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olks Families 1~100
These names are not in Alphabetical order. We add them as we find them.
From: History of Tennessee Illustrated
1 ALEXANDER BAYNHAM
Alexander Baynham was born December 10, 1842, in Stewart County, the
son of W.J.G. and M.A.C. Smith Baynham. W.J.G. was born in Virginia in 1821 of English descent and died in Lafayette, Kentucky in 1881. They had six children: Alexander, John W., Forest, Victoria, Isabella and Rebecca.
Alexander attended county schools. When the war broke out, he joined the Fiftieth Tennessee Regiment and was captured along with the rest of his regiment at Ft. Donelson in February 1862.
He married E.J. Rossetter of Kentucky in 1866. They had seven children:Selwyn, Cora B., Carrie T., Walter A., Etha, Harry and Nick.
Alexander was elected Justice Of The Peace in 1882. He owned two fine tracts of land in the 4th District and was a leading citizen.
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2 LEOPOLD BLOCH
Leopold Bloch was born in Hechingen, Hohenzollern, South Prussia
on July 24, 1823. He attended school in Germany and came to America in 1852. He resided in Stewart County and operated a general merchandise business in Dover until 1863 when he moved to Clarksville and followed the same business. His was the oldest dry goods house in Clarksville. The firm was owned by Leopold and Simon Bloch. Simon was born in Germany in 1838. Their house was one of the most substantial in the state.
Leopold was a member of the city council for many years. He was
greatly interested in the public schools and was secretary and treasurer of the school board. He became a Mason in 1853. He was known for his generosity.
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3 THOMAS BOURNE
Thomas Bourne was born March 21, 1850 in County Kent, England, the
son of John and Frances Hopper Bourne. John was born June 18, 1818 in England.
Thomas attended school in England and came to America in 1866.
He lived in Philadelphia and became a machinist. He worked for the American Gas and Meter Company as a machinist until 1882.
In 1882, he came to Clarksville and in December took charge of
the gas works. In 1883 he was made superintendent of the Clarksville Water Company.
In 1873 he married A.A. Lavender of London, England. They had four children: Frances E., Amelia E., John E., and Horatio T.
Thomas belonged to the F. & A.M., the I.O.O.F., and Knights of
Pythias.
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4 CHARLEMAGNE BOURNE
Charlemagne Bourne was born November 15, 1851 in Montgomery County,
the son of A.D. and Sallie Whitfield Bourne. A.D. was born in in 1805 Woodford County, Kentucky of Scottish parents. A.D. and Sallie had twelve children. He was a farmer and was appointed as tobacco inspector for several years. He died in 1878 and Sallie in 1857.
Charlemagne attended county schools and was a farmer. On February 13, 1884, he married Lucy Pollard Peterson of Montgomery County and daughter of James B. and Catharine Peterson. Charlemagne and Lucy had one child, William Henry.
He owned a farm near Cherry Station and raised corn, tobacco, wheat and different grasses.
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5 GEORGE S. BOWLING
George Bowling was born February 20, 1853 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, son of Dr, Henry G. and Sarah "Sallie" L. Snadon Bowling. He is of English descent and the nephew of Dr. William K. Bowling, eminent physician of Nashville, and the grandson of Dr. James B. Bowling.
George was raised on a farm. He attended Bethel College in Russellville, Kentucky for some time then Warren College in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He entered Vanderbilt University in Nashville as a medical student but abandoned this for a career in business. From 1875 to 1880 he farmed in Christian County, Kentucky and then came to Clarksville and began manufacturing ice.
He had one of the most extensive factories in Tennessee and shipped ice for a radius of one hundred miles. He married Lady S. Bugg of Nashville in 1876. She was the daughter of Samuel and Catharine Bugg.
In 1886 George was elected a director of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank in Clarksville. Dr. Bowling the very first businessmen in Clarksville.
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6 LOUIS T. COCKE
Louis Cocke was born January 28, 1831 in Tennessee, the son of John and Hester R. Corlew Cocke. John was born in Tennessee in 1798, Hester was born in Tennessee in 1803.
Louis married Rebecca J. Crow of Alabama, born November 26, 1831, the daughter of Isaac and Mary A. Cocke Crow. Isaac was born in 1803 and died in 1852, Mary was born in 1806 and died in 1858.
Louis and Rebecca had nine children: James T., Susan F., Mary A., Lucy E., Isaac F., Hester J., Samuel C., Phoebe A., and William E. Louis went to county schools. He was a farmer and raised corn, tobacco and wheat. In 1882 he was elected Justice Of The Peace in his district.
On January 17, 1884, Rebecca died.
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7 PLEASANT COCKE
Pleasant Cocke was born July 30, 1833 in Montgomery County, the son of John and Hester R. Corlew Cocke.
Pleasant married Mary A. S. Starkey, of Tennessee, born May 29, 1841, the daughter of Thomas and Frances Roberts Starkey. Thomas was born in 1798 in Tennessee and died November 25, 1862. Frances was born in North Carolina in 1803.
Pleasant and Mary had six children: Susan F., Sallie S., John T., Stephen M., Annie E., and Pleasant.
Pleasant attended county schools and was a successful farmer, living on the farm where he was born. He kept the first dollar he ever earned, minted 1798. He took great interest in the education of his children.
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8 ENOCH N. COOKSEY
Enoch Cooksey was born December 6, 1841 in Tennessee, the son of Jesse and Sarah Heathman Cooksey. Jesse was from Virginia, born in 1793 and died in 1866. He was in the War of 1812. Sarah was born in North Carolina about 1803 and died 1882.
Enoch married Mary Dority of Tennessee, born July 18, 1851, daughter of John and Emily Toler Dority. John was born February 11, 1821 in Tennessee. Emily was born May 11, 1822 in Tennessee and died in 1862. Enoch and Mary had seven children: William T., Virginia, Thomas E., Francis E., Sallie M., James C., and Newton.
Enoch was raised on a farm In 1861 he joined Company E, Fiftieth Tennessee, and went to Ft. Donelson where he was taken prisoner for seven months. He was exchanged in Vicksburg and took part in the battles of Raymond, Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge; he was with Joseph E. Johnston when he retreated to Nashville and Atlanta. While in Nashville he was taken prisoner to Camp Chase for two months, then released in Richmond, Virginia. He traveled through the Southern States until the war ended, then went home to the farm.
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9 B.J. CORBAN
B.J. was born April 6, 1853 in Tennessee, the son of Burrell and Sarah Ann Barnes Andrews Corban. Burrell was born in Tennessee in 1811 and Sarah was born in Virginia in 1818.
