J. & M. Youngblood are merchants of Clifton, Tenn., and established their business in September, 1885. They carry a large stock of staple and fancy goods, hats, boots and shoes, groceries and general merchandise. Matthew Youngblood, manager of the business, was born in Wayne County, Tenn., May 6, 1856, son of John William and Margaret (Sims) Youngblood, who were born in Wayne County also. The father was a successful farmer and merchant, and removed to Missouri where he died December 6, 1874. Our subject was reared in his native country and secured a fair education. At the age of twenty five he began clerking in Waynesboro, and after one year’s service there came to Clifton, and was salesman until 1883. He then engaged in the mercantile business in Linden, Perry Co., Tenn., continuing until they established their present business in Clifton. His twin brother Joseph, who is one of the firm, has been successful traveling salesman for a Louisville grocery firm since 1881. He is a Republican, and has contributed largely to the success of the firm.
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Williams, Andrew
Andrew Williams, a pioneer of Wayne County and a native of the STate of Tennessee, was born in 1826. His father, William Williams, was a farmer and distiller, utilizing the products of his farm. His wife died in Wayne County, in 1863, and he in 18_4. Up to the age of eighteen, Andrew Williams resided on his father’s farm. After his marriage to Violet A. King, July 4, 1844, he began doing for himself. His wife was born about 1816, and was a daughter of Joseph and Catherine King. She died in 1870, and in 1873 he married Mrs. Jane E. (Meredith) Bell, widow of William R. Bell, who was born in North Carolina and came to Tennessee when a young man. He was a tanner by trade and followed this successfully until 1850 until 1850, when he purchased the farm of 800 acres on which Mr. and Mrs. Williams now live. He was always quite successful in his business ventures, and departed this life in 1865, leaving four children: Thomas A., Joseph R., Lovick R. Bell and an infant deceased, not named. Mrs. Williams was born in Tennessee in 1825, a daughter of Thomas and Mary A. (Rasbury) Meredith. After Mr. Williams’ first marriage he lived on his father’s until 1875, when he located on his present farm. He has retired from active life and gives his attention to deer and fox hunting. He has been an energetic and prosperous man through life, and is a stanch Democrat in politics.
Turnbow, Ambrose M.
Ambrose M. Turnbow was born in the State of Tennessee, in 1853, son of S. H. and Martha Turnbow, who were also natives of the State. The father was an agriculturist, and held different offices in the county for many years. He died in 1875, and his widow in 1878. Ambrose M. assisted his father on the farm, and at the age of twenty one became the architect of his own fortunes and engaged in farming. In 1874 he has united in marriage to Mary Carroll, who was born in Tennessee, in 1856, and is the mother of five children: William, James W., John, Delia, and an infant not named. In 1880 Mr. Turnbow purchased his present farm, which contains about 500 acres of fairly improved land, on which he raises corn, cotton and stock. he inherited the sum of $300 from his father’s estate. he started in life a poor boy, but energy, honesty and perseverance has accumulated considerable property, and is justly styled a leading citizen. He is a stanch Republican in politics.
Turman, John
John Turman, a member of the well-known firm of Turman, Helton & Co., of Waynesboro, Tenn., was born in Bedford County, October 18, 1848, son of John C. and Mary A. (Parker) Turman. [See sketch of William Turman] His early life was spent on a farm and in acquiring a common school education. In 1869 he began merchandising at Martin’s Mills, and remained there a year and a half. He then came to Waynesboro and engaged in a similar business here, carrying on the same up to the present time. He has been more than ordinarily successful, financially, and is one of the reliable business men of the county. He is a Republican and has taken quite an active part in the political affairs of the county. December 12, 1877, he married Dorothy A. Sims, of Wayne County. They have four children: John, Lizzie, James and Benjamin.
Turman, William
William Turman was born in Bedford County, tenn., November 16, 1839, son of John C. and Mary A. (Parker) Turman, natives, respectively, of Georgia and Tennessee. John C. Turman came with his father to Tennessee in 1807, when he was but five years old. They located in Bedford County, and here he was reared, married and raised his family. He came to Wayne County in the fall of 1855, locating on a farm, but later came to Waynesboro, where he died May 4, 1881. He was a Democrat before, and a Republican after the war, being elected to the office of county trustee, but would not serve. He was a consistent member of the Baptist Church, as was his wife, who died June 11, 1857. William was reared a farmer’s boy and was educated in the common schools. In 1863 he enlisted in the Federal Army as a private, in the Second Tennessee Mounted Infantry, but was never mustered in account of physical disability, but served with the regiment one year. In the fall of 1867 he came to Waynesboro and engaged in the mercantile and liquor business, in which he has remained continuously to the present time. He has given farming considerable attention and owns 600 acres of good farming land. He is connected with the saw-milling interests of the county and has added largely to the wealth and prosperity of the county. His residence in Waynesboro is the finest in the county. In 1872, he married Ione Cypert, and four children have blessed their union: Camilla, William B., Sarah and Benjamin D. Mr. Turman is a Republican in politics and a prominent business man of the county.
Tinnon, Carns M.
Carns M. Tinnon a well-to-do citizen of Clifton, Tenn., was born in Giles County, Tenn., November 15, 1828, son of John and Jane (Davidson)Tinnon, who were born, respectively. in Illinois and the Palmetto State. Our Subject’s juvenile days were spent in Giles and Lawrence Counties, the family removing to Lawrence County when Carns M. was but twelve years of age. Early in life he began learning the blacksmith’s trade and followed that occupation in connection with farming, in Lawrence County until October, 1871, when he came to Waynesboro and engaged in blacksmithing, in which he has been very successful. He is a Democrat in political views, but was formerly an old line Whig, and is considered one of the eminent and successful business men of Wayne County.
