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William J. LANDESS<\/strong>, farmer and tanner of the Sixth District, was born
\nOctober 9, 1852, in Lincoln County, Tenn. The father of our subject, John
\nLANDESS was born in Kentucky, November 11, 1799, and was of Dutch
\nextraction. He acquired a good business education and was a tanner by
\noccupation. He located in the Sixth District, where he soon established a
\nlucrative business. April 5, 1831, he married Mary H. STONE, and became
\nthe father of eleven children, ten of whom are living, our subject being
\none of them. The father died September 11, 1876, and the mother is still
\nliving on the old homeplace. Our subject received his education
\nprincipally at the Oak Hill School, taking quite a thorough course in the
\nlanguages. November 28, 1878, he led to the altar May BOONE, a native of
\nLincoln County, born February 8, 1856, and the daughter of Capt. Nathan and
\nOrpha BOONE. This union resulted in the birth of three children, two of
\nwhom are living: John B. and Alberta K. Mr. LANDESS is now residing on
\nthe old homeplace where he was born. He is the owner of 300 acres of good
\nland, well cultivated, and succeeded his father in the tannery business, in
\nwhich he has been quite successful. He is a Democrat in politics, casting
\nhis first vote for S. J. Tilden. He and wife are members of the Primitive
\nBaptist Church. Mrs. LANDESS was educated at the Female Institute at
\nWinchester.<\/p>\n

R. W. LONG<\/strong> is a son of Joseph LONG, who was born in North Carolina, and
\ncame to Tennessee and married Matilda FLACK. The mother was born in 1804
\nand died in 1873. Our subject received a common school education, and
\nafter his marriage, in 1857, to Tabitha BLEDSOE, he tilled the home farm
\nfor his mother, who was a widow. His wife was born near Petersburg,
\nNovember 10, 1836, and seven children blessed her union with Mr. LONG:
\nAlva M. (Mrs. J. C. MOORE), Nora I. (Mrs. C A. TALLEY), Thomas A., Fannie
\nE. (Mrs. O. B. TAYLOR), James B., Helen B. and Affa C. In 1872 our subject
\nand family moved onto their present farm of 200 acres, comprising seven
\nacres of all kinds of fruit trees. Mr. LONG ha given his children good
\neducational advantages, and is conservative in politics, voting rather for
\nthe man than the party. He served in the late war in Company F,
\nForty-first Tennessee Infantry, and took an active part in the battles of
\nFort Donelson, Franklin, Nashville and several minor engagements. He was
\ncaptured at the fall of Fort Donelson, and imprisoned seven months at
\nLaFayette and Indianapolis. Ind. He was the wagonmaster in the
\nquartermaster’s department two years. He returned home in the fall of
\n1864. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.<\/p>\n

J. W. LLOYD<\/strong>, senior partner of the firm of Lloyd & Blake, proprietors and
\npublishers of the Fayetteville “Express”, was born October 3, 1843, in
\nHuntsville, Ala., son of W. B. and Martha P. (TATUM) LLOYD, born in
\nVirginia in 1817 and 1817, and died in 1873 and 1851, respectively. They
\nwere married in 1838, and soon after moved to Huntsville, Ala. Our
\nsubject’s mother died when he was quite young, and at the age of thirteen
\nhe became an apprentice at the printer’s trade, working on the Huntsville
\n“Advocate” four years. He then commenced life for himself as a journeyman,
\nand the following thirteen years worked in most of the large cities in the
\nSouth, assisting on the leading daily and weekly papers. In April, 1873,
\nhe came to Fayetteville and assisted in establishing the Fayetteville
\n“Express”, the proprietor and publisher being J. B. SMITH. In 1876 Mr.
\nLLOYD and F. O. McCORD purchased the press, but in 1880 Mr. J. W. GOODWIN
\npurchased Mr. McCORD’s interest, and for two years the firm was known as
\nLloyd & Goodwin. From 1882 to August, 1883, the firm was Lloyd & Carrigan,
\nand in January, 1884, Mr. BLAKE took a one-half interest. The “Express” is
\na newsy paper and is devoted to the interests of the people. Mr. LLOYD has
\nbeen in the newspaper business nearly thirty years and knows the needs and
\nwishes of his patrons. He is a Democrat in his political views, and cast
\nhis first presidential vote for S. J. Tilden in 1876. February 23, 1881,
\nhe married Kate JONES, daughter of Capt. Joel J. JONES, who was killed in
\nthe battle of Perryville, Ky. Mrs. LLOYD was born in Lincoln County,
\nTenn., in 1853, and has one son – Sumner.<\/p>\n

