{"id":490,"date":"2023-06-09T07:46:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T12:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/lincoln\/?p=490"},"modified":"2023-06-09T09:37:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T14:37:05","slug":"goodspeed-biographies-d-h","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/lincoln\/goodspeed-biographies-d-h\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodspeed Biographies “D – G”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hon. Isham P. DISMUKES<\/strong> (deceased), one of the leading members of the
\nFayetteville bar, was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., April 19, 1832, son of
\nMarcus L. and Delia (WADKINS) DISMUKES. He received a thorough literary
\neducation in the Fayetteville Academy, his preceptor being Prof. F. A.
\nDICKINSON. He began teaching school, and during his leisure moments was an
\nearnest student of Blackstone. In 1855 he entered the law department of
\nthe Cumberland University at Lebanon, Tenn., and graduated in 1856. He
\nreturned to Lincoln County, and formed a law partnership with Hon. Edmund
\nCOOPER, of Shelbyville, and in 1860 Hon. J. G. WOODS entered as partner,
\nand after a short time Mr. COOPER withdrew, and W. B. MARTIN took his
\nplace. In 1861 Mr. DISMUKES enlisted in Freeman’s battery, and fought at
\nParker’s Cross Roads, Chickamauga and Knoxville. He served until the close
\nof the war, and was a brave and gallant soldier. December 17, 1867, he
\nmarried Jennie FULTON, daughter of Hon. James and Mary (MORGAN) FULTON. Mr. DISMUKES’ career from the very first was brilliant and successful. He was an able and wise counselor, and was unsurpassed in readiness of speech and brilliancy of thought. He had a large and paying clientage at the time of his death. He died of consumption, September 14, 1875, after living a
\nlife of great usefulness, and it may justly be said of him that his
\ncharacter was beyond reproach, and that he was an honorable and noble
\ngentleman. He was candid in speech, honest in his motives, sincere in his
\nmanifestations of friendship, and incapable of a mean action. At his death
\nthe members of the Lincoln County bar passed a series of resolutions on his
\nlife and character. An eloquent tribute to his memory was delivered by his
\nfirst law partner, Hon. Edmund COOPER. Since his death his widow has
\nresided in Fayetteville, where she has a beautiful home.<\/p>\n

Robert S. and David G. DOUTHAT<\/strong>, boot and shoe manufacturers, of
\nFayetteville, Tenn., are the sons of John H. and Margaret (BURKE) DOUTHAT.
\nThe father is of Scotch-Irish origin, and was born in 1816, in Fincastle,
\nVa., and when a youth began learning the blacksmith’s trade, which he
\nmastered, and at which he worked for over fifteen years. He then began
\nmanufacturing wagons and plows, but for the past twenty-five years has been
\nengaged in manufacturing boots and shoes. The mother is of German descent,
\nand was born in Virginia in 1818. Eleven children blessed their union, ten
\nof whom are living. Robert was born in 1844, and at the age of nine years
\nbegan learning the shoe-maker’s trade. In 1867 he left the paternal roof,
\nand came to Fayetteville, where he continued working at his trade. October
\n27, 1867, he wedded Mary Ann NOBLETT, who was born in Tennessee, in 1844.
\nIn 1872 Robert and his brother, William B.*, established a boot and shoe
\nshop in Fayetteville, continuing until 1884, when David G. was taken into
\npartnership. In 1873 William was elected postmaster of the city, and his
\nbrothers, Robert and David, became sole proprietors. They are good
\nworkmen, and have been fairly successful in their business. They are
\nstanch Republicans in politics, Robert casting his first presidential vote
\nfor U. S. Grant and David for R. B. Hayes. David was born in Virginia, in
\n1853 and, like his brother, learned the shoe-maker’s trade, and left home
\nwhen quite young, coming to Fayetteville. In August, 1875, he married
\nSusan D. BELL, daughter of James H. BELL. Mrs. DOUTHAT was born in 1855,
\nand has borne four children: Robert H., John F., Margaret and David G.<\/p>\n