B.J. married Maria A. Batson in 1874. She was born June 16, 1853 in Tennessee, the daughter of Stephen Carney and Maria A. Batson. Stephen was born in 1811 in Tennessee and Maria was born in Virginia in 1824.
B.J. and Maria had five children: Burrell B., born October 3, 1874; Repps L., born November 11, 1877; Esken, born and died in 1879; Sidney W., born December 2, 1880; Joanna M., born November 27, 1883.
B.J. was a telegraph operator in early life. In 1876 he began merchandising in Corbandale, a station on the RR named after his father. In 1882 he was elected justice of the peace in District 19.
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10 JOHN B. COULTER
John Coulter was born April 18, 1846 in Elkton, Kentucky, the son of Robert S. and Fannie Bradley Coulter and is of English descent. Robert was born in North Carolina in 1802, a cabinet maker and farmer. He died in 1858 near Elkton. Fannie was born in Virginia in 1810 and died in California in 1880. One of John's brothers, Capt. R.T. Coulter was killed at the battle of Franklin. His brother and sister, B.F. Coulter and Sarah Coulter are also in California.
John attended Elkton schools and began clerking there. He came to Clarksville in 1865 and from then to 1874 he worked for his brother, B.F. In 1877 he began the a dry goods business in Clarksville, Coulter Bros.
John married Susie A Stratton in November of 1871, daughter of R.H. Stratton, born in Virginia in 1846. They had five children: Fannie Bell, Richard S., Susie J., Sarah W., and Hettie A.
John was a member of the K. of H., was a leading business man and well-to-do financially.
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11 ROBERT F. CRABTREE
Robert Crabtree was born October 7, 1852 in Tennessee, the son of James M. and Laurena Trice. James was born in Kentucky about 1825 and Laurena was born in Tennessee about 1829.
Robert was raised on a farm and attended the best schools in the county. His first job was with J.W. Howell at his tobacco store., then G.J. Davie in the same business. In 1869 he he worked in the grocery business of Pettus & Bros. In 1875 he opened his own general merchandise, and also a wholesale liquor business. He discontinued the liquor business in 1881 but in 1883 began selling retail liquor in his other store.
Robert was a member of the Masonic Lodge.
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12 WILLIAM H. CROUCH
William Crouch was born December 12, 1813 in Tennessee, the son of Hardin and Dorothea Murray Crouch, both from England. Hardin was a farmer, He died in 1845 and Dorothea died in 1859.
William attended county schools and was a farmer raising and selling tobacco extensively.
In 1846 he married Margaret Rudolph. They had three children: Dorothea A., Jack and Charles R.
William had a large, beautiful residence on his farm about eight miles from Clarksville. His sons farmed with him.
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13 WILLIAM H. CROUCH
William Crouch was born September 17, 1854 in Montgomery County, the son of John S. and Mary B. Combs Crouch. John was born in 1810 in Tennessee and died in 1873. Mary was born about 1828 in Kentucky and died in 1871.
William married Margaret H. Hunter, born May 20, 1857 in Tennessee, the daughter of Henry and Margaret Hunter. Henry was born in Tennessee in 1823 and Margaret was born in Tennessee in 1829.
William and Margaret had one child, John H., born June 20, 1882.
William was raise on a farm and began studying medicine in 1878. In 1883 he attended the University of Tennessee in Nashville and graduated in 1885. He opened his practice in Collinsville in 1885 and has been extremely successful, extending his practice to Cheatham and Dickson Counties.
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14 JAMES JOSEPH CRUSMAN
James Crusman was born July 3, 1837 in Clarksville, the son of Cornelius and Margaret E. Allen Crusman, and is of Scottish-Welsh descent. Cornelius was born in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1800. He was elected sheriff and served twice. He went to California during the gold rush and died in San Francisco on November 11, 1851, a surveyor at the time of his death. Margaret was the daughter of Gen. J.J. Allen of Sottish-Irish descent; he was born in Kentucky in 1810 and died in Clarksville. He was in the war of 1812.
James attended private schools and Stewart College. He began clerking in a store in 1855. In 1860 he opened his own business in partnership with Samuel Johnson, who transferred his share to Charles Mitchell. In 1861 both partners joined Company H, Fourteenth Tennessee Infantry. James was made second lieutenant, then captain in 1862. He was wounded in the battle of West Point and taken prisoner at Petersburg, Virginia in 1864, but he escaped in two months.
In 1865 he returned to Clarksville and began a wholesale and retail grocery business. In 1883, he took E.M. Howard as partner and had a flourishing business.
In 1881, James was elected mayor. He was a Mason and Knight Templar, and quite well-to-do financially.
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15 JOHN T. CUNNINGHAM
John Cunningham was born October 23, 1850 in Dickson County, the son of Dr. E. W. and Harriet N. Talley Cunningham. E.W. was born in 1829 in North Carolina and died in 1869. He was a leading physician for twenty-five years. Harriet was born in 1831 in North Carolina
John was raised on a farm and attended country school. On September 7, 1871 he married M. Weems, born December 14, 1849 in Columbia, Tennessee. They had four children: Elijah C., Sallie N., John T., and Lady G. Mrs. Cunningham died April 14, 1884.
John was the senior member of the Cunningham Bros., grocers in Clarksville. They ranked among the leading grocery merchants in town, also dealing in coal.
John was a Royal Arch Mason and member of K. of H.
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16 DANIEL D. ALLEN
Daniel Allen was a farmer, born in Montgomery County, Tennessee on September 11, 1827, the son of Nathaniel H. and Lucy A. Neblett Allen. Nathaniel was born in North Carolina on January 8, 1793 and died January 2, 1871. Lucy Neblett was born in Virginia on August 27, 1799 and died August 7, 1867. They both came to Tennessee with their parents when quite young. They were of English descent.
Daniel was educated in country schools in Montgomery County. He married Mary A. Ramey, born in Montgomery County June 27, 1830, the daughter of Thomas and Susan Orgain Ramey. Daniel and Mary had three children: Charles S., Clara B., and Thomas H.
On July 17, 1865, Mary died and Daniel married Mattie T. Lowe, born January 22, 1839 in Tennessee, the daughter of Louis and Mary E. Sumner Lowe. Mr. Lowe was a minister.
Daniel and Mattie had five children: Carrie E., Daniel S., Nathaniel H., Louis L., and Mattie E.
Daniel was a well-to-do farmer, raising an unusual breed of livestock. He lived on his father's farm on the south bank of the Cumberland River.
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17 JOHN M. ANDERSON
John Anderson was born September 15, 1832 in Green County, Kentucky, the son of Peter and L.J. Montgomery Anderson. Peter was born in 1808 in Virginia and died January 17, 1876. L.J. was born in 1811 in Kentucky and died November 17, 1885.
