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Darius, son of William and E. B., was b.
He moved to Bradley County, where he died in 1892.
John Jefferson (oldest son of W. and E. B.), b. Nov. 9, 1818; d. July 14, 1903.
James Madison (son of W. and E. B.), b. October 16, 1824; d. September 10, 1902.
Nancy Jane Crump (daughter of W. and E. B.), b. May 17, 1839; d. April 25, 1872.
(She married J. H. Pickel whom see.)
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David A., youngest son of W. and E. B., b. March 2, 1835; d. April 6, 1883.
JOHN JEFFERSON BROWDER
Was born near Lenoir City, Tenn., on November 9, 1818. He was married to Elizabeth J. Lotspeich, De- cember 12, 1844. (See Lotspeich.) She was born March 7, 1825. He was a farmer. They first resided in Pond Creek Valley and then afterwards moved to the Brickel place, a short time previous to the Civil War. He died there on July 14, 1903, and there his widow still re- sides. Their children were :
(One) Elizabeth A. Browder,, b. October 10, 1845.
(Two) Mary F., b. August 24, 1847. Married Wm. Cleveland. (See his history.)
(Third) Amanda J., b. April 12, 1849. Married A. J. Dickey.
(Fourth) William L., b. November 29, 1850; d. July 7, 1878.
(Fifth) Sarah A., b. August 13, 1862; d. September 4, 1867.
(Sixth) John W., b. April 1, 1854; d. April 18, 1890.
(Seventh) Chas. D., b. January 27, 1856.
(Eighth) Nancy E., b. February 19, 1858; d. March 27, 1882.
(Ninth) Alice, b. March 11, 1866.
(Tenth) Samuel L., b. September 10, 1868.
(Eleventh) Charles D. married Nettie Adkins Novem- ber 7, 1888. (See Adkins.) He is a farmer. Justice of the Peace. He resides near his mother. The family of C. D. and Nettie Browder are :
Mildred, b. August 14, 1889.
Ernest, b. December 9, 1890. He resides at Port Gib- son, Miss.
Eli, b. May 27, 1894. Student at Emory and Henry College.
Margaret, b. August 29, 1897.
AMANDA J. BROWDER.
Amanda was the third child of Jno. Jefferson and Elizabeth L. Browder. She married Andrew J. Dickey, son of D. H. Dickey, of Pond Creek Valley, on April 16,
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1872. He was born January 17, 1846. They resided in Pond Creek Valley until August, 1889, when they moved to the town of Sweetwater. Their children are five in number :
(1) Hugh Browder, b. March 6, 1873.
(2) Corry Rebecca, b. March 26. 1875.
(3) David Wesley, b. January 11, 1877.
(4 Lela, b. August 1, 1880.
(5) Cecil, b. December 24, 1885.
Corry Rebecca married John Brown, son of Hon. J. K. Brown, and Sarah E. Brown, October 29, 1895. He (Jno.) was born in Meigs County, Tenn., on November 24, 1869. His father came to Sweetwater in 1882. He is cashier of the Sweetwater Trust and Savings Bank. Their children are:
(1) Grace Rebecca Brown, b. October 8, 1896.
(2) Irene Elizabeth Brown, b. August 25, 1898.
(3) Leta Jane Brown, b. January 2, 1901.
(4) Gladys Brown, b. October 3, 1903.
D. W. Dickey was married to Mabel, daughter of W. L. and M. E. Clark on January 17, 1907. She was born January 18, 1875; died August 1, 1908. Of this marriage there was one child, Mabel C. Dickey, born Au- gust 1, 1908. He married (2) Miss Clarine Lee, daugh- ter of Wm. Thomas, and Margaret Rhinehart Lee, of Waynesville, N. C., February 18, 1914. Mr. Dickey has been depot and express agent for the Southern R. R. Co., from 1902, up to the present time (1916).