Capt. William B. DOUTHAT,<\/strong> postmaster of Fayetteville, and a native of
\nChristiansburg, Montgomery Co., Va., was born March 1, 1840, son of John H.
\nand Margaret (BURKE) DOUTHAT. He received his education in Snowville,
\nPulaski Co., Va., and at the age of twelve was bound out for seven years to
\nT. S. BULLARD, of Snowville, to serve an apprenticeship at the shoe-maker’s
\ntrade. He worked four years, abandoned his master, and commenced in life
\non his own responsibility. He went to Salem and worked for his brother,
\nJames H., ten months, after which he returned to his former home and set up
\na shop. During the late Rebellion he was a firm supporter of the Union.
\nIn 1863 he was about to be drawn into the Confederate side, when he, with
\nupward of fifty others, started to join the Union forces, walking to
\nSomerset, Ky., a distance of 150 miles, where they took the train for
\nNashville. He enlisted in Company C, Twelfth Tennessee Cavalry, U.S.A.,
\nand took an active part in the battles of Trune, Clifton, Lynchburg,
\nPulaski, Tenn., Florence, Sulphur Trestle and Richland Creek Bridge, Ala.
\nIn the action at Pulaski he was wounded twice, being shot in the right arm
\nand hip. He was taken to the hospital at Nashville, where he remained two
\nmonths. December, 1864, he rejoined his regiment and remained until
\nOctober 7, 1865, when he was mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kas., and
\ndischarged at Nashville. He was appointed second lieutenant of Company A,
\nTwelfth Regiment Cavalry, Tennessee Volunteers, United States Army. May
\n11, 1864, he was promoted to first lieutenant of the same company and
\nregiment. April 16, 1865, he was assigned assistant adjutant-general on
\nthe staff of Brig. Gen. G. Spaulding. He was assigned to duty as
\nregimental commissary in June, 1865, and served until mustered out of
\nservice. He received a complimentary commission as captain October 20,
\n1865, for gallant and meritorious service. In 1866 Mr. DOUTHAT went to
\nDenver, Co., and remained there three years. In the spring of 1870 he came
\nto Fayetteville, and the following year he and his brother, Robert S.*,
\nformed a partnership in the manufacture of boots and shoes. In 1873 he
\naccepted the position of postmaster at Fayetteville, and in 1885 disposed
\nof his interest in the shoe shop, since which time he has given his
\nattention to the office. In 1875 he married Emma BURGESS, a native of
\nLebanon, Tenn., born July 7, 1848, and the daughter of Charles T. and Mary
\nE. BURGESS. This union resulted in the birth of one child – Carl B. Mr.
\nDOUTHAT has proved to be a most worthy and efficient postmaster. He has
\ngiven universal satisfaction, and not one work of complaint has been
\noffered for his removal under the new administration. He is a Republican
\nin politics, and his wife is a member of the Christian Church.<\/p>\n

J. H. C. DUFF<\/strong> was born in Lincoln County January 26, 1838, and remained
\nwith his parents until he reached his majority. He received a fair
\neducation in the common schools and afterward attended some time at Union
\nAcademy, Lincoln County, where he took a thorough course in surveying. At
\nthe breaking out of the war he enlisted in Company G, Eighth Tennessee
\nMulberry Riflemen, under Capt. William L. Moore, but was afterward
\ntransferred to Carne’s Battery. He was in the battles of Perryville, Ky.,
\nand Chickamauga, and was captured at the latter place and sent to Camp
\nMorton, Ind., where, February, 1864, he scaled the prison walls, under the
\ncover of darkness, and without being seen, succeeded in making his escape.
\nHe was afterward captured again in Giles County, and made his escape once
\nmore. In 1866 he went to Bethel, Lincoln County, and married Jane C.
\nCRAIG, but immediately returned to his father’s where he remained six
\nyears. This union resulted in the birth of nine children, eight of whom
\nare living: Bessie C., Margaret E., Myrtle, Ruby, Henry N., Alfred F.,
\nThomas D. and James B. F. In 1876 he was elected surveyor of Lincoln
\nCounty for a term of two years. In 1885 he moved to the farm where he now
\nresides. He is Independent in politics, is a Mason and an Odd Fellow, and
\nhe and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. His father,
\nH. C DUFF, was born in South Carolina, August 28, 1808, and in 1845
\nimmigrated to Lincoln County, where he purchased seventy-six acres in the
\nFifth District, and where he located and still resides. He has since
\nincreased his estate to 590 acres, but has given his son 200 acres. In
\n1837 he married Eliza D. BROWN, who became the mother of our subject.
\nDate forwarded: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 11:57:31 -0700 (PDT)<\/p>\n