John married Mary H. Bohannon of Kentucky. She was born August 17, 1848. Her father was from Virginia. John and Mary had one child, Annie M., born April 13, 1873.
In 1874 John moved his family to Montgomery County. He settled on a beautiful farm with an elegant residence.
He joined Company K, First Kentucky Regiment in 1861 at Bowling Green under Gen. Johnston. after many battles he took sick and was sent home for six months. When he returned he was sent to the battle of Chattanooga where he was hit by a shell fragment and knocked from his horse, but was not seriously hurt. He was in Johnston's retreat to Atlanta. Under Gen. Joseph E. Wheeler's cavalry he was captured between Pulaski and Columbia and was taken to Johnson's Island where he remained for the remainder of the war.
In 1877, he was elected Justice Of The Peace in Montgomery County.
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18 W.W. ANDERSON
W.W. Anderson was born February 19, 1850 in Tennessee, the son of J.M. and Martha Crawford Anderson.
J.M. was from Virginia and settled in Kentucky as a cabinetmaker. Martha was from North Carolina. They had thirteen children, three of whom died, other children were J.W., C.R., S.J., D.W., J.H., W.W., T.J., A.J., C.G., and R.E. When the children were grown, J.M. moved to Robertson County and died near Springfield.
W.W. was educated in Springfield and the Commercial College of Clarksville. In 1880, he went to Vanderbilt and graduated with honors in 1881. He began practicing medicine in Jordan Springs in April of 1882. In August of 1884 he began a mercantile business. He was married on February 4, 1874 to Sarah T. Longford of Port Royal. They had four children: Florence E., E.E., Thomas J., and Mary E.
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19 W.H. ANDERSON
W. H. Anderson was born February 10, 1818 in Humphreys County, the son of Richard and Margaret Rudolph Anderson. Richard was born in Montgomery County in 1791 and always lived there except for a short time in Humphreys County. Margaret was born in 1791. They had six children.
W.H. was educated at home, attending a county school for only a few weeks. He became a carpenter for several years, then a farmer and was a constable until 1847. He was a miller at White Oak Mills for five years, then returned to Montgomery County. and resumed farming.
In October of 1843, he married Margaret E. Smith, born August 30, 1825 in Montgomery County. She was the daughter of John Smith, who was German ( died in 1851). W.H. and Margaret had three children: Ellen C., Margaret E., and Missouri A. In 1851 Mrs. Anderson died.
W.H. was a magistrate in Montgomery County for twenty years. He was very active in public life , well-educated and highly intelligent.
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20 JAMES EDMUND BAILEY
James Bailey was born in Montgomery County August 15, 1822, the son of Charles Bailey of Simpson County, North Carolina and Mary Bryan Bailey of Robertson County, the daughter of Col. James H. Bryan. She was a woman of much natural ability and strength of character. Charles was a clerk of the circuit court for forty years.
James attended Clarksville Academy and the University of Nashville. In July of 1842 he was admitted to the bar and entered into partnership with George C. Boyd.
On November 7, 1849 he married Elizabeth Lusk of Nashville. They had five children.
In 1853 he was elected to the General Assembly of Tennessee. In 1861 he was elected, along with Cave Johnson and John F. House, as a Union delegate to a convention to consider the intention of the state. He was elected colonel of the Forty-ninth Tennessee on Dec. 25, 1861. He was taken prisoner at Ft. Donelson and sent to Ft. Warren. He was exchanged in 1862 and went to Vicksburg. He left in failing health.
In 1863 he was appointed a member of the Military court of Gen. Hardee, which he held till the close of the war. He then returned to Clarksville and reopened his law practice. He was twice appointed to fill temporary vacancies on the State Supreme Court and acted as chief justice. In 1877 he was elected United States Senator to replace Andrew Johnson. His health began to fail and he suffered greatly. He died December 29, 1885.
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21 J.W. BARTEE
J.W. Bartee was born May 22, 1819 in Dickson County. the son of Jesse and Sarah Harkleroad Bartee. Jesse came from East Tennessee in 1783 and ran an iron business. He died in Dickson County in 1826. Jesse and Sarah had thirteen children. She died in 1873 at age 90.
J.W. attended county schools and was a farmer. When his health began to fail, he began a mercantile business at the mouth of the Harpeth River. After a year, he went to Charlotte and opened a grocery store for a short time. He moved about for some time before settling in Montgomery County in the 8th District. He was a member of the F. & A.M. since age 21.
He married Lucy A. Bullock on February 22, 1852. They had six children.
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22 J.B. BARTEE
J.B. Bartee was born October 25, 1857, the son of J.W. and Lucy Bullock Bartee. He attended county schools and in 1872 attended Central Point Academy. After ten months, he came home and began farming.
He was married to Willie Fletcher on December 19, 1877. They had three children: William B., Lucy M., and Jessie Chilton.
In 1884, J.B. was elected Justice Of The Peace. He owns a fine tract of land and is highly respected.
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23 WILLIAM BEATY
William Beaty was born in Canada, West Prince Edward County in 1841, the son of James and Elizabeth Martin Beaty. They were Scottish-Irish, born in Ireland.
William learned carpentering and came to the United States, living first in Illinois and then Ohio. He came to Clarksville in 1867 and began a contracting business in 1874. He helped build the tobacco exchange, courthouse, Presbyterian Church, cabinet buildings at Austin Peay University, and many private residences.
On October 10, 1871, he married Mary C.P. Scott of Clarksville daughter of J.M. and Parthena Norsworthy Scott, natives of Dickson County and descended from Virginia and North Carolina families.
William and Mary had three children: William Herbert (born August 29, 1872), Charles Angelos (born May 4, 1874), and Parthena Alma (born April 15, 1877).
William belonged to the Masonic Lodge and Knights of Pythias. He was one of the leading contractors in Clarksville.
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24 FLORENCE F. ABBOTT
Florence Abbott was born in Clarksville on March 13, 1862, the son of Florence and Julia Sullivan Abbott of Ireland. Florence and Julia came to America about 1850 and settled in Troy, New York where they were married. Later they moved to Kentucky and then, just before the war, bought a permanent home in Clarksville where Florence died in 1875.
Florence F. went to Clarksville schools and, in 1879, graduated from the Nashville Commercial College. That year he became a bookkeeper for Dority, Wood & Co. where he worked for three years. In 1883 he started a wholesale and retail grocery business in partnership with A.S. Wood. Florence was a shrewd businessman and a Catholic.
