John N. Ledbetter, one of Perry County's prominent farmers, was born in Lincoln County (afterward Marshall County), November 30, 1825, and is one of twelve children, seven now living, born to Henry and Anna (Phillips) Ledbetter, who were born in North Carolina. They were married in their native State and soon after came to Tennessee, locating in Lincoln County. In February, 1849, they took up their permanent residence in Perry County, where they resided until their respective deaths in 1860 and 1870. Our subject lived with his father and mother until his marriage to Millie Elizabeth Tate, which took place December 16, 1866. He then made his home with his mother three years longer, then moved to a farm which he had purchased on Lick Creek, where he remained ten years, and then located on his present farm of over 500 acres near Lobelville. Mr. and Mrs. Ledbetter are the parents of two children: Martha Ann and John Henry. Mr. Ledbetter belongs to the Republican party, and he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.