended
New Hope Academy, Marshall County, Tenn., and Erskine College, at Due West,
S. C. Here he graduated August 8, 1860. In September 1863, he united his
fortunes with those of Nancy M. DOWNING, a native of Marshall County, born
October 23, 1834, and a daughter of John and Eliza DOWNING. This marriage
resulted in our subject becoming the father of four children, three of whom
are living: John F., Anna E. B., Eliza M. (deceased), and Elmer F. After
graduating, Mr. SMITH entered the teacher’s profession, and taught until
hostilities broke out between the North and South. At the close of the war
he resumed teaching and his wife also engaged in that occupation, which
they continued for eleven years. In 1871 Mr. SMITH purchased eighty-nine
acres of land in the Thirteenth District, where he located, and where he
has since resided. He now owns 187 acres of land in a good state of
cultivation. Mr. SMITH has given his children good educational advantages,
and has given his support to all laudable public enterprises, and
especially to educational and religious institutions. In 1876 he was
elected to the office of magistrate and held this position for six years.
He is independent in political belief and was much opposed to the
principles of secession. He is a Mason, a K. of H., and he and wife are
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. SMITH attended school for
some time at Columbia, Tenn., and afterward assisted in teaching at Waco
College, at Waco, Texas. Here she carried on her studies and graduated
from that institution in May, 1860. Mr. SMITH is a son of Franklin and
Elizabeth SMITH. The father was of French-Welsh descent, and was born in
1802. He died November 2, 1863. The mother was a native of South
Carolina, born in 1807, and died in July, 1859.

W. R. SMITH, a prominent citizen of the Eighth District, and also a farmer
and butcher, of Fayetteville, was born in Lincoln County July 20, 1838. He
was one of three children born to John N. and Nancy B. SMITH. The father
was born in Georgia in 1816, and was of German lineage. He died August 19,
1859. The mother was born in North Carolina in 1806, and now resides with
her son, W. R. Our subject received the rudiments of his education in the
schools near home, and subsequently completed his education at the Sulphur
Springs Institute. In 1859 he married Martha E. KOONCE, a native of
Lincoln County, born March 1, 1843, and the daughter of Needham and
Burdotta KOONCE. Mr. KOONCE was a well known and much respected citizen of
Lincoln County. He was a brick-mason and contractor, and helped lay the
foundation of the State penitentiary at Nashville, being a young man at the
time. To Mr. and Mrs. SMITH were born eight children: Mary E. (wife of
John MONDAY), Lizzie B. (wife of O. P. GRAY), Anna (wife of Charles
McCLOIN), Robert A., Willie R., Burrell, Roscoe and Nannie B. In 1866 he
purchased eighty acres of land in the Eighth District of Lincoln County,
where he soon located and has since resided. He now owns 275 acres in the
Eighth District and 280 in the Twenty-first District. Besides conducting
the farm, he and his cousin, J. H. SMITH, have a meat market in
Fayetteville, and also have the stock-yard at that place. Mr. SMITH has on
his place a fish-pond, and has for a number of years past been engaged in
raising fish, mostly of the carp species. Mr. SMITH has been extensively
engaged in handling cattle, and for some time past has been making a study
of their diseases. Mr. SMITH has given his children the advantage of a
good English education, and gives his support to all laudable public
enterprises, especially educational institutions. He is conservative in
politics, and is considered one of the county’s best citizens. Mrs. SMITH
is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Rev. A. P. SMITH, a farmer and minister residing near Petersburg, was born
at New Philadelphia, Ohio, December 27, 1855, son of John T. and Mary A.
(BROWN) SMITH. The father was born in Virginia, October 26, 1827, and
moved to Ohio with his father, who had been a large slave-holder in
Virginia. Not believing in slavery, however, he sold his negroes and moved
to Ohio, where he followed merchandising and died in 1872. A. P.’s mother
was born at New Philadelphia. Her maternal grandparents were STEPHENS by
name, and belonged to the nobility of England. On their voyage to America
their daughter formed the acquaintance of a gentleman by the name of BROWN,
and married him, although her parents were strongly opposed to the union.
A. P. SMITH’s mother was the result of this union. She died in 1874. Our
subject graduated from the New Philadelphia High School in 1875, and
completed his education in the Vanderbilt University at Nashville.
December 22, 1882, he married Carrie, daughter of D. R. and Jane (GREER)
SMITH. The father was born in Virginia in 1814, moved to Lincoln County,
Tenn., in 1838, and was married when about twenty-seven years of age. He
was a merchant and farmer, and died July 4, 1865. The mother was born in
1825, and died June 1, 1873. Their five children still retain an interest
in the home farm. J. B. resides in St. Louis, Mo. and J. G., Virginia,
Carrie and B. B. reside at or near the old home. In 1878 A. P. SMITH
entered the Tennessee Conference as a Methodist Episcopal minister, and in
1880 entered the editorial profession, and edited the “Upper Cumberland”, a
democratic paper, but four years later disposed of it, and engaged in
agriculture. He is a local minister, and delivers many lectures in favor
of temperance. His brother, John, lives in Janesville, Iowa, and his
sister, Ola (Mrs. W. H. MORGAN), is clerk of the State Senate, and Alice is
the wife of Clark COOK of Lebanon.