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25 GILMER M. BELL
Gilmer Bell was born December 27, 1859 in Christian County, Kentucky, the son of Darwin and Mary W. Merriwether Bell who are Scottish-Irish. Darwin was born in Christian County in 1830. His father, Dr. J.F. Bell, came from Virginia to Kentucky in 1810 and settled in Shelby County. In 1818 the family moved to Christian County where Darwin died in 1878.
He was a farmer and one of the first men in that county.
Gilmer grew up on a farm. He studied law in 1878 under his uncle, Gen. W.A. Quarles, in Clarksville. In 1880, he entered Cumberland University at Lebanon to study law and graduated on June 1, 1881.
He was admitted to the bar and formed a partnership with Judge James E. Rice until the Judge's death in 1883. He practiced alone for two years then took A. M. Major as a partner.
In 1884 Gilmer became editor of the Clarksville Democrat and in 1885 became the owner of the paper.
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26 JOHN T. BELLAMY
John Bellamy was born September 13, 1840 in Montgomery County, the son of Robert D. and Sarah A. Northington Bellamy. Robert was from Lexington, Kentucky, born December 14, 1818. Sarah was the daughter of John and Mary Northington. She died December 17, 1852 and Robert moved to Todd County, Kentucky.
John attended a county school and the Montgomery Institute. After the death of his mother, he and his sisters were raised by their grandmother, Mary Northington.
In 1861 he married Bettie Wimberly of Montgomery County, the daughter of George S. and Charlotte Wimberly. John and Bettie had five children: Ella N., Mary, Robert S., Lizzie, and Douglas. In August of 1873, Bettie died and, in October, 1874, John married Nannie L. Keesee, the daughter of Reuben C. and Judith P. Keesee. John and Nannie had had two children: E. Ross and Reuben K.
John owned a farm in District 6 and another in District 1.
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27 ROBERT B. BIGGER
Robert Bigger was born April 7, 1839 in Montgomery County, the son of Thompson and Eliza Nicholson Bigger. Thompson was from North Carolina, born in 1793 and was French-Irish. He was a tanner and farmer. He married Eliza, who was English and a native Tennessean, in 1835. He died in 1865 and Eliza died in 1868.
Robert attended county schools and was a farmer. He married Victoria C. Wall, daughter of William and Nancy Wall of Montgomery County. She was born September 9, 1840.
They had nine children: David C. 1869, Harriet L. 1870, Robert E. 1872, William 1873, Samuel T. 1875, Eudora E. 1876, Eva H. 1878, Nannie 1880, Charles C. 1884.
Robert served four years with the Forty-second Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers. He is a member of the A. F. & A.M. and had held many offices in his lodge.
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28 WILLIAM G. BRAWNER
William Brawner was born in Todd County, Kentucky, February 28, 1847, the son of James H. Brawner of Hardin County, Kentucky and was of German and Scottish-Irish descent. James moved to Todd County where he married Lucy A. McAllister of Todd County. They had nine children. In 1852 they moved to Montgomery County.
William did not go to school but was taught at home. With the help of his mother, he mastered English and literature, philosophy, chemistry, rhetoric and higher mathematics. He also learned to speak, read and write German. He was a teacher a number of years.
On April 7, 1871 he married Sophia F. Frech of Cincinnati, Ohio, of German descent. They had four children: Hattie E., Beulah, Edgar A., and Eva.
William began farming and raising stock in 1881. He raised tobacco and purebred stock, some of the best in the county.
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29 EDMUND L. BREWER
Edmund Brewer was born in Thomasville in Cheatham County on June 20, 1850, the son of Sterling Brewer Jr. He was of Welsh descent and a son of Sterling Brewer Sr. who came to Tennessee in 1800 from North Carolina and was of Welsh descent.
Sterling Sr. was a farmer and merchandiser. He represented Dickson County in the State legislature for a number of years, then was elected Senator, serving as speaker of the Senate. He was a Senator for twelve years. He died in Nashville July of 1852.
Sterling Jr. attended school in Nashville and was in the mercantile business until 1830. He was minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church for eight years and then taught school in Turnersville and other places for thirty years.
In 1839 he married Agnes J. Sanders. They had one child, Letitia H. who died in infancy. Agnes died in 1841., and in 1844 he married Virginia G. Glenn. They had five children: James S., Lucy L., Edmund L., Mary L., and Sterling C. Sterling was a farmer and died April 5, 1885.
Edmund attended his father's schools. He became a farmer. In February, 1877, he married Tennessee W. Patrick of Montgomery County, born October 28, 1855, the daughter of James H. Patrick.
Edmund and Tennie had four children: Lewis V., Charles A., James P., and Glenn.
Edmund was the Magistrate of District 10.
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30 J.L.BRODIE
J.L. Brodie was born March 4, 1839, the son of Alexander and Mary Oldham Brodie. The Brodies came from North Carolina in 1813 and were among the earliest settlers of this State. They settled in District 4 of Montgomery County. Alexander was born November 13, 1794 and was a farmer. In 1822 he married Mary Oldham from Williamson County. They had six children. He died March 19, 1865 and left a cherished name behind him. Mary died November 13, 1869.
J.L. was born near Rose Hill and was a farmer. In 1866 he married A.A. Trahern of Christian County, Kentucky. They had two children: W.S. and R.E.
J.L. joined the Fourteenth Tennessee Regiment under Col. Forbes. He served ten months. He was discharged as disabled but re-enlisted in the First Kentucky Cavalry, then the Second Kentucky under Morgan. He remained with his regiment until Mar. 10, 1865. J.L. owned a farm in the Fourth District and was one of the leading farmers in the county.
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31 GEORGE WATSON BUCK
George Buck was born in Louisa County, Virginia, August 23, 1831, the son of George Washington and Sallie E. Estes Buck, both from Virginia and of English descent. They came to Tennessee in 1833 and lived in Rutherford County for a time, then came to Montgomery County.
George grew up on the farm and worked on it until he was 21, when he learned brickmaking.
In 1861 he enlisted in Company A, Forty-ninth Tennessee Infantry, and was taken prisoner at Ft. Donelson. He was kept at Camp Douglas, Chicago until he was exchanged at Vicksburg. In 1864 he was taken prisoner at Nashville and taken to Camp Chase, Ohio. He was released in May of 1865.
In 1865 he began manufacturing brick and averaged 1,000,000 bricks per season and employed twenty-five men.
He was a prominent citizen of Montgomery County.
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32 JAMES T. BUCKINGHAM
James Buckingham was born October 12, 1826, the son of William and Nancy Gardner Buckingham. William was born in 1802 and died in 1857. Nancy was born 1803 and died 1869.
On September 27, 1850, James married Mary J. Balswell, born March 24, 1832. They had three children: Annetta C., August 10, 1853; Mary J., November 3, 1856; William J.B., September 30, 1860.
