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Pleasant HALBERT<\/strong>‘s birth occurred in Williamson County, Tenn., in 1811.
\nHis parents, James and Elizabeth (SMITH) HALBERT, were born in North and
\nSouth Carolina in 1771 and 1788, and died in 1833 and 1813, respectively.
\nThe father was a farmer, and in 1795 immigrated to Tennessee, but remained
\nonly four years, when he return to his native State. September 9, 1801, he
\nreturned to Tennessee. He was married in 1810, and in 1813 came to Lincoln
\nCounty, where he spent the remainder of his days. He was father of two
\nchildren, only one now living – Pleasant HALBERT – who made his home with
\nhis father as long as he lived. He was educated in the district schools,
\nand October 8, 1833, married Nancy CRAWFORD, who was born in 1810, and a
\ndaughter of John CRAWFORD, who was an early pioneer of Lincoln County. Our
\nsubject and his wife became the parents of eight children, seven of whom
\nare living: Martha (wife of Dr. J. E. YOUELL), Margaret E. (Mrs. Lemuel D.
\nSUGG), James C., Mary J. (Mrs. Capt. J. H. GEORGE), Pleasant W. (a
\nphysician and surgeon), Naomi E. (Mrs. S. M. CLAYTON) and William H. (a
\nphysician and surgeon of Lebanon). Mrs. HALBERT died August 5, 1850, and
\nApril 8, 1852, he wedded Emily Buchanan, who was born July 23, 1814, and a
\ndaughter of John BUCHANAN. Of their three children two are living: Laura
\nG. (Mrs. Pleasant HOBBS) and Isaac B. This wife died February 9, 1868, and
\nJuly 1 of the same year Mr. HALBERT married Martha V. SMITH, daughter of
\nDavid SMITH. She was born in Alabama in 1826. Mr. HALBERT owns 600 acres
\nof land in the Eighth District, and is one of the old and highly respected
\ncitizens of the county. He has been a life-long Democrat, and has served
\nas magistrate six years. He and Mrs. HALBERT are members of the Cumberland
\nPresbyterian Church.<\/p>\n

John HAMILTON<\/strong>, a native of Moore County, was born April 19, 1825, and is a
\nson of William and Rachel HAMILTON, natives, respectively, of South
\nCarolina and East Tennessee. The father, when a young man, went to
\nTennessee, where he was married, and soon came to this part of the State.
\nHe was a farmer by occupation, and owned about 300 acres in what is now
\nMoore County. He died in 1873. The subject of this sketch was reared on
\nthe farm, and secured a fair education in the district schools near
\nLynchburg. In 1847 he married Ann, daughter of Preston and Nellie MIDKIFF.
\nMrs. HAMILTON was born in Moore County, in June, 1826, and by her marriage
\nbecame the mother of four children: John, Nancy, James and Susan. Mr.
\nHAMILTON, after moving around for some time, bought 100 acres of land,
\nwhere he located, and where he has since resided. He now owns 738 acres of
\nvaluable land. He has always been a hard-working, industrious man, and has
\nbeen quite successful in his occupation. In 1857 he bought a mill, and has
\ndone considerable business, both in grinding grain and sawing lumber. He
\nis a Democrat in politics, and Mrs. HAMILTON is a member of the Lutheran
\nChurch.<\/p>\n

