JACKSON, D.C.

D.C. JACKSON, a prominent citizen of Summitville, Tenn., was born November 16, 1821, in Monticello, Ky., and is the son of J.B. and Dorcas (Cox) JACKSON. The father was born in Lewisburg, N.C., in 1798, and when quite young came to Tennessee. For eight years, before he went into the mercantile business, he was clerk … Read more

PHILLIPS, Charles F.

Charles F. Phillips was born in McMinn County, Tenn., November 27, 1830. He is the third of ten children born to William and Mahala (Davis) Phillips, who were of Irish and Welsh descent. William Phillips, his father, was a farmer, and was born in East Tennessee, where he was raised and married; when his son … Read more

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