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The law court was organized June 28, 1879, by Judge Newton Hacker, with W. M. Burrow, clerk. Others who served in this capacity were W. P. Brewer, John Alf Brewer, Dr. John P. Hammer, Grey Childers, W. R. Page, W. M. Burrow, George T. Hammer, J. F. Chil- dress.
Although rich in industrial possibilities, Bristol's boast has been of her schools. Seeing the need of a more advanced school than the ones then being conducted, L. F. Johnson3 brought Mme. Henriquez from Lynch-
3L. F. Johnson died in 1904, in his ninety-first year. He lived in Bristol nearly half a century. He came here with the railroad-he helped to bring the road here. He helped to bring many other useful things to the town. His was the most unselfish useful life lived in Bristol. He could have left behind him
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burg, and accompanying her were Prof. Bartlett and Prof. Greenleaf and her adopted daughter, Amelia. This school was very successful, but at the beginning of the Civil War it was discontinued. In 1866, W. W. James, who took great interest in education, induced Mrs. B. L. Chancelaume to open a school in the Episcopal church. This was the beginning of Sullins College. The following year James visited Philadelphia and opened negotiations with Joseph Johnson for the purchase of the lot now occupied by the college, the deal being consummated in 1869. The school was first known as Sullins Institute, but when, by an act of the legislature in 1873, it was incorporated it was called Sullins College. David Sullins was its first president.
Virginia Institute began its existence in 1884 at Glade Spring, but in 1893 it was removed to its present quarters in Bristol, with Samuel D. Jones as president. The Baptists, however, had a college in Bristol many years previous to this. It was located on the south side of An- derson street, between Sixth and Seventh streets, and was managed by D. C. Wester.
King College was the first school in Sullivan to introduce a college curriculum. Since Tadlock, those who have been president of this institution are J. Albert Wallace, H. W. Naff, A. G. Buckner, George J. Ramsey, George D. Booth, F. P. Ramsey and B. R. Smith. In 1909 this college erected a hall at the south end of the main building which was dedicated to the memory of George A. Caldwell and James D. Tadlock and called the Cald- well-Tadlock Memorial Hall.
The Y. M. C. A., an institution for the upbuilding of young men and boys in a religious, educational and physi-
a fortune in wealth-he left a fortune in a name.
And when he was buried, business Bristol closed its doors and bowed its head while the great throng followed him to his grave.
Johnson Commandery, Knights Templar, and Johnson street are named for him, and it is of special significance that this recognition was given during his litetime.
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cal way, was organized in Bristol in 1871-72. The first meeting was held in the old Methodist church, then on the corner of Scott and Lee streets. After the first meeting it was transferred to a room on Fourth street. Its first organizers were G. B. Smith, J. M. Barker, B. G. Maynard, M. L. Blackley, Clint Craft, A. S. Dead- erick and Fitz Coman. The organization was abandoned for a while, but was revived in 1884. Those most active in its reorganization were A. D. Reynolds, John Slack, E. W. King, C. E. Dilworth and Charles Slack. For the first few years the Y. M. C. A . depended upon local man- agement and occupied various buildings. When D. D. Taylor was employed as secretary a movement was started to secure permanent quarters, resulting in the erection of a building on Fifth street in 1888. The secretaries following Taylor were W. D. Lyon, Taylor McCoy, B. W. Godfrey, H. O. Pattison and V. T. Grizzard. In 1903, during the administration of the latter, a plan for the erection of a new building was adopted, which resulted in the com- pletion in 1908 of the present structure, on the corner of Fifth and Shelby streets. It was dedicated by Gov. A. J. Montague, January 23, 1908.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
ODDS AND ENDS.
Jacob and Ann Cretsinger1 were the heads of a German family who lived southeast of Blountville and became known throughout the country for their ginger-cakes. On muster days or at public speakings, races or shooting- matches they could be found dispensing their cakes- invariably charging ten cents a piece for them. What recommended them most was their delicious ginger flavor and the fact that they remained fresh for a long time.
On court days they could be seen coming into Blount- ville in a little one-horse wagon, and the children, with their dimes in their hands, waited on top of fences to get the first peep at them as they appeared in the town.
Their coming was always greeted by the crowd with "here comes the Cretsingers" and there would be a rush for the wagon.
How these cakes were made no one but the originators seemed to know. It is known they sweetened them with honey and made their own soda out of popular bark ashes, while, jestingly, they were accused of kneading the dough with their feet.
