TILLMAN–Lewis – Goodspeed's History of Tennessee

TILLMAN, Lewis (Colonel)

June 10, 2017September 21, 2015 by

COL. LEWIS TILLMAN (deceased) was born in Bedford County, August 18, 1816, being a son of John and Rachel P. (Martin) Tillman, natives of South Carolina. Both parents immigrated to this county when young. The father was born February 5, 1786, and came to Bedford County about 1810. He was a farmer, and was one … Read more

CANNON, John T.

June 10, 2017April 12, 2015 by

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