Hugh Browder was married to Miss Buna Bowling of Coal Creek, Tenn., June 20, 1912. He is a grocer and produce merchant in Sweetwater.
Cecil married Major J. G. Engleman at Sweetwater on May 31, 1911. He was educated at Virginia Military Institute, graduating there in Elect. Eng. 1908. He was teacher of mathematics and modern language and assistant commandant at T. M. I. from 1908-1915. He was born in Lexington, Va., on August 26, 1886. His postoffice is now (1915), Lexington, Va.
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LELA DICKEY
Was the second daughter of Andrew J. and Amanda B. Diekey. She was married to Henry Lee Cecil, Oc- tober 25, 1905. He was born in Pulaski, Va., on March 8th, 1865. He is secretary and treasurer of Taylor- Christian Hat Co., Bristol, Tenn. Their children are three in number :
1. Elizabeth Eloise, b. September 18, 1906.
2. Juanita Blanche, b. November 20, 1910.
3. Henry Lee, Jr., b. October 24, 1912.
Alice, the sixth daughter of J. J. and E. L. B., was married to Dr. Joseph Albert Hardin on April 16, 1900. He was born in Meigs County on December 10, 1866. He was the son of and Hardin. He re- ceived the degree of M. D. at Vanderbilt University in 1883. He was a partner of Dr. D. N. Browder from 1894 to 1899. Partner of Dr. McClain from 1899 to 1905. He is now (1915) a practising physician in Sweet- water. He has had no partner since 1905.
JAMES MADISON BROWDER
Was born in Meigs County, October 16, 1824. He moved with his father to Roane County, then to the old Browder homestead and lived there in Pond Creek Val- ley. He bought this place in 1868 and lived there until 1893.
He married Letitia Laird Patterson of Meigs County, November 29, 1849. She was born June 20, 1829, and died at Sweetwater July 4, 1879, and was buried at Mt. Zion, Meigs County.
James M. Browder was a farmer. Served in the Con- federate army as a conscripting officer and refugeed to Georgia in 1863. After remaining there one year he re- turned home to his family. He moved to Sweetwater, December 12, 1893. He was a member of the M. E. Church, South.
He died at Sweetwater, September 10, 1902, of pneu- monia, and was buried at County Line Cemetery.
The children of his first wife were:
1. Mary, b. August 8, 1851; d. February 7, 1888.
2. David Newton, b. July 31, 1853; d. February 5, 1902.
3. Elizabeth, b. November 20, 1855.
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4. Ellen, b. March 22, 1858.
5. James Patterson, b. November 4, 1860. Postoffice, Chattanooga, Tenn.
6. John Jefferson, b. October 15, 1863.
7. Horace Lackey, b. May 17, 1868.
8. Lucy Pickens, b. June 16, 1871; d. January 3, 1914.
9. Robert, b. July 27, 1874; d. April 16, 1908.
1. Mary Browder married J. L. Suddath of Harriman, Tenn., on October 25, 1887. Their children were :
(1) Jennie, b. August, 1880. Postoffice, Harriman, Tenn.
(2) Carrie, b. - -, 1882. Postoffice, Murfreesboro,
Tenn.
(3) Frank, b. October 25, 1884. Emory & Henry, Va.
(4) George, b. September 5, 1887. Texas. ,
2. David Newton studied medicine at the Electic Col- · lege, Cincinnati, Ohio, and got his diploma in 1881. He married Emma Byrd, daughter of Thomas Byrd, of Roane County, on September 1, 1881, when he moved to Sweetwater.
He and Dr. J. A. Hardin were partners during the years 1894-1899. After acquiring a lucrative practice he attended lectures and took a course of hospital prac- tice in New York City. He died February 5, 1902, and was interred in West View Cemetery.
Emma Byrd, his wife was born July 9, 1857, near Paint Rock Ferry, Roane County. She resides in Sweet- water. Their children are:
(1) Byrd, a daughter, born October 28, 1882. She was musically educated at the Conservatory in Boston. Her profession was music teacher. She married O. K. Jones on January 3, 1914. Their child : John M., Jr., b. December 11, 1914.
