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The first cemetery was laid off by the commissioners of Columbia in 1807. This lies on the bank of Duck River, north of the city. This is known as "Greenwood," and is a beautiful resting place after "life's fitful fever." It contains the remains of many of the early settlers. "Rose Hill" Cemetery was chartered in 1854 by John B. Hamilton, John Baird, W. J. Dale, Thomas J. Kelly, Nathan Vaught and James Andrews. Many dis- tinguished dead sleep on Rose Hill, among them Judge Dillahunty and Gen. John C. Car- ter, who fell at Franklin. A large number of Federal soldiers were buried here, but they have been removed to Nashville and Murfreesboro, or other places, and interred in national cemeteries. Over 100 Confederate dead are buried in "Rose Hill" Cemetery. In honor of these heroes is erected a beautiful monument, which is surmounted by a full-sized soldier, who looks with pathos and with downcast eye upon his fallen comrades.
The physicians of 1808* were Dr. Samuel Mayes, who was born in Carlisle, Penn., in 1759, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and settled in South Carolina. He moved to this county in 1808, where he died in 1841. He saw service in the Revolutionary war. Dr. L. B. Estes, well known in the early history of the county, was born in Virginia in 1774, graduated from the University of Virginia, and came to Maury County in 1808, where he died in November, 1814. Dr. James O'Reiley was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1776, graduated at the university of the same, married in North Carolina in 1805, and came to Maury County in 1809. He was noted for his boldness and originality both in the prac- tice of medicine and surgery. He was well known to the business world. He died in 1850. Dr. G. T. Greenfield was born in Virginia, graduated at the University of Pennsyl- vania and came to Maury County in 1812. He abandoned the profession and became a cotton planter, and grew rich. He was a noted politician. His death occurred in 1847. Dr. William Fort Brown was a native of North Carolina, where he was born in 1790. He was a student under Dr. O'Riley; also a partner for a time. He was very much addicted to drink, yet such was the confidence of the people in him that they would send and bring him to their houses and lock him up until sufficiently sober to prescribe. His
*From an article by Dr. J. M. Towler.
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death occurred in 1859. Dr. Thomas Brown was born in Wilkes County, N. C., in 1784. and was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. He came to Maury County in 1814: was a popular physician. He died of cholera in 1834. Dr. Isaac J. Thomas was a native of North Carolina, born in 1781, and came to this county in 1814, where he remained till his death in 1844. Dr. John B. Hayes was born in Rockbridge County, Va., in 1706, graduated at the University of New York and settled in Maury County in 1816. He is described as a close student, an acute observer, generous, genial, high-toned, "a fellow of infinite jest that was wont to set the table in a roar." He related a story that well illus- trates the superstition of the time: "A member of a family living twelve miles in the coun: try was affected with the shingles; the remedy at the time was the blood from the tail of a black cat. Efforts were made to procure the coveted black cat, but none could be found, the disease became alarming and a runner was started to town with the following instruc- tions from the old lady of the house: 'Johnny, when you get to town try to get a black cat, but if you can't get one, bring Dr. Hayes.'" Dr. Hayes died after a successful prac- tice of fifty-two years. In 1816 Drs. Gale and James G. Smith came to this county; both were from Maryland. Between 1816-20 Drs. J. B. Sanders, Dowell N. Sansom (Horatio Depriest ?), McDowell, Silas M. Caldwell, John W. McJimsey, Gillespie and William Mc- Neil; of these Dr. Depriest committed suicide, and