William HAMILTON<\/strong>, farmer, was born near his present residence in 1836, and
\nis the son of David M. and Elizabeth (MORTON) HAMILTON. The father was a
\nnative of South Carolina, born in 1809, and was of Scotch-Irish lineage.
\nHe came to Tennessee in 1811 with his father, John HAMILTON, who settled in
\nthe Twelfth District, bought property, and remained until his career ended,
\nabout 1813. While chopping a tree it suddenly split and flew back,
\nstriking Mr. HAMILTON and killing him instantly. His wife returned to
\nSouth Carolina in a short time to look after his unsettled business, going
\nand returning on horseback through unbroken forests, bivouacking out of
\nnights along the route. David M., our subject’s father, lived in Lincoln
\nCounty at the time of his marriage, which occurred in 1831. He lived in
\ndifferent parts of Lincoln County, but the last five years of his life were
\npassed in the Fourteenth District. He owned 160 acres of land, and may
\nproperly be classed as one of the early settlers. He died in 1845, in the
\nprime of life. The mother of our subject was born in Lincoln County,
\nTenn., in 1813, and was of Irish extraction. Her father, Alexander
\nMORTON, was a native of Ireland. He came to Lincoln County at a very early
\ndate, and was one of the first white men in the county. Since the death of
\nher husband Mrs. HAMILTON has lived with her children, and for the past
\neighteen years has lived with her son William. There were five children,
\nfour of whom are living. William was reared at home, and received a
\npractical education in the public schools. October 22, 1857, he married
\nElizabeth E. WYATT, daughter of Thomas WYATT. Mrs. HAMILTON was born in
\nLincoln County in 1835, and the result of her marriage was the birth of two
\nchildren: David Knox and Mollie (wife of John MONTGOMERY). After marriage
\nMr. HAMILTON resided on the old home-place until 1868. In 1870 he had the
\nmisfortune to lose his wife, and January 8, 1878, he wedded Mrs. Anna
\n(TELFORD) MASSEY, daughter of William TELFORD. The second Mrs. HAMILTON
\nwas born in 1857, in Marion County, Ill., and this marriage resulted in the birth of
\none child, Cora Agnes. In 1872 Mr. HAMILTON purchased 100 acres of land in the T
\nwelfth District, where he has since resided. He is one of the farmers of Lincoln
\nCounty who is possessed with modern ideas of cultivating the soil. He is a Republican
\nin politics, and he and wife are members of the United Presbyterian Church.<\/p>\n

Thomas HAMPTON<\/strong> is one of a large family of children born to the marriage of
\nPreston and Sarah HAMPTON, who were born in North Carolina and Tennessee
\nin 1777 and 1788, and died in 1859 and 1830, respectively. They were farmers.
\nThomas was born in Lincoln County, October 29, 1815. He resided at home
\nuntil twenty-six years of age, and three years later was united in marriage to Martha
\nJ. SMITH, who was born in 1826 and died in July, 1882. Seven children were born
\nto them, four of whom are living: William, E. T., Mary <\/span>A. (Mrs. W. F. HAMILTON),
\nand Sarah (Mrs. Robert CLEGHORN). Mr. HAMPTON traveled in the West two years
\nbefore his marriage and for two years after his marriage, farmed his father-in-law’s
\nfarm, then purchased 175 acres which he afterward increased very much, but gave to
\nhis children until he now owns 121 acres. In 1885 Mr. HAMPTON married
\nhis second wife, Mrs. <\/span>Elizabeth (YANT) PAMPEN. She was born in Lincoln County,
\nSeptember 25,  1835. Our subject suffered heavy losses by the late war, but in the main
\nhas been more than ordinarily successful. He and wife belong to the Baptist Church.<\/p>\n

David L. HARRIS<\/strong>, son of John and Susan (LEE) HARRIS, was born in Lincoln
\nCounty, Tenn., in 1830, and is one of two children, our subject only
\nliving. The father was Scotch-Irish by birth, born in Virginia about 1804.
\nHe came to Tennessee at an early day, where he married and afterward
\nresided a few years, but ended his days in Kentucky, in 1843. He was twice
\nmarried, his second wife being Jane ABERNATHY, by whom he had three
\nchildren. After his parents’ death our subject resided with his uncle,
\nJoel M. HARRIS, with whom he remained until twenty-one years old. He
\nlearned the tanner’s trade of his uncle, and afterward became one of the
\nfirm and remained such until the business was abandoned about 1879. He
\nowns a farm of 800 acres, upon which he located in 1860. In 1857 he
\nmarried Julia CONAWAY, by whom he had seven children: William N., Alice
\nB., Sarah L., Joel L., John M, David D., and Samuel S. Mrs. HARRIS died
\nMarch 24, 1870, and the August following Mr. HARRIS married Sarah BRAY, and
\nThomas, Susan T., Fannie, Maud and Ira are the children born to this union.
\nIron and coal have recently been discovered in almost inexhaustible
\nquantities on Mr. HARRIS’ farm, and when developed may prove of great value
\nto the county. Our subject is a wealth land owner, and was formerly a
\nWhig, but since the war has affiliated with the Republican party. He
\nbelongs to the F. & A. M. AND I. O. O. F.<\/p>\n

