City: Covington
SIMONTON, Joseph Warden; editor; born in Tipton Co., Tenn., Aug. 24, 1858; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Christopher and Martha (Baird) SIMONTON; paternal grandparents William and Catherine (Ferguson) SIMONTON, maternal grandparents Joseph and Jennie (Wilson) BAIRD; educated Male Academy of James Byars, Covington, Tenn.; married Mary Alice ALISON April 19, 1893; in early life worked on a farm and after leaving school in 1882, went back to farm and continued in that business until 1887, when bought an interest in the “Leader” in Oct. 1888, which paper he has been editor of since that time; Democrat; Associate Reformed Presbyterian.