Richard SMITH, merchant and farmer of the Twenty-fifth District, was born
in Lincoln County in 1827, and is one of nine children born to Richard and
Elizabeth (ARWOOD) SMITH. The father was born in North Carolina about
1779, received a very meager education, and was obliged to make his way in
life without the benefit of that blessing. When twenty-one years of age he
was married, and followed the occupation of a farmer till his career ended
in 1852. The mother was born in North Carolina about 1784, and died in
1850. Our subject remained with his parents until he was twenty years of
age, and received his education in the common school. February 25, 1847,
he was united in marriage to Eliza FAULKNER, a daughter of William and
Ellen FAULKNER. Soon after his marriage our subject began farming as a
tenant, and this continued for two years. He then entered the mercantile
business at what is now Smithland, and is still engaged in that occupation.
In 1862 he enlisted in Company A, Forty-fourth Tennessee, and entered the
Army of the Cumberland as a drummer, where he remained about seven months,
after which he returned home, and resumed his business. Although having
very little of this world’s goods to start with, he is now in very
comfortable circumstances, and is the owner of about 550 acres of good
land. He is a Democrat in politics, and a member of the Masonic
fraternity, also of the I. O. O. F. He and Mrs. SMITH are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South.

J. Franklin SMITH may be mentioned as a prosperous farmer of Lincoln
County, Tenn. He was born in 1835, and is one of ten children of Lemuel
and De Bolious SMITH, born in 1790 and 1808, and died in 1855 and 1863,
respectively. At the age of seventeen Franklin entered a newspaper office
at Athens, and worked on the “Herald” about eight years. In 1863 he
entered the army, joining Wharton’s brigade and Malone’s battalion, but
remained only a short time, when he returned home. Since the war he has
followed tilling the soil, and owns 371 acres of very desirable land, well
improved. In December, 1879, he began merchandising near home, keeping a
general line of goods, and has a large patronage and is doing well. He is
a Democrat, and although he was in the war a short time, he was opposed to
secession. He belongs to the I. O. O. F.

W. J. STEGALL, saw-mill contractor and farmer, of Fayetteville, Tenn., was
born in Rutherford County in 1823, son of Jesse and Elizabeth (WEBB)
STEGALL, born in Mecklenburgh County, Va., in 1793 and 1801, respectively.
The father, in 1818, determined to seek his fortune in the far West, and
accordingly located in Rutherford County, Tenn., where he bought property
and lived until 1832, and the following ten years resided in Bedford
County. From 1842 to 1860 he was a resident of Marshall County. In 1866
he went to Waco, Tex., where he died in 1867. The mother died in 1842.
Mr. STEGALL was twice married, and the father of sixteen children, ten by
his first wife and six by his second. Our subject secured a limited
education in the old-fashioned log schoolhouse of early days. February 2,
1847, he wedded Rebecca McCLEARY, who died in 1848. In 1850 Melvina
(TEMPLE) WILHOIT became his second wife. She was born in 1832 in
Shelbyville, Tenn., and has borne three children, two of whom are living:
Ewing B. and William W., the former a carpenter of Fayetteville, and the
latter a resident of Florida. Mr. STEGALL has been a resident of
Fayetteville since 1856, with the exception of four years during the war.
He joined Col. Hatton’s regiment in 1861, and later was given a position in
the quartermaster’s department. February 2, 1865, he wedded Mrs. Florence
M. (BATIE) FOSTER, who was born in Georgia in 1848. For a time Mr. STEGALL
worked and had an interest in a carriage-shop, but soon disposed of his
interest and engaged in contracting and building and speculating in stock.
He owns 220 acres of land, one business house and twenty-two houses and
lots in Fayetteville. He is a Democrat, and a member of the Masonic
fraternity. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South.

W. B. STEVENSON was born January 1, 1856, of Irish descent, son of C. L.
and Louisa STEVENSON, who were born in Giles County, Tenn., in 1832 and
1834, respectively. The father has been twice married, our subject being
the only issue of his first marriage. The mother died February 1, 1856.
W. B. STEVENSON completed his education at Bethany High School, and has
since been a successful agriculturist. In 1875 he married Nelia, daughter
of David S. and Elizabeth PATTERSON. Mrs. STEVENSON was born in June,
1856, and has borne three children: Jerrena R., Zana M. (deceased) and
Annie Hencil. Mr. STEVENSON owns a large and well cultivated farm, and is
a man of good business qualifications. He raises considerable stock, his
farm being adapted to grazing as well as raising cereals, and he takes much
interest in establishing and supporting educational and religious
institutions. He is a Democrat, and he and wife are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South. For the last four years he has been
experimenting in growing hedge fences, and has been very successful, and
now has hedge on his place, three years old, which is sufficiently large to
confine stock.

