Carter

Van HUSS, J.P.

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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

TAYLOR, C.C.

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C. C. TAYLOR, farmer, was born in Carter County, September 12, 1846, the son of C. C. and Nancy (Duncan) TAYLOR, the former born in this county, May 15, 1795, the son of Dr. Isaac TAYLOR; of Virginia, who was born in 1756, and came to what is now Carter County about 1776. He was … Read more

SMITH, J.P. (Judge)

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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

SCOTT, J.P.

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J. P. SCOTT, proprietor of the Watauga Woolen Mills, and one of the prominent citizens of Carter County, was born in that county August 19, 1834, and is the son of John and Jane (Humphreys) SCOTT. The father was born in Washington County in 1797, and was a soldier of the war of 1812, participating … Read more

PEEBLES, Andrew J.

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Andrew J. PEEBLES, a minister and farmer, was born in Carter County, January 16, 1829, the son of William and Elizabeth (Sheets) PEEBLES, the former a native of Carter County, and died in 1875, at the age of eighty-nine. The mother was born in Virginia, and died in 1886, aged ninety-two. They had six sons … Read more

NAVE, Daniel S.

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D. S. NAVE, merchant, was born September 2, 1836, in Carter County, and when fifteen years old his father’s death compelled him to support the family. He is now owner of 104 acres of land, besides a stock of goods at Hampton, where he been a merchant for two years. In 1866 he became revenue … Read more

McCORKLE, J.J.

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J. J. McCORKLE, farmer, was born in Sullivan County, January 4, 1846, the son of Samuel and Lucinda (Colbaugh) McCORKLE, the former a native of Tennessee, and born in 1818, the son of Joseph, a native of Pennsylvania, and of Irish origin. The father was a highly successful farmer, and died in 1885. The mother, … Read more

JOHNSON, Robert T.

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The paternal grandfather of our subject, was Jacob JOHNSON, who immigrated to Tennessee from Millerstown, Md., soon after the close of the Revolutionary war, and settled near Eden Ridge,within five miles of Kingsport, Sullivan County. He was a farmer by vocation, and alsb kept a tavern. He lived there until his death, which occurred in … Read more

JOBE, A. (Dr.)

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Dr. A. JOBE was born near Elizabethton, Carter Co., Tenn., October 9, 1817, the son of Joshua and Ruth (Tipton) JOBE. The former was born in Washington County (before the State of Tennessee was formed) September 15,1785. He was the son of David JOBE who immigrated to this new country, about the year 1777, from Shenandoah County, … Read more

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