They professed to have given the recipe to others, but those familiar with the original insist that the making of the old time Cretsinger ginger-cake has become a lost art.
"OLD SHUTT."
There once resided northeast of Blountville an eccentric character who was called "Old Shutt." The court docket often contained his name and he was often sent to jail.
1Cretsinger has been erroniousily spelled Crutsinger and Krutsinger.
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After an unusually long period of freedom he went one day to the jail and inquired why it had been so long since he was taken up.
He always had on ill-fitting clothes, much worn; his hair and beard were touseled and in need of a comb. One time when in need of a new coat, he had some cloth spread out upon the floor-then, lying down upon the cloth, his outline was marked with chalk.
Children looked upon him with dread and no worse censure could be visited upon the head of a child than, "You are just like 'Old Shutt'" or "You're worse than 'Old Shutt.'" No youth of knight-errantry days was ever more frightened by the apparition of Black Douglass than those children who knew him could be with, " 'Old Shutt' will get you if you don't behave."
In some way he had saved money and finally, forlorn and forsaken he returned to his former home in Pennsyl- vania.
WEATHER FREAKS.
Sullivan County has been visited by some disastrous floods.
There are no figures or details concerning the flood of 1790. In 1817 Holston river reached a height of seven- teen feet above low water-mark, and in 1835 it was fifteen feet above low water-mark.
About 1840 a hurricane swept over a portion of the county. In 1847-48-51 there were destructive tides. These were occasioned by rains, which lasted three or four days.
September 15, 1861, the water reached almost as high as the county bridge at Zollicoffer. February 21, 1862, this was repeated. This tide was general throughout the Southern Confederacy and as it destroyed some Federal boats the superstitious hailed it as a sign of divine approbation.
The "flood of '67" surpassed all others within recollec- tion. Observations were made at the mouth of Beaver
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creek-it commenced raining February 26, 1867, and continued throughout that night, the next day and during the following night until daylight on the 28th, which was a clear day, but during the following night it commenced raining again and continued without intermission until March 1st.
On Monday, March 4th, the river reached a height of eighteen feet above low water-mark-it then receded. The rain began again and kept up intermittently until about five o'clock Wednesday afternoon, then rained continuously until seven o'clock Thursday morning.
This tide was followed by four other tides, averaging twelve days apart, when, on May 20th, it reached the great- est height recorded-twenty-seven feet above low water- mark. Great damage was done. Farm houses, mills and rich bottoms were washed out. The washing away of the land exposed many Indian burying-places and apparently ancient towns-some of the weapons found, such as axes, hatchets, and arrow-heads had the ap- pearance of the prehistoric.2
In the winter of 1874-75 there was another great tide reaching within four feet of the tide of 1867.
During the summer of 1893 a cyclone passed over a portion of Bristol, doing great damage. It came from the southwest; demolished the new market-house on Shelby street and unroofed houses in various parts of the city.
LEGEND OF LINVILLE CAVE.
About three miles south of Blountville is Linville cave. It was named for two brothers who took up their residence here during the early settling of the county. They were
2From Fickles' scrapbook. Robert P. Fickle and Robert Deery were"en- thusiastic over preserving the history of Sullivan County. In the summer of 1876 they organized a historical society, appointing committees composed of prominent citizens all over the county. No record could be found of the work, if any was accomplished by this society. Fickle and Deery made some efforts in research and a few sheets of manuscript have been found. Wherever quoted from, due credit has been given.
HISTORIC SPOTS
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hunters, which occupation furnished them a living. They often made long journeys which exposed them to the Indians and while out one day, not far from the cave, they suddenly came upon a band of Indians. One of the brothers was wounded and the other carried him into the cave, where he died and was buried. Guides still point to the rock whereon he lay when dying. The other brother, after this, returned to Fort Chiswell.3
Another tradition in regard to John Linville is that he became enamored of an Indian maiden and she encouraged his attentions to such an extent that he frequently ven- tured where it was not safe, his devotion finally costing him his life.
HISTORIC SPOTS.
The first, beginning at the top of the page, is a pic- ture of the home of William Cobb, in the "Forks." This is the original log house, weather-boarded. The place was once known as "Rocky Mount" and mail still comes to Piney Flats bearing that address. Here Wil- liam Blount resided as governor of the Territory south of the Ohio, and here was made the first attempt at organized government west of the Alleghanies.
