City: LaFollette<\/p>\n
CLAIBORNE, John H., <\/b>retired merchant; born Ray county, Mo., Oct. 20, 1838; Scotch-Irish or English descent; son of Oty T. <\/b>and Mourning (Burgess) CLAIBORNE; <\/b>father\u2019s 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 \u201cF,\u201d 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<\/b>; married Martha J. KILBOURNE<\/b>, Dec. 5, 1867; former member of Masons; was fourth-class postmaster at Well Spring, Tenn. (commissioned in the \u201cEighties\u201d) till office was discontinued in 1905; formerly engaged in the mercantile business, now retired; member of the Methodist church.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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