Dr. William STEWART, physician and surgeon, residing near Molino, Tenn.,
was born in Newberry, S. C., February 9, 1809. His parents, John and
Elizabeth (DRENNAN) STEWART, were born in the Emerald Isle. They came to
the United States, and the father participated in the Revolutionary war,
serving the entire time. He was a farmer and died in 1826. In 1827 the
mother came to Tennessee with her children, and here she died in 1844.
They were the parents of seventeen children. Our subject was educated in
his native State, and came to Tennessee when nineteen years of age. He
began studying medicine at the age of twenty-three, and October 12, 1831,
married Nancy McCLAIN, who was born in Davidson County, Tenn., in 1811. Of
their ten children nine are living: John P., James L., J. Milton, Robert
A., Henry M., Elizabeth A. (Mrs. A. J. DAVIS), Joseph B., Mary J. (widow of
J. W. DANDRIDGE), and Oliver Sidney. Our subject farmed for some time in
Bedford County after his marriage, and then began practicing medicine, soon
acquiring a lucrative business. In 1848 he settled in Lincoln County on
the old home place. In 1860, not being satisfied with his medical
knowledge, he went to Macon, Ga., and took a course of lectures in the
Reform Medical College, and graduated in the same years. August 29, 1869,
Dr. STEWART lost his wife, and September 27 of the following year he
married Fannie SHEDDAN, who was born in Blount County in 1836. Dr. STEWART
has been exceptionally fortunate in the practice of his profession, and is
considered a skillful physician and surgeon. He owns 205 acres of land,
and in politics still holds to the old Whig principles. In 1865 he
represented Lincoln County in the State Senate. Dr. STEWART is a strong
advocate for temperance and has done much to eradicate the evil of
intemperance in communities where he has resided. Not one of his large
family of children has ever used liquor in any form, and the same may be
said of them in regard to tobacco, tea and coffee. The Doctor and his wife
have been members of the United Presbyterian Church for many years.

J. D. STONE, a prominent citizen of the Seventh District, was born in
Lincoln County, Tenn., December 25, 1839, one of six children born to the
marriage of L. L. STONE and E. P. DRAKE, who were born in Bedford County,
Va., and Madison County, Ala., respectively. The father’s birth occurred
in 1801. He came to Tennessee, with his parents, when about sixteen years
of age. He was a farmer and owned upward of 1,000 acres of land. He died
in 1880. The mother departed this life in 1872. Our subject received his
rudimentary education in the common schools of Lincoln County, and
afterward attended Nashville University. In 1861 he wedded S. A., daughter
of D. B. and Julia SHULL, and their union resulted in the birth of five
children: Julia (Mrs. J. A. GOWELL), Eva, B. B., E. E. and Rose. Our
subject has always resided on the old homestead. After the death of his
father he fell heir to a portion of the family estate, and he now owns 615
acres of very desirable land, well improved. He has given his children
good educational advantages, and has done much to aid educational and
religious institutions. He is conservative in politics, and his wife is a
member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In 1861 he enlisted in
Company B, Forty-fourth Tennessee Infantry, and was at Shiloh, Chickamauga,
Perryville, Murfreesboro and many minor engagements. He was wounded at
Shiloh and gave up active duties for about three months. He was captured
at Murfreesboro, and held a prisoner at Camp Douglas, Chicago, for about
four months. He returned home in May, 1865.

Dr. B. S. STONE, a physician of Dellrose, was born in Giles County, Tenn.,
June 15, 1849, and was a son of Thomas J. STONE, and a grandson of Thomas
C. STONE, and a great-grandson of Joshua STONE. Thomas J., the father of
our subject, was born August 7, 1806, and went to Giles County with his
parents in 1812, locating at Pulaski. He was married in 1839, and was a
farmer by occupation. His death occurred April 17, 1874. The Doctor’s
mother was born in Giles County in 1816, and died in 1849. Our subject
received a good literary education at Bethany and Elkton, Giles County. He
then entered the office of Dr. A. L. GLAZE, a very prominent citizen and a
brother-in-law of Mr. STONE, where he remained about twenty months. He
then entered the medical department of the Vanderbilt University, where he
graduated in 1875. Previous to this, December 24, 1874, he married Annie
SHERRELL, a native of Lincoln County, born December, 1856, and by this
union they became the parents of four children: Emmet R., Mary V., Joseph
S. and Andrew A. After graduating Dr. STONE located in the Sixteenth
District and began the practice of medicine. In 1881, for the purpose of
getting a more central location to his practice and a pleasant place, he
removed to Dellrose, and has recently built a fine residence on an
excellent farm of 300 acres. He has a large practice, and is entirely
devoted to his professional duties. He has had flattering success in all
treatments of patients, and is a man well known and much esteemed
throughout the county. He is independent in political belief, and he and
wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

