City: Birchwood
KYLE, Samuel James, farmer; born Christianburg, Va., Sept. 20, 1855; Irish descent; son of William Emmett and Sallie Meade (Shanklin) KYLE; father’s occupation merchant; educated at Christianburg, Va., (Academic); entered mercantile business in early life; was Deputy Sheriff of Sullivan Co., Tenn., 1898-1902; Deputy County Court Clerk 1902-1906; County Court Clerk Sullivan Co., Tenn., elected 1906, re-elected 1910; Democrat; married Isabella SEVIER June 24, 1879; member Presbyterian church.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