R. M. DUNLAP<\/strong> is a Tennesseean, born April 22, 1837. James E. DUNLAP, his
\nfather, was of English-Irish origin, born in South Carolina, and came to
\nTennessee when a young man and married our subject’s mother, Sarah E.
\nJames E. was a farmer by occupation, and died in 1859. The mother died in
\n1842. Our subject is one of their eight children. His education was
\nobtained in the district schools and his boyhood days were spent on a farm.
\nIn 1859 he wedded Sarah E. COLE, who was born in Lincoln County in 1840,
\nand departed this life in 1861. Two children were born to them: Sarah
\n(Mrs. James RHODES) and R. J., both living in Texas. In March, 1861, Mr.
\nDUNLAP enlisted in Company D, Forty-first Tennessee Infantry, and
\nparticipated in the battles of Shiloh, Port Hudson, and numerous others.
\nHe was taken with the small-pox, and returned home in February, 1863. He
\nhas since been engaged in farming, and owns 230 acres of valuable land. In
\nDecember, 1863, he married Sarah E., daughter of J. H. and Sarah MIDLEY, of
\nFulton, Miss., born in 1835. They have nine children: Mary E. (deceased),
\nNancy E., James M., P. M., J. M., Patrick M., D. C., Shelton and Emma. Mr.
\nDUNLAP is quite skillful at almost any kind of work, and does hie own
\nblacksmithing and wagon work, and has been fairly successful in his
\nagricultural pursuits. He is a Democrat.<\/p>\n

James M. DYER’s<\/strong> birth occurred in Lincoln County, Tenn., February 2, 1813.
\nHis early education was limited, but he has done much to eradicate this
\nevil by reading, and is well posted on all the topics of the day. In 1834
\nhe married Martha NEWTON, who was born in Shelbyville in 1813, and departed this life in 1874. Of their nine children three are living: Joseph H.,
\nCanthes V. and M. F. Our subject resided with his mother until about
\ntwenty years of age, and then sold dry goods throughout the western and
\nmiddle portion of Tennessee for about three years. In 1849 he purchased
\n182 acres of land and is now the owner of 282 acres of valuable land. In
\n1875 Mr. DYER married Tennessee LARUE. She was born in Marshall County in
\n1834. Notwithstanding many difficulties Mr. DYER has encountered through
\nlife, he has now a good home and a comfortable competency. He is a
\nRepublican and was strongly opposed to secession. He held the position of
\nmagistrate twelve years and he and wife are members of the Cumberland
\nPresbyterian Church. He is a distant relative of the late Thomas A.
\nHENDRICKS. His parents were James and Martha (GARLAND, cousin of
\nAttorney-Gen. GARLAND) DYER, born in Tennessee in 1779 and 1781, and died
\nin 1817 and 1854 respectively. They were married in 1799. The father was
\na farmer and a soldier in the war of 1812. Both our subject’s grandfathers
\nwere soldiers in the Revolutionary war.<\/p>\n

J. S. EDMISTON<\/strong> was born in Washington County, Va., in 1815, and was one of
\na large family of children of G. W. C. and Elizabeth (STEWARD) EDMISTON,
\nnatives of Virginia, born in 1785 and 1791, and died in 1847 and 1839,
\nrespectively. They were married in the “Old Dominion” and immigrated to
\nTennessee in 1817, where they led the lives of farmers. J. S. EDMISTON was
\neducated in the schools near his home, and when about twenty-three years
\nold purchased 140 acres of land near Swan Creek, where he remained four
\nyears, and then disposed of his property and bought out the heirs to the
\nold home place, where he located and has since resided. He owns 450 acres
\nof good land, well improved. He is a Democrat, and during the late war was
\nstrenuously opposed to secession. Previous to that conflict he was a Whig.
\nHe is also a Mason. His grandfather, William EDMISTON, was a Virginian,
\nand was a captain in the Revolutionary war. Two of his brothers were
\nkilled at the battle of King’s Mountain. December 13, 1852, our subject
\nmarried Margaret E., daughter of Russell T. and Eliza (FORSYTHE) HARRELD,
\nof Kentucky. Mrs. EDMISTON was born January 16, 1833, and has borne seven
\nchildren: William C., John H., Clara, Mary E., Catherine T., Robert R. and
\nThomas S. Our subject and wife are members of the Old Presbyterian Church,
\nof Petersburg, Tenn.<\/p>\n

