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Goodspeed’s Biography of William K. Lackey

Goodspeed’s Biography of William K. Lackey

Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 William K. Lackey, an influential citizen of Lawrence County, Tenn., is a native of Giles County, born in 1844. His father was a native Tennessean and reared on a farm, but followed teaching the greater portion of his life. The mother, whose maiden name was Flora McCollum, was born in North Carolina, and came to Tennessee with her parents when quite young. Mr. and Mrs. Lackey…

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Goodspeed’s Biography of Allen Hill Kidd

Goodspeed’s Biography of Allen Hill Kidd

Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 Allen H. Kidd is a son of George and Nancy N. Kidd, who were born respectively, in North Carolina and Tennessee. George Kidd was one of the early immigrants to Tennessee, and followed the vocation of farming in Giles and Lawrence Counties. He died 1843, and the mother in 1876. Allen H. was born in Lawrence County March 18, 1843, and his early days were spent…

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Goodspeed’s Biography of John B. Kennedy

Goodspeed’s Biography of John B. Kennedy

Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 John B. Kennedy, clerk of the circuit and criminal courts of Lawrence County, Tenn., and a native of Giles County, of the same State, was born November 6, 1843, son of John and Patsy Kennedy, both natives of Kentucky. The father came to Tennessee in the twenties and located on a farm in Giles County, where he followed agricultural pursuits and stock raising successfully, being the…

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Goodspeed’s Biography of William Catesby Cocke

Goodspeed’s Biography of William Catesby Cocke

Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 William C. Cocke is a son of Peter P. and Alice (Hooe) Cocke. The father was born in Westmoreland County, Va., and died in Ohio in 1850. Mrs. Cocke was born in Prince William County, Va., and also died in the Buckeye State in 1872. William C., our subject, was born June 18, 1814, and was reared in his native State, Virginia. When eighteen years of…

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Goodspeed’s Biography of Columbus Marion Joiner

Goodspeed’s Biography of Columbus Marion Joiner

Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 Columbus M. Joiner was born in Lauderdale County, Ala., March 12, 1860, the son of James and Lucy (Rust) Joiner, natives of Alabama. The father died at Jackson, Miss., in 1863, of sickness contracted in the Confederate service. Columbus M. was reared by his mother, and in 1868 was taken by her to Shawneetown, Ill. Here she died, in December, 1870. In 1871 Columbus went to…

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Goodspeed’s Biography of Josephus Sumter Johnson

Goodspeed’s Biography of Josephus Sumter Johnson

Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 Josephus S. Johnson, a native of Lawrence County, Tenn., was born in 1832, and was reared to manhood on a farm. When about twenty-five years of age he removed to Arkansas and was engaged in teaching school, farming and clerking in a general merchandise establishment, remaining in the State two years. At that time he entered the Confederate service and remained until 1863, being a participant…

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Goodspeed’s Biography of William W. Johnson

Goodspeed’s Biography of William W. Johnson

Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 William W. Johnson, a pioneer citizen of Tennessee, is a native of Lawrence County, Tenn., born in 1820. His father, Robert Johnson, was born in North Carolina and came to Tennessee when quite young. He was a farmer, and married Mary McLaren, of South Carolina, who bore him eight sons, seven of whom lived to be grown, and four are yet living. The father was a…

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Goodspeed’s Biography of Simon Isaacs

Goodspeed’s Biography of Simon Isaacs

Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 Simon Isaacs, merchant, was born in Poland in the year 1857. He came to the United States in 1873, and for three years followed the mercantile business in Nashville. He then returned to the old country, and in 1878 again came to the United States and began business in Pulaski. In February, 1883, he engaged in the dry goods and clothing business at Lawrenceburg, and has…

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Goodspeed’s Biography of Young Milton Hudson

Goodspeed’s Biography of Young Milton Hudson

Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 Young M. Hudson was born in Maury County, Tenn., September 11, 1811, son of Adam B. and Priscilla (Thomas ) Hudson, who were born in Maryland and were early emigrants to Davidson County, Tenn. They soon after removed to Maury County, Tenn., where they resided until 1836, and then moved to Mississippi, where he died the following year. The mother died in 1822. Young M. attended…

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Goodspeed’s Biography of Dr. Snowden B. Herbert

Goodspeed’s Biography of Dr. Snowden B. Herbert

Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 Snowden B. Herbert, M.D., of Wayland Springs, Tenn., is a native of Madison County, Ala., born 1828. He sided with his mother until seventeen years of age, and then came to Wayland Springs and read medicine under his brother, Dr. C. L. Herbert, for two years. Owing to ill health he was compelled to abandon the study of medicine, and for two years in government surveying,…

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