Second picture-De Vault's ford, which many claim was the crossing place of the King's Mountain men-some going so far as to claim it is Sycamore Shoals. Shelby, in his autobiography, says he rode fifty miles to see John Sevier, which would indicate he went to the ford and then up the river. From the Cobb residence is a beauti- ful view over the "Old Fields" and the mountains.
Third picture-New Bethel church in the "Forks" --- one of the first organized in the county. The site of the original church is just in front of the new one. The
3W. W. James MSS.
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graveyard is beyond the church-some of the old grave- stones can be seen in the picture.
Fourth picture-The Netherland hotel, Kingsport. This house sheltered and entertained many noted persons before the Civil War. The walls of the first story are built of stone and are very thick.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
THE LAST LEAF-PASSING OF OLD FAMILIES.
The passing of old families is a pathetic chapter in the history of our county. There are many names that once took a place among those who helped to make Sullivan, but are no longer heard in the roll-call of the council- chamber. Where are the Shelbys? Where are the Blounts? Where are the Donelsons? They did so much in the making of this historic county. Where are the Bledsoes, the Looneys, the Gambles, the Dunlaps and others who took the lead in our first forming? Once in a while a scion of some illustrious ancestry is found clinging to a little strip of land, the piece of a once vast estate; willing to be let alone-almost ashamed to own his lineage, his life being such a waste.
"Like the last leaf on the tree in the spring," a favoring wind tosses him about, rattling the remains of an armorial past against the withered branch of an old family tree and he is heard for a little while, but, by and by, the gust of some great endeavor blows up and, unable to hold on any longer, he drops down to mingle in the mould of those gone before.
The gentler names are here. They planted no un- peaceful ambitions-sowed no seeds of disturbance. They delved deep for brighter substance than alluvial soil, and out of that metal made plows and hoes and domestic usables. From an iron ancestry came an iron posterity that time's wearing has polished, and they do and they adorn.
But the war-gods are gone-the proud restless spirits lifted up their eyes and looked beyond. They too used the iron, but they wrought it into blades and shards and bellowing steel. They found no enduring solace in the friendly glow of the hearthstone, but, gathering
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around the fagot fire on the edge of a forest, saw in the smoke the symbol of battle and, in the weird somberness of the deep wood, the war-dance in the flickering shadows. The love of conquest lured them on and they left us to fight and win for others what they found and won for us.
INDEX
AGRICULTURE 281 Sullivan products receive med- als, 281; what nature points out, 281; careless thrift, 282; com- munity of interest, 283; Blount- ville fair, 283; Border fair, 284; sheep and cattle country, 285; agricultural possibilities, 285.
BATTLE OF ISLAND FLATS 59
Settlers warned, 59; scouts re- port approach of the Indians, 59; soldiers at Eaton's Station decide to go out and meet them, 59; the battle, 60; personal heroism, 60-61; official report, 61-62; chiefs taking part, 62; Mrs. Bean and the Moore boy captured, 62; South Fork skirm- ish, 62-63.
BATTLE OF THE GREAT KANA- WHA 45
Causes that led to, 45; mas- sacre of the Roberts family, 45; sketch of Logan-his speech, 45; first volunteer company, 46; Lord Dunmore decides to take the field, 46; his leading officers, 46; Gen. Andrew Lewis 46; Shelby and Russel, 47; loose military discipline, 47; Robert- son and Sevier meet the attack- ing party, 47; the battle, 48; Evan Shelby in command, 48; Isaac Shelby captain, 49; left in charge of fort, 49.
BEFORE THE PIONEER 1 Looking forward and backward, 1; opinions as to this section being inhabited, 2; relic dis-
coveries, 2-3; the Cherokees, 4; Cyrus Thomas, 3; Indian mounds, 3; Dr. Walker, 4.
BLOUNTVILLE 137
James Brigham gives land, 137; deed to Blountville, 137-138; first hotel, 138; sale of lots, 139; the citizenship, 140; Jefferson Academy, 141; "Female Insti- tute," 142; old lawyers, 143; Col. John Mosby, 143; leading merchants, 144; the churches, 144-146; the gold seekers, 146; the gold finders, 147.
BOUNDARY LINE, THE 239
First line run, 239; difficulty that brought about the running of the line, second time, 239; commissioners, 239; disagree- ments-"no man's land," 240; the Baugh and Black line, 241; the mayors and councilmen of Bristol-Goodson act, 242; the post-office, 243; the Gretna Green, 243; the "Water Works war," 244; the injunctions, 245; the sheriff's of Sullivan County, Tennessee, and Washington County, Virginia, summon posses, 245; threaten blood- shed, 246; settled by supreme court, 247; Tennessee cedes half of the street to Virginia, 247.
