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Ede Elizabeth Maxedon was first married to Daniel Lock, by whom she bai aeven children, bat only raised three of them to be grown, all of whom are living in this county. Lock died, and she married John Warren.
JOSEPH CASON,
a native of South Carolina, married Miss Rebecca Miller in 1776. Came to Tes- nessee in 1805. Located in Wilson county. Haraised a family of tea chitres - five rons and five daughtera, who married as follows :
James married Miss Jane MeKnight.
Jeremiah.
Elizabeth Favor.
William
Mary MeKaichs.
Elviria Miles. John ..
Joseph
Jerman.
Margaret
Mr. Juline Williirca.
Sarah
Fountain Robertera
Elizabeth
Samuel Ball.
Lockey
Dr. Jackson.
Mr. William Wirden.
William, the third son, come to MeNairy county in 1825 Located in a zon country in the northwest corner of the county. He opened'a farm that x3
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fertile, and although his means were small, by industry and frugality, he ac. cumulated property rapidly. He raised a family of five children, as follows :
U. M. Cason married Mary Barham. Joseph Cason William Cason 16 Jane Hamilton. T. K. Cason died.
Margaret Dixon.
Rhoda Ann Cason
F. M. Ballard.
They were educated the very best the country schools afforded, and all wall qualified for business. They were members of the Methodist Church, and up to the war of 1361 had accumulated a handsome fortune. Wm. Cason was once a consta- Wie, and also hebl the office of deputy sherif for six years uuder Warren: He and his wife at this date are living at Henderson, the county seat of Chester county. He is in the 7Sth year of his age and his wife in the 80th year of her age.
SAMUEL B. HOOKER
was born in North Carolina in 1770. Came to East Tennessee at an early day of it's settlement. Married Miss Barsheba Noland Came to MeNairy in 1823. Located in the Ninth Civil District, southeast part of the county. Raised a family of nine children.
William M
married Eliza Patterson. 6 :
Elizabeth
John Wardlow.
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Nancy Hooker, 2dl cousin
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Gilbert Woodard.
H. H
Jennie Caruthers.
Somvan J
William Hooker.
Thomas B.
66 Miss Baker
Nancy Clear.
John. Sirena
Monroe Ozbarn.
Samuel B. Hooker was a farmer. Raise-l his family to industry. Gave them a common school education. Many of his descendants have gone West ; some remaining in the county. He lived to a ripe old age, and died in the county in the Sith year of his age.
JACOB JONES
was an early settler in the northern part of the county, and a man of high character for probity and intelligence.
His eldest daughter married Julius Jones, now a resident of Jackson, Tenn .
HARTWELL KETER AND ICHABOD BROWN
settled early in the northern part of the cointy. They came from Nor.' lina, ani were a mongrel creedl of people They were quiet, honest farme ad the respect of their neighbors.
DR. SMITH
ittied at an early day near W. T. Anderson in the northern part of the county. [e had several sons and two daughters. The eldest daughter, Mary, resides now .Jackson. Tenn., having twice married. T. (second daughter, Salle, marra 1
Robbins. She is pow a wilow residing in Henderson county. -
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HON. STANFORD L. WARREN
the eldest son of Hon James Warren, is a native of McNairy county a schoolmate of the writer, and at an early day evinced uncommon talent was a decided Union man, and enlisted in the 6th Tennessee Coion Cavalry in September, 1962. He was appointed 2d lieutenant and adjutant of his regiment on September 22, 1802. He held this position until October, 1\03, when he was made a captain ; on March 23, 1864 he was made a major of the regiment, and was honorably mustered out of service under orders from the War Department.
He was elected Representative to the General Assembly of Tennessee For the term of 1806-86, and was afterwards appointed by President Andrew Johnson United States District Attorney for West Tennessee.
He was then again elected to the lower house of the General Assembly of Tennessee for 1869-70.
In 1871-72 he was elected to the State Senate from the district composed of the counties of Hardeman and MeNairy. In 1873-74 he was again electet to the State Senate from the district composed of the counties of MeNaity, Hardin, Perry, Decatur, Henderson and Bentou.
