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Aaron R. McCage Biography
Contributed by: David Donahue |
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This material was
originally donated to the TNGenWeb where it shall remain in Legacy.
This information was taken from Goodspeed's History of Tennessee published
in 1886/1887. |
Aaron R. McCage, farmer, and native of the county, was born
September 6, 1841, and is one of ten children - six living - born to
William B. and Winnie (Potter) McCage, who were both Tennesseans. They
were married in Hickman County, and then moved to Lobelville in the early
settlement of Perry County. In 1842 they moved to Henderson County, and
after a twelve years' residence the family returned to Perry County. The
mother died while in West Tennessee, and the father afterward married Mrs.
(Crowder) Burchard in 1856, a native of Maury County. The father died
August 10, 1874. Aaron B. remained at home until the commencement of the
war, when he enlisted in the Fifty-third Tennessee Infantry, and served
with it until the fall of Fort Donelson, when he enlisted in the Tenth
Tennessee Cavalry, and served until the close. April 5, 1808, he married
Martha Jane Burchard, and six children have blessed their union. In 1871
Mr. McCage came into possession of the old homestead, a farm of 200 acres,
near the mouth of Lagoon Creek. Just in front of Mr. McCage's residence is
a large cave, containing very rich saltpeter veins, but it has never been
explored very far. The family are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church. |
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