all were well known in their profession and in the social circle. Dr. George W. Campbell started out full of promise, but died early in life from septicemia, originating from a wound. Dr. Grevor abandoned the pro- fession for business, and died at New Orleans of yellow fever. Of the same period were Drs. Cooper, Ford, Turner and Crawford. Dr. J. W. S. Frierson was born in Sum- ter District, S. C., in 1801, graduated at Greeneville College, and was made a doctor of medicine at Transylvania in 1824, and from that time till his death, in 1872, was in active practice. He was an ornament both to the profession and to society. He was succeeded in the profession by his son, Dr. Samuel W. Frierson. Dr. John Baptiste Alexander Thevenot was born in Paris, France, February 26, 1793, and graduated at the early age of eighteen; was surgeon for a time in the army of Napoleon. He settled at Mount Pleasant in 1824, where he died of cholera in 1834. He was a noted linguist, something of a poet and author, and was regarded as a brilliant and eccentric practitioner. Dr. Jonathan S. Hunt was a native of North Carolina, where he was born in 1790, moved to Williamson County in 1820, graduated at Transylvania in 1822, and moved to Maury County in 1824, and there remained till his death in 1860. Dr. Samuel Porter was born in Chesterville, S. C., February 3, 1793, graduated at Transylvania in 1821, and began practice in this county in 1826. He held an extensive practice about Williamsport till his death in 1873. Dr. Zebina Conkey and A. G. Tracey came to Maury County from New York in 1826. About the same time there came Drs. Hillard Myrick, Mervin Daniel and John Henry Crisp; the two former were graduates of Transylvania, and the latter was a native of North Carolina and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Amos Gray was born in Prince William County, Va., in March, 1800. He was graduated at Transylvania in 1827, and at once began practice at Santa Fe. He died October 5, 1870. Dr. John S. Law was born in Liberty County, Ga., in 1802, graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1827, moved to Maury County in 1833, and died of black tongue in 1844. Between 1828-30 there settled in Maury County Drs. P. P. Barbour, John Littlefield, Eskew, H. S. Roberts, Placebo, Bills and Bracken. Between 1830-40 there were Drs. A. H. Buchanan, S. T. McMurray, of Spring Hill, and Wharton White, who was born in Nashville, January 23, 1819, graduated at Louisville in 1839, and died in 1859. Dr. G. T. Harris was a native of Rutherford County, where he was born in 1806, was a student of Dr. O'Reiley, before mentioned, and graduated at Transylvania in 1826. His death occurred in 1866. Since 1840 there have been the following: Drs. A. M. Kellar, A. M. Hamner, N. W. B. Wortham, James H. Frierson, a native of Maury, born in 1812, graduated at Transylvania and died in 1846; Milton B. Frierson, James Leach, James E. Sealey, Calvin H. Walker, who was born in Columbia in 1823, and graduated at Jefferson College, Philadelphia, in 1847. Hc was a gallant colonel of a Confederate regiment in the late war, and was killed by a shell
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near Marietta, Ga. Dr. Wiley T. Perry first saw the light in this county in 1830, gradu- ated at Louisville and died in 1869. Dr. F. S. Woldridge was born in Franklin in 1826, graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1850 and died in 1870. A. W. Byers was born in 1815, graduated at Louisville in 1840, and died in 1870. D. J. McCallum was born in Giles County in 1826, graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1853, and died in 1864. Dr. Gomar Wing was from Maine, and was a successful practitioner for many years at Spring Hill. In addition there were Drs. A. and J. W. Leftwick, Satterfield and the brothers Kilpatrick, also Dr. McKeithen, who was from North Carolina, and who lived with Gen. Lucius J. Polk at his plantation near Spring Hill. He was regarded as a well- read physician.