J. J. MADDOX<\/strong>, farmer of Lincoln County, is a son of John and Elizabeth
\nMADDOX, who were born in 1811 and 1812, respectively. They came from the
\nCarolinas, and were among the early settlers of Tennessee, and were
\nfarmers. The father died in 1880 and the mother in 1872. Our subject
\nreceived a liberal education, and December 18, 1873, led Martha A. SHERRELL
\nto the hymeneal altar. She was born in Lincoln County July 3, 1855, and is
\nthe mother of six children: R. S., J. S., B. M., A. A., M. S., and L. J.
\nIn May, 1861, Mr. MADDOX joined the company known as the “Camargo Guards,”
\nand was in the battle of Murfreesboro and many minor engagements. He
\nreturned home in 1863, and three years later purchased the farm on which he
\nnow lives. consisting of 368 acres of land. Mr. MADDOX is well respected
\nby his fellow-man, and takes an active interest in all institutions which
\npromote the advancement of the county. He is a Democrat and Mason, and he
\nand wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.<\/p>\n

W. L. McCANN<\/strong> was born in Jackson, Ala., in 1827. His father was of Irish
\ndescent, born in the “Palmetto State” in 1800, and moved to near Alabama in
\n1825, and after a two years’ residence came to Tennessee, where he died in
\n1867. The mother was born in South Carolina in 1804, and died in May,
\n1882. W. L. McCANN was educated in the Eighteenth District of Lincoln
\nCounty, and in 1851 married Miss M. J. RAWLS, daughter of L. H. and Sarah
\nRAWLS. She was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., November 3, 1832. Mr.
\nMcCANN purchased his present farm in 1872, which consists of 386 acres of
\nexcellent farming land, well improved with good buildings and a fine
\norchard. He has been very successful, as he began business for himself
\nsince the war with little or no means, and now owns an excellent tract of
\nland. He is a Democrat, and during the late war was strongly opposed to
\nthe principles of secession. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity.<\/p>\n

Col. C. A. McDANIEL<\/strong> is a son of Fielden and Lucy (BARKER) McDANIEL, and was
\nborn in Lincoln County, Tenn., in 1823. The father was of Scotch-Irish
\ndescent, born in Virginia, in 1781, but a resident of North Carolina at the
\ntime of his marriage, which occurred about 1803. In 1808 he came to Middle
\nTennessee, and was a resident of Lincoln County, Tenn., after 1810 or 1811.
\nHe died in 1840, being one of the early residents and pioneers of the
\ncounty and suffering many privations incident to pioneer life. The mother
\nwas born in North Carolina, in 1783, and died in 1839. Our subject is one
\nof their nine children, and resided with his parents until their respective
\ndeaths, then he and his brother Charles bought the old homestead and began
\ntilling the soil. When the news came that gold had been discovered in
\nCalifornia, he, with a number of friends, started for the “Golden Gate,”
\ngoing overland, the trip taking nine months. There he remained seven years
\nengaged in mining. He returned home in November, 1856, and in December,
\n1857, was married to Margaret BUCHANAN, daughter of Andrew BUCHANAN. Mrs.
\nMcDANIEL was born in Lincoln County in November, 1831. They have four
\nchildren: Mary Lou (Mrs. J. B. WHITAKER), Andrew C., and Fielden and Felix
\n(twins). In 1848 Mr. McDANIEL had purchased 100 acres of land, on which he
\nsettled after marriage, and where he has since made his home. He now owns
\n375 acres of good and well improved land. In 1847, at the age of
\ntwenty-three, he was elected to the State Legislature, being the first
\nnative representative of Lincoln County. In 1854 he represented Calaveras
\nCounty, Cal., in the State Legislature, and has been a life-long Democrat.
\nHe served in the Mexican war and was slightly wounded at the battle of
\nMonterey. He took an important part in the late war, and assisted in
\norganizing the Forty-fourth Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, and he was chosen
\ncolonel of the same. He was wounded in the right arm at Shiloh, but served
\nuntil the close of the war with the exception of nine months. He returned
\nhome in May, 1865. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal
\nChurch South.<\/p>\n

