City: LaFollette
CLAIBORNE, John H., retired merchant; born Ray county, Mo., Oct. 20, 1838; Scotch-Irish or English descent; son of Oty T. and Mourning (Burgess) CLAIBORNE; father’s occupation, farmer, merchant; received common school education; in early life worked on a farm, and taught two public schools; enlisted in Federal army at Boston, Ky., March 10, 1862; served as first lieutenant, Company “F,” Sixth Tenn. Infantry, and went through campaign to fall of Atlanta, Ga.; returned to Nashville and was in battle there; mustered out of service at Nashville, Tenn., March 28, 1865; served on detached duty as quartermaster-sergeant, brigadier-commissary, aide-de-camp of General Joseph COOPER; married Martha J. KILBOURNE, Dec. 5, 1867; former member of Masons; was fourth-class postmaster at Well Spring, Tenn. (commissioned in the “Eighties”) till office was discontinued in 1905; formerly engaged in the mercantile business, now retired; member of the Methodist church.