The first epidemic in the county was the black tongue in 1813. Gen. Roberts, county surveyor, had a son die of the disease in Nashville. He and another son brought the corpse home for interment. In a short time that son took the disease and died. The disease spread and was more fatal in proportion to its extent than the one in 1844. The epidemic of 1844 occurred early in February, the first case being a young lady who had been visiting Nashville. A great many died of this disease, among them Col. Dew and Dr. Law. The disease manifested itself in different ways: sometimes in acute pains, and in others in nervous and muscular depression without pain. It was very fatal among negroes. It prevailed both in town and country. It was what is now known as cerebro spinal meningitis. An epidemic of scarlet fever of remarkable fatality prevailed in 1837. Cholera has never prevailed in Columbia, although it has visited various parts of the county several times with its wanton violence. Each time imported or sporadic cases occurred in turn, but it invariably died out of itself. In 1824 Col. Whittaker, a planter living seven miles southeast of Columbia, on his return from Nashville, was attacked by the disease at midnight and died the following day. Dr. Brown who at- tended him died, also seven of his negroes, one of whom died in the office of Drs. Brown & Buchanan, whither he had gone for a physician. It was introduced at Mount Pleasant in the same way, from Nashville, and prevailed with its usual fatality, Dr. Thevenot being one of its victims. At midnight on Saturday, August 14, 1835, it suddenly fell upon the little town of Williamsport, and by the morning of the 15th several were dead or dying and many writhing under its torturing cramps. Twelve citizens of the place died and as many from the country. In every case the individuals bad been visiting or doing business in that portion of the town situated in a low, damp flat, nor were any attacked in the country who had not visited that spot of the village on the fatal Saturday. In June, 1849, Dr. Hays was summoned to the bedside of ex-President Polk. He went in the old Polk family carriage driven by Old Joe, the favorite coachman. On Joe's return he was suddenly seized with the cholera and died in a short time, but no other cases followed. In July, 1850, Jim Brown, who kept a wagon-yard in the lower part of town, was sudden- ly seized with the cholera on his return from Nashville. He recovered after intense suffering, but two colored women caught the disease and died. Those were the last cases of cholera.
Sheriffs: John Spencer was chosen sheriff in 1807 and held the position till 1810, when he was succeeded by Samuel H. Williams, who held the position till 1812. William Bradshaw then held the office from 1812 till 1818, at which time Nimrod Porter was elected and held the office till- 1842. Porter was succeeded by J. E. Thomas, who held the office till 1846, and was succeeded by Mumford Smith, who held the office till 1850. Richard B. Moore was elected to succeed Smith and held the position till 1854, when Smith was again elected and held the office till 1856; he was then succeeded by Samuel H. Jones, who held the office till 1860. Thomas J. Cristy held the office from 1860 to 1864, when William M. Sullivan took the office and held it till 1868. Robert D. Rickets held the office from 1868 till the adoption of the new constitution in 1870. Sims Latta held the office from 1870 to 1874, and was succeeded by William A. Alexander, who held the office till 1878. Mr. Alexander was succeeded by Mr. Davis, and he by W. O. Witherspoon, who held it till 1884, and was succeeded by N. Bleheairs. Circuit clerks:
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John M. Taylor held the office from 1810 till 1813, and was succeeded by Horatio Depriest, who resigned, and George M. Martin was appointed in his place and held the office till March 11, 1836, when he resigned and was succeeded by J. A. Walker, and he by Pleas- ant Nelson. Mr. Nelson was succeeded by James O. Potter, who was succeeded by Caleb J. Dickerson; upon his death he was succeeded by Lemuel H. Phillips, and he by Thomas H. Witherspoon, who was succeeded by Samuel P. McGaw. Mr. McGaw was succeeded by the Hon. William B. Wilson, and Mr. Wilson by W. J. Whitthorne. Mr. Whitthorne was succeeded by E. T. Pillow. County court clerks: Joseph B. Porter was chosen clerk in 1807, and was succeeded by his son, ;T. J. Porter, and he by William E. Erwin. Mr. Erwin was succeeded in 1870 by John M. Hickey, and Mr. Hickey by A. N. Akin in 1874, who still holds the office. Clerks and masters in chancery: On the organization of the chancery court in 1834-35, George MI. Martin became master and held the position till 1844. and was succeeded by Hon. William P. Martin, his son. Mr. Martin was succeeded by Rev. John B. Hamilton, and he by A. M. Wingfield. The next master was Joshua I. Williams, followed by D. B. Cooper: after D. B. Cooper came Horace S. Cooper. The present incumbent is Mr. George Childress.