Major Warren is now devoting his time to his farm ard practicing his pro- fession at Purdy. He is a man of marked ability whom the people can Always rely upon as honest and upright.
Major Warren married Miss Alice L. Pharr. The names of the other chil- dreu of the family are :
H. A. Warren J. T. =
married Julia Knight.
Jeanie Rodgers.
Nancy Mr. W. A. Gooch. L. K. " L. II. C. Pracher Martha " " J. T. Jeans- all of whom reside in McNairy county, except Jeans and wife. why are rov citi- zens of Wooster, Ark. The oldest daughter of the family, Mary A Wireo. died at the age of 12 years. The youngest son, James F. Warren, ded at the age of 9 years.
TATUM.
Edward Tatum was born in Brunswick county, Va. He moved from : Lere to North Carolina, and was a member of the General Assembly of that Stare He settled in MeNairy county, Tenn., in 1830. His family consisted of seven sons and one daughter. He died at the age of 78 years, his wife having diel before him. He married a second time, but there were no children by the second wife
Of the sons, Sion resides in MeNairy county ; Henry moved to Texas many years since, and died; Harbert and Edward reside in Texas; the oldest son ts South Carolina, and Edwin in Hardsman county, Tenn. The family always maintained a high standing.
THOMAS R. BECK
was an early settler in the southern part of the county. He is still living -3: Stantonville. He was for many years Clerk of the Chancery Court, and has s !- ways been a citizen of mark and influence.
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84 JOHN MEEKS, SR.
BY MRS. JENNIE S. PERKINS.
Although the subject of this sketch was not one of the earliest settlers of McNairy county, he spent, perhaps, forty years of his life there, and his descend- ants are among the most prominent of its citizens, while his unimpeachable integrity, and great purity of life are worthy of the emulation of all, and should be held in a lasting remembrance as a realization of the fact that " the memory of the just is blessed."
John Meeks, Sr., was born in the State of Virginia over one hundred years ago, and was the son of Jesse Mecky, who was a Methodist minister and a mis- sionary among the Indians.
When young John went to Tennessee. Ha there married a Miss Henderson, who became the mother of General John HI. Mepks, so long a prominent citizen of McNairy county. He lost his first wife soon after the birth of this son, and mar- ried a lady of saperior personal and mental attractions, who became the mother of three sons and three daughters, all of whom were more than ordinarily gifted.
Orville, the eldest, represented bis county in the State Legislature before the war, and filled other positions of trust, and possessed great energy and force of character. Idwin was a popular minister of the gospel. Wiles, the youngest, early displayed great financial talent. The daughters were Mrs. Mary Inley, Mrs. Adaline Donnell, and Mrs. Martha Gibson, all of whom were favorably known in their section.
The father, although gifted with excellent common sense, was one of those rare personages whose virtues overshadow every other mental attribute.
He was more than ordinarily happy in his family relations, living to see his children's chil !ren occupying honorable positions among their fellows.
He lived to an extraordinary age, possessing his faculties in an uncommon degree to the last.
When at last more than 90 years had passed since he came upon the stage of existence he passed away, regretted and beloved by all who knew bim.
JOHN DEVAULT
was born March 13, 1801. Married Francea Priddy September 12, 15:3, who was born May 10, 1799.
John Devault was an early settler, and built the first jail in the coun'y.
They had eight children, four of whom reside in the county. They have resided in the county for 55 years. They are both living with their sco, Thomas Devault, three miles east of Purdy.
DR. WM. C. KENDAL,
who married the eldest daughter of Judge Valentine D. Barry, was que of tha most distinguished and successful physicians of the county. He and his wue are both dead. They left a number of children
Dr. Daniel Barry has lived in the county for many years. He ia a practicing physician, and the editor of the county Democratic paper. Mrs. Eudova Miller, bis sister, also resiurs in Purdy.