BRISTOL 312
Sapling Grove tract, 312; first owner, 312; King's Meadows, 312; town laid off, 313; list of mayors, 314; chancery and law courts, 315; the schools, 316; Y. M. C. A., 316.
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CAVALCADE, THE 24
North Carolina wagons, 24; pack saddles, 25; around the camp-fire, 25; vessels and furni- ture of the cabins, 26.
CHEROKEES, THE 5
Original boundary, 5; hostile neighbors, 5; origin of name, 5-6; religion, 6; "Swimmer," 6; superstitions, 6-7-8; bird myths, 8; insect myths, 9; medical herbs, 10; courtship formula, 10-11; Joel Chandler Harris, 12; stories, 13-14-15-16.
CHRISTIAN CAMPAIGN 64
Col. Christian ordered to Long Island, 64; discipline, 65; strat- egy, 66; marches against Indian towns and destroys them, 66; Fort Patrick Henry, 67.
CHURCH, THE 176
First Protestant ministers, 176; first church on Tennessee soil, 176; Jenning's letter, 177; other early churches, 178; early reli- gion, 179; Asbury's Journal, first conference, 181; organization of different churches, 181-185; "Church Militant," 185; first Sunday-school, 185 ; long de- bates, 186-7 ; camp-meeting, 188-91; temperance, 191-94.
COMING OF THE SHELBYS . 33
Welch descent, 33; comes to Holston, 33; wanted by Wash- ington, 33; arrive at Sapling Grove, 33; location of Shelby's fort, 34; kept store, 34; Shelby induces Sevier to come to Hol- ston, 34; appointed brigadier- general, 35; second marriage, 35; "Traveler's Rest," 35; death of Evan Shelby-burial, 35-36; Isaac Shelby, 36; marries, 36; governor Kentucky, 37; Thames, 37; Secretary of War offered, 37; death of, 37; Shelby and Sevier, 38.
DONELSON'S VOYAGE 75
The Donelsons locate in Sulli-
van, 75; build boats prepara- tory for voyage, at Long Island, 75; families who went with the Donelsons, 76; journal of the voyage, 76-83; arrive at jour- ney's end, 83; marriage of Rachel, 83; divorce and mar- riage with Jackson, 83-84.
FEW DAYS FULL OF TROUBLE, A 39
Difficulties in forming military companies, 39; Maj. James Robertson, 39; letters of Robert- son to Col. William Preston, 40-44.
FRONTIERWOMAN, THE 28
Her help in the frontier home, 28; tests of courage, 29; Col. Fleming's letter to his wife, 30.
HUNTERS OF THE HOLSTON 248
Habits, 248; the still hunt, the round-up and the fire-hunters, 249; Dan'l Gertman, 250; the bear cubs, 251; Tommy Odell, 251; William Blevins, 252; Jimmy Twist, 252.
INDUSTRIES .
. 151
"The sweep," and "slow john," 151; other primitive machinery, 152; first iron-works, 153; nail factory, Pactolus, 154; tanner- ies, 154; "Bushong furnace," 155; other industries, 156.
KING'S MOUNTAIN CAMPAIGN 100 Location of mountain, 100; Ferguson and Tarleton, 101; Shelby's quick movements arouses Cornwallis, 102; defeat of Gates, 103; refugees on Watauga, 103; threat of Fergu- son, 103; Shelby asks Sevier and Campbell to join expedi- tion, 104; John Adair furnishes money, 104; the rendezvous, 104; the benediction, 105; the route, 105; military courtesy, 106; the hard march, 106-107; some of the soldiers dropped, 106;
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reach the mountain, 107; final orders, 107; they surround mountain, 107; the battle, 107- 108; aeath of Ferguson, 108; surrender, 108.
LAST LEAF, THE-PASSING OF OLD FAMILIES 323
NEWSPAPER, THE-POLITICS 296
John Slack, 296 Becomes a printer, 296; enters politics, establishes Courier, 296; state senator, 296; church work, 297; traits of character, 297. Newspapers, 298; office of the four-page weekly, 298; first newspapers and their editors, 299-302; politics, 302.
ODDS AND ENDS 318
The Cretsingers, 318; "Old
Shutt," 318; weather freaks, 319; legend of Linville cave, 320; historic spots, 321.