Representatives in the lower house of the General Assembly: Moses Frierson, 1809-11: Amos Johnson, 1811-23; I. J. Thompson, 1823-27; * *
* ; A. O. P. Nicholson, 1831-35: James E. Thomas, 1835-39: James E. Thomas and Barclay Martin, 1839-41; Barclay Martin, 1841-42: William HI. Polk and Powhattan Gordon, 1843-44; Pow- hattan Gordon and R. A. L. Wilkes, 1845-46; R. A. L. Wilkes and Barclay Martin, 1847-48: George Gantt and W. Stringham, 1849-50; Barclay Martin and J. L. Miller, 1851-52: Frank Hardeman, 1853-54; A. M. Looney, 1855-56; W. H. Polk, 1857-58; W. C. Whit- thorne. 1859-60: J. Gilmer, 1865-67: W. B. Wilson, 1869-73: A. P. Glenn, 1873-77: J. Lee Bullock, 1877-79; John Ballanfant, 1879-81; R. A. Wilkes, 1881-83; Maj. J. T. Williamson and W. T. Porter, 1883-84: George C. Taylor, F. A. Burke and E. W. Carmack, 1884-85. Senators: Thomas H. Benton, 1807-11; Newton Cannon, 1811-15; Thomas Coleman, 1815-19; Benjamin Reynolds, 1819-23; Robert Weakley, 1823-27; Edward B. Little- field, 1821-31: Lucius J. Polk, 1831-39: A. O. P. Nicholson. 1839-43; James E. Thomas, 1843-47; T. M. Jones, 1847-51: E. R. Osborne, 1851-55: S. B. Moore, 1855-59; Thomas McNeilly, 1865-60; J. B. Frierson, 1869-73; T. J. P. Allison, 1873-77; A. T. Boyd, 18:7-81; A. M. Looney, 1883-84. Population by decades: 1810, 7,122; 1820, 15,620; 1830, 18,200: 1840, 17,090 white; 1850, 16,759: 1860. 17.701; 1870, 20,022; 1880, 21.731 whites and 18,173 colored.
The first court in Maury County met at the house of Col. Joseph Brown, about three miles south of Columbia on December 21, 1807. A court of pleas and quarter sessions was organized by the justices, who had previously been appointed by the General Assem- bly. They were John Dickey, John Miller, William Gilchrist, William Frierson, Isaac Roberts, John Spencer, John Lindsey, Joshua Williams, James Love, Lemuel Pruett, and William Dooley. The commissions of these justices were signed by John Sevier, the governor of the State at that time. It appears that John Dickey, John Miller and Will- iam Gilchrist were not present at the opening of the court. The first act of this court was the election of Isaac Roberts, presiding justice. Mr. Roberts afterward became the noted Gen. Roberts. Joseph B. Porter was chosen clerk; John Spencer, sheriff: Edmond Har- ris, coroner; William W. Thompson, register: Joseph Brown, ranger; Peter R. Booker, solicitor, and Benjamin Thomas, treasurer. Bonds were required of these in sums ranging from $2,000 to $10.000. By order of the General Assembly this court was to meet at Jo- seph Brown's on the third Mondays in December, March, June and October of each year till the completion of the court house in Columbia. John Spencer returned the following jury: Ephraim McLean, Jr., Alexander Gillespie, Robert Hill, Charles McLean. James Welsh, Griffin Cathey, Thomas Whiteside, William Irvine, Alexander Irvine, Amos John son, William Dever, S. Frierson, W. J. Frierson, C. McGee, Bryant Nolin, Martin Hardin Daniel Evans, Josiah Goforth. William Kilcrease, David Love, William Daniel, John My- rick, Thomas Gill, Enos Pipin, John Campbell, Samuel Polk, A. J. Turner, Aaron Cunning-
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ham, James Huey, James Craig, David Copeland, A. B. Hudson, George Breckenridge, Isaac Bills, Samuel Smith, James M. Lewis, Andrew Boyd, Silas Alexander and John Davidson. This court seems to have been invested with both appellate and original juris- diction. Cases being much less numerous than now, this court was sufficient for all cases. Peter R. Booker, the first solicitor seems to have been a practicing attorney at the time of the organization of this court, and to have received his office by appointment. His name is met with but a short time as counselor but frequently as a business man. He became quite wealthy and died in 1839. Joseph Herndon was the first resident lawyer admitted to the bar of this