RICHARD BROWDER
settled at an early date on Oxford Creek, where he now lives at an advanced age. He has always been a good citizen, and bighly respected by all his neighbora.
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COUNTY COURT FIRST MONDAY IN AUGUST, 1842.
BY MRS. JESSIE S. PERKINS.
We will premise that it is the first Monday in August, 1812, and that the yeomanry of MeNairy county are gathering from all quarters to Purdy, the common center. Each district sends its quota, the majority on horseback, some or. foot, and a very few in carriages, From the Fifth come those live men, the Chambers, busy with financial schemes-" For money had stuck to the race through life," and they are wholly occupied with the present, the great future being a blink in their creed. With them are their frien Is and allies, Elbert Stinson, Henry Sharp-Barnhill, Robert Houston, Sr .- like the Chambers, good citizens, who are building up their fortunes with their own section. From the Ninth Benjamin Siun lers, Esq., a man of inflexible integrity and very popular in his neighborhood. Then come Damron, Atkins, and Stubblefield. John A. Sharp and Wardlow. The citizen :- Burkes, Miller, Smith Conn, Farris, Miller, George, and the Donnells. From the Tenth district Sanders Mc- Kinzy, tall, erect, and taciturn as an Indian. John Kendrick, an old Virginian, a mighty hunter, and the first Thompsonian physician in Me- Natry ; "Vm. Caruthers, whose face, hard as his own Calvinistic doctrine, seemei to say in every line, "What is to be, will be ;" Oid Nattie Erwin, a Presbyterian eller of high standing, like Peter, ready to smita with the sword if necessary ; Holman Duncan, the Baren Munchausen of his section ; Pope Norval, the neigh- borhood bully : Thomas Veal, a worthy farmer ; Soloman Awalt, a Presbyterian preacher ; Squire Wilburn, a wealthy farmer ; the saintly fathers, McCann an l Rainey ; Ussery, the Cardwells, the Jacksons, John Preston, Myrick, Andrew Mckinzy Ben. Howell, David McKinzy, just entering public life, and a very popular man; Reuben MeKerry, Georg> House, "Old Puppy " Smith ; Theophilus Hamm, the hunch-backed constable of the Tenth, on the qui vive for business ; James Ellis, Thomas Tinsley, William Strawn, Tankersly. Wm. South, Larkin Rushing, whose high falsetto could be heard above the hum of manly voice .; old man Leighton, on foot, and too indolent to speak plainly . Levi Anderson, John Gilchrist, Henry Arnhart, an old Dutchman ; Wm. Sheiby, Wm. Wyatt, self nick-named " Tiwopeta ; " Thomas Saunders, Sr., happy in the success of his sons, (Thomas Saunders, Jr., Joel K. Saunders,) jogging quietly along, discoursing of ancient history ; Lindsey Saunders, grave, dignified, and engrossed with his official duties ; Benjamin Saunders, Esq , of the Teath district, haughty, erudite, and exclusive ; John Cobb, Thomas Beck, a young and aspir- ing mac ; John Green, Sprinkles, Jones. Me Whirter, and Forbes.
From the Adamsville district, George Adams, the builder of the Grst turn- pike in the county, and for whom the village was named: Jack Lindsey, Bolton, Skillman, old Jimmy Wilson, John Helbert, Joel Staniey, Anderson Cox, the Scor:3. Suratts, Parmer Piorson, the Combs'. old Billy Rogers, the champion dis. tiller of MeNairy county ; the Carrolls, Hills, Tidwells, Higgins, Carr, Robert- son, and Williams.
The crowd increases, and we lose sight of districts, but the faces and names are familiar.
There is John Paschal, Sr., the Chamnesses, the Chandlers, Birchetto, Dancers, Petersons, and the two Barneses, with the same Christian names of Charles, but distinguished by the cognomen of " Baconhead " and . Frog ye; " Pugh Cannon. with a cancer on his lip, a wooden leg, and a revolutionary pension ; the Iamans,
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Phillipses, Rileys, Shultzses, Baizes, K. Julian, the Rosses, Bat. Brantley, Joe Kemp, Pascal Morton, the Dineses, noted gamblers ; Jacob Blackshear, a Metho- dist minister ; Nelson Riggs, William Hughes, Simon Landreth, hiding under a quiet exterior eminent classical attainrents - Birkeen, Butler, and Bassinger.