(2) Thomas, b. October, 1885.
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3. Elizabeth Browder married James N. Heiskell. (See Heiskells.)
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4. Ellen married A. A. Green, formerly of Kingston, Tenn., now of Boyd, Texas, on October 30, 1879. He is a merchant.
3. James Patterson Browder was a druggist at Phila- delphia, Tenn., from 1887 to 1892 when he moved to Harriman. He married Maude Critchell, October 2, 1895. He has been in the employment of the Standard Oil Co., since 1892. His present residence is Chatta- nooga, Tenn. His children are:
(1) Byron, b. Jan., 1899.
(2) and (3) James and Elise, twins.
(4) Dorothy, b. June 1, 1908.
6. John Jefferson Browder married Bettie Taylor, of Morristown, Tenn., on November 25, 1889. They moved to Washington in September, 1902, where he engaged in farming. Present postoffice is Oakdale. Their children are: Sydney, Anna, Laura, Van, Robert, Newton, John, Kyle, Elbert.
7. Horace Lackey Browder married Huldah Cleve- land, daughter of Eli Cleveland on June 14, 1910. She was born in Sweetwater Valley, June 7, 1884. One child, Susan Laird, was born October 27, 1911. Horace L. B. is now postmaster at Sweetwater, since 1913.
8. Lucy Browder married W. K. Horton, a merchant in Sweetwater, on October 12, 1899. They moved to Waynesville, N. C., in April, 1909. Afterwards they moved to Harriman, Tenn. She died there. Their chil- dren are :
Helen, b. January 21, 1901. W. K., b. May 17, 1903.
Lucy Browder, b. June 29, 1906. * * *
James Madison Browder was married (second) to
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Elizabeth Armstrong, daughter of and Jane Armstrong of McMinn County, Tenn., on December 14, 1890. She was born September 16, 1858, and died at Sweetwater, April 17, 1909. Their children were:
(1) . Samuel P., b. July 8, 1882; d. November 1, 1883. (2) Clyde, b. Married May Rodgers, of Chattanooga, in 1907. They went to Nashville in 1909. Residence, 1403 Des Monbreun Street. Employee of the Standard Oil Co. Their children are:
Mary, b. July, 1908.
Robert, b. July, 1910.
(3) Zelma Lee, b. September 21, 1888. Married W. Roy Plott, now of Statesville, N. C., on April 22, 1914. They have one child, Elizabeth, b. March 13, 1915.
DAVID A. BROWDER.
David A., son of Wm. Browder, was born in Roane County, March 2, 1835. He moved to Pond Creek about 1840 or 1841. Married Rachel Dickey, October 12, 1858, the Rev. Mack Lillard, officiating. Rachel Dickey was born April 17, 1837. David A. Browder was a farmer. He was elected a member of the General Assembly of Tennessee, November, 1877, for McMinn County. He was a member of the M. E. Church, South. He moved to the Rowan (Brett) place, at County Line, in 1866, and died there April 6, 1883, and is buried at County Line Cemetery. He died of pneumonia. His children are:
(1) William D., b. July, 1859.
(2) Elizabeth, b. August, 1861.
(3) D. H., b. September 29, 1863. Commission mer- chant, New Orleans, La.
(4) Frank E., b. May 21, 1867. Manager milling com- pany, Mankato, Minn.
(5) Chas. O., b. December, 1870.
(6) Hubert, b. October, 1878. Commission merchant, El Paso, Texas.
William D., married Adda Lou Peak, of Meigs County, October 5, 1887, who was born March 18, 1866. He is a farmer and live stock dealer. They both belong to
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the Southern Methodist Church. Moved to Sweetwater in 1901. Their children are:
(1) Boy, d. in infancy.
(2) Hattie May, b. 1895.
