William Chenault, a successful farmer and prominent citizen of the First District, of Sumner County, is a son of David and Louisa (Quisenberry) Chenault, and was born in Sumner County, in December, 1853, being the twelfth of fourteen children. He was educated at Rural Academy, and at the male academy, at Gallatin, and then completed a course of study at the Nashville Commercial College. May 3, 1882, he married Miss Lydia W., daughter of Col. Wm. H. and Sarah W. (McDaniel) Hall, both natives of Sumner County, the former a son of Gen. and ex-Gov. Hall. Mrs. Chenault was born in Sumner County, December 21, 1861. They have three children: Anna Louise, Mattie and Mollie Hall. Mr. Chenault first settled on east fork of Bledsoe Creek, and remained until 1886, when he moved to his present home, one mile south of the first place. He owns 240 acres of rich land nine miles east of Gallatin on the Greenfield Pike. He is a thorough business man, energetic and progressive in his ideas about farming, a kind neighbor and an upright citizen. His first presidential vote was for S. J. Tilden in 1876. Mr. and Mrs. Chenault are both consistent members of the Christian Church.