OFFICIAL LIFE 160
United States senators, 160
congressmen, 160; governors, 160-61; juages, 161; members, of the constitutional conven- tion, 161; state senators and representatives, 162-63; county officers-county clerks, 163; sheriffs, 164; registrars, 164; circuit court clerks, 164; trus- tees, 165; records in office, 165.
OLD FIELD SCHOL, THE 262 Early prejudices, 262; the teach- er's salary, 262; text-books, 263; "Friday evening," 264; games and amusements, 265-267.
PIONEERS-EXPLORERS-FIRST SETTLERS, THE 20 William Byrd expedition, 20; Fort Chiswell, 20; Stalnakers, 21; Fort Robinson, 21; Stephen Holston, 21; first treaty in Sullivan, 21; Fort Loudon, 21; Timberlake, 21; coming of Boone, 22; James George, 22;
Boone kettle, 22; first set- tlers, 23; Fort Womack, 23; the Crocketts, 23.
REMOVAL, THE 286
Indians cede lands, 286; Gov. McMinn negotiates treaty, 286; Sequoya, 287; John Ross, 287; cause of removal, 287; Andrew Jackson, 288; Juna- luska, 288; Ross captured, 288; Winfield Scott, 289; touching scenes, 289-90; result of removal 290-91.
SHELBY CAMPAIGN, THE 73 Marches against the Chicka- maugas, 73; destroys the towns of Dragging Canoe and Big Fool, 73; return on foot, 73.
SLAVERY DAYS 272
Slaves with the first settlers, 272; slave trader, 273; how valued, 273; attachment be- tween owner and slave, 274; humor and philosophy, 275; religious and musical, 276; Union sympathizers not anti- slavery, 277; the menance of the race, 278.
"SPIRIT OF '75'' 51 Declaration of Freeholders of Botetourt, 51-52.
STATE OF FRANKLIN, THE. 109 Ceding of land, 109; the conven- tion at Jonesboro, 110; naming new state, 111; John Sevier governor, 111; Gov. Martin protests, 112; the constitution, 113; North Carolina considers new state, 113; war between factions, 114; Evan Shelby offered governorship, 115; Pat- rick Henry alarmed, 115; Frank- lin's apathy, 116; end of the State of Franklin, 117-118; arrest and trial of Gov. Sevier, 118.
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SULLIVAN COUNTY . 89
Date of erection, 89; causes that created new county, 89; Wil- liam Cocke's arrest ordered, 90; organization, 91; Blountville, county seat, 92; records de- stroyed, 93; organization of the chancery court, 94-95; redis- tricting county, 95; regulates prices, 96-97.
TRANSYLVANIA TRUST, THE 53 The Henderson purchase, 53; Daniel Boone, agent, 53; the treaty, 54; the Raven, Dragging Canoe, 54; "Path deea," "Great Grant," 54; Carter's valley, 55; the little republic, 55; Hender- son abandons it, 55; Williamn Cocke's lawsuit, 56.
TRAVELWAYS-TRANSMIS- SION OF MESSAGES 224 Beginning of bad roads, 224; the first "Great Roads," 224; old road builders, 225-226; how the old roads were built, 227; stage travel, 227; stage routes, 228; the stage driver, 229; river traffic, 230; old boat- men, 230; steamboats, 231; railroads, 231; improvement of country roads, 232; county bonds, 233; transmission of messages, 233; ways of sending a letter, 234; early post-offices, 235; the telephone and R. F. D., 236.
TREATY OF LONG ISLAND, THE 68 The commissioners, 68; Col. Christian arrives with the chiefs, 68; murder of Big Bullet, 68; first Fourth of July, 68; the Raven objects to ceding Long Island, 70; articles of treaty, 70-71; signatures of chiefs and commissioners, 72.
WAR TIMES-TENNESSEE
VALOR . 203 What Tennessee has done in war 203
Congress votes medals, 205; Creek War and War of 1812, 205; officers in Creek War, 206; Seminole War, 206; muster-roll for the Cherokee renioval, 206-7; Mexican War, muster-roll, 208- 9; Civil War, 209; early scenes of preparation, 209-10; battle of Blountville, 211-13; second raid, 213; Stoneman's raid, 214-15; officers from Sullivan, 215; re- construction, 216.
BIOGRAPHIES.
ADAIR, JOHN 98
Aids Isaac Shelby, 98; Blount College, 98; Cumberland guard, 98; locates near Knoxville, 99.
ANDERSON, JOSEPH R. . 305 Youthful thrift, 305; a store- keeper, 305; banking, 306; experience with a depositor, 306; temperance, 307; nominat- ed for governor, 307.