court. He began practice in 1808 and continued before the bar for many years, and died in Columbia in 1862 at a very advanced age. Like Booker he was looked upon as a very high-toned honorable gentleman. This court was mainly occupied in re- ceiving wills for probate, ordering new roads, recording stock marks, and granting ferry license, providing for the erection of mills, and permitting the keeping of ordinaries. The keepers of these ordinaries provided food, lodging and shelter aud feed for horses. The "rates" were fixed by the court. The following was the customary price: "Each diet 25 cents; lodging per night, 6} cents; horse per feed, 12} cents; fodder and hay all night, 12} cents; peach brandy or whisky, 12} cents per half pint. According to the custom of the time drinks were for sale at these houses of entertainment. A bond was given that the keeper of such house would not suffer or permit gambling, nor on the Sabbath day suffer any person "to tipple or drink more than necessary." The December term of court in 1808 was held in the town of Columbia.
Similar cases as above mentioned were tried: among the punishments inflicted were twenty-five lashes upon the bare back for petit larceny. By an act of November 16, 1809, the circuit court system was established for Maury County. This court took upon itself a great deal of the work formerly done by the county court. The county court continued to have jurisdiction over questions pertaining to the county, such as the erection of pub- lic buildings, bridges, dams, ferries, fixing the rate of taxation, changing or making new roads, the appointment of committees on matters of public interest, changing the civil districts, etc .; it also had both original and appellate jurisdiction over petty offenses against the State. The first circuit court was opened in the court house in Columbia on November 25, 1810, with the following officers: Hon. Thomas Stuart, judge of the judi- cial circuit; John M. Taylor, clerk; Samuel H. Williams, sheriff. The first jurors were J M. Lewis, James Smith, Benjamin Smith, Thomas Edwards, John Lindsey, John Matthews, Moses G. Frierson, John J. Zollicoffer, James Birmingham, Amos Johnson, John Camp- bell, Samuel Witherspoon, William M. Berryhill, Lemuel Pruett, William Frierson, James Love, John Miller, James Sanford, Robert Hill, Samuel Polk, Thomas Whiteside, Abner Franklin, Anthony I. Turner, Samuel Lusk, Alexander Cathey and Joseph Brown. Of these J. M. Lewis was chosen foreman, and at the same time William Webb was made constable to attend on the grand jury. The first case taken from this court on appeal was. a suit of David Wood against Robert Steele, in which the plaintiff recovered $8 cost with 12 per cent on judgment. The case was taken to the superior court of the "Mero Dis- trict." On November 28, 1811, Felix Grundy was admitted to practice law before the "inferior and superior courts." The character and standing of this distinguished indi- vidual is too well known to require further notice here. At the same time appears the name of Alfred Balch as attorney for the State. Courts and lawyers were as sadly afflicted with "quiddities, quillets, cases, tenures and tricks" formerly as now. James Sellars was refused a new trial in a suit with Andrew Lewis, in which himself was defendant because the exact time for filing his plea had been neglected. Suits for assault and battery were formerly very numerous. Robert Pearce, Andrew Lewis, Joseph Davis and Abner Scott were each given nominal fines by throwing themselves upon the "grace & mercy " of the court. By an act of the General Assembly of November 23, 1809, the judges of the Third and Fourth Circuits were allowed to exchange sittings. Judge Nathaniel Williams, of the Third Circuit, first appears on the records of Maury County on November 27, 1811. Judge Thomas Stuart, the first circuit judge, was a resident of Franklin, Williamson.