George STUART, farmer, whose birth occurred in North Carolina in March,
1814, is a son of Thomas and Sarah STUART. The father of our subject was a
descendant of Irish ancestors, and was born in North Carolina. He
immigrated to West Virginia and remained there until his death. The mother
was also born in North Carolina, and died in Moore County, Tenn. Our
subject was reared on the farm, and received a rather limited education in
the schools of those early days. He came to Tennessee with his widowed
mother when about seventeen years of age, and in 1831 married Harriet
WOODARD, a native of North Carolina, born in 1816, and the daughter of
William and Sarah WOODARD. To Mr. and Mrs. STUART were born these
children: Sarah (wife of Thomas LOCKEY), Eliza (wife of William TUCKER),
Thomas, Green, Mary (widow of D. M. SUMMERS), Robert, Martha (wife of
Joseph CLARK), and Docia (wife of Dr. Walter McMULLEN, of Texas). Soon
after marriage our subject moved to Millville, and was engaged in the
milling business for seven years. In 1849 he bought 100 acres in the
Thirteenth District, where he located and where he has since resided. He
has since bought more land, and now owns 300 acres of good land. Mr.
STUART has reared a large family, and helped them to a good start in life.
He began for himself with no means, but by energy and good business
qualifications has amassed a considerable amount of property. Mr. STUART
is a Democrat in politics, and during the late civil war had two sons in
the army. Thomas entered in the first company that was organized, and
served four years. He was captured, and taken to Fort Delaware, but made a
daring escape by swimming the bay. Mr. STUART and wife are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and are noted for being good citizens and kind
neighbors.

Hon. L. D. SUGG, an old and respected farmer, was born in Robertson County,
Tenn., March 3, 1826, and is a son of Cullen E. and Sidney (CONRAD) SUGG.
The father was born in Robertson County, Tenn., in 1798. He was of Scotch
descent and was married about 1822, and was a blacksmith and farmer by
occupation. He came to Lincoln County about 1826. The mother was born in
Springfield, Tenn. in May, 1802, and died in February, 1886. His people
first went to Davidson County at a very early date and built block-houses
to protect themselves from the Indians. The father died in 1849. Our
subject in youth received the rudiments of his education in the schools
near home, and afterward completed his education in the Viny Grove
Institution, under Parson Bryson and Prof. John A. Steward. In 1856 he
married Margaret HOLBERT, daughter of Pleasant and Nancy HOLBERT*. Mrs.
SUGG was born in Lincoln County July 9, 1836, and her marriage resulted in
the birth of seven children: Douglas, Ethel (wife of E. WILSON), Naoma,
Eula (wife of Edgar THURSTON of Alabama), Sidney, Nancy and William. Mr.
SUGG now owns 600 acres of good land, all well improved. He is a man well
known throughout the county, and is much esteemed for his many good
qualities. In 1878 he was chosen to represent the people in the House of
Representatives, and that position he filled to the satisfaction of his
constituents and in a creditable manner to himself. He is a Democrat and a
member of the Masonic fraternity.

H. H. SUGG, citizen and farmer, was born on the farm where he now lives in
the Thirteenth District February 10, 1831 and is a son of Cullen and Sidney
(CONRAD) SUGG. Our subject received the rudiments of his education in the
schools near his home, and finished at Fayetteville and Forest Hill, Giles,
County. In November, 1855, he wedded Sallie BRUCE, a native of Lincoln
County. She died the same year they were married, and May, 1858, our
subject took for his second wife Mrs. Elvira, daughter of Cornelius and
Mrs. ALLEN. The result of this union was an interesting family of two
children: Edward and Kate E. (wife of J. K. WHITAKER). After his marriage
he located on the old home-place, and remained there until 1859, when he
bought 320 acres near by, and moved to that. At the end of ten years, he
exchanged with his brother T. J. for the old home place, and now owns 340
acres of valuable land. In 1865, he wedded Miss L. YOWELL, a native of
Petersburg, Tenn., born in 1837, and to this union were born four children:
Henry, Sabra, Susie and William. Mr. SUGG has been quite successful in
business, and has given his children good educational advantages. He is a
Democrat in politics, and he and wife are members of the Christian Church.
In 1862 he enlisted in Capt. Freeman’s Company of Artillery, and was in the
battle of Chickamauga and a great many artillery engagements. He was
captured in 1863, but was soon afterward exchanged.

W. C. SUGG is one of seven children born to the marriage of Cullen E. and
Sidney SUGG, and was reared at home, receiving his education in the schools
near his home and Viney Grove Academy. In 1858 he married Mary S.,
daughter of Dr. John and Josephine WOOD. She was born in Lincoln County in
September, 1841, and bore her husband eight children: J. D. (merchant),
Jennie (wife of S. A. BINGSLEY), Mary A. (Mrs. J. C. WHITAKER), W. C. Jr.,
Vic, Ida W., Lemuel H. and Thomas F. Our subject and his brother, L. D.,
farmed together about ten years when he purchased 500 acres of land, on
which he located and which he has increased to 820 acres. His farm is well
improved with good barns and fine orchards. Mr. SUGG has trafficked a
great deal in both land and stock, and is a shrewd financier. Besides his
home farm he owns 400 acres elsewhere. Most of his children have had the
advantage of a collegiate education and he is a man of broad views and keen
intellect. He is a bitter antagonist to all monopolies and everything that
tends to oppress the laboring man. He is conservative, voting always as
his conscience dictates.