In 1863 Mary died and James married Nannie L. Cathey, born October 18, 1838. James and Nannie had six children: John H., October 18,1866; Maggie A., January 3, 1868; Alice J., April 4, 1869; William A., July 31, 1871; Thomas E., December 11, 1872; Sarah E., February 20, 1875.
In 1868, James moved to Stewart County and is respected by all
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33 W. FRANK BUCKNER
Frank Buckner was born in Oak Grove, Kentucky, June 15, 1843, the son of Frank W. and Sarah E. Gordon Buckner. They came from Virginia, Frank born in 1809 and Sarah born in 1819; married in 1839. Sarah was from Christian County, Kentucky.
Frank was raised on a farm and attended Bethel College in Russellville, Kentucky and Stewart College in Clarksville.
In June of 1861, he joined the Oak Grove Rangers under Capt. T. Woodard. After secession, he transferred to the First Kentucky Cavalry. After the war, he went back to farming. In 1867 he married Hattie E. Elliott of Montgomery County, born 1846, the daughter of Col. William H. Elliott. Frank and Hattie had four children: Elliott, Gordon W., Annie, and Lewis.
In 1870 he moved to Hopkinsville and went into the tobacco business until 1883, when he went back to farming.
In 1885, he moved to New Providence and went into the commission business in Clarksville. He was a Mason, K. of P. and K. of H. He was a man of unimpeachable character.
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34 ROBERT H. BURNEY
Robert Burney was born in Davidson County on October 31, 1854, the son of H.L. and Mary L. Vick Burney. H.L. was a minister for forty years, born in Robertson County in 1816. Mary was from Virginia, born in 1815 and died in Robertson County in 1874. They were Scottish-Irish, their parents were from North Carolina.
Robert was raised on the farm and attended schools in Montgomery County and Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee where he graduated in 1876. He moved to Clarksville and practiced law. In 1878 he was elected attorney-general for the Clarksville Criminal Courts.
On February 10, 1880 he married Clara S. Kennedy of Clarksville, daughter of D.N. Kennedy. Robert and Clara had three children: Robert H. Jr., Sarah B., and Mary L.
Robert was a member of the Knights of Pythias.
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35 T.E. CABANISS
T.E. Cabaniss was born in New Providence on March 12, 1857, the son of J.W. Cabaniss of Christian County, Kentucky and Lucy New of Todd County, born 1863. J.W. was born in 1829 and came to Clarksville about 1850. He studied dentistry under Dr. W.J. Castner and practiced in Clarksville for twenty years. He died in October, 1884.
T.E. attended Stewart College in Clarksville and Vanderbilt University in Nashville. He graduated from the Dental Department in 1880 and set up practice in Clarksville.
He married Annie Anderson of Paris, Kentucky on July 13, 1880.
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36 SAMUEL A. CALDWELL
Samuel Caldwell was born November 10, 1825, the son of Samuel and Nancy Howell Caldwell. Samuel (the elder) was born in Virginia in 1776 and was a soldier in the War of 1812. His ancestors were Irish. He died in 1840. Nancy was born in 1804 in Tennessee. Her ancestors were from Virginia. She died in 1856.
Samuel was raised on the farm and attended private schools. In 1841 he began clerking in a store in Palmyra for seven years. Then he engaged in the lumber business. He lost more than $2000 worth of lumber which was used in constructing Ft, Donelson.
He married Miss M.A. Neblett in 1857. She was born in 1831,the daughter of Dr. Neblett. They had five children: Richard D., Mary C., Lucy V., Hart M., and Cora L.
In 1862 he quit the lumber business and began farming. Then in 1867 he came to Clarksville and started a livery business.
In 1875 he was elected justice of the peace. He was one of the prominent citizens of Clarksville.
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37 L.B. CHILTON
L.B. Chilton was born April 15, 1839, the son of Dr. L.F. and Minerva
Tribble Chilton. L.F. was born in 1814 in Hardin County, Kentucky. He attended the Medical University in Louisville, Kentucky and set up practice in Pembroke, Kentucky. He married a second time to Sarah W. Killebrew of Montgomery County. He represented Christian County in the legislature and introduced a bill to build the insane asylum at Hopkinsville. He died in 1861.
L.B. attended county schools and went to Shelby Medical College in Nashville, graduating with honors in 1861.
He joined the First Kentucky Cavalry for one year, then transferred to the Second Kentucky as assistant surgeon. In two years he was promoted to chief surgeon.
After the war, he practiced in different places. He married Mattie D.Washburn in 1867. In 1869 he moved to Woodlawn and practiced medicine for fifteen years. He owned a small farm and was a member of the F. & A.M. He and his wife were highly respected by all.
38 J.B.CLARDY
J.B. Clardy was born July 7, 1856 in Christian County, the son of
John and Elena Thomas Clardy. John's family was from Virginia. He and Elena had six children: L.M., J.W., J.B., M.I., Mary H., and Alice E. John died in 1883 at his home in the fourth district.
J.B. married M.O. Clardy in 1881. They had two children: R.L. and
Lizzie A.M.O. died December 25, 1885.
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39 BENJAMIN F. CLARDY
Benjamin Clardy was born in Tennessee on July 19, 1836, the son of
James and Henrietta L. Daniel Clardy who were married in 1809, both from
Virginia. They had thirteen children. James was born in 1784 and died September 30, 1846. Henrietta was born about 1794 and died November 17, 1867.
Benjamin married Cosby C. Carlile in 1868. She was from Virginia,
born November 29, 1841, the daughter of Daniel B. and Amanda M. Hutsell Carlile. Daniel was born in North Carolina in 1812 and died January 19, 1882. Amanda was a native of Virginia, born January 28, 1818. Benjamin and Cosby had one child, May B., born August 15, 1869.
Benjamin was raised on a farm and in 1868 he bought the Meadow Grove farm, 6 miles northwest of Clarksville, near the Lafayette Road.
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40 GILBERT T. ABERNATHY
Charles C. Abernathy of Virginia was born 1790. When he was 16,
he came to Tennessee with his father . He attended Cumberland College in
Nashville and was a Clerk of the Circuit Court in Giles County for thirty years. In 1815 he married Susan W. Harris of Tennessee (born in 1800). Gilbert was born in Tennessee May 21, 1820. In 1840, Susan died and Charles remarried to Elizabeth Dickson, born in 1817 in Tennessee. Charles died in 1877 and Elizabeth in 1878.
Gilbert was raised on a farm and attended Nashville University.