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County. He continued to preside over the courts of Maury County till 1822, when the cit- cuit was changed, yet he continued to sit as judge in the other circuit for a number of years afterward. He is described as a man of profound legal learning and of high moral integrity. He left no issue to perpetuate his name. On November 25, 1812, appears a ease on record in which J. B. Hardin was plaintiff and W. L. Hannum was defendant: the case was settled by arbitration. The following is the verdict: "The undersigned, Thomas H. Benton and Alfred Balch, are of the opinion that the said Isaac B. Hardin recover of Washington L. Hannum one hundred dollars. Witness our hands and seals the dar and year last written. Thomas H. Benton, Alfred Balch." It is needless to say the former became a distinguished senator from Missouri. and the latter the attorney-general for the Fourth District. This somewhat peculiar entry is made at the September term of the county court in 1810: "Entered one dollar fine against Thomas H. Benton for profane swearing in presence of the court, and the fine was received by the clerk."
The grand jury to inquire "into the body of the county" for 1811 were Amos John- son, Robert Scott, Joseph Shoat, John Lindsey, William Byers, Isaac Roberts, Daniel Brown, Samuel Smith, Simpson Harris, Ezekiel Polk, John Campbell, A. Franklin, Thomas Hudspeth and James Lewis. James Whiteside became a praetieing attorney in 1811, and in the same year the first suit between these two celebrated litigious characters, John Doe and Richard Roe, was begun. without whom it was thought impossible to con- duct a case. On the opening of court in November, 1813, appears the name of Archibald Roane as presiding judge. He continued to sit from time to time on the Maury County bench for a number of years. His opinions appear clear and pointed. and without effort at display of self. The following rules were adopted for the government of the court in April, 1814: " All cases, except aetions of ejeetment, shall be taken up and tried, or con- tinued on the first day of each term, and the parties shall not be compelled to attend suits of ejectment till the second day." The first suits for divoree appear on docket in Octo- ber, 1815, the parties to the suits were Susannah Adams against William Adams; R. B. Edwards against Margaret Edwards, and Sarah M. Napier against John M. Napier. The recital of their domestic infelieity would be about on a par with a case at present. James Magill was arraigned on the charge of murdering Dr. Simpson April 21, 1816. The . case was brought to Columbia on a change of venue. The defendant was in a fair way to suffer the extreme penalty of the law, when the sickness of James Johnson, one of the jurors, caused a delay in the trial and the prisoner escaped by cutting his way out of jail. L. M. Bramlett became an attorney before the court October 24, 1816. At the same court Benjamin Rutledge stood charged with murder by the State, and the following "good and lawful" men decided he was guilty as charged: Joseph Brown, John Zollicoffer, William Daniel, John Mathews, James Love, Alexander Cathey, John Spencer, Robert I. Voorhies, Robert Kelsey, Thomas Stephenson and James Purcell. Before passing sen- tence he plead the "benefit of the clergy," and received as his punishment a brand of the letter "M upon the brawn of the left hand." The punishment was executed upon him November 26, 1816, at the court house in Columbia; he was further remanded to jail till costs of the suit were paid. On October 25, 1817, Richard Hardin was charged by the State with petit larcery, to which he answered that he could not deny his guilt, but threw himself upon the "grace and mercy" of the court, and for a sentence got three months . in the county jail and ten lashes upon his bare back. Jesse Faulkner received the very light sentence of $2 fine for horse-stealing. Horatio Depriest resigned his office as circuit court clerk December 1, 1818, and George M. Martin was appointed in his place. Ed- mund Kelly, a native of Ireland and a subject of Great Britain, took out naturalization papers on the oath of Daniel Graham. Joseph Brown and Micajah Brooks cach received $2 fines for failing to appear as jurors in answer to a legal summons. The name of Parry W. Humphreys first appears as judge over the Maury Court. On December 23. 1821, S. S. Record was put under a bond of $1,000 for offering a challenge to fight a duel. At the June term of 1821, Edmond May and Robertson Rose each applied for pensions under the provisions of the act of Congress passed March 17, 1815. The applications were made before Judge Parry W. Humphreys.
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