John WARDEN was born in North Carolina in 1826, son of Robert and Elizabeth (PILCHER) WARDEN. His early education was very limited, he never having received more than six months’ schooling during his life. At the age of six years … Continue reading →
B. S. PAPLANUS, a merchant of Petersburg, Tenn., was born in Hungary, Europe, and being left an orphan at an early age, he resolved to make the New World his home, and accordingly came to the United States in 1871, … Continue reading →
D. M. SANDERS is a native of Lincoln County, Tenn., born in 1846, and his early days were spent in attending the district schools and assisting his parents on the farm. After attaining man’s estate he was married to Mrs. … Continue reading →
William J. LANDESS, farmer and tanner of the Sixth District, was born October 9, 1852, in Lincoln County, Tenn. The father of our subject, John LANDESS was born in Kentucky, November 11, 1799, and was of Dutch extraction. He acquired … Continue reading →
Pleasant HALBERT‘s birth occurred in Williamson County, Tenn., in 1811. His parents, James and Elizabeth (SMITH) HALBERT, were born in North and South Carolina in 1771 and 1788, and died in 1833 and 1813, respectively. The father was a farmer, … Continue reading →
Hon. Isham P. DISMUKES (deceased), one of the leading members of the Fayetteville bar, was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., April 19, 1832, son of Marcus L. and Delia (WADKINS) DISMUKES. He received a thorough literary education in the Fayetteville … Continue reading →
J. S. ALEXANDER, proprietor of livery and feed stable, of Fayetteville, begin business in 1876, and although his success was on a very small scale at first, he is at present the owner of eight vehicles and twelve horses, and … Continue reading →
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