M. L. McDOWELL<\/strong>, miller of the village known as McDowell’s Mill, Tenn., was
\nborn in Murfreesboro, Tenn., May 14, 1843, son of James and Harriet
\nMcDOWELL, born in 1818, in Tennessee and North Carolina, respectively. The
\nfather is a carpenter, and he and wife are yet living. His grandfather was
\nborn at Staten Island, N. Y., and he and his wife and family, with the
\nexception of three sons, were murdered by the Indians. Our subject was
\neducated in the Murfreesboro Academy, and in 1861 he enlisted in Company A,
\nSecond Tennessee Infantry, commanded by W B. Bate, the present governor of
\nTennessee, and participated in the battles of Bull Run, Shiloh, Richmond,
\nChickamauga and Murfreesboro. He was wounded at Richmond, Ky., and was
\nunfitted for further service, but remained with his company in preference
\nto a hospital. He returned home in 1864, and in 1865 wedded Mary A.
\nCAWTHON, daughter of M. B. and M. J. CAWTHON, of Alabama, and seven
\nchildren were born to them: George L., E. R., H. E., M. L., S. J., M. B.
\nand Myrtle L. Mr. McDOWELL farmed in Alabama a number of years, but met
\nwith reverses, and moved to Tennessee and began working at the carpenter’s
\ntrade at Lynchburg, and erected very nearly all the fine houses in the
\nplace. While there he was mayor, magistrate and notary public. In 1880 he
\nmoved to Giles County, and was in the milling business two years in that
\ncounty, then came to McDowell and erected his present mill. There was no
\nvillage at the time of his location, but the place has now about 100
\ninhabitants, two dry goods and grocery stores, a postoffice, blacksmiths
\nand carpenters shops and nine dwelling houses, and a fine schoolhouse is in
\nprocess of being erected; all of which has been brought about by the energy
\nof Mr. McDOWELL. He belongs to the Masonic and I. O. O. F. fraternities,
\nand in politics is a Democrat.<\/p>\n

C. C. McKINNEY<\/strong>, attorney at law and magistrate of District No. 8 of Lincoln
\nCounty, Tenn., was born where he now resides, in 1828. His father, Dr.
\nCharles McKINNEY, was of Scotch-Irish extraction, and was born in Wayne
\nCounty, Ky., in 1788, and educated at Center College, Danville, Ky., where
\nhe also read medicine. He married Mary RUSSELL in 1810, and came to
\nLincoln County, Tenn., in 1812, being one of the pioneer settlers and
\nphysicians of the county. His visits to the sick were made by following
\nthe old Indian trails and foot-paths, and he was known far and near as a
\nman possessed of remarkable intelligence and honesty. He was surgeon in
\nthe war of 1812, and died in 1864 full of years. The mother was of direct
\nScotch descent, born in 1790. She died in 1863. They were the parents of
\nfourteen children, only three of whom are now living. Our subject’s
\npaternal and maternal grandparents were born in Ireland and Scotland,
\nrespectively, and both were early emigrants to America. C. C. McKINNEY
\nreceived an academical education, and in 1850 became a disciple of
\nBlackstone, Hon. James FULTON being his preceptor. He was admitted to the
\nbar in 1851, and has since practiced his profession, and regarded as a
\nsuccessful, earnest advocate and safe counselor. He was in partnership in
\nthe practice of law two years with W. B. MARTIN, and thirteen years with F.
\nP. FULTON. In August, 1885, Mr. McKINNEY was elected magistrate of his
\ndistrict, and yet holds that position. He has always resided in
\nFayetteville, and has displayed qualities of head and heart which have
\nenabled him to surmount many difficulties. He is a Democrat, but previous
\nto the war was a Whig. He is also a Mason. In June, 1856, he married
\nEllen DENNIS, born in Alabama, in July, 1837. They have two children:
\nJames D., who is the pharmacist in W. A. GILL’s drug store, in
\nFayetteville, and Charles F., who is salesman in the dry good store of J.
\nA. LUMPKIN. Mr. and Mrs. McKINNEY are members of the Cumberland
\nPresbyterian Church.<\/p>\n