Stribling, Christopher C.
Christopher C. Stribling a prominent business man of Clifton, Tenn., and a native of Lawrence County, was born November 24, 1844, son of Andrew H. and Sarah E. (Elton) Stribling, natives of the Palmetto and Keystone States, respectively. The father was born in 1816, and came to Tennessee with his father, John Stribling, in 1834. John, who was an own cousin of Commodore Cornelius K. Stribling, surveyed Lawrence County, where he died in 1882, being the oldest citizen of the county and the oldest Mason in the United States. Andrew H. Stribling married and raised his family in Lawrence County. He was married twice, his second wife being Rachel Clayton. Three children were born to each marriage. At the close of the war he moved to Wayne County, where he farmed, and died in 1884. Christopher C. resided with his parents on a farm and secured a fair English education. At the age of seventeen he enlisted in the Federal Army and served with Company F, Twelfth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry. He, with his regiment, was captured at Shiloh, and after two months imprisonment, was exchanged and discharged in August, 1862. He re-enlisted soon after in Company A, Second Tennessee Mounted Infantry, and served as second lieutenant of his company a part of two years. In 1864 he joined Company E, Eighth Tennessee Mounted Infantry, having helped raise the company, and served as regimental and post quartermaster until the close of the war. He located in Wayne County, and acted as deputy sheriff two years, under Maj. Dickerson. He was elected county court clerk, and after serving part of a four years’ term, resigned, on account of the ill health of his family, and later engaged in the drug and mercantile business, continuing at Waynesboro until 1875. In 1874 he established the Wayne Citizen, which he conducted successfully until the latter part of 1875, when he moved to Clifton and successfully conducted the same until 1885. In January, 1886, he began keeping drugs and general merchandise, in partnership with T. S. Hassell, and has since continued. He is and always has been a stanch Republican. He is a Mason, Royal Arch degree, and a member of the K. of H. and K. & L. of H. In 1866 Mr. Stribling married Emma I. Cypert, who died in 1875. In 1877 he married his present wife, Amelia A. Waites. They have three children: Thomas H., Monetta L. and Pattie S. Just after the war Mr. Stribling, in company with Col. Owen Hane, was engaged in prosecuting claims against the United States, being under the celebrated John O’Neal, who afterward became famous as commander of the Irish-American Fenians.
Stone, Willis S.
Willis S. Stone is a Tennessean, born in 1840, son of Samuel E. Stone, who was born in Virginia and came to Tennessee when a young man; he followed the mercantile business, first in Wilson County, and afterward in Jackson County, where he resided until his death, in 1854. He was sober, industrious, and very popular among his friends. His widow married Daniel W. Hawes, and both reside in Gainesboro, Jackson Co., Tenn. Wilis S. was reared in Gainesboro, and there resided until 1858, when he came to Flatwood and began clerking in the mercantile house of James Matthews, remaining with him until 1861, when he enlisted in the Eighth Tennessee Infantry under Col. Alfred S. Fulton. He was captured at Missionary Ridge and taken to Johnson’s Island, and there retained until the close of the war. He was at Perryville, Murfreesboro, and many other battles of note. In April, 1866, he married Ruth T. Pillow, daughter of Alvin G. and Mary (Holt) Pillow. Mrs. Stone was born in 1842, and is the mother of six children: Samuel H., Mary P., Ruth, Bransford and John P. In December, 1865, Mr. Stone opened a mercantile store at Flatwood, and did a successful business for about ten years. In 1883 he purchased his farm of 200 acres, with 90 acres adjoining. He is a Mason, and was elected county trustee. His many years of public life have made him very popular and well known. He is a stanch Democrat in politics.
Stockard, John
John Stockard (deceased) was born in Wayne County, Tenn., in 1819, and was a farmer by occupation, and quite an extensive dealer in stock. He was magistrate of the Sixth District for many years, and discharged the duties of that office honorably and creditably. He was a member of the cumberland Presbyterian Church, and a stanch Democrat in politics, and furnished four sons to the Confederacy. His first wife was Eliza Craig, who bore him nine children: William N., James J., John M., Mary J., Augustus Z., (deceased), Samuel H. (deceased), Thomas A., Leroy V. and Isom C. His wife died in 1860, and in 1863 he led to the hymeneal alter Mary E. Priest, daughter of Abram and NancPriest. Mrs. Stockard was born in Tennessee September 24, 1838, and is the mother of seven children: Cora A., Charles F., Lena, Eula, Bettie D., Edgar and Mosella, who died February 24, 1878. In 1880 Mr. Stockard purchased the farm of several hundred acres of fairly improved land on which his widow now lives. He died November, 1883, and Mrs. Stockard has successfully managed and controlled the home place. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Smith, Samuel A.
Samuel A. Smith, M. D., of Waynesboro, Tenn., and a native of the county, was born on the 3d of September, 1857, son of John and Catherine (Kemper) Smith, who were born in Virginia. The father was born in 1814, came to Wayne County when he was a young man, and settled on a farm on Buffalo River, in the Third District, where he married and reared a family of five sons and one daughter. He died March 12, 1871. Samuel A. was reared on his father’s farm and secured a limited early education. He began the study of medicine in 1881, and attended the medical department of Vanderbilt University during the sessions of 1882 and 1883, graduating in the latter year. He began practicing in the Sixth District of Wayne County, in June, 1883, but removed to Waynesboro in June, 1886, where he since has been successfully engaged in the practice of his profession. December 25, 1884, he married Laura B., daughter of Capt. P. H. Craig, and by her is the father of one childnamed Jessie. Dr. Smith is a Democrat and one of the leading practitioners of Wayne County.