Newton C. SULLIVAN, farmer and magistrate of the Twelfth District, was born
in Lincoln County, Tenn. in 1823, and is the son of Cornelius and Mary A.
(GUNTER) SULLIVAN. The father was a native of Cheatham County, N. C., born
in 1793, and followed agricultural pursuits as a livelihood. He was
married in 1812, and in 1818 came to Lincoln County, Tenn., locating in the
Fifth District, but afterward moved to the Twelfth District, where he
remained until his career ended in 1846. He was of Irish extraction. The
mother was born in 1794, in Cheatham County, N. C., and since the death of
her husband she has lived on the old place, but is now living with her
children. She is yet living, and is ninety-two years old. About four
years ago she fell and injured her hip, which renders her helpless in
regard to walking, but her mind is perfectly clear and active. She is the
oldest lady in the county. Our subject was one of eleven children, seven
of whom are living. He was reared at home, and received a fair education
in the schools of the county. At the age of nineteen he left home, and
commenced working as a day-laborer on the farm. In 1844 he went to
Mississippi and became an overseer on a plantation, where he remained for
six years. He then returned to his birthplace, and in March, 1851 he
married Margaret MAULDIN, daughter of Harris MAULDIN. Mrs. SULLIVAN was
born in Marshall County in 1836, and by her union to Mr. SULLIVAN became
the mother of eleven children: Harris H., Mary E. (wife of James A.
BRISCO), George W. J., Susan D., Newton C., Julia F. (wife of James BARNS),
Alva H., Sarah M., Octavia A., Cornelius B. and Willie B. Our subject
enlisted in the Confederate service in 1861, in Company E, Forty-first
Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, under Col. Bob Farqueharson, and fought in
the battles of Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Knoxville and numerous severe
skirmishes. After the fight at Fort Donelson the Forty-fourth Regiment
followed Gen. Sidney Johnston to Corinth, Miss., and joined under Col. John
S. Fulton, where he remained until the latter part of the year 1863. In
1865 our subject located on 290 acres in the Twelfth District where he has
since resided. He now owns 415 acres. In politics he has been a life-long
Democrat, casting his first vote for Lewis Cass. He is a Mason, and Mrs.
SULLIVAN is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. In 1874 Mr.
SULLIVAN was elected magistrate to fill a vacancy, and for the past ten
years has adjusted his constituents difficulties, with impartial fairness,
and there has never been an appeal taken from his decisions. The Sullivan
family are noted for longevity. Susan, our subject’s great aunt, lived to
be one hundred and seven years old. Nancy, her sister was ninety, and
Jerry, their brother, was also ninety.
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Capt. W. A. SUMMERS was born in Limestone County, Ala., February 20, 1838,
and received his rudimentary education in the common school, and afterward
attended Oak Hill Institute, and graduated in 1870. While a student he
conducted some of the classes in the college. June 9, 1870, he married
Annie, daughter of J. L. and C. L. WALKER. Mrs. SUMMERS was born in Giles
County, Tenn., September 14, 1848, and was educated at Bethany Institute
and Oak Hill College, and was a teacher for some time. She has borne three
children: Tully A., Willie H. and Laura K. Mr. SUMMERS taught school
eight years after his marriage, and was very successful in that calling.
In 1878 he was compelled to give up teaching, owing to ill health. He
began farming, and now owns 300 acres of very desirable land. He is a
Democrat in politics, and in 1861 enlisted in Company E, Thirty-second
Tennessee Infantry, and upon the reorganization of the army he was promoted
to the rank of captain. He participated in the battles of Fort Donelson,
Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge, and received a severe wound. After his
recovery he was at Resaca, Kennesaw Mountain and many other engagements,
and was a brave soldier, rendering valuable service to the Confederacy. He
was a prisoner for some seven months, and returned home in June, 1865.

