City: Hohenwald
CHRISTIAN, Jones Wesley, farmer; born Lawrence Co., Tenn., Feb. 19, 1838; Swedish and German descent; son of Thomas T. and Maria W. (Biffle) CHRISTIAN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Nathaniel and Margaret (Payton) CHRISTIAN, maternal grandparents Valentine and Susanna (Lacey) BIFFLE; received common school education; married F. Robenia NAPIER Sept. 14, 1857; served in the Confederate army from 1861 to 1865 as 1st Lieut. in Co., C, 48th Tenn. Regiment C. S. A.; member Lower House General Assembly of Tenn., one term; Democrat; engaged in farming at Hohenwald, Tenn.; member Cumberland Presbyterian church.
