Johnson – Goodspeed's History of Tennessee

Van HUSS, J.P.

June 10, 2017January 31, 2015 by

J. P. Van HUSS, farmer, was born in March, 1833, in Carter County, on his present farm. He was educated in the common schools, and when twenty years old began life, and now owns 157 acres of fine land. In 1860 Rebecca, a daughter of Daniel and Barbara (Roadcap) NEAD, of Hagerstown, Md., and Rockbridge … Read more

SMITH, J.P. (Judge)

June 10, 2017January 31, 2015 by

Judge J. P. SMITH, chancellor of the first chancery division of Tennessee, was born in Johnson County, March 30, 1846, the son of A. D. and Mary (Powell) SMITH, the former born in Wilkes County, N. C., in 1808, the son of Caleb SMITH, a native of North Carolina. Eleven brothers, including the father of … Read more