O. R. HATCHER, M. D.<\/strong>, was born on the 30th of August, 1846, one of five
\nchildren of Octavus and Caledonia (PILLOW) HATCHER, who were born in
\nVirginia and Tennessee, in 1818 and 1826, respectively. The father was
\nbrought to Tennessee when about eight years of age, became a merchant, and
\ndied in 1856. Our subject, O. R., was educated at College Grove, under
\nProfs. Wynn and Carey, and then entered the medical department of the
\nNashville University and attended six months, and then went to New York to
\nBellevue Medical College, where he graduated as an M. D. in 1872. In
\nFebruary, 1873 he and Mary WOODARD were married. She was born in 1849 and
\nhas born three children: John U., Nellie I., and William L. Dr. HATCHER
\npracticed medicine in Fayetteville about five months, and then moved to
\nHazelgreen, Ala., but two years later returned to Lincoln County, where he
\nhas since resided and practiced his profession with much success. He and
\nhis brother, A. H., have a farm of 282 acres under the latter’s
\nsupervision. The Doctor is a Democrat and a Mason, and he and Mrs. HATCHER
\nare members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.<\/p>\n

Samuel HAYNIE<\/strong>, farmer, was born in Bedford County, in 1833, and remained at
\nhome until he was twenty-five years of age. He received a fair education
\nin the neighboring schools, and December 20, 1856, led to the altar Anna
\nMOORE, a native of Lincoln County, Tenn., born June, 1832, and the daughter
\nof Andrew and Rachel MOORE. The union of our subject and wife resulted in
\nthe birth of ten children, seven of whom are living: Samuel J., Robert H.,
\nMary J., Hugh L., Thomas J. J., Anna L. and Emma L. Mr. HAYNIE resides on
\nthe old home-place, which now consists of 302 acres under a good state of
\ncultivation. In 1863 he enlisted in Company D, Eighth Tennessee, and took
\nan active part in the battle of Murfreesboro. He was in the retreat toward
\nthe south, and soon after returned home and resumed farming. Mr. HAYNIE
\ntaught school several terms before marriage and also several after
\nmarriage. He is a life-long Democrat in politics. Our subject’s parents,
\nJames and Elizabeth (BAILEY) HAYNIE, were married about 1830. The father
\nwas born May 18, 1810, and was of Scotch-Irish descent. He was a farmer by
\noccupation, but, being a natural genius, could manufacture or repair nearly
\nall kinds of machinery. He died in 1878. The mother of our subject was
\nborn in North Carolina and died in 1882.<\/p>\n

Henry HENDERSON,<\/strong> trustee of Lincoln County, was born in the Twenty-first
\nDistrict of that county in 1825, and is the son of David and Elizabeth
\n(LEE) HENDERSON. The father was a Virginian and was of Scotch extraction.
\nIn 1806 he came to Lincoln County, and was among the pioneer settlers of
\nthe same. He was in the war of 1812, was wounded in the right arm, which
\nrendered him a cripple for life. About 1814 he was married, and afterward
\nlocated in the Twenty-first District, where he died in 1857. He was a
\ntiller of the soil and at the time of his death owned upward of 1,100 acres
\nof land. The mother of our subject was born in North Carolina in 1800 and
\ndied November, 1871. They had ten children, only four of whom are living:
\nJames, Sandy, Henry and Daniel W. Our subject was reared at home and
\nreceived his education in the public schools. In 1855 he was elected
\nsurveyor of Lincoln County, and served in that capacity until 1876, with
\nthe exception of a short interval during the Rebellion. In 1858 he married
\nMrs. Sarah (BLAKE) CRAWFORD, daughter of William CRAWFORD. Mrs. HENDERSON was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., in 1827, and by a previous marriage became the mother of four children: Delia F. (wife of Pleasant SNODDY), James E., W. B., and Annie (wife of G. D. WICKS). By her last union was born one child, Victoria May (wife of Thomas PHILLIPS). In 1861 Mr.
\nHENDERSON bought 285 acres in the Nineteenth District where he has since
\nresided. In 1876 he was elected county trustee, and at the expiration of
\nhis term was re-elected, and so has continued for five successive terms.
\nHe is a Democrat in politics and a member of the Masonic fraternity, being
\na Royal Arch Mason. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church
\nSouth, and his wife is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He
\nwas major of the Second Battalion, Seventy-second Regiment of the Fourth
\nDivision of Tennessee Militia for three or four years, being commissioned
\nby the governor of Tennessee, and was first lieutenant of a company in said
\nbattalion for a number of years.<\/p>\n

