City: Neptune
GUPTON, John Jerome, farmer; born in Cheatham Co., Tenn., June 19, 1847; Irish-English-Scotch and French descent; son of R. T. and Martha Henriette (Power) GUPTON; father’s occupation, farmer, merchant and miller; paternal grandparents, Abner and Judith (Hunt) GUPTON, maternal grandparents, Samuel D. and Martha A. (Wand) POWER; received common school education; has been a farmer all of his life; married Martha Jane GUPTON, May 9, 1871; Democrat; former justice of the peace; member of M. E. church, South.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
