City: Del Rio
BURNETT, James Huff, farmer and merchant; born Del Rio, Cocke Co., Tenn., July 21, 1859; French-Irish descent; son of James M. and Caroline (Huff) BURNETT; paternal grandparents Swan P. and Francis (Bell) BURNETT, maternal grandparents, Stephen and Betsy (Carson) HUFF; educated Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, Tenn.; began life as a farmer and has acquired about 4,500 acres of farm and timber land in Tenn., and N. C.; engaged in the lumbering and mercantile business; President of Burnett Mercantile Co. (Inc)., of Del Rio Tenn.; Director and Stockholder in First National Bank, Newport, Tenn.; married Lena Lee WELLS Dec. 30, 1890; member Baptist Church; Knights of Pythias; Republican; formerly postmaster Del Rio, Tenn., now postmaster at Huckleberry, Tenn.