Austin HEWITT<\/strong>, of Boonshill, Tenn., was born in 1840 near Norwich, Conn.,
\nson of Elkanah and Lucy HEWITT, born in Virginia and Connecticut,
\nrespectively. The father was born in 1808, and was a brick-mason by trade.
\nHe was a resident of Connecticut many years, and there died. The mother’s
\ndeath occurred in 1849. Austin remained with his parents until about
\nsixteen years of age, and then went to Macon, Ga., and was overseer of a
\nbrick manufactory. After a short residence in South Carolina he went to
\nArkansas and while there enlisted in Company D, First Arkansas Infantry,
\nand took an active part in the battles of Manasses, Shiloh, Perryville,
\nMurfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge and was with Thomas at the time
\nof the surrender. He served three years and rendered his country valuable
\nservice. July 3, 1864, he married Martha E. REED, born in Lincoln County
\nin 1844, and began farming. In 1871 he purchased 172 acres of land, which
\nhe has increased to 540 acres. He takes much interest in stock-raising,
\nand besides his home farm has valuable property in Pulaski, Giles County,
\nHe is conservative in politics, and cast his first presidential vote for S.
\nJ. Tilden. Mr. HEWITT wishes to retire from active business life and to
\ndispose of his farm, which is well adapted to grazing stock and raising all
\nkinds of grain.<\/p>\n

H. C. HIGGINS is a son of Owen H. HIGGINS, who was of Scotch descent, born
\nin Kentucky in 1802. He came to Lincoln County, Tenn., in 1806 with his
\nfather, and eventually became the owner of 200 acres of land, about five
\nmiles from Fayetteville. He was married about 1824 to Fannie H. STONE, and
\nby her was the father of eleven children, eight of whom are living: Nancy
\n(widow of Daniel TUCKER), Sallie (Mrs. Daniel B. SHULL), Mary (Mrs. Isaac
\nHOLMAN), George W., a lawyer in Fayetteville; Martha D. (Mrs. James Cato),
\nFannie E. (Mrs. J. E. CARRIGAN), Virginia (widow of Prof. Peter HUNBAUGH)
\nand our subject H. C. Their father died in 1865, and their mother, who was
\nborn in 1806, in Virginia, died in 1871. The subject of our sketch was
\nborn near his present place of residence in 1846, and was educated in the
\nneighboring schools and at Fayetteville, and made his home with his mother
\nas long as he remained unmarried. December 22, 1868, he wedded Fannie
\nSTONE, daughter of L. L. STONE. Mrs. HIGGINS was born in Lincoln County,
\nand has two children: Berry Owen and Julia. Mr. HIGGINS and wife own 488
\nacres of land, and have a beautiful and comfortable home. Mr. HIGGINS is a
\nman of good business qualities, and in politics is very conservative,
\ncasting his first presidential vote for Seymour and Blair. He is a member
\nof the I. O. O. F., and he and wife are members of the Cumberland
\nPresbyterian Church.<\/p>\n

J. B. HILL,<\/strong> jeweler of Fayetteville, Tenn., was born in Lincoln County,
\nTenn., in 1832, son of Ebenezer and Mary T. (BRYAN) HILL. The father was
\nborn in Mason, N. H., October 14, 1791, and died at the residence of his
\nson, in Manchester, May 16, 1875. At the age of fourteen he went to
\nAmherst and worked in a printing office. He then went to Troy, N. Y., and
\nwhile there enlisted in the war of 1812, and served until the close. He
\nwent to Huntsville, Ala. in 1819 and the following year came to
\nFayetteville, where he has continued to reside with the exception of two
\nyears. In March, 1823, he began the publication of a weekly paper called
\nthe “Village Messenger”, which he continued to issue until July 18, 1828.
\nIn 1825, with his brother J. B. HILL, he issued the first number of “Hill’s
\nAlmanac”, which grew into popularity until 1862, when the war prevented its
\ncontinuance. It was considered an almost indispensable article in every
\nhousehold and office. In 1833 and 1834 he published the “Independent
\nYeoman”, a hebdomadal journal, edited by himself. He published several
\nworks, and established and conducted a circulating library. He possessed
\nmore than ordinary mental ability, and was a terse and fluent writer, and
\nhis editorials were noted for their shrewd common sense and logic. He was
\nmarried in 1824, and about four years previous to his own death his wife
\ndied. Our immediate subject, J. B. HILL, was educated in the school of
\nFayetteville. He began learning the jeweler’s trade at the age of
\ntwenty-two, and finally wedded Maggie BEARDEN, who has borne him five
\nchildren: Charles B., Mary, Eben, Maggie B. and Emily H. Maggie is but
\nsix years of age, but is a fine performer on the violin, playing by ear
\nalmost any tune she ever heard with almost perfect time and expression.
\nMr. HILL served in the late war in Company C, Forty-first Regiment,
\nTennessee Infantry, and was afterward appointed quartermaster-sergeant.
\nMr. HILL and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and he
\nis the leading jeweler of Fayetteville and a much respected citizen.<\/p>\n