Hon. W. W. ERWIN<\/strong>, farmer, and a native of Tennessee, was born April 26,
\n1846. His parents, Robert and Jane E. (WOODS) ERWIN, were natives of
\nTennessee. The father was born in 1810, and the mother about the same
\nyear. She died September, 1885. The father is still living and is a
\nsaddler by trade. Our subject received his education at Moorsville
\nAcademy. December 23, 1869, he married Addie, daughter of Dr. John and
\nJosephine WOOD, and a native of Lincoln County, born March 30, 1853. By
\nthis union they became the parents of five children: Robert, Willie B.,
\nEdwin S., Ross and Leroy W. Mr. ERWIN remained with his parents for some
\ntime, and received a good education in the schools of the county. He then
\nengaged in teaching, and has followed this occupation for ten years. He
\nhas taught in Marshall, Giles and Lincoln Counties, and was principal of
\nthe Boonshill Academy for some time. In 1871 he moved on his present farm
\nwhich consists of 150 acres of productive land. In 1884 he was elected to
\nrepresent the people of Lincoln and Moore Counties in the Legislature of
\nthe State. Mr. Erwin is a Democrat, and he and wife are members of the
\nCumberland Presbyterian Church.<\/p>\n

Joseph FARRAR<\/strong>, an old and influential resident of Lincoln County, Tenn.,
\nwas born in North Carolina, June 11, 1811, and was the son of John W., and
\nElizabeth (WILLIAMS) FARRAR. The father of our subject was born in
\nVirginia in 1750, and moved to North Carolina, and remained there until
\n1810. He was captain of a company in the Revolutionary war, under Gen.
\nGreene, and served through its entire time. He was a cabinet-maker by
\noccupation, and was with Daniel Boone, the first settler of Kentucky. He
\ndied in 1830. The mother of our subject was born in North Carolina, and
\ndied in Lincoln County, Tenn. Our subject received his education in the
\ncommon schools, and December 22, 1831, he wedded Elizabeth, daughter of
\nRobert and Polly ABERNATHY. Mrs. FARRAR was born in Lincoln County, in
\n1814, and by this marriage became the mother of twelve children, four of
\nwhom are living: Nancy A. (wife of William WEST), James T., Pinkney E.*,
\nand Miles J. After marriage our subject purchased one-half of the
\nhomestead, where he located and remained until 1853. In 1855 he bought 115
\nacres of land in the Thirteenth District, where he has since lived. He has
\nsince bought more land, and at one time owned 800 acres, but has divided it
\namong his sons, reserving for himself about forty acres. Mr. FARRAR is
\nwell known and highly esteemed far and near. He is an excellent citizen
\nand a kind and obliging neighbor. He is a Democrat, and cast his first
\nvote for Andrew Jackson. He and wife are worthy and consistent members of
\nthe Methodist Episcopal Church.<\/p>\n

P. E. FARRAR<\/strong>, farmer, is a son of Joseph* and Elizabeth FARRAR. The father
\nwas born in one of the Carolinas in 1811, and came to Lincoln County with
\nhis parents when but a lad. After marriage he located in the Thirteenth
\nDistrict, where he still lives, and is a farmer by occupation. The mother
\nof our subject was born in Lincoln County in 1814, and was married about
\n1831. She and her husband have been living together longer than any other
\ncouple in the district. Our subject was born in Lincoln County in October,
\n1850, and is one of twelve children born to his parents. He received his
\neducation in the district schools, and remained with his parents until he
\nwas twenty-five years of age. In 1875 he married N. J. DICKEY, a native of
\nLincoln County, born in 1855, and the daughter of Alfred and Eliza DICKEY.
\nThe fruits of this union were an interesting family of five children:
\nLizzie, Myrtle, Nannie L., Annie B. and Edna. After marriage our subject
\nbought a farm in the Twelfth District, but remained there only three years,
\nwhen he disposed of that place and bought 200 acres in the Thirteenth
\nDistrict, where he now resides. Mr. FARRAR had two brothers who served in
\nthe late unpleasantness between the North and South. One brother, John,
\nwas killed after a service of about four years. Mr. FARRAR and wife are
\nmembers of the church and are among the county’s best citizens.<\/p>\n

