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Goodspeed’s Biography of Isham Overton Harvey

Goodspeed’s Biography of Isham Overton Harvey

Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 Harvey Bros. are dealers in furniture and general merchandise and also undertakers of Lawrenceburg, Tenn. The firm is composed of Isham O. and John H. Harvey, and was established by the present firm February, 1885. Isham O. was born in Williamson County, Tenn., June 10,1 850, son of Holcomb and Mary (Wilson) Harvey, natives respectively of Virginia and Georgia; was reared on a farm in Williamson…

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Goodspeed’s Biography of Dr. Robert H. Harvey

Goodspeed’s Biography of Dr. Robert H. Harvey

Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 Dr. Robert H. Harvey, an influential citizen of Lawrence County, Tenn., was born in Williamson County, of the same State, August 31, 1841, and is a son of John W. and Mildred (Bailey) Harvey, both native Virginians. The subject’s grandfather, Isom Harvey, came to Williamson County, Tenn., about 1830, and resided there until his death. John W. was born February 15, 1811, and came to Williamson…

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Goodspeed’s Biography of Daniel Gideon Harrison

Goodspeed’s Biography of Daniel Gideon Harrison

Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 Daniel G. Harrison was born near Winchester, Franklin Co., Tenn., January 19, 1840, the second of ten children of David and Eliza (McCoy) Harrison. He is of English descent, and after remaining with his parents and attending the common schools until nineteen years of age he joined the sixteenth Alabama Infantry and served in the late war four years. He was wounded at Chickamauga and was…

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Goodspeed’s Biography of Charles Joel Herrin

Goodspeed’s Biography of Charles Joel Herrin

Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 Charles J. Herrin is a North Carolinan by birth, born in 1804, and immigrated to Tennessee when a young man. He has been a farmer and merchant all his life, and has held the office of magistrate for many years. He also served as constable, county surveyor, notary public and register. He first married a Miss Allen, who bore him one child, named Mary, who died…

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Goodspeed’s Biography of Eli F. Hannah

Goodspeed’s Biography of Eli F. Hannah

Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 Eli F. Hannah was born in Lincoln County, N.C., June 30, 1829, the son of John and Mary (Wells) Hannah, both natives of the same State. In 1830 the father came to Rutherford County, Tenn., but soon moved to Giles County. His occupation was blacksmithing. He died in 1879, and his wife in 1882. Eli F. was reared on his father’s farm, securing in youth a…

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Goodspeed’s Biography of George Willis Hammonds

Goodspeed’s Biography of George Willis Hammonds

Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 George W. Hammonds is a son of Willis and Ursley (Newton) Hammonds, born in North Carolina and Tennessee in 1800 and 1805, respectively. He was an early pioneer of Tennessee and 250 acres of land. His wife died in Giles County July 14, 1869. George W. was educated in the common schools of his native county and at Lexington, Ala. He became salesman in a country…

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Goodspeed’s Biography of William F. Hail

Goodspeed’s Biography of William F. Hail

Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 William F. Hail is a native of the county in which he now resides, his birth taking place in 1828. His father was a Virginian and came to Tennessee with his parents when quite young. He was a farmer, and served under Jackson in the Indian wars. During one of the battles he obtained possession of an Indian boy, whom he afterward reared and educated. He…

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Goodspeed’s Biography of John Allen Hagan

Goodspeed’s Biography of John Allen Hagan

Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 John A. Hagan (deceased) was born in Kentucky December 1, 1811, son of John and Rebecca (Wilson) Hagan, and of Irish descent. He was a prominent citizen and business man of his county and succeeded in accumulating a comfortable competency for himself and family. He owned large iron works and cotton-mills, and also owned and controlled a large and paying plantation, besides being in the mercantile…

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Goodspeed’s Biography of James Monroe Gilmore

Goodspeed’s Biography of James Monroe Gilmore

Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 James M. Gilmore, clerk of the Lawrence County Court, was born in Giles County, Tenn., February 17, 1843, son of John S. and Elizabeth (Simms) Gilmore, both natives of Tennessee. The parents died when James M. was a small lad, consequently he knows but little of his ancestral history. He worked as a farm hand, after his father’s death, in Giles County, and in 1861 enlisted…

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Goodspeed’s Biography of James W. Garrett

Goodspeed’s Biography of James W. Garrett

Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 James W. Garrett, register of Lawrence County, is a native of Washington County, Ark., and born January 20, 1859, the son of Joseph and Millie E. (Rice) Garrett, natives of Tennessee. The parents moved from Hickman County, Tenn., to Arkansas, in 1858. When the late war broke out the father enlisted in the Confederate service as a lieutenant, and afterward became a wagon master. He contracted…

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