David F. HOBBS<\/strong>, a prominent citizen and farmer, is one of eleven children
\nborn to Nathaniel and Sarah HOBBS. The father was of English descent, and
\nwas born in North Carolina in 1789. He was married in 1812, and came to
\nLincoln County in 1832, locating in the Sixteenth District. He was a
\ncabinet-maker by occupation, and died in 1861. The mother of our subject
\nwas also of English origin, was born in the same State as her husband and
\nabout the same year. She died in 1875. Our subject was born in North
\nCarolina July 25, 1820, and received his education in the schools near
\nhome. In 1841 he married Sarah SHIPP, a native of Lincoln County, born
\n1823, and the daughter of Louis and Mary (COLE) SHIPP. To our subject and
\nwife was born one boy, Pleasant, now a merchant in the Thirteenth District.
\nAfter marriage Mr. HOBBS engaged with Dr. BONNER, and remained with him
\nnineteen years, overseeing and looking after the interest of the
\nplantation. In 1865 he purchased 155 acres of land in the Thirteenth
\nDistrict, where he located, and has since remained. He has since bought
\nmore land, and now he and his son own about 800 acres. He is a Democrat in
\npolitics, and cast his first presidential vote for James K. Polk. Pleasant
\nHOBBS, son of our subject, was born April 4, 1844, and received his
\neducation in Lincoln County. In 1870 he wedded Laura HALBERT, a native of
\nLincoln County, born in 1854, and by this union became the father of five
\nchildren: Tula H., Sarah E., David F. Jr., B. and B. M. Pleasant HOBBS,
\nsince he has grown to manhood, has been a partner with his father on the
\nfarm. December, 1880, he began the mercantile business in the Thirteenth
\nDistrict, where he still continues. September, 1885, J. D. SUGG entered
\ninto partnership with them, and the firm is now known as Hobbs & Sugg.
\nThey are doing a good business in the sale of dry goods and groceries, and
\ncarry about $4,000 worth of stock. Pleasant is a Democrat in politics, and
\na member of the Masonic fraternity. He and wife are also members of the
\nMethodist Episcopal Church.<\/p>\n