James H. TAYLOR, farmer and prominent citizens of the Twenty-fifth
District, and a son of Young and Sarah C. (POSTON) TAYLOR, was born in
Lincoln County April 11, 1822, and is one of a family of nine children,
only two of whom are living. The father of our subject was born in 1789,
and had no advantages for acquiring an education. He was married when
about twenty-two, and was employed for many years as an overseer of slaves.
About 1818 he immigrated to Lincoln County, and farmed as a tenant for
several years. He then purchased 240 acres in the Fourth District, where
he remained until his wife’s death in 1866. His death occurred about 1874.
Our subject received a practical education in the neighboring schools,
and February 15, 1844, was married to Martha SIMMONS, by whom he had six
children, four of whom are living: Jarred S.*, Sarah (wife of Thomas B.
GEORGE), Franklin P. and William. After marriage our subject farmed for
several years as a tenant, but imitating the example of his father, and
inheriting his strong will and determined character, was so far successful
in his labors as to soon be able to procure a home of his own. In 1849 he
purchased one-half interest in 400 acres of land at Smithland, on which he
located and continues to reside. He has since increased his original tract
to over 1,000 acres, but has donated considerable to his children, and now
has about 550 acres of fine land. Mrs. TAYLOR died April 17, 1881, and
November 11, 1884, Mr. TAYLOR married Mrs. Rettie REAGOR, who was born in
Lincoln County May 22, 1846. Our subject is a Democrat in politics, and
cast his first vote for James K. Polk. Mrs. TAYLOR is a member of the
Christian church.

Jarred A TAYLOR, farmer, and a son of James H.* and Martha (SIMMONS)
TAYLOR, was born in Lincoln County in 1847, and is one of a family of six
children, four of whom are living. He received a liberal education in the
common schools, and taught during the years 1869 and 1870. He afterward
engaged in farming, and in March, 1871, united his fortunes with those of
Mollie McLAUGHLIN, daughter of William H. and Margaret K. McLAUGHLIN. The
result of our subject’s marriage was the birth of eight children: Bernice,
Beulah, William H., James M., Guy F., Andrew E., Maggie E. and Horace. Mr.
TAYLOR began farming at first as a tenant, but in 1874 purchased land in
Smithland and began clerking in a mercantile establishment at that place.
In 1883 he, in company with his brother, entered the mercantile business on
their own responsibility in the same place. In 1884 he disconnected
himself with the firm, and removed to where he now resides, one mile north
of the village, on a farm of 140 acres. Mrs. TAYLOR was born in Lincoln
County in 1842, and she, as well as her husband, are members of the
Christian Church. Mr. TAYLOR is a Democrat, and cast his first vote for
Horatio Seymour. He is also a member of the Masonic fraternity.

Young A. TAYLOR is a son of Edmund and Jane (POSTON) TAYLOR, and was born
in Lincoln County, Tenn., in 1826. His early schooling did not exceed
four months. When the war broke out between the North and South he
enlisted in Company A, Forty-four Tennessee Infantry, and was in the
battles of Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, and Petersburg. He was wounded at
Horse Shoe Bend, and was obliged to give up further service. He resumed
farming on his farm of 126 acres, which he had purchased before the war,
and which he has since increased to 308 acres. When twenty-three years old
he was married to Elizabeth STYLES, who died in 1859, leaving four
children: Mary A., Sarah, Francis, and James. In March, 1861, Mr. TAYLOR
wedded Martha McCLURE, by whom he had ten children, nine now living:
Temple C., Young A., William F., Zylphia E., John H., Ida B., Cora F.,
Ardella and Andy W. Our subject’s parents were born in Virginia and North
Carolina, respectively, and were married in the latter State. The father
was a farmer, and died a few years previous to the war. The mother died in
1874.

Temple C. TAYLOR, farmer, and a son of Edmond and Jane D. (POSTON) TAYLOR,
was born in Lincoln County February 4, 1825, and is one of ten children,
six of whom are living. The father was born in Virginia and married in
North Carolina. He was a farmer by occupation and owned 204 acres of land.
His career ended a few years previous to the civil war. Mrs. TAYLOR died
about 1874. Our subject was reared at home and received no education worth
speaking about, having attended school only about six weeks in his life.
During the war he enlisted in Company A, Forty-fourth Tennessee Infantry,
under Capt. Styles, and was engaged in many of the principal battles. He
then returned home after four years of honorable service. He had purchased
a small farm previous to the war, and after his return sold it and
purchased 265 acres where he is now living. October 9, 1878, he married
Mrs. Clemmenza L. McCLELLEN, daughter of Martin and Nancy N. WISENER. Mr.
TAYLOR is a Democrat, and he and wife are members of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church. Previous to entering the army our subject made a pair
of shoes which he wore during the entire service. Mrs. WISENER was born
July 26, 1812, and is now living with her daughter, Mrs. TAYLOR. Mr.
WISENER was born March 18, 1786, and died when Mrs. TAYLOR was quite small.

Thomas TAYLOR, son of James and grandson of Edmund TAYLOR, was born in
Lincoln County, Tenn., in 1824. His father and grandfather were
Virginians. The former married Jensie SHELTON in Virginia, and became the
father of eleven children, four now living. He has always made farming his
occupation, and at an early day came to Tennessee and settled among the
canebrakes, where he afterward became the owner of 400 acres of land. He
died in 1844, after a well-spent life. The mother died in 1852. Thomas
received very meager educational advantages. November 15, 1853, he married
Mary, daughter of Hillery H. and Dovey HILL, and nine children are the
results of their union: James H., Young A., Elizabeth J., John F., Robert
J., Jennie L. and Susan F. Mr. TAYLOR farmed his father’s place until both
parents’ deaths, and in 1861 purchased sixty-nine acres of land, which, by
the aid of his wife and his own energy and economy, he has increased to 800
acres. During the late war he served gallantly in Company B, Forty-fourth
Tennessee Regiment, C.S.A. He has been a life long Democrat.

