JOHN JACKSON COMER. Samuel COMER was a native of England and came to the United States with his wife (formerly a Miss RANDOLPH), a short time before the Revolutionary War and settled in Virginia. He served in the war against the mother country, and was subsequently killed by the Tories. Reuben D. COMER, son of … Read more
Mrs. IDA J. COLLINS was born October 6, 1837, daughter of David and Sarah (Harris) WILLIAMS, who were born in Tennessee in 1814 and 1818, respectively. Mrs. COLLINS’ paternal ancestry were originally from the State of Virginia, and her mother’s people were North Carolinians. Our subject was united in marriage, April 29, 1858, to W. … Read more
WILLIAM COLLIER is a son of Lockey COLLIER, who was born in Virginia about 1770 and died about 1840. The father came to Tennessee about 1789. Our subject was his only child and resided with his father until twenty-one years of age, and afterward followed the occupation of farming. He is a self-made man and … Read more
THOMAS H. COLDWELL was born in Shelbyville August 29, 1822. His father, John Campbell COLDWELL, was born January 8, 1791, in Hawkins County, Tenn., and removed with his father, Ballard COLDWELL, and family to Bedford County, January 1, 1807. John Campbell COLDWELL served two campaigns under Gen. Jackson, one against the Creek Indians, in which … Read more
GEN. ERNEST COLDWELL was born at Shelbyville, November 12, 1858. He was educated at Shelbyville and at Carbondale, Ill. After reading law two years in his father’s office he was licensed, by Judge Robert CANTRELL and Peter TURNEY, to practice. In September, 1882, he was appointed special revenue collector, under A. M. HUGHES, Jr. While … Read more
THOMAS S. CLEVELAND was born April 25, 1840, in Bedford County, Tenn. His father Jeremiah CLEVELAND was a native of Greenville, S. C., born March, 1806, and of English and German descent. About 1833 he immigrated to Bedford County, Tenn., and located on the farm where our subject is now living. He married Miss Sallie … Read more
B. F. CLEVELAND was born August 11, 1848 , in Georgia. His father, Robert M. CLEVELAND, was a native of North Carolina, and married Miss Fannie L. WRIGHT, a native of Rhode Island. To this union were born the following children: William C., Jeremiah, Vannoy, Caroline, Harriet D., B. F. (our subject), Georgia A. and … Read more
J. C. CLAXTON’s birth occurred April 12, 1830, in Tennessee. He is a son of James and Temperance (Ratler) CLAXTON, born in 1802 and 1812, and died about 1866 and 1877, respectively. Our subject was the sixth of thirteen children. He assisted his father until twenty-one years of age, and up to the present time … Read more
J. W. CLARY, M. D., is a North Carolinian by birth, born July 28, 1821. His occupations while in that Sate were school teaching, deputy county sheriff, deputy county clerk and hotel-keeping. In 1848 he became a disciple of Aesculapius, studying under Dr. SCROGGS. In the spring of 1849 he entered the Medical College, of … Read more
PETER CATNER, born in 1819, in Bedford County, Tenn., was reared on a farm, and assisted his father until he was about twenty-four years of age. He, at the time, began relying on his own resources for a livelihood, and has prospered beyond his expectations. Through his own energy and economy he is at present … Read more
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