John A. PARRISH, farmer and prominent citizen of District No. 4, is a son of Thomas A. and Martha (Stone) PARRISH, and was born in Virginia in 1832. The parents were both natives of Virginia and died in 1867 and 1848 respectively. The mother was a worthy and consistent member of the Baptist Church. Our … Read more
Caleb McKNIGHT, a prominent citizen and farmer of the Sixth District of Chester County, was born in Wilson County, Tenn., in 1820, and is one of a family of nine children, three of whom are living. His parents, William and Rhoda (Kissee) McKNIGHT, are both natives of South Carolina. The father was born in September, … Read more
J. A. MILLER, citizen and farmer of the Third District of Chester County, Tenn., was born in McNairy County, Tenn., April, 1847, and is one of a family of ten children. He is a son of R. S. and Elizabeth (Willett) MILLERÂ and a grandson of Francis and Margaret (Skinner) MILLER. R. S. MILLERÂ was born in … Read more
C. O. HARDEMAN, present trustee of Chester County, was born in Giles County, Tenn., in 1840; son of Benjamin F. and Ellen (Sanders) HARDEMAN. The father was a native of Middle Tennessee, born in 1815. His educational advantages were very limited, but being a man of great observation and a lover of literature, he, through … Read more
J. A. FRY, farmer and lumberman of the Tenth District, Chester County, was born in East Tennessee in 1825 and is one of a family of five children, two of whom are now living. His parents, Joseph and Catherine FRY, are both natives of North Carolina. The father was born in 1794 and came to … Read more
H. D. FRANKLIN, county court clerk of Chester County, Tenn., was born in North Carolina, January 12, 1848, and is one of a family of live children, two of whom are now living. His parents, David J. and Sarah B. (Browder) FRANKLIN, are both natives of Halifax County, Va.; the former born about 1826 and … Read more
John B. EDWARDS, a well known farmer of the Fifth District of Chester County, was born in Henderson County in 1840, the fourth child of a family of six children born to Samuel T. and Charlotte (Robertson) EDWARDS. The father was of Welsh descent; born in North Carolina in 1809, he came with his mother … Read more
Robert and H. D. CRINER, liverymen at Henderson, established their business in 1885. They were born in Henderson County, the former in 1854 aud the latter in 1856. Their parents, John A. and Patsey Ann (Stanfield) CRINER, are both natives of Tennessee, the father born in Lincoln County about 1817 and the mother in Henderson … Read more
Col. C. M. CASON, present register of Chester County, Tenn., was born near Henderson, Tenn., in 1827, and is one of a family of five children, four of whom are living, born to the union of William and Mary (McKnight) CASON. The father was born in South Carolina in 1804, and came to Middle Tennessee … Read more
T. J. BUTLER, farmer of Mifflin, is a son of Obediah and Nancy (Williams) BUTLER, both natives of North Carolina, and both born in the year 1806. The father was married at the ago of twenty-one and soon after came to Madison County, Tenn., where he followed agricultural pursuits until his death in 1866. The … Read more
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