Edward TAYLOR, farmer, was born October, 1821, in Lincoln County, and is
one of a family of seven children born to William and Priscilla (ALEXANDER)
TAYLOR. The father was born in Virginia in 1790 and received his education
in the neighboring schools. He was a mechanic and farmer by occupation and
immigrated to Tennessee, with his parents, when but a small boy. He was
married about 1819, and in 1842 purchased 150 acres where Edward now
resides. He died in 1858, and Mrs. Taylor several years previous. Our
subject received a fair education, and after reaching his majority began
farming his father’s place. December, 1849, he was married to Eliza
FORESTER, by whom he had one child, N. Alexander, who is now at home. He
is a young man of exemplary habits, industrious and honest. After marriage
our subject continued to farm for his father for several years, and at last
purchased his father’s fine tract, which now consists of 160 acres.
December, 1883, Mr. TAYLOR had the misfortune to lose his wife. Mr. TAYLOR
is a Democrat in politics and is strenuously opposed to monopolies and is
an ardent friend to all laboring men.

John A. TAYLOR, merchant and farmer, and a son of John A. and Elizabeth
(STUBBLEFIELD) TAYLOR, was born in Lincoln County in 1849. The father was
also a native of Lincoln County, born about 1810. He was married about
1828, and became the father of eleven children, seven of whom are living.
He was a tiller of the soil, and at the time of his death which occurred
April, 1850, owned about 225 acres of good land. The mother was born in
Lincoln County about the same time as her husband, and died March, 1873.
Our subject was reared by a mother’s tender care, his father having died
with he was but an infant. He received his education in the district
schools, and December 8, 1870, was married to Mary E. REYNOLDS, daughter of
John and Malinda REYNOLDS, by whom he had seven children, four of whom are
living, viz.: Ella, Alda O., John A. and C. Wilson. At the time of his
marriage our subject was engaged in the grocery business at Kelso, where he
continues to reside. In 1872 he purchased a stock of general merchandise,
and is now carrying a stock to the value of about $800. He now owns real
estate in the village, besides a valuable farm of 150 acres in the
Twenty-third District. Mr. TAYLOR is at present depot agent at Kelso. He
is a member of the I.O.O.F. and of the K. of H., and he and Mrs. TAYLOR are
members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mrs. TAYLOR was born in
Franklin County, in 1846, and her parents were also natives of the same
county.

Samuel H. TAYLOR is a son of Henry and Catherine M. (SLOAN) TAYLOR, and was
born in the district where he now resides, in 1834. His grandfather, Henry
TAYLOR, Sr., was a South Carolinian, and in 1806 located in Lincoln County,
Tenn., and was one of the first white men to assist in forming a white
settlement within its borders. His son, Henry TAYLOR, settled on the old
homestead after his marriage, and there passed the remainder of his days.
He died in 1855. The mother was born in South Carolina, in 1807, and since
her husband’s death has made her home with her children. Samuel H. is her
third child. He was educated in the neighboring schools, and attended one
session at Viny Grove Academy. October 10, 1854, he married Miss L.
ORMAND, daughter of James and Mary (RAY) ORMAND. Mrs. Taylor was born in
Franklin County, Ala., in 1831, and became the mother of nine children,
five of whom are living: Mary Emma C. (Mrs. Samuel H. McDILL), Ormand B.,
Lorena A., Albert P. and Oscar S. Mr. TAYLOR lived twelve years on the old
homestead after his marriage, and in 1867 purchased eighty acres of land in
the Twelfth District, where he has since made his home. In 1884 he
purchased a portable saw-mill which he operates in connection with his
farming. It has a capacity of 6,000 feet per day. Attached to this is a
mill for grinding corn, both for rough feed and table use. Mr. TAYLOR is a
Republican, but cast his first Presidential vote for James Buchanan. In
1864 he was elected magistrate, and in 1868 was chosen tax collector of
Lincoln County. He has been an elder in the United Presbyterian Church for
the past twenty-six years. His wife died August 30, 1885, and since then
his daughter Lorena has been keeping house for him.