Col. J. H. HOLMAN<\/strong> attorney, at law at Fayetteville, Tenn., is a son of
\nJames W. HOLMAN, who was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., in 1812. He was a
\nfarmer and Primitive Baptist minister. In 1830 he married Jean FLACK, who
\nwas born in Lincoln County in 1812, and in 1881 came to Fayetteville, and
\nhas since resided with his children. He owns 800 acres of land, and has
\nbeen a minister of the gospel since 1845. His father, Rev. Hardy HOLMAN,
\nwas a Virginian, and moved to Kentucky previous to 1800. He was among the
\nvery early pioneers of Lincoln County, and surveyed the town plot of
\nFayetteville. Our subject is one of eight children, four now living: Dr.
\nThomas P.*, a resident of Lincoln County; Sue M. (Mrs. Dr. W. A.
\nMILLHOUSE), Jennie P. (Mrs. John G. TOLLEY), and J. H., our subject, who
\nwas born in Lincoln County in 1836, and received an academic education in
\nthe school of his county. In 1856 he entered Union University, at
\nMurfreesboro, but in the spring of 1857 was appointed lieutenant in the
\nregular army by President Pierce, and held the position until the breaking
\nout of the war between the North and the South, when he was appointed
\nlieutenant-colonel of the First Regiment Tennessee Volunteers. In 1863 he
\nwas promoted to the rank of colonel, which position he held until the close
\nof the war. He was at Cumberland Gap, Perryville, Lawrenceburg, and in
\nmany skirmishes, and was wounded on three different occasions, but not
\nseriously. He was paroled May 24, 1865, at Houston, Tex. He was taken
\nprisoner at Winchester, Tenn., in 1863, and retained at Camp Chase, Ohio,
\nand Johnson’s Island for thirteen months. After returning home he began
\nthe study of law, and in 1867 was admitted to the Lincoln County bar and
\nbegan practicing with his brother, D. W. HOLMAN. November 23, 1865, he and
\nLizzie C. KIMBROUGH were united in marriage. Mrs. HOLMAN was born in 1840,
\nand was a daughter of Rev. Bradley KIMBROUGH, a Baptist minister. In 1870
\nMr. HOLMAN was elected attorney-general of the Sixth Judicial Circuit,
\nholding the office until 1877, and has since devoted his attention to his
\nprofession. In 1878 he was appointed commissioner to the Paris Exposition
\nby Gov. Porter, and during his absence traveled in various portions of
\nEurope. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity, Union Chapter.<\/p>\n

Thomas P. HOLMAN<\/strong>, M. D., an influential farmer of Lincoln County, Tenn., is
\na son of James W. and Jean (FLACK) HOLMAN, and was born March 3, 1834. At
\nthe age of sixteen he began teaching school, and followed that occupation
\nat irregular intervals for upward of six sessions. He entered Union
\nUniversity, Murfreesboro, Tenn., and graduated at the age of twenty-four
\nyears. He then became a follower of Aesculapius, and continued his studies
\nto the time of the late civil war. In 1862 he joined Company C, Eleventh
\nTennessee Cavalry, and participated in the battles of Murfreesboro, Massy
\nCreek, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Dalton, Resaca, and numerous other
\nengagements of less note. He was captured at Fayetteville in 1864, and
\ntaken to Camp Chase, Ohio, but was exchanged at the end of six weeks, and
\nimmediately rejoined his command. He returned home in 1865 and taught
\nschool one session, and then kept a hotel in Shelbyville for about one year
\nand a half. In 1867 he entered the medical department at Washington
\nUniversity at Baltimore, Md., and graduated as an M. D. in 1869. He was
\nappointed resident physician of Bay View Asylum at Baltimore, but the
\nfollowing year returned to Tennessee and began his practice at Mulberry.
\nJanuary 5, 1875, he wedded Silena MOORE, daughter of Capt. Lewis MOORE, who
\nwas killed at Jonesboro in 1864. Mrs. HOLMAN was born in 1850, and has
\nborne her husband the following children: Burke, Wayne, Leon, Fannie
\nLynne, Ross and Moore. Dr. HOLMAN owns 300 acres of land near
\nFayetteville, to which he gives the most of his time and attention. He met
\nwith good success in his practice, but owing to his enfeebled constitution
\nwas compelled to abandon it. In politics he is a Prohibitionist in
\nprinciple and practice. He belongs to the Freemasons, and his wife is a
\nmember of the Christian Church.<\/p>\n

B. F. HOUSTON<\/strong>, oculist and aurist of Petersburg, was born in Marshall
\nCounty, Tenn., September 11, 1852. B. F. HOUSTON, father of our subject,
\nwas born in Tennessee in 1807, and was a farmer by occupation. He died
\nFebruary 1, 1862. He was married to N. B. USERY, who was born in 1813 in
\nGiles County, and died in November, 1878. Our subject was educated at the
\nMooreville Institute under Prof. Burney. September 11, 1872, M. A.
\nELLIOTT, who was born in Franklin County December 9, 1850, became his wife.
\nThey kept a boarding house at Louisville two years, and then returned to
\nthe old home and he began taking charge of his mother’s farm. In 1874 he
\nbegan the study of medicine, but on account of weak eyes was obliged to
\nabandon the study for some time. In 1879 he moved to Petersburg, and after
\na time went to Florence, Ala., and took special instruction on the eye and
\near under the well known doctor, A. M. Parkhill, and now has an extensive
\npractice in Lincoln, Marshall and the adjoining counties, also a number of
\ncounties in Alabama adjoining the State. He has acquired a reputation,
\nespecially in the treatment of the eye. He and wife are members of the
\nChristian Church.<\/p>\n