At the age of 16, he volunteered with the Tennessee Brigade to fight the Creek nation. He then went to Florida for seven months to fight Indians there. Gilbert married Ann L. Baxter (born in Tennessee May 9, 1821) on January 8, 1839. Her parents were Robert Baxter of New Jersey and Rebecca Boone of Kentucky. Gilbert and Ann had two children, Rebecca S. and Mary E.
He studied law for two years and in 1840 he was employed as
bookkeeper at the Tennessee Iron Works, then owned by his father-in-law, Robert Baxter.
Ann died September 18, 1848 and Gilbert married Emily B. Talley of North Carolina (born March 4, 1839) on December 15, 1853. They had eleven children: Charley G., Emily P., Gilbert T., Ann L., Alfred H., Elenora S., John C., George S., Andrew J., Harriet N., and Sarah M.
At Mr. Baxter's death Gilbert and three brothers-in-law bought and ran it and two others until the war, when they closed all but the Mount Vernon Furnace which they ran until 1862. Gilbert remained near the furnace for several years farming and making shingles, but he was almost ruined financially by the war and began teaching school. He had a fine farm and a large residence.
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41 A. G. GOODLETT
The family of Gotlieb moved to Scotland where their name was
changed to Gudeleet then to Goodlett. Adam Goodlett attended the best schools in Europe and came to America in 1757. While in Virginia he fell in love with Rebecca Balderson who made him pledge not to return to Europe. They had eleven children: John, James, Ebenezer, Erskin, Adam G., Robert, Margaret, Francis, Ellen, Nancy and Eliza. Shortly after the war of 1776 Adam moved to Bardstown, Kentucky. After a few years he moved to Nashville where he died in 1822. He and his wife are buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Ebenezer married Eliza Hammond and lived in Princeton, Kentucky and practiced medicine. They had eight children: Adam G., Job H., William, Robert D., Margaret, Francis, Eliza and Sarah.
The oldest son, Adam was born January 1, 1810. In 1833 he married
Eliza T. Turner, the daughter of John and Martha Gleaves Turner. They moved to what is now the town of Goodlettsville. Adam died in Nashville September 14, 1866, as pastor of the Second Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Nashville. Eliza died January 21, 1871. Adam and Eliza had nine children: Rebecca A., Ebenezer E., Martha, Eliza T., Adam G., William A., John A., Jennie and Finis E.
Rebecca married J.W. Grisham in 1855. He died in 1861, leaving his widow with three children.
Ebenezer, was a druggist in Nashville for many years and married
Josephine Brown. They had no children.
Eliza, married Maj. W.H. Joyner in 1865. They lived in Gallatin and had one child, James.
William married Mary Grooms in 1864. He died in 1868, leaving his
widow and one daughter, Jessie.
John died in 1855. Jennie died in 1860 and Finis in 1861.
The second son of Adam and Eliza, Adam G. was born June 22, 1842
near Nashville. He attended Nashville schools and the Western Military
Institute. In 1863 he married Sallie D. Hooper, the daughter John J. and Mildred Wadlington Hooper. In March of 1865, Sallie died leaving a son who died a few years later. Adam moved to Charlotte and practiced law. On June 10, 1866 he married Florence Gold, daughter of William and Mary Brigham Gold. They had five children: Adam Gold, born October 31, 1870; Florrie May, born June 17, 1873; Earl Gordon, born February 24, 1875; William V., born April 15, 1881 and Herbert De Leon, born August 15, 1883.
In 1871 Adam moved his family to Clarksville and practiced law
until 1883 when he bought a fine farm of over 1,000 acres only three miles from town. He raised sheep, horses, fine cattle and other stock. He had a herd of over 60 head of registered Jerseys; highly-bred trotting horses of excellence; a very large Norman stallion; a large Jack and other breeds of donkey stock and large draft horses.
Adam belonged to the Sky Blues (a Democratic band), Masonic Lodge, Knights of Pythias and K. of H.
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42 NATHANIEL V. GERHART
Nathaniel Gerhart was born February 7, 1827 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of Rev. Isaac and Sarah Vogel Gerhart, of German descent. Isaac was born in Bucks County, Penn. about 1788, and was a leading clergyman in the German Reformed Church for fifty years. Sarah was born near Philadelphia in 1794 and died at Lancaster in 1862.
Nathaniel attended school at Gettysburg and came to Louisville, Kentucky in 1853.
In Louisville in 1853 he married Analiza Piemont, born in 1827 in Norfolk, Virginia, the daughter of John Piemont. They had seven children: Virginia, Isaac P., Charles C., Joseph H., Ludia, Harry C. and Bayles W. He moved to Clarksville in 1873 where he was in the merchandising business with four of his sons. He was very prosperous.
During the war, Nathaniel was on the Union side.
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43 JOHN A. GHOLSON
John Gholson was born December 26, 1838 in Clarksville, the son of Milton G. and Louisa Rogers Gholson. M.G. was born in 1814 in Kentucky, Louisa was born in 1816 in Tennessee. During the war, Milton was a lieutenant-colonel in the Fourteenth Tennessee Regiment. When his health failed he returned home and was commissioned brigadedier-general of militia by Gov. Harris. He assisted in raising troops in Tennessee. He died in 1883.
John attended the best schools in Clarksville including Stewart College. In 1859 he attended the Medical University in Nashville and graduated in 1861.
In 1860 John married Margaret Eudora Lyle, the daughter of Thomas and Margaret M. Lyle, both born in 1807 in Tennessee. He returned home from Nashville and joined the Fourteenth Tennessee Regiment under Col. Forbes, where he served as hospital steward. He surrendered with Lee at Appomatox Court House in 1865, then returned home and began practicing medicine.
John and his wife had eight children: Alexander R., John A., Hugh P., Louisa, Milton G., Lillian A., Lottie E. and Dora I. He was a very successful physician at Orgain's Crossroads.
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44 ALEXANDER R. GHOLSON
Alexander R. Gholson was born February 26, 1861 in Montgomery County, the son of Dr. John A. Gholson.
He was raised on a farm and attended county schools. In 1881 he began studying law and was deputy county trustee until 1884 when he was licensed to practice law. He entered the law offices of Judges Smith and Lurton. In 1885 he was appointed deputy clerk and master under Polk G. Johnson.
He was also elected notary public in that year and held this position for four years. Alexander was a member of the Knights of Pythias and a prominent and leading attorney.
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45 JOSEPH J. FLETCHER
Joseph Fletcher was born February 2, 1813 in North Carolina, the
son of Thomas and Mary Thorton Fletcher. Thomas was born May, 1766 and died in 1834; Mary was born November, 1786 and died in 1859.
Joseph married Claudell Bowers of Tennessee, born April 21,
1816, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Bowers. Joseph was born in 1789 and died in 1844; Mary was born in 1800 and died in 1869.