BLOUNT, WILLIAM . . 120
Characteristics, 120; the Blounts, 120-121; arrival in Sullivan County, 121; governor of terri- tory, 121; the state of Tennes- see, 121 ; president of convention, 121; elected United States sena - tor, 122; impeached, 122; Carey letter, 122-123-124; trial, 124; depositions of Nicholas Ro- maine, 124-129; James Carey, 129-134; Blount's letter, 134; Tennesseans stand by Blount, 135; re-elected to office, 136; citizens warn officers not to arrest him, 136; death, 136.
BROWN, ABEL J. 254 .
Where educated, 254; his best known sermons, 254; his metho- ods as a teacher, 255; cx- periences at Jefferson Academy, 256-257.
CALDWELL, GEORGE A. . . 308 Education, 308; first ministry,
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308; missionary in the Confed- erate army, 308; comes to Bristol, 309; life threatened, 309; traits of character, 310; in demand as evangelist, 311; liberality, 311.
CLAIBORNE, W. C. C. . 157 Brilliant statesman, 157; friend of Jefferson and Sevier, 157; induced by Sevier to locate in Sullivan, 157; seat on supreme bench, 157; Jefferson-Burr con- test, 158; governor of Mississippi 158; governor of Louisiana, 159; elected United States senator, 159.
DULANEY, ELKANAH R. 218 The Dulaneys' services in the colonial and Revolutionary wars, 218; locate in Sullivan, 218; German element, 219; the prac- tice of medicine, 219; Wilham R. and B. L. Dulaney, 220; services, 220.
GAINES, EDMUND PENDLETON 195 Moves to Sullivan, 195; favored by Claiborne, 195; arrest of Burr 195-6; the Burr influence, 196; practices law in Mississippi, 196; medal for war services, 196: reaches rank of major-general, 196; relieved from dutv, 197; Daniel Clark, 197; battle of Erie, 197-199.
GREGG, NATHAN 200
Ancestry, 200; enlists in Civil War, 200: wounded at Shiloh, 200; captured, 200; rank of colonel, 200; civil offices, 201; urged to run for governor, 201.
KETRON, JOSEPH H. 268 His youthful longing, 268; goes to war, 268; attends school late in life, 269; versatile teacher, 270; studious life, 270; his diary, 271.
KING, JAMES 149
English ancestry, 149; war record, 149; commander of fort at Knoxville, 150; a rover, 150; James King, Jr., founder of King college, 150.
MARTIN, JOSEPH 17
Early youth, 17; agent Tran- sylvania Co., 17; Indian agent, 17; encounter with an Indian, 17; marries Betsy Ward, 18; influence with Cherokees, 18; Indian treaties, 18; boundary line, 19.
MCCLELLAN, GEORGE R. . 237 Early education, 237; in the Mexican War, 237; boundary line commissioner, 237; Civil War, 238; for good roads, 238; fills many public offices, 238.
NETHERLAND, JOHN . 292 Gets good education, 292; stud- ies law, enters politics, 292; elected state senator, 292; can- didate for governor, 293; power over a jury, 293; method of speaking, 294; misfortunes, 294
RHEA, JOHN 221
Rev. Joseph Rhea's resignation, 221; comes to America, 221; chaplain in the Christian ex- pedition, 221; John Rhea takes part in the Revolution, 221; visits Ireland, 222; elected to congress, 222; the old white horse, 222.
SMITH, "RACCOON" JOHN 166 Where born, 166; early strug- gles, 166; family removes to Kentucky, 167; conversion, 168; removes to Alabama, 169; misfortunes, 170; return t Kentucky, 170; his famous sermon, 170; controversies, 172-73; style of speaking, 174; kindness, 1711; death, 175.
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SNAPP, JAMES P. 279
Attends Jefferson Academy, 279; finishes at Emory and Henry, 279; studies law, 279; enters the army, 279; in the battle of Shiloh, 279; interested in agricultural pursuits, 280.
SULLIVAN, JOHN 85
Birth, 85; attacks Fort William and Mary, 85; military, record, 86-87; resigns, 87; governor of New Hampshire, 88.
TADLOCK, JAMES D. ยท 258
Finishes at Princeton, 258; his best known sermons, 258; influences with young men, 259; a mathematician, 260; his experiences in the school room, 260-61.
WARD, NANCY . 57
Parentage, 57; friendship for whites, 57; influence with the Indians, 58.
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