Northward came the noted citizens, John S Ingraham, James Anderson, Joseph Anderson, the Smiths, Matt. Trice, in his prime, and rapidly acquiring riches and popularity ; then came Sewells, Hardins, Swains, Simpson Massengill, the O'Neils, the renowned " Hardshell " Baptist preacher, Frank Beard: Elijah Hill, Major Ilorton, a rising man : the Hightowers, Doolins, Larues, Smallwoods, and Jacob Lowrance.
From the west, the Hos. John M. Johnson, and the worthy gentlemen, Samuel Magee, Major Randolph, Fountain Duke, and Squire Gooch ; Lany Moore, then a man of note; John Bell, Sr., county surveyor; the Streets, Wilsons, Raz- kins, Kirbys, Gillespies, Tatums, Kernodles. Youngs, and the fat man, "Old Jerry " Cloud.
From the southwest are several representatives, each from the Simpsons. Gages, Grahams, Sweats, Murrays, Styles, and McCullers.
Nearer are the Bakers, John H. Meeks, in the beginning of a prosperoos career, and full of diplomacy : Lewis Carter, Sr., a thrifty farmer, as unrelenting as fate; Johin S. Jopling, one of the first Virginia families, a man whose creed seemed to be that "Silence is golden ; " John Brooks, stern, rigidly honest, and of few words; James Warren, in the first dawn of public life.
From the Thirteenth, Stanford Saun lers, a prominent citizen of bis sectica, intensely devoted to his political party. and whole-souled in all that he ander- took : Alfred Neednam, an industrious farmer of the old school, and a first-class citi- zen, but angered beyond control at the assertion that the world moved ; Felix Todd, a dwarf of singular appearance, and great cunning ; David Horn, Esq, the Elias; Antens, Smiths, Magees, McCanns, Robert Rains, Esq., Robert Luttrell, Sr., Grandma Rains, with her wagon of apples, ginger bread and cider, weil patronize i by the hungry and thirsty crowd.
In the neighborhood of town, old Mr. Terry, Dickens, McCraw, Ray, Lump- kin, Homes, Reynolds, old Cart. Adams and his sons, Mitchell Adams and James Adams.
In Purdy. Major Wright, tately, and elegant as some knight of ollen time , the French-Canadian inn-keeper, i". H. Dorion ; Wyley B. Terry and Wm. S. Wis- dom, merchants, just laving the foundations of a princely fortune for each ; Samuel Pace, tailor ; Maclin Cross, lawyer ; the physicians, Richard Crump, Chas. Crump and Rufus Harwell; A A. Saunders, and Richard Harwell, merchants : Jack Kincaid, hote! keeper; Burrell Adams Wilkerson, Jacob Chaney, the finest penman of his time; Simonton, a cabinet workman; Beavers, Maingen, the jailor ; Ruleman & Weedon, tanners ; Georg> Burtwell and James Burtwell, owo- ers of the carling factory ; Laird, Robert Adams, James Connor, the teacher of the Boy's Acaderoy ; " Old Jimmy " Reed, who built all of the first brick struc- tures in the county ; Sawyer, an attach' of Kincaid's tavern ; Nat. Shall and "Long Tom " Johnson ; Harbert Tatum, Wis Iom's clerk: Andy MoKee, W. C. Saunders, then a young man on the alert for merriments . William Jophar, Dou- ing with energy that bul not been systeprzed; Sam Chaney John V Wright. Marcus J. Wright and Calvin Shall, still school boys.
What swarms of people: what a buzz of conversation as greens of thee gather at the corners and discuss the leading topics of the day.