R. D. McMILLEN<\/strong> is a son of Joseph McMILLEN, who was of Irish origin, born
\nnear Knoxville, Tenn. in 1784. He was a tailor by trade, and died in 1859.
\nOur subject’s mother was of Scotch descent, born in Kentucky in 1787 and
\ndied in 1863. Our subject was born in Fayetteville August 17, 1822, and
\nbeing the youngest of twelve children, was left to look after the old home
\nplace and care for his parents. He owns 267 acres of valuable land near
\nPetersburg, and has been a successful business man. In 1858 he married M.
\nJ. MILLARD, daughter of William and Mary MILLARD. She was born in Lincoln
\nCounty in 1833 and died in 1878, having borne seven children, six of whom
\nare living: Margaret F. (deceased), Effie (Mrs. C. ROSBOROUGH), William
\nJ., Sarah, Thomas, Minnie and Lucinda. They have received good educational
\nadvantages, and have made the most of their opportunities. Mr. McMILLEN is
\na conservative Democrat, but was formerly a supporter of the Whig party,
\nand is a man well versed on all the questions of the day. He belongs to
\nthe Masonic fraternity.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Charlotte MERRELL<\/strong>, a native of Lincoln County, Tenn., born June 1,
\n1813, is one of the two children born to James and Elizabeth (DAUGHERTY)
\nGRANT. Our subject’s father was born in Virginia, and after living there
\nsome time, immigrated to North Carolina. He was a farmer by occupation,
\ncame to Tennessee in 1812, and died in the Sixteenth District April 3,
\n1841. The mother of our subject was born in North Carolina about 1761, and
\ndeparted this life January 26, 1836. Charlotte received her education in
\nthe schools near home, and October 14, 1838, she married William MERRELL, a
\nnative of North Carolina, born January 26, 1815. By this union were born
\nnine children, five of whom are living: Robert and Thomas are living in
\nLincoln County; Susan is the wife of William SOLOMAN, and she and her
\nhusband and three children, Charley, Dewit T. and Dorinda are living with
\nour subject on the old home place; Charley is living in Colorado, Texas.
\nMr. MERRELL died October 31, 1880, and left a fine farm of 200 acres lying
\non the western portion of the Sixteenth District of Lincoln County and a
\nportion in Giles County.<\/p>\n

J. S. MERRELL’<\/strong>s birth occurred in Giles County, Tenn., in March, 1839. His
\nfather was born in North Carolina, in 1798, and came to Tennessee when a
\nlad, and afterward became a farmer. He died in December 1866. His wife
\nwas born in Tennessee, and died in 1852. Our subject’s early education and
\nraising was like the average boy of his period. To his marriage with Josie
\nREED in December, 1860, were born the following family: Martha (deceased
\nwife of A. J. SMITH), Cynthia (Mrs. P. A. HALL), Susan, Cora G., Hugh F.,
\nMollie B. and James E. Since 1866 Mr. MERRELL has farmed in the
\nSeventeenth District of Lincoln County, where he owns 145 acres of fertile
\nland, well improved. In connection with overseeing his farm he carries on
\nblacksmithing, and is a skillful wood-workman. He takes much interest in
\neducational affairs, and has given his children good educations. He is a
\nDemocrat and a Mason, and he and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist
\nChurch. In 1861 he enlisted in Company F, Forty-fourth Tennessee Infantry,
\nand was in the battles of Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Siege of Knoxville,
\nbesides many smaller engagements. He was a brave and faithful soldier, and
\nreturned home in December 1863.<\/p>\n

James A. D. MIDDLETON<\/strong>, lumberman and prominent citizen, and a son of
\nAlexander D. and Jane Smith (BRODIE) MIDDLETON, was born July 24, 1842, in
\nNew York City. The father of our subject was born in Scotland, about 1815,
\nand was a descendant of Scotch ancestors. He was a marble-cutter by
\noccupation, learning this trade in New York City. The mother of our
\nsubject was also born in New York City about 1817. After the death of the
\nfather, which occurred July 26, 1849, the family went to Virginia, and soon
\nafter to ________ County, Mo., where they remained two years. They then
\nremoved to St. Louis in 1851, where they remained till after the death of
\nthe mother, which occurred in 1865. Our subject remained at home until
\nnineteen years of age, and received his education principally in the free
\nschools of St. Louis, Mo. On the 31st of July, 1868, he wedded Mrs.
\nCordelia J. HAGUE, daughter of G. W. ALEXANDER, of Lincoln county. They
\nhave two interesting children: C. Jennie and Walter P. J. Previous to his
\nmarriage he went into the army with Lieut. Col. Mortimer Okean as a
\nhostler, and there he remained until 1865, when he landed at Tullahoma.
\nAfter staying there two years he received an appointment in the internal
\nrevenue service, where he remained until April 30, 1884, with the exception
\nof about two years, 1868 and 1870, when he was postmaster at Mulberry. May
\n1, 1884, Mr. MIDDLETON commenced his present occupation. He is a
\nRepublican in politics, and a Prohibitionist, and cast his first vote for
\nAbraham Lincoln. He is an Odd Fellow, Knight of Honor, a Good Templar and
\na member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, as are also the two
\nchildren. Mrs. MIDDLETON is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian
\nChurch.<\/p>\n

