City: Pinhook Landing
GUINN, Joel Franklin, preacher, farmer; born Decatur, Tenn., Oct. 19, 1842; English descent; son of Joshua and Elizabeth (Brooks) GUINN; his father was a farmer; paternal grandparents Bat and Susan (Huff) GUINN, maternal grandparents Leonard and Mary (Fuller) BROOKS; educated at Decatur and Oak Grove Academies; married Nancy ALPHINSON, April 25, 1875; began farming early in life; was Tax Collector of Meigs Co., 1870-1873; Tax Assessor same County for six years; served in Confederate army, being member of, Co. C, 5th Tenn. Cavalry, about three years and a half; member Masonic Lodge and John M. Lillard Camp of Confederate Veterans, being Chaplain of both orders; Democrat; member Baptist church.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
