City: Gadsden
ROSAMON, John W., farmer and fruit grower; born Madison Co., Tenn., Sept. 17, 1842; Irish-German descent; son of John D. and Elizabeth (Hefley) ROSAMON; father was a tanner and farmer; paternal grandparents Henry and Nancy (Rowe) ROSAMON, maternal grandparents Mike and Peggy (Hamilton) HEFLEY; began life on father’s farm and became interested in fruit growing and horticulture; president of the West Tenn. Farmers’ Institute, and was its president for eleven years; traveled and lectured on horticulture through the state of Tenn. eight years; was a pioneer horticulturist and has been engaged in that branch of agriculture for about forty-four years; married Mary E. WARMOTH April 22, 1863; member and Deacon in Missionary Baptist church; Democrat and Prohibitionist; was assistant commissioner of agriculture 1898-1902; was elected Justice of the Peace April, 1872; and has been Notary Public thirty-nine years; has been Trustee of Union University for thirty-five years.