(5) Chas. O., was married to Georgia Duncan, of At- lanta, Ga., June 16, 1906. She was born at Hayesville, N. C., August 1, 1869. Her father was J. W. Duncan, a physician. Her mother was Mary Curtis. Their chil- dren are :
David Duncan, b. May 29, 1907.
Chas. O., b. September 23, 1909.
ELI SANDERSON ADKINS
Was born in Massachusetts, January 6, 1824; d. Feb- ruary 20, 1889. His father was Henry Adkins, and his mother was Lucinda Grace Adkins, who was born No- vember 6, 1792; d. Nov. 23, 1869, at Philadelphia, Tenn.
E. S. Adkins came to Talbot County, Ga., when a young man. He was twice married, first to Miss Har- ris, of Talbot County. They had three daughters: Mary Ann, b. July 19, 1849; m. E. W. Cozatt in 1866. They had three children: Minnie, b. 1878; Rose, b. 1880; Lee, b. 1888.
2. Louisa Jane, b. October 2, 1850; m. Joe M. Jones in 1869. He died in 1870, leaving one daughter, Josie.
Louisa married (second) M. C. Duncan in 1875. Their children were : William, b. 1875; Walter, b. 1877 ; Worth, b. 1879; Eli, b. 1881; Lenoir, b. 1883; Emma, b. 1886; Ethel, b. 1889.
E. S. Adkins married (second) Elizabeth Mildred Childs, of Talbot County, Ga. She was born March 12, 1841; d. March 7, 1874. They came to Philadelphia, Tenn., in November, 1865. Their children were :
1. Emma Sophia, b. August 31, 1857. Married E. C. Jones, September 15, 1873. (See Jones.)
2. Fannie Amelia, b. February 18, 1859, in Talbot County, Ga .; m. W. G. Lenoir. (See Lenoir.)
3. Nettie Gray, b. January 5. 1861; m. C. D. Browder in 1888. (See Browder.)
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4. Eli Sanderson, b. April, 1863. Married. Wife died leaving one daughter who is married. E. S. A. is a mer- chant and ranchman and lives at Pony, Mont.
5. Annie Mildred, b. April 26, 1866; m. W. C. Can- non in 1890. (See Cannon.)
6. Henry, b. January 5, 1868; m. Kate Owen, of Sweet- water, Tenn., October, 1898. They have two daughters: Katherine, b. 1900, and Henry Taylor, b. 1902. They live at Pony, Mont.
7. Charles Childs, b. January 25, 1872; m. Grace Big- low in 1905. He died in 1911. They lived at Livingston, Mont. They had no children.
FRANKLIN KING BERRY, SR.
Was born near Williamsburg, Ky., March 25, 1809. He married Emily, daughter of Thomas Laughlin, of Phila- delphia, Tenn. He died October 28, 1845. He was buried in the old cemetery at Philadelphia. His wife was born January 26, 1823, and died October, 1884. Mrs. Berry's second husband was W. R. Molleston, of Philadelphia, who died January 25, 1872, at age of 63 years. The chil- dren of F. K. and Emily Berry were:
One. F. K. Berry. He was born at Philadelphia, De- cember 4, 1841. He was a practising physician and a farmer. He married Caroline Cleveland, daughter of Robert R. Cleveland on April 15, 1868. They had a hand- some residence not far from the Cleveland Baptist Church on Sweetwater Creek, where they lived during nearly all their married life.
Mrs. Berry was b. February 2, 1843. She d. Septem- ber 16, 1910. Buried in West View Cemetery at Sweet- water.
Children of Dr. F. K. and Mrs. Caroline Berry are:
1. Frank E. Berry; was b. January 28, 1869. He m. Julia, daughter of J. L. Willson, of Pond Creek Valley. He (Berry), is a farmer and lives at Marble Bluff in Lou- don County on the Tennessee River, seven miles from Loudon, his postoffice.