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The Court assetables, and the dignitaries of the common law sit in council, while the chairman presides with all gravity of a Beaconsfield or Glistour. These squires are Nature's noblemen, who, like Cincinatus, have left their plonghs to attend the calls of duty. They possess the elements of true greatness, incur. ruptible integrity, and a great reverence for law and order, and the interests of their fellow. citizens are safe in their hands. They are representative men, and reflect great credit on the pioneers of MeNairy county.
The idle crowd lounge in to watch the proceedings, or go to the whiskey shops to get a drink. There is much senseless bluster, rude jokes from the vulgar, dogmatic assertions from the ignorant, profanity from the drunken, and an in- cipient fight with the usual crowd of spectators. A few retire to Monsieur Dorion's hotel, where the affable host spreads the best of dinners at twenty-five cents per capita, or the brick tavern presided over by Jack Kincaid, whose fare is surpassed by none, and equalled by few, while a large number still refresh themselves with ginger cake and cider furnished by Dames, Maxwell, Rains, and Magee,
At length the momentous questions are decided, and the Court retires, the business of the day is over, and the receding tide of humanity rolls backward over the roads that beheld their ingress in the morning, and night and silence closes over the first Monday in August, 1842.
COL. DAVID A. STREET,
of Lunenburg county, Virginia, who first settled in Jackson, Tenn., after leaving Virginia, was the first classical teacher at Purdy. He was a fine scholar, wholly given up to books and teaching. He was very fond of his scholars, and enter- tained them at his house in the most hospicable manner. He cied in Savannah, Tenn., to which place he removed with all of his children-two boys -- Thomas and D. T, and two girls. His eldest son Low resides in Savannah.
WM. D. JOPLING,
whose name appears elsewhere, came to the county from Virginia with his father, John S. Jopling, !a 1836. He held the office of sheriff of the county in 1956-62, in 1870-76, and is the present (1882) sheriff of the county. He represented the county in the lower house of the General Assembly in 1861-63. He is a man of great and deserved popularity, and one of the best officers the county ever bad.
SCHOOL TEACHERS.
To the names of early school teachers, mentioned on page 10, should be ad led F. M. Prince, who taught in Pardy in 1$25 ; Wilson MeMahan, in 1827; Mrs. M B. Chaney, in 1828, and for several years afterwards; Miss Delia Swann, in 181 ; Miss Loraine Hall, in 1848; Miss Maria Bomar, in 1850; Miss Rachel D. Halpin, in 1851; Miss Hattie Barbee, in 1851, and Mrs. Eudora Miller.
DAVID HOLT
settled on Sugar Creek in 1887. The Rev. Joseph Holt, a minister of the baptist Church, son of Davil, now resides at Milan, Tenn. John M Holt and V A. Holt, the other sons, reside in Gibson county, and Susan Helt, who marri .?- MeCaslin, resides in Carroll county.
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MRS. JENNIE S. PERKINS.
A short sketch of Mrs. Perkins was given on a former page. Her valuable contribuuoos to this work, and the reputation she has made in the literary world eutitle her to a more extended notice, which has been furnished by a friend who is familiar with her history :
The subject of this sketch was the eldest child of Lindsey Saunders, Sr., a prominent citizen, and widely known and respected in bis section.
She was born in McNairy county April 8, 1532. At the early age of three years she learned to read, and soon showed a decided taste for literature, devour- ing every book that came within her reach, especially poetical works.
She began writing verses at the age of twelve years, which were reviewed and corrected by her mother, who had a very correct idea of versincation, and possessed rare intellectual gifte.
Although employing her leisure hours with composing verses, the larger por- tion of her time, not devoted to domestic dautes, was spent in doing office work for her father, who was Circuit Clerk of McNairy county for many years. In this arduous task she was often employed all day and far into the night.
The want of encouragement, outside of the family circle, long kert her in the background, and cast a shade of melancholy over one whose inmost soul thrilled to the harmonies of song, and who longed " For something better than she had known."
Time passed on bringing its changes ; but still the spirit of poetry would not be hushed, for while her hands were busy with their tasks, she sang her songs un- till they were fixed in her minl, wrote them down while others slept, and laid them away for future reference.