Joseph and Claudell had ten children: Mary A., born July 7,
1840; Joseph T., born April 13, 1842; Ruffin S., born September 19, 1844; Sallie E., born September 21, 1846; Martha P., born January 1, 1848; Winnie A., born June 4, 1849; Joseph R., born March 26, 1851; Claudell B., born April 15, 1853; Joshua D., born June 15, 1855; Francis O., born July 6, 1857.
Joseph was a shoemaker and made all the shoes for his neighbors. In later years he farmed. Claudell died August 15, 1861.
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46 JOSHUA D. FLETCHER
Joshua Fletcher was born June 15, 1855 in Montgomery County, the son of Joseph and Claudell Fletcher.
Joshua was raised on a farm and attended the best county schools. He went to work for his uncle as a clerk in Palmyra. After two years he went back to the farm for a year then went back to clerking in Palmyra. He then opened his own store in Shiloh in partnership with W.J. Elliott. After two years he bought his partner out. He had a successful business making shingles and also had a fine farm, trading considerably in horses, mules and cattle.
On March 18, 1884 Joshua married Ida B. Williamson, born June 8, 1858, the daughter of B.M. and Addie Bowers Williamson. B.M. was born in Tennessee in 1818; Addie was born in Tennessee December 26, 1835.
Joshua and Ida had one child, Boyd W., born April 17, 1885.
Joshua was a leading man in the county.
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47 JOSEPH W. FOSTER
Joseph Foster was born February 9, 1818 in Virginia, the son of John S. Foster of Virginia of English descent. John was a farmer who moved to Tennessee in 1836. His wife was also from Virginia.
Joseph married Mary Averit born in 1823 in Virginia, the daughter of Henry and Sallie Averit of English descent.
Joseph and Mary had had seven children: Lucy, Sarah, Lettie T., William H., Mary L., Lena and Edward Lee.
Joseph did street work, taking many contracts in Clarksville, and also did a large portion of the work on the Nashville, Russellville & Hopkinsville Pikes. He was a contractor on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad when it was first built.
Later he took up farming and raised tobacco extensively.
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48 FINIS E. FOUST
Finis Foust was born September 11, 1851 in Tennessee, the son of Jacob and Eliza Morrow Foust. Jacob was born in 1815 in Germany. Eliza was born in 1819 and was Irish.
Finis attended county schools and was a farmer. On December 19, 1876 he married Mary A. Horsley, born September 17, 1853 in Montgomery County. They had four children: Rufus E., born in 1879; Emmet L., born in 1880; Elizabeth E., born in 1883, and Nannie, born in 1885.
Finis was a member of the Fredonia Lodge of F. & A.M. in which he held several offices. He took an active interest in education.
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49 J.M. FOWLKES
J.M. Fowlkes was born July 2, 1846 in Virginia, the son of Henry A. and Emma M. Chilton Fowlkes of Virginia. Henry was born in 1812 and Emma in 1819. In 1836 they went to Alabama, then later to Tennessee, but returned to Virginia in 1839. In 1849 they moved to Montgomery County and stayed.
J.M. attended Stewart College in Clarksville and was a clerk for many years. In 1870 he began a sewing machine business and was representative for the Wheeler & Wilson Co. for ten years.
On July 2, 1873 he married Rebecca L. Davis, born in 1848, the daughter of Jefferson Davis.
In 1881 he went into business for himself dealing in sewing machines, buying directly from manufacturers.
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50 HENRY FRECH
Henry Frech was born January 15, 1838 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Conrad and Margaret Walker Frech of Germany. Conrad was born in 1800 and died in 1874; Margaret was born in 1810 and died in 1884. They came to Clarksville in 1832.
Henry attended Cincinnati schools and was a cabinetmaker. He came to Clarksville in 1849, but after a year returned to Ohio until 1861 when he came back to Clarksville. He engaged in the grocery business and was quite successful. In 1872 he became a partner in the Sewanee Planing Mill. He was a member of the Clarksville Lumber Company.
In 1869 he was elected mayor and served two years. He raised enough money to build the city hall and market house.
In 1870 he married Amanda G. Bryne of Kentucky. They had six children of whom only one survived, Mary B.
In 1875 he was chosen alderman and was school commissioner 1878-79. He was considered one of the most shrewd and successful businessmen in the city.
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51 WESLEY H. FREY
Wesley Frey was born in 1821, the son of Thomas and Jane Farthing Frey of Robertson County, of German descent. Jane was from Virginia.
Wesley attended county schools. In 1861 he joined the Fiftieth Regiment Tennessee Infantry and was captured with his regiment at Ft. Donelson, but escaped and joined Capt. Tyler's company in Col. Woodard's cavalry until his regiment was exchanged, when he joined them again. At Missionary Ridge he was again captured and held at Rock Island, Illinois until the war ended.
In 1866 he married Matilda E. Jones of Robertson County, the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Jones. Wesley and Matilda had ten children: Ida E., Walter L., Emily E., Mary J., Rosa L., Annie P., Alice, Wesley B., Charles E. and Nellie T.
Wesley was a farmer and had an excellent farm. He was secretary of the F. & A. M. at Port Royal.
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52 S.E. GARRARD
S.E. Garrard was born July 30, 1853 in Montgomery County, the son of S.L. and Mary Young Garrard. They came from North Carolina, but S.L. was born in Tennessee; Mary was from Virginia. They had six children: J.H., W.M., S.E., E.E., C.S., E.L. On January 22, 1874, S.L. died in this county. He was a member of the F. & A.M.
S.E. attended county schools until 1873, when he went to Mississippi and attended school there. He returned and began farming. In 1876 he went into the dry goods business at Seg, Tenn. which was named for him. In 1881 he married Annie Riggins of Montgomery County. They had two children: Mattie and Bascomb.
S.E. had a fine farm and was highly respected.
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53 J.J. GARROTT
J.J. Garrott was born December 30, 1833 in Montgomery County, the son of Jacob and Ann C. Going Garrott, and is of Scottish-Irish descent. Jacob was born in Virginia in 1796, Ann was born in South Carolina in 1802. They came to Tennessee about 1816 and were prominent citizens in both Montgomery County and Christian County, Kentucky. Both parents died in Illinois.
J.J. was raised on a farm and attended county schools. In 1861 he joined Company F, Seventh Kentucky C.S. Volunteers and was commissioned captain in 1862. He was wounded five times and was at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Port Hudson, Baton Rouge and was in the cavalry under Gen. Forrest.
He came home in 1865 and went into the merchandising business in New Providence for eight years. For two years he was in the tobacco business in New York City.