2. Robert S. C. Berry, b. December 30, 1870; m. Ber- tie Healan, of Ringgold, Ga., December 9, 1897. He is a merchant and resides at Morristown. One child, Ro- berta, b. June 7, 1900.
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3. Nina, b. October 14, 1873; d. July 27, 1897.
4. Emily Ethel, b. November 4, 1875; m. J. Frank Mc- Guire, December 17, 1894. He is a farmer. They réside in Sweetwater.
The children of J. F. and E. E. McGuire are :
Charles Euclid, b. September 28, 1895; Dorothy Car- oline, b. August 23, 1897; Frank Ralph, b. January 1, 1900; Hilda, b. January 7, 1903; Jean Nicholas, b. Feb- ruary 24, 1906; Halstead, b. October 11, 1909; Ethel B., b. September 16, 1912.
5. Luke Danton, b. July 26, 1879; m. Julia Stowers. Their address is Cushing, Okla.
Annie Eliza, b. September 21, 1881; m. Virgil T. Rausin, June 6, 1906. He is a merchant in Sweetwater. Children are:
V. T. Rausin, Jr., b. June 13, 1907; Kermit Wendell Rausin, b. April 1, 1910; Buford Quentin, b. March 25, 1916.
Two. Sidney, b. in Philadelphia, August 17, 1844. (See C. Y. Caldwell.)
CHARLES Y. CALDWELL.
Charles Y. Caldwell was born in Pike County, Georgia, February 17, 1847. He came to Sweetwater Valley with his mother in 1855, who came to Philadelphia, Tenn., in that year. He was married to Sidney Berry, of Phila- delphia, on November 5, 1868. She was born in Phila- delphia, August 17, 1844. He engaged in farming while located there. He moved to California in 1875 and moved back to Tennessee in 1876, where he farmed at the old home place until 1901, when he went to Wuako- mis, Okla. Their children are:
Charles Sydney, b. December 20, 1872; m. Mary Kline, of Loudon, Tenn., May 6, 1896, going to Waukomis, Okla., where they now live.
Robert Marvin, b. June 7, 1878; m. Maude, daughter of J. L. Willson, January 18, 1911, going to Waukomis to make it their home.
Fred. Roy, b. April 7, 1883; m. Bertie D. Johnston, of Oklahoma City, August 6, 1913. They live at Wuakomis.
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Martha Emily, b. in California, September 1, 1875; d. December 18, 1876.
Frank Berry, b. August 15, 1869; d. December, 1898. Mary, b. January 15, 1871; d. December 18, 1876.
T. W. BELLAMY
Was born in Louisa County, Va., June 15, 1806. He came to Sweetwater Valley in 1853. He married Sarah Griffin, April 3, 1828. She was born June 4, 1809, and died December 27, 1887. T. W. B. died September 4, 1889. Their children were:
William, b. December 23, 1828; d. July 15, 1847.
Mary Ann, b. April 13, 1830; d. August 28, 1854.
John Daniel, b. September 20, 1831. Lives in Benton, Ill.
Newton Walker, b. June 28, 1833.
Thomas Conner, b. in Louisa County, Va., February 16, 1835.
He came to Sweetwater with his father in 1853. He was employed in the cooper shop of McClung, Dobbins & Clayton. He was married. His children were eleven in number: six boys and five girls. Four girls died single. Three of the sons are married. Andy, the old- est one, is the father of eleven children. He is employed by Moore & Co., barytes manufacturers.
Andrew Bellamy, son of T. W. B., was born October 15, 1838. In the Civil War he enlisted in Colonel Jno. A. Rowan's regiment, 67th, C. S. A., Company D., Cap- tain Robert Rowan, Priscilla Frances, daughter of T. W. B., b. October 28, 1840; m. W. B. Sample, July 25, 1858. W. B. Sample was b. August, 1833; d. 1899. Eliz- abeth Melissa, b. April 4, 1843; m. Professor J. S. Cline; she died June 19, 1913. Henry Washington, b. December 26, 1848. He is a Baptist minister of Mendota, Va.