Dr. W. L. MOORES<\/strong>, a physician of the Thirteenth District, was born in
\nLincoln County, Tenn., in 1842, and was one of two children born to William
\nH. and Elizabeth (SUGG) MOORES. The father was of Welsh origin and was
\nborn in Lincoln County, Tenn., about 1820. He was a tiller of the soil,
\nand died in 1845. The mother of our subject was of English origin, born in
\nRobertson County, Tenn., in 1801, and died in 1874. Our subject received a
\ngood literary education in the counties of Lincoln and Giles. In 1862, he
\nenlisted in Freeman’s battery, and took part in the battle of Parker’s
\nCross-roads, and other minor engagements. He was captured while sick at
\nhome, July, 1863, and taken to Camp Chase, where he remained seven months,
\nafter which he was conveyed to Fort Delaware and remained there a year. In
\nJune, 1865, he began the study of medicine and at the end of a year and a
\nhalf entered the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, where it
\nrequired three years to complete the course, but owing to his rapid
\nprogress was allowed by the faculty to take all his examinations at the end
\nof the second year, and received his diploma in 1867. In the same year he
\nmarried Sarah J., daughter of Mill and Lucretia (FOX) McCOLLUM, her mother
\nbeing a cousin of Gen. B. F. BUTLER. Mrs. MOORES was born in Giles County,
\nJuly 5, 1844, and by her marriage became the mother of six children: Cyrus
\nL., James A., Ira, Edna, Matt W., and William C. Dr. MOORES has always
\nbeen an active energetic man, and has a large and increasing practice. He
\nhas met with commendable success and is continually laboring for the good
\nof the people. He is postmaster at Cyruston, and this office has been in
\nthe hands of the family for fifty years. He is a Mason, a K. of H., and a
\nmember of the Methodist Episcopal Church and is secretary of the same.
\nMrs. MOORES is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Dr. MOORES has a small
\nfarm where he resides, and has a fine young orchard. He is making a
\nspecialty of the study of horticulture, and he also has on his place a
\nfish-pond and is a pisciculturist to some extent.<\/p>\n

J. K. MOORES<\/strong>, farmer, was born in the Thirteenth District, where he now
\nresides, and is one of nine children born to his parents, Daniel and
\nElizabeth MOORES. The father was born in New Jersey in 1789, and came to
\nLincoln County with his parents when but nineteen years of age. He
\nfollowed agricultural pursuits and was married in 1816. He was a soldier
\nin the war of 1812, and died in 1849. The mother of our subject was born
\nin the southern part of Pennsylvania in 1796, and died in October, 1876.
\nOur subject was reared at home, received his early education in the country
\nschools and afterward completed at Viny Grove Academy. In 1856 he wedded
\nLouisa SMITH, a native of Lincoln County, born in 1839, and a daughter of
\nthe well known Constant and Margaret SMITH. By this union our subject
\nbecame the father of four sons: John, now living in Obion County, Tenn.;
\nKnox and Cyrus, in Texas; and Ross, who still remains with his father. Mr.
\nMOORES taught school for some time, and after marriage located on the old
\nhomeplace, where he has since resided. In 1868 his wife died, and in 1872
\nhe wedded Mrs. D. J. WILSON, who was born in Lincoln County in 1837, and
\nwho is the daughter of Maj. and Elizabeth RUTH. The result of our
\nsubject’s marriage was the birth of two children: Astor and Bessie. He is
\na Democrat in politics, a Mason, and he and wife are members of the
\nCumberland Presbyterian Church.<\/p>\n

