City: Newbern
McCORKLE, John Edwin, farmer, surveyor, and banker; born in Dyer Co., Tenn., May 17, 1839; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Edwin A. and Jane Maxwell (Thomas) McCORKLE; father’s occupation farming; paternal grandparents Robert and Margaret (Morrison) McCORKLE, maternal grandparents, William and Elizabeth (Purviance) THOMAS; graduated at Bluff Springs, Tenn., A.M. degree in 1859; in early life was a teacher and farmer; married twice, first Tennie SCOTT, Jan. 14, 1868, second Mary COTTON, Sept. 1, 1880; member of Masonic lodge; Democrat; former magistrate 20 years, state senator two terms; notary public; served as lieutenant in C.S.A., and resigned on account of ill health; member of Christian church and elder in same; engaged in farming and banking.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