ALEXANDER BIGGS
Was one of the oldest settlers in Sweetwater Valley. He acquired land in 1820 soon after the Hiwassee Dis- trict was open for settlement. On his tract adjoining Maves and Heiskell near the large spring on the north side of the now town of Sweetwater, he built a one- story brick residence, which is still standing. This is
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one of the oldest brick houses in the valley. It was oc- cupied continuously by the Biggs until the year when the farm was purchased by G. M. McKnight. In- formation in regard to the Biggs family is now hard to obtain, as there are no living descendants in this section ; one son went to California and his address is not known to the writer.
Alexander Biggs; date of birth, death and where came from, not known. Isabella Biggs (inscription on stone in Sweetwater Cemetery) was born January 7, 1789; died January 12, 1877. She was the wife of Alex. Biggs. Their children were:
Mary Ann, Nancy, Alexander Hamilton and J. M. Mary Ann and Hamilton never married. Nancy m. Rev. Thos. R. Bradshaw, April 2, 1861; no children. Mr. Bradshaw was a learned Presbyterian minister and was the second pastor of the New School Presbyterian Church at Sweetwater, Rev. Thos. Brown, of Philadelphia, Tenn., having been the first. (See history of Presby- terian Church.)
SOLOMON BOGART
Was the son of Abram and - Duncan Bogart, formerly of Washington County. They moved to King- ston, Tenn., and then to Athens, Tenn.
Solomon Bogart was born in Washington County on January 4, 1800. He died at his home (which was located where the Bogart High School building now stands), at Philadelphia, on June 9, 1878. His wife was Ann Moore. She was born December 21, 1821. She died November 24, 1860.
Solomon Bogart was a hotel keeper, teacher and land surveyor. He first kept hotel at Athens, Tenn., which he advertised as a strictly temperance hotel, meaning by that, that he allowed no one drinking or carrying whiskey with them to put up at his hotel. I have been told that he refused to keep General Winfield Scott because the general carried a bottle, and on stated occasions took his toddy.
Solomon Bogart came to Philadelphia, Tenn .. from Athens, Tenn., in 1847. He was a leading member of the Presbyterian church, which was located in the cem-
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etery across the creek from and west of the town of Philadelphia. He reared a large family, eight of whom reached years of maturity and became highly respected and influential citizens. These children were:
1. Franklin, b. May 23, 1827; d. May 8, 1887.
2. Margaret, b. July 12, 1829; d. August 5, 1879 ; m. J. W. Goddard. (See Goddard.)
3. Newton, b. October 14, 1831; d. May 26, 1889.
4. Columbus, b. - 1833; d. during the war at Danville, Ind. He was a soldier in the Civil War, serv- ing on the staff of General Spears, U. S. A.
5. Susan, b. August 21, 1836; m. W. Cannon. (See Cannons.)
6. Elizabeth, b. February 8, 1839; d. July 6, 1898.
7. Barbara, b. September 19, 1840; d. July 22, 1866. (See S. Y. B. Williams.)
8. Martha, b. January 6, 1844. Resides at Philadel- phia, with her sister, Mrs. W. Cannon.
9. Mary Cornelia, b. September 26, 1845; d. Nov. 21, 1864.
1. Dr. Franklin Bogart studied medicine and settled at Tellico Plains, Tenn. On January 21, 1857, he was married (first) to Elizabeth McEwen, daughter of George and Sarah Gaines. He came to Sweetwater soon after the town was started, purchased property and practised his profession until his death. His first wife died October 8, 1873. They are both buried in the old cemetery at Sweetwater. Their children were:
(1) Thomas Cannon, d. in 1860 at the age of 3 years.
