Mrs. Ida Bess, Former Resident, Dies In Arizona News of the death in Phoenix, Ariz., of Mrs. Ida Bess, former Warren countian, was received here last week by her sister-in-law, Mrs. E.J. Morton of Tarlton. Mrs. Bess died in a Phoenix hospital October 26 after a week’s illness. She was 70. Mrs. Bess, widow of Jack Bess, resided with her family near Irving College and at Mt. Zion in this county before moving to Arizona 20 years ago. Her husband…
Capt. W. Etter, merchant and farmer, was born near Irving College, Tenn., August 21, 1841, and is the son of H. R. and Jane Etter. The father, born in Hawkins County, Tenn., January 6, 1818, died January 6, 1880. He came to Warren County in 1887 and engaged in merchandising in connection with farming. He was successful although broken up by the war. The mother was born near Trenton, Ga., and died in Warren County, September 20, 1859. She was…
G. H. Etter, farmer, of Warren County, Tenn., and now a resident of the Seventh Civil District, was born near Irving College, Warren County, February 8, 1831, and is the son of George and Harriet (Rowan) Etter. The father was born in Greenbrier County, Va., January 8, 1794, and was of German lineage. He followed the occupation of a tanner up to the late war, since which event he has tilled the soil. The mother was born in Hawkins County,…