Isaac M. JOHNSTON, was born at his present location April 20, 1838, son of James and Elizabeth (McNew) JOHNSTON. They were of Irish descent, and natives of Virginia, the father of Smith County, and the mother of Washington. The father was born August 30, 1789, and died, where our subject now lives, September 12, 1871; … Read more
BENJAMIN FORSYTH SMALLING was born in what was Bedford County but now is part of Marshall County, Tenn., November 24, 1825. He is the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Bostic) Smalling, and is of German lineage. His father was born in Sullivan County, Tenn., about 1800, and his mother was born in Wilkes County, N. … Read more
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
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
John HUGHES is one of the most prosperous farmers of Carter County, and was born and reared in said county. He was born February 14, 1820, and is the son of James and Susanor (Hines) HUGHES. The father was a native of Sullivan County, Tenn., and was born May 15, 1790. He was the son of … Read more
C. N. BROWN, a farmer in the Ninth District, was born February 28, 1887, in Carter County. He received a good common-school education, was reared on a farm, and has since followed farming. He was thrown upon his own resources when of age. He was married in 1882 to Miss Nancy WORLEY, a daughter of … Read more
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