In the summer of 1858 one was sent to her county paper, and published with - out comment. One or two others shared the same fate. Finally, a short poem entitled the "Stars" attracted the attention of Marcus J. Wright, a native of McNairy county, but at that time a resident of Memphis, Teno., who, feeling an interest in his native section, wrote a letter of enquiry in regard to its author- ship, and interested himself at once in the welfare of the author, giving her the encouragement and advice so greatly needed, and that so few were competent to bestow. Furthermore, in the selection an I bestowal of various works of prose and poetry calculated to develop che latent talent she had evinced, and urging her to strive diligently to improve her gift.
Being a contributor himself, and otherwise connected with the Memphis Ap- peul, he advised her to contribute to the columns of that excellent paper, which she did, and received kindly encouragement, he also procurei her a place among the list of contributors to the Aurora, an admirable magazine published also at Memphis.
To ber this was the beginning of steady literary work, that was continued from early in 1859 until the breaking out of the late civil war put an end to it, and larkened the prospect that had seemed so bright. This was very discouraging, but she did not cease to write, but improved every opportunity that presented it- self.
She was married on March 31. 1663, to E. D. M. Perkins, of Herlin county, Tenn., and after the close of hostilities settled in the Thirteenth Civil District of her native county, writing occasional poems, several of which were published by various papers North and South. Broken health, the result of the troubles of
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the late civil war, decided her husband to remove her to Florida, hoping she would receive permanent benefit from the change, and they started in the autumn of 1877, and journeyed by easy stices through the Status of Mississippi, Alaba'as. Georgia, and far into Florida, stepping in the great orange belt of that Stale. The journey was replete with interest, and the weird beauty of the South has afforded much material for her faney to appropriate. The society of ber new home is of the highest order, celebrities from all quarters of the civilized world having gathered there for health or pleasure, and she has met with the most kindly recognition from its literati.
This being so she has prosecuted her literary labors with renewed vigor, and has added a great deal to the material, which she designs to embody in a book it the near future as the result of her efforts.
The people of her native section will certainly feel a pride in the fact that one of the daughters of an old pioneer has risen above the force of untoward cit- cumstances, and been exalted to the ran'k of a poet.
DR. McKISSICK
was an early settler near Montezuma, in the northern pact of the county. He was a very learned man, and fine physician. His eldest son. Colonel Lowis D. McKissick, has been for a number of years a distinguished lawyer in Memphis, Tenn., put is now a citizen of San Jose, Cal.
HATTER () ADAMS.
At an early day a hatter opened a shop in Purdy named Adims. This name being a common one, he was dubbed Hatter Adams, and his real name has passed out of the memory of the writer. He mavle money at his trale, antenga . 1 in merchandise. What became of him eventually is not remembered.
PETER GULLETT
was an early settler in the county. He was connected with the old Nashville & Memphis Stage Line for many years, and eventually became a clock peddler. He had two sons and one daughter. The family moved to Humboldt some ten years ago.
BENJAMIN SELLS
was an early settler. He left the county many years since, and no data of bis family has been furnished.
CONCLUSION.
The critical reader will no doubt diod fault with the absence of systematic arrangement in this work. This has occurred necessarily from the manner of its publication. It is, as will be seen, mostly a compilation of sketches written by different persons, and the author andi compiler desired these, as far as possible, to be printed as they were written. The articles were Landed to the publisher ix the order in which they were received, and bence no very systematic arrangemot was possible Should another edition be demanded more system will be corerred. and it is boned all errors will be corrected and all omissions as far as possible. will be supplied.
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Adams, B. B.
Cason, William
81 71
Gooch, John G.
Jopling, W. D.
Meeks, General John H.
Perkins. Mrs. J. S
Randolph, John G.
Rigga, N. C.
Saunders, Lindsey
Warren, Hon. James.
Wisdom, Mrs. Celia M
Wisdom, William S.
Wright, Colonel Benjamin
48
Wright, Hon. John V
54
Wright, Mrs. Martha Acn
50
Wright. General Marcus J
Frontispiece.