He bought a very large farm in 1873 in this county. He was married January 4, 1870 to Nannie P. Grinstead of Kentucky. On November 19, 1883, he killed one of several burglars who were breaking into his house and was shot in return.
He was a Mason and a leading citizen.
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54 JAMES P. GILL
James Gill was born August 21, 1850 in Logan County, Kentucky, the son of J.F. and Mary E. Gunn Gill. J.F. was born in 1816 in Virginia and died in 1884 in Kentucky; Mary was born in 1828 in Kentucky. James attended country schools and Kentucky Wesleyan University at Millersburg, graduating in 1871.
He taught school in Bell's Chapel, Kentucky for three years then moved to Cadiz and was in the tobacco business for a year.
In 1876 he kept a livery stable in Cadiz, then in 1884 moved to Clarksville and ran a livery stable. He bought and sold fine horses and mules for ten years. In 1886 he built a fine brick livery barn.
In 1878 he married Lizzie Chappell of Cadiz, the daughter of J.W. Chappell. They had two children: Joseph C. and Mary E.
James owned a farm near the city and was well-to-do financially.
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55 BENJAMIN K. GOLD
Benjamin Gold was born December 21, 1837 in Montgomery County, the son of John and Sarah Collins Gold, both born in Virginia.
Benjamin attended country schools and Stewart College in Clarksville where he studied business. He worked as head clerk in a large wholesale-retail grocery in New Providence until he bought the business from the owners and ran it on his own, also dealing in tobacco.
During the was, he quit the grocery business but continued dealing in tobacco. He moved to Louisville, Kentucky and spent four years buying and shipping tobacco, running a large rehandling business. He returned to New Providence and built a large tobacco factory which he ran for many years. He sold the business and became a broker in leaf tobacco. He was an active member of the tobacco trade for twenty-five years and was one of the most extensive and successful buyers on the Clarksville Tobacco Board of Trade.
In 1860 Benjamin married Mary J. Oldham, born in 1841 in Montgomery County. They had five children: Clarence O., Ora L., Mamie, James K. and Benjamin H.
Benjamin was quite wealthy. He came from a well-known family and was highly-respected.
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56 LEWIS T. GOLD
Lewis Gold was born December 15, 1841, the son of John and Sarah Collins Gold, and brother of Benjamin.
Lewis was raised on a farm and attended the country schools. At the age of sixteen he went to New Providence and worked as a salesman for the grocery store of Gold & Co.
In 1861 he joined Company L, Fourteenth Tennessee Volunteers. In the early part of 1862 he was taken ill and declared unfit and disabled, was sent home. to recover. In late 1862 he rejoined and transferred to Company A, Forty-ninth Tennessee and served until the war ended.
Lewis returned home for a short time, then moved to Louisville, Kentucky and was in the tobacco business. He returned to Tennessee and began business in New Providence for two years.
On November 5, 1873 he married Sallie G. Pettus, born July 6, 1854 in New Providence, the daughter of Thomas F. and Martha Pettus. They had two children: Mattie P. and Stephen.
Lewis ran a warehouse business for four years and, in 1874, began dealing in leaf tobacco. Two years later he began the commission business and was one of the most extensive buyers of the Tobacco Exchange.
Lewis was a member of the F. & A.M. and is highly respected.
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57 RUFUS J. GOOSTREE
Rufus Goostree was born March 4, 1833 in Sumner County, the son of James W. and Catharine Taylor Goostree. James was born in 1803 in Virginia and died in Nashville in February of 1881. He was a farmer. Catharine was born in 1805 in Virginia and was of Scottish descent. James and Catharine were married in 1823 and had nine children.
Rufus attended the county schools left home at age twenty-two. He was in the livery business for sometime, then in 1859 came to Montgomery County.
In the same year he married Mary Wylie, who died the following year. In 1867 he married Rachel A. Hinton, born September 30, 1835 in Davidson County, the daughter of John J. Hinton, a prominent citizen.
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58 JAMES A. GORDON Jr.
James Gordon was born September 18, 1809 in Virginia, the son of James and Elizabeth Gordon of Scotland. They settled in Virginia and farmed. They had six children: James A. Jr., Mary A., Daniel, Elizabeth R., Virginia A. and Fioneis M.
James attended the county schools and settled in Montgomery County in 1850 and bought a farm near Spring Creek.
In 1849 James married Josephine Thomas, born June 11, 1833, the daughter of Dr. B.W. and Mary Brumfield Thomas, who were married in 1831. James and Josephine had eight children: Alonzo A., Laura E., James A., Lillie C., Nannie B., Ora C., Minnie C. and Elmer B.
James died on January 20, 1878 leaving his widow to run the farm. They are well-to-do financially.
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59 MATTHEW GRACEY
Matthew Gracey was born March 4, 1847 in Eddyville, Kentucky, the son of Matthew and Maria Tilford Gracey, and is of Irish-German descent.
Matthew attended county schools in Kentucky. He came to Clarksville in 1866 and was in the wharf-boat, coal and grain business.
In 1874 he joined the Knights of Pythias.
On November 30, 1876 he married Marian C. Castner, born October 21, 1851 in Clarksville, the daughter of Dr. W.J. and Mary Beaumont Castner. Matthew and Marian had three children: Lucy C., Frank P. and May B.
He was one of the first business men in the city.
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60 FRANK P. GRACEY
Frank Gracey was born June 30, 1834 in Eddyville, Kentucky. On November 10, 1857 he married Irene Cobb, the daughter of Dr. Joshua Cobb. They had one child, Julian.
Frank was commander of a Kentucky battery during the war. He was a prominent business man in Clarksville and quite well-to-do.
Julian worked in the legal department of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in Montgomery, Alabama.
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61 WILLIAM H. GREEN
William Green was born November 7, 1840 in Montgomery County, the son of Henry J. and Sarah Browder Green, who were married November 11, 1835. Henry was born in 1804 and Sarah in 1816, both in Virginia.
William attended Stewart College in Clarksville and Russellville College at Russellville, Kentucky.
In 1869 William married Cynthia Monroe of Kentucky, born December 26, 1851, the daughter of James and Elizabeth Pendleton Monroe. James was born in 1823 and Elizabeth in 1828, both of Kentucky. They had three children: Mary M., born December 16, 1871; William H., born April 6, 1873, and Louisa M., born November 10, 1877.
In 1861 he joined Company A, Fourteenth Tennessee Volunteers. He was always at the front in all the principal battles in Virginia, but was not wounded. He surrendered with Lee at Appomattox Court House and returned home to farm.
William was a prosperous farmer and very public-spirited. His farm was two miles off the Clarksville & Hopkinsville Pike. It has a elegant house and is in a beautiful place. He died on January 15, 1883 leaving his widow to run the farm.