JOHN CATNER is a native Tennesseean, born in 1805, son of Lewis and Polly (Smith) CATNER, who were born in North Carolina. The father’s birth occurred about 1795. He came to Tennessee in 1813 and located in Bedford County, where he lived until his death. Our subject was his second child and assisted his father … Read more
JOSEPH H. CATES, son of John S. and Elizabeth (Himes) CATES, was born March 22, 1827. His father was born in 1808, near Knoxville, Tenn., and was given a limited education in the country schools. He chose farming for his occupation. He was also a stone-mason and worked at this trade for a number or … Read more
JOHN T. CANNON, the genial clerk of the Circuit court of Bedford County is a grandson of Clement CANNON, Sr., one of five brothers, who came from North Carolina to Williamson County, Tenn., in the first decade of this century. Clement CANNON, Sr., had five sons, the father of our subject, Henry CANNON, being one … Read more
CHARLES L. CANNON was born February 14, 1813, in Shelbyville, Bedford Co., Tenn., and is now the oldest living person born in that town. His father, Clement CANNON, was a native of North Carolina, born in the later part of the last century. He was of English descent and immigrated to Tennessee with his parents, … Read more
JOHN S. BUTLER, clerk and master of the chancery court of Bedford County, was born in Rutherford County, Tenn., March 13, 1832, being one of nine children raised by William S. and Nancy E. (Campbell) BUTLER. The father was a native of North Carolina and came to Shelbyville in 1816, and till 1830 pursued the … Read more
T. G. BUCHANAN, senior member of the firm of Buchanan & Woods, was born March 25, 1852, in Lincoln County, Tenn. His father was T. W. BUCHANAN, who moved to this county before the war and to Shelbyville about the close of the war. He was an extensive merchant of Shelbyville. In 1878 he was … Read more
Mrs. MARY A. (CLARY) BROWN was born September 14, 1816, in North Carolina, daughter of William and Nancy (Wright) CLARY, both natives of North Carolina. Our subject is the elder of two children born to her parents. May 23, 1834, she married J. R. BROWN, a native of East Tennessee, born May 10, 1811. He … Read more
JAMES P. BROWN is one of the family of children who were born to the marriage of William Brown and Jane G. GOODRUM. The father was born in North Carolina in 1803, and about 1824 came to Shelbyville where he lived and died. He was a trader in live-stock, lands, etc., and became a well-to-do … Read more
JAMES B. BROWN is a son of Henry BROWN, a native of Wake County, N. C. The gather received a limited education, and came to Tennessee in 1833, locating in Bedford County where he engaged in farming. He was married in 1830 to Miss Sarah K. ALSTON, whose ancestors were from North Carolina. To Mr. … Read more
JOHN A. BRAMBLETT was born August 13, 1813, in Georgia. His father, John BRAMBLETT, was a native of South Carolina, and of Irish descent. He immigrated to Georgia when young, and there married Miss Jennie COUCH, a native of Georgia. To this union were born twelve children, our subject being the ninth. About 1832 John BRAMBLETT … Read more
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