H. D. A. THOMAS first saw the light of day in Lincoln County, Tenn.,
January 7, 1824, being one of twelve children. William THOMAS was of
English birth, born in Kentucky about 1789, and was a resident of Lincoln
County, Tenn., at the time of his death, October 1, 1872. He was a teacher
by profession, and served in the war of 1812, and was married, about 1814,
to Rebecca LYON, who was born in North Carolina in 1794, and died in 1868.
The subject of this memoir was reared at home and educated in the common
schools, and after attaining his majority began carving out his own
fortune, but continued to reside with his parents until thirty-four years
of age. After his marriage to Lyntha MILLARD in 1858, he purchased his
present farm of 250 acres. His wife was born September 3, 1829, daughter
of William and Mary (WADE) MILLARD, and has borne the following children:
Mary J. (Mrs. Thomas BRYANT), Rebecca (Mrs. R. L. MOORE), Elizabeth, Cora
E. and Marcus. Our subject has given his children good educational
advantages, and is considered one of the honorable and public-spirited men
of the county. He is a Democrat, and was opposed to secession during the
late war, although he assisted in the Confederate Army. He is a Mason and
K. of H., and he and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. They
have in their possession a Bible that was printed in 1655, that is supposed
to have been printed in England and descended through her father and
grandfather to Mrs. THOMAS.

E. T. THOMAS was born in Lincoln County, March 1, 1819, son of William and
Rebecca (LYON) THOMAS. (See sketch of H. D. A. THOMAS for parents’
biography). He attended the country schools near his home in youth, and
for two years after his marriage resided on the old home place. In 1843 he
married Jane MOORE, daughter of John and Esther (HARKINS) MOORE. She was
born in 1823 and died in 1883, having borne eleven children, seven of whom
are living: Esther (Mrs. H. C. McKINZIE), Albert, Rebecca (Mrs. J. S.
SMILEY), William, Josie (Mrs. P. H. SMITH), Nannie (Mrs. J. T.
HOLLAND),Mary (Mrs. James POINDEXTER). Mr. THOMAS has given considerable
land to his children, but still owns 270 acres, all of which he made by
his own indomitable energy. He is conservative in politics, and cast his
first presidential vote for W. H. Harrison. He is a Mason. For his second
wife he took Mrs. Elizabeth BEASLEY, widow of Daniel BEASLEY, who died in
the army in 1862. She reared and educated three children: Clemmey (Mrs.
Cyrus CATHEY), Sallie (wife of Prof. Douglas ALLEN) and John F. (a
Methodist Episcopal minister). Mrs. THOMAS is the daughter of Rev. Felix
and Ann McGAW.

James M. THORNTON is a Virginian, and son of Reuben THORNTON of the same
State, born in 1797, and married to Marry TIFFEN in 1818, by whom he had
nine children. They came to Tennessee in 1833, and here the father farmed,
and died in 1863. The mother died in 1864. James M. was born in 1822, and
received a limited education in the district schools, but by desultory
reading and study now has a good English and business education. At the
age of twenty-one he became overseer for James VANCE, with whom he remained
three years. In the meantime, in 1844, he married Lucinda, daughter of
William and Mary VANCE. She was born in Alabama in 1825, and bore her
husband eight children, seven of whom are living: William A., Mary E.,
John M., P. L., R. D., R. B., J. B., T. H. (deceased) and Laura J. Our
subject was overseer for Mat VANCE a number of years, and then came to
Lincoln County, and for six years did business for Henry KELSO, and then
entered the employ of Dr. B. BONNER, and looked after the interests of his
plantation. After renting land two years he, in 1866, purchased 287 acres
of land, which cost between $10,000 and $11,000. He afterward purchased
450 acres of land at a cost of $16,000. He gave this land to his four
sons. Mr. THORNTON began married life very poor in purse, but by industry
and good business qualifications has a fine home and a comfortable
competency. He is a Democrat, and cast his first presidential vote for
James K. Polk. He belongs to the Masons and has reached the degree of
Chapter in that Order. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, and he and his sons are strong advocates of temperance.

Jacob VANCE is a native of the “Palmetto State”, born in 1814, son of James
and Nancy (HILL) VANCE of North Carolina, born in 1786 and died in 1848 and
1857, respectively. Of their six children four are living: Malinda (Mrs.
Robert CRUTCHER of Texas), Sarah (Mrs. Samuel JONES of California), Maria
(widow of Asbury McWILLIAMS, of Giles County) and our subject, Jacob, who
was reared and educated in Giles County and resided with his parents until
twenty-two years of age. September 24, 1839, he wedded Mary Ann EDDINGS,
daughter of Abraham EDDINGS. Mrs. VANCE was born in October, 1821, in
Alabama. To them was born one child – W. P. (deceased). In 1849 Mr. VANCE
purchased 400 acres of land in Giles County, but sold out in the fall of
1850, and the following year came to Lincoln County and purchased 478 acres
near Fayetteville, where he is now residing. His farm is highly improved
and furnished with good buildings and fences. Mr. VANCE is esteemed as an
honest and industrious citizen, and in his political views has been a
life-long Democrat, casting his first presidential vote for Hugh L. White,
in 1836. He is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. His son,
W. P. VANCE, died at the age of twenty-five years, when all earth’s
brightness was promised him. He was respected and loved for his many
virtues by all who knew him, and idolized by his parents and relatives.
His remains were followed to the tomb by the I.O.O.F. and the members of
the Agricultural Association.