William B. FAULKNER,<\/strong> one of the principal citizens of the Twenty-fifth
\nDistrict, and a son of William and Ellen (BOLTON) FAULKNER, was born in
\nLincoln County in 1834, and is one of a family of seven children, four of
\nwhom are living. The father was born in Ireland in 1797, the grandfather
\nin England and the grandmother in Scotland. The father of our subject
\nreceived a fair education in the common schools, and was married twice, his
\nfirst wife being Miss PATTERSON, by whom he had two children, one of whom
\ndied during the voyage to America. His wife died shortly after his arrival
\nin this country, and in 1832 he wedded the mother of our subject. He was a
\nfarmer, a ditcher and blaster by occupation. His death occurred in 1870.
\nThe mother of our subject was also born in Ireland, in 1798, and died in
\n1843. Our subject received a fair education, and as his parents were poor
\nhe was compelled to work for a livelihood. He was employed for several
\nyears in a factory and afterward was engaged in trading and teaming in some
\nof the Southern cities. During the war he enlisted in Company H, First
\nTennessee Regiment, and soon entered the Army of the Potomac, where he was
\nquite a favorite of Stonewall Jackson’s. At the end of a year he was
\ndischarged on account of ill health, but soon returned and engaged in some
\nof the principal battles of the war. He was captured and held a prisoner
\nuntil 1865. In January, 1866 he wedded Mrs. Charlotte TAYLOR, daughter of
\nJ. and M. SIMMONS. To Mr. and Mrs. FAULKNER were born five children:
\nAmanda E., Nancy J., Eliza B., Ellen F. and William A. Our subject located
\non ninety-four acres of land in the Twenty-fifth District, where he
\nremained three years. He then purchased the same amount of acres in the
\nsame district, on which he located and still resides. Mrs. FAULKNER died
\nNovember 24, 1877, and in January, 1879, he married Mrs. Harriet A. SMITH,
\ndaughter of David and Martha SISK, by whom he had three children, two of
\nwhom are living: Mattie B. and Mary Pearl. Mr. FAULKNER is a Democrat, a
\nMason and an Odd Fellow, and he and wife are members of the Methodist
\nEpiscopal Church South.<\/p>\n

Joseph M. GREER<\/strong> is a son of Joseph and Mary (HARMON) GREER, and is one of
\neleven children and of Irish descent. The father was born in the “Keystone
\nState” in 1754, and was an early pioneer of Tennessee, coming in 1790 and
\nentering about 10,000 acres of land. They suffered all the hardships
\nincident to pioneer life, but, unlike many of the early settlers, had the
\ngood will of the Indians. Mr. GREER was a farmer and merchant at
\nKnoxville, Tenn., and was clerk of the first chancery court after the
\norganization of the county. He died in 1835. Our subject was reared in
\nTennessee when there was no schools, consequently his education was
\nacquired at home mainly through his own exertions. In 1847 he married Mary
\nEDMISTON, who departed this life September 19, 1858. They had one son –
\nJoseph M. – who resides on the old home-place and looks after his father’s
\nfarm. He was born September 13, 1858, and was educated at Petersburg and
\nFayetteville, and is now the owner of 535 acres of fine land, and is noted
\nfor his generosity and honesty. He votes with the Democratic party, and
\nbelongs to the Masonic fraternity.<\/p>\n

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Hon. Isham P. DISMUKES (deceased), one of the leading members of the Fayetteville bar, was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., April 19, 1832, son of Marcus L. and Delia (WADKINS) DISMUKES. He received a thorough literary education in the Fayetteville Academy, his preceptor being Prof. F. A. DICKINSON. He began teaching school, and during his leisure moments was an earnest student of Blackstone. In 1855 he entered the law department of the Cumberland University at Lebanon, Tenn., and graduated in…<\/p>\n

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