William T. MOYERS<\/strong>, carpenter, is a son of Samuel H. and Sarah (PHELPS)
\nMOYERS and was born in Fayetteville, Tenn., in September, 1827, and at the
\nearly age of twelve years left home and became the architect of his own
\nfortune, working at the tinner’s and coppersmith’s trade for three years.
\nAt the age of sixteen he began working at the carpenter’s trade, and has
\nfollowed that calling through life. In October, 1853, he was united in
\nmarriage to Martha G. ROWE, who was born in Lincoln County in 1837, and
\ndaughter of William ROWE. Mr. and Mrs. MOYERS became the parents of
\nfourteen children, nine of whom are living: Edna (Mrs. Ephraim PITTS),
\nThomas, Robert, Hardy, Fannie, Nama, Curtis, Jesse and Jacob. Mr. MOYER is
\na Democrat in politics, and cast his first presidential vote for Lewis
\nCass. He is the oldest native inhabitant of Fayetteville, and is a member
\nof the F. & A. M., I. O. O. F. and K. of H. fraternities. His father was
\nof German descent, born in Virginia in 1791, a shoe-maker by trade. The
\ngrandfather, Peter MOYER, was a native German, and came to America previous
\nto the Revolutionary war, and to Tennessee in the early part of the present
\ncentury. He assisted in leveling the canebrakes where Fayetteville now
\nstands, and took up his abode in the village. He lived to be one hundred
\nand one years of age, and was a man of powerful physique. When eighty-four
\nyears old he felled a large oak tree, and split 100 rails in order to reach
\nhome by 1 o’clock to see a game fight. He served through the entire
\nRevolutionary war. Samuel MOYER was an 1812 soldier, and was married about
\n1820. He kept a boot and shoe store in Fayetteville a number of years, and
\nin 1843 moved to the country, where he resided until his death, December
\n24, 1869. The mother was born in Tennessee in 1810, and died in October,
\n1871. Nine of their thirteen children are now living.<\/p>\n

Hon. David J. NOBLITT,<\/strong> physician and surgeon, and a son of Abraham and
\nSarah Ann (RAZAR) NOBLITT, was born in Bedford County, March 16, 1836. He
\nworked at home until he was eighteen years of age, paying $50 a year for
\nthe remainder of his time. He received his early education at the free
\nschools, and when he first left home entered the Charity School, taking an
\nEnglish and Latin course there for two years. He taught two years, and in
\n1857 entered the medical department of the University of Nashville, where
\nhe graduated in 1860, In 1861 he enlisted in Company F, Forty-fourth
\nTennessee, and was appointed assistant surgeon of the regiment in which
\ncapacity he remained till after the battle of Murfreesboro, when his health
\nfailed, and he was compelled to resign his position. November 22, 1860, he
\nwedded Sylvania C. BOONE, daughter of Samuel and Cynthia BOONE, and this
\nunion resulted in the birth of two children: Leona N. and Boone E. In
\n1866 our subject purchased 190 acres of land at Booneville, where he
\nlocated and still resides, and where he continues to practice his
\nprofession, and is now one of the leading physicians of this county. He
\nowns 185 acres of land under a good state of cultivation and good
\nimprovements. In 1872 he was elected to represent Lincoln and Giles
\nCounties in the lower house of the State Legislature, and re-elected in
\n1874. He is a Democrat and a Mason. Mrs. NOBLITT is a member of the
\nPrimitive Baptist Church. Our subject’s father was born in North Carolina
\nJuly 4, 1812, and was of Anglo-Polish descent. He was of noted ancestry,
\nhis great-grandfather being connected with the English Navy in the days of
\nWilliam Penn, and came with him to the new world to aid and assist him in
\nhis colonization. Abraham, our subject’s father, was a farmer, and died in
\n1845. The mother of our subject is still living, and is making her home
\nwith our subject. Her father was a cousin to Patrick HENRY, of
\nRevolutionary times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

William J. LANDESS, farmer and tanner of the Sixth District, was born October 9, 1852, in Lincoln County, Tenn. The father of our subject, John LANDESS was born in Kentucky, November 11, 1799, and was of Dutch extraction. He acquired a good business education and was a tanner by occupation. He located in the Sixth District, where he soon established a lucrative business. April 5, 1831, he married Mary H. STONE, and became the father of eleven children, ten of…<\/p>\n

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