Capt. William W. JAMES<\/strong>, farmer of the Fifth District, was born in 1828, in
\nLincoln County, Tenn., and was one of eleven children born to Thomas and
\nMartha (DUKE) JAMES. The father was born in Norfolk, Va., in 1790 and was
\nof English lineage. His education was fair, and when about twenty years of
\nage, he, in company with an elder brother, immigrated to Lincoln County,
\nbut soon went to Alabama, and engaged in the war of 1812, under Gen.
\nCoffee. They were in the battle of New Orleans, and at the close of the
\nwar immigrated to Lincoln County and located near Mulberry, where he
\npurchased a farm. In 1825 he was married, and at the time of his death,
\nwhich occurred in 1866, he owned several good farms. The mother died about
\n1874. Our subject received his education in the neighboring schools, and
\nat the age of nineteen entered as clerk in a mercantile establishment at
\nFayetteville. In 1849, he, in company with about thirty-five others,
\nstarted to cross the plains for the “El Dorado”. He engaged in mining
\nwhile there, and at the end of two years returned home and engaged in the
\nmercantile business at Mulberry Village, where he continued until 1861. In
\n1859 he wedded Susan V. FREEMAN, and to them were born eight children, five
\nof whom are living: Thomas D., Sarah A., William W., Alice P., and John M.
\nIn 1861 Mr. JAMES was made captain of Company A, Forty-first Tennessee
\nInfantry, and taken prisoner at Fort Donelson. He was exchanged at
\nVicksburg, and soon after was discharged on account of poor health. In
\n1869 he purchased 300 acres of land at Mulberry, where he now resides. In
\npolitics he is a life-long Democrat, casting his first vote for Franklin
\nPierce. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and of the I. O. O. F.,
\nand he and Mrs. JAMES are among the most substantial members of the
\nMissionary Baptist Church.<\/p>\n

George A. JARVIS,<\/strong> postmaster and merchant, of Petersburg, Tenn., was born
\non the 13th of June, 1840, at Richmond, Va., son of Gus and Rebecca (SMITH)
\nJARVIS. He was educated and reared in his native town, and May 20, 1869,
\nmarried Lula GREEN, who was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., August 12, 1847,
\nand two children are the result of their union: George A. and Minnie E.
\nIn 1857 Mr. JARVIS became salesman for Joseph AKIN, of Maury County, and
\nremained with him until the breaking out of the war, after which he acted
\nas traveling salesman for Louisville houses for seven years, and in 1872
\ncame to Petersburg. Since 1874 he has been in the mercantile business, and
\nhas also had the post office at Petersburg. Mr. JARVIS is a Democrat, and
\nbelongs to the I. O. O. F. and K. of H. fraternities. April 27, 1861, he
\nentered the Confederate Army, serving in Company B, Second Tennessee
\nInfantry, commanded by William B. Bate, the present governor of Tennessee.
\nHe served as lieutenant. He afterward became a member of another company,
\nand served in the quartermaster’s department. He participated in many
\nbattles, and May 1, 1863, was captured and taken to Johnson’s Island, where
\nhe remained a prisoner twenty-two months. He returned home in May, 1865<\/p>\n

T. A. JEAN<\/strong>, farmer and mechanic, is a native of Lincoln County, Tenn., born
\nin 1836, and is one of eleven children of John and Ann (SHAW) JEAN. The
\nfather was of Irish lineage, born in North Carolina in 1797, a merchant and
\nfarmer by occupation. He came to Tennessee in 1815, and two years later
\nmarried. He died in 1883, at the advanced age of eighty-six years. He was
\ntwice married, his second wife being Patsey TAYLOR. The mother was born in
\n1801, in North Carolina, and died in 1845. At the age of ten years our
\nsubject became the architect of his own fortunes, and for about eight years
\nwas a farm laborer, and for his first year’s labor received $3 per month
\nfor his services. January 27, 1856, he married Martha E. RUTLEDGE, who was
\nborn in 1829, in Lincoln County. The following are their children:
\nWilliam McHenry, John Alex, Elizabeth A., Thomas M., Mary C., Martha L. and
\nGeorge W. In 1882 Mr. JEAN purchased 141 acres of land near Fayetteville,
\non which he located and has since resided. He is very skillful with the
\nuse of tools, and does his own blacksmithing and repairing in general. He
\nis a Democrat in politics, and his first presidential vote was cast for
\nBreckinridge, in 1860. He served in the late war in Forrest’s escort, and
\nwas in many severe skirmishes. His principal duty was scouting, and during
\nhis entire service he was neither wounded nor captured. He returned home
\nin 1865, after an absence of three years. He and Mrs. Jean are members of
\nthe Methodist Episcopal Church South.<\/p>\n