(2) Walter G., b. April 13, 1858; m. Lorella Magill, October 15, 1884. He studied medicine at Nashville and graduated in the medical department of the University of Tennessee. He is also a post graduate of Belle View Medical College of New York. He practised his profes- sion in Sweetwater until 1888. He then went to Chatta- nooga and was a partner of Dr. G. C. Magee. He was Professor of Diseases of Women and Obstetrics in the Medical College at Chattanooga for twenty-one years. He was founder of the Highlands Sanatarium in that city. Lorella Magill was daughter of Jas. Magill and' Lizzie Lowry and granddaughter of James L. and sister of Harrison and Robt. Lowry.
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The children of W. G. and Lorella Bogart are:
Elizabeth G., m. T. C. Olney in 1910. Franklin Magill, b. at Sweetwater in March, 1888.
(3) John Newton, b. June 2, 1862, third son of F. and E. Bogart; was a graduate of the University of Tennes- see and took the course in literature at Johns Hopkins University. He afterwards took a similar course at the University of Oxford, England. He was a teacher of English in the schools of New Orleans, La., at the time of his death.
(4) Anna, b. December 20, 1864; d. February 7, 1893.
(5) William Moore, fourth son of F. and E. Bogart, was born February 27, 1867. He married Keturah M. Thompson, November 10, 1892. She is the daughter of Franklin Blevins and Gurley Thompson, of Chattanooga. Their children are Franklin Blevins, b. May 15, 1894; Martha Josephine, b. June 7, 1898, and Emma Mary, b. January 7, 1901.
W. M. B. is a practising physician at Chattanooga.
(6) Frank Augustus, b. in 1868; d. at 3 years of age.
Dr. Franklin Bogart married (second) Martha Ellen Cannon, daughter of Robert and Ann Galbraith Cannon, on October 28, 1879. She resides at Sweetwater.
3. Newton, second son of Solomon and Ann Bogart, when a young man was employed by William Lenoir and Brothers at Lenoir's, Tenn., in the early fifties, and re- mained with them until 1870, when he was employed by the E. T. V. & G. R. R. as master of trains, and, after- wards as superintendent. He was a director and stock- holder of the East Tennessee National Bank of Knox- ville, Tenn., and died possessed of a considerable for- tune, a part of which he left to London and Monroe coun- ties, the interest on the amounts given to be applied yearly to the public school fund.
JOHN D. BOWMAN.
The Bowman family, as the name implies, came from England.
John D. Bowman was born in Blount County, Tenn., March 4, 1816. He was married to Susan Jackson, who was born March 5, 1820. She was the oldest child of Josiah and Mary Jackson, of Blount County. They came to Sweetwater Valley and settled near the big
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spring one and one-half miles south of Sweetwater, on the tract now owned by Kilpatrick. They lived there un- til October 1, 1857, when they moved to Texas, where he purchased land in Collins County, dying at Plano, Feb- ruary 27, 1852. Collins County was very sparsely set- tled at the time he moved there as one of the pioneers- his descendants are now prominent among a prosperous and numerous people.
The children of John D. and Susan Bowman were:
1. Mary, b. February 2, 1839; d. February 25, 1875.
2. Julia, b. February 1, 1840; d. September 5, 1868.
3. Jackson, b. November 6, 1841.
4. George, b. April 19, 1844.
5. Nancy.
6. James, and Callie, all three of whom died when children, at the Bowman place near Sweetwater, of scar- let fever in the epidemic of that disease, in the summer of 1856. They were buried in the old Jackson burying ground, in Blount County, on the Little Tennessee River.
8. Fannie, b. in 1852, m. James Florence, of Plano, Texas; had no children.
1. Mary married Wm. Lovelace. Their children were Laura, John, William, James, Ella and George.
2. Julia married Joseph Russell, of Plana, Texas, and had one child, John.
3. Jackson married Dora Dye, of Plano, whose daugh- ter, Flora, married Edgar Wall, of Tampa, Fla., whose children were: Jack, Minnie, May and James B.
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