Dr. George W. JONES,<\/strong> physician and surgeon of Mulberry, and a son of C. G.
\nand Nancy (MOORE) JONES, was born in Maury County in 1835. The father was
\nborn near Lynchburg, Va., in 1803, and was of English lineage. At the age
\nof twenty-six, he, in company with an elder brother, immigrated to Maury
\nCounty, Tenn., making the entire journey on foot. In 1831 he was married
\nand became the father of nine children, of whom our subject is one. He
\ndied January 2, 1874. The mother was born in North Carolina in 1805, and
\nis now living on the old farm in Maury County. Our subject remained at
\nhome until he was twenty-one years of age, and received his early education
\nat Rock Springs. In 1865* he entered the medical department of the
\nUniversity of Nashville, where he graduated in 1858. He immediately
\nlocated in Mulberry and began practicing his profession. In 1858 he wedded
\nLizzie WHITAKER (daughter of Newton and Fannie WHITAKER) and to this union
\nwere born eight children, five of whom are living: Charley N., Clarence
\nG., Lelia W., George M. and Jennie M. In 1859 he removed to Mississippi,
\nwhere he remained till 1861, after which he returned to Mulberry, and has
\nsince resided there. During the war he was elected sergeant of Company C,
\nFifth Kentucky, and was soon afterward made lieutenant of his regiment, but
\nwas discharged after the battle of Murfreesboro, on account of disability.
\nSince that time he has continued the practice of his profession, in which
\nhe has made a complete success. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and K.
\nof H. He and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church.<\/p>\n

W. L. KILPATRIC<\/strong>, merchant of Fayetteville, and farmer, living two miles
\nsouth of that village was born in south Alabama, October 20, 1857, son of
\nI. T. and M. V. KILPATRIC. The father was born in South Carolina in 1818,
\nand was of Irish lineage. He moved to Georgia when a youth, and was
\nmarried there, and moved to Alabama; thence to Lincoln County, Tenn., in
\n1883 where he located and now resides. The mother was born in Georgia in
\n1827 and died in January, 1884. Our subject received his education in the
\nvarious schools of Alabama. In 1879 he married Mary WILSON, a native of
\nLincoln County, born May 1, 1865, and the daughter of Matthew T. and Jane
\nC. WILSON. By this union our subject became the father of one child – Alva
\nW. After marriage our subject located on the farm, where they have since
\nresided. He now owns over 500 acres of excellent land, well improved. In
\n1882 he and his brother, T. B., engaged in the mercantile business at
\nFayetteville. In 1886 he purchased his brother’s interest, and took
\nanother partner, T. I. McCOWAN, and now do business under the name of
\nKilpatric & Co. They have been very successful in the sale of dry good,
\nclothing, etc. Mr. KILPATRIC is a Democrat in politics, and cast his first
\npresidential vote for Grover Cleveland. J. E. KILPATRIC, brother of W. L.,
\nwas in the late war, enlisting in 1864 when but seventeen years of age, and
\nremaining until the surrender. Our subject and wife are members of the
\nPresbyterian Church.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pleasant HALBERT‘s birth occurred in Williamson County, Tenn., in 1811. His parents, James and Elizabeth (SMITH) HALBERT, were born in North and South Carolina in 1771 and 1788, and died in 1833 and 1813, respectively. The father was a farmer, and in 1795 immigrated to Tennessee, but remained only four years, when he return to his native State. September 9, 1801, he returned to Tennessee. He was married in 1810, and in 1813 came to Lincoln County, where he spent…<\/p>\n

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