65 75 63 71 20 23 57 54
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INDEX OF NAMES.
Act of General Assembly of Ten-
Brown, Icbabod.
Brown, William F 14
nessee providing for organiza- tion of McNairy county.
5
Bryant, James 76
Adams
13
Burk
12
Adams, B. B
66
Parkhed 13
Adams family
66, 6:
Burney, Emily P 75
Adams, G. C ..
66, 67
Burtwell, George 6. 12,63
Adams, George G
6 | Bartwell, Joha. .5, 9, 12. 15, 69
Adama, Hatter:"
$9 ! Caruden, town of
Adams, Jeremian
56 | Carroli 13
Adams, Jeremiah G
9 |Carter, Lewis B., sketch of.
Adams, John R
10 FCason 12
Adams, Susan
67 | Casen faurly
Adamsville, town of
6 Casom. Tosex
Aldredge, John
15 Cason, Wm.
S1. - 2
Allen, J. H.
Census of county IS' 0-1880.
Anderson, T. F., and family
Anderson. Thomas
11, 19
Anderson, W. T., sketch of
82 ! Chancy, Jacob ..
[2] Chaney, Mrs. M. B
Atkins, Eleanor.
[ Cb:iralla, town of.
6
Barbee, Miss Hattie.
37 Chester, Mary A.
1 1
Barnes
13
Clay, James
9
Barnett.
10
Clayton 12
Barnett, Joseph. 9, 11, 12, 13
I Cloud, Jeremiah , 77
12
Barnhill, John N
12
Cockras. 13
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Beard
12
Brard, Kev Francis, sketch of. 35
Beatty.
13
County Court day in 1842.
Beavers, William H
Cox
Cox, Javan
50, 81
Berk, Thomas R
Creeks in McNairy county B
Bel
B.Il, Dr. J .b. 10,
1.
Cross family
Bell. John
('ross, Melin 9, 12, . 15
Bell Thomas H
11
Cramp, Charles C. 17. 73
Bethel sp.ing-, town of.
5.
Crump, Richard W 9, 10, 44. 73
Bishop
13
Cunningham 12
Black!
13
Curry, James H
11
Boa. mic, J. L. W
13 !
Darby
S mar. Mus Mar.a
Deaton
Bo, d, James
13 Denny. Alvis Denney
Bradshaw
12 Derryberry
Projen. Major P. H., and i mails ..
Devauit
13 The vault, John, and family.
Erocks James, and family ..
i Dillon
Brooke, John ....
15 1 Donall ..
Browder, Richard
Dorion, Charles If., and family .....
12
Dimor.
1 1
Bra len
12
13
Barnett, Dr. William 9,10
Cobb.
Combs, Thomas. .9. 10, 15
Lasincer 13
Confederate troors from MeNairy county .33
Conner, James, 19
Beck.
12
$3 13.
Cross, Captain Alphonso
Berlow
10 | Christian, Pressley
Barry, Dr Daniel 10, 51
"S | Chambera Simniiy. Chantbers, John.
94
Duke. Fountain L.
00 Hurs 12
Duka, F. P.
37 ; Efurst, Fielding. 14
10
1 sid. in titles ext ngai hed. 11
Duke. John H ..
Indian traders 12
15 Indiane, occupation of county by ..
11
12 Ingribam, Joba S
9.12
E:bin
12
Jackson 12
Estes ..
12 Jackson, General Andrew 5
Faicon, town of.
6
Jackson, Jacob
64
10
Jeans ..
12
Ferguson
12 Jeans Josiah
15
Ferguson, Josnua, and family Flowers
12 : Tounaon.
12
Forsyth
12 : Tol aston, Alvy
Fowler
12 Jores
12 12
Garnett and Kirkland
None . Jacob.
Gay, Leon
15 Jones, Julius
Gilchris.
Toplay.
13
Gill. Pr. H. W
Jopling family
87
Gooch ..
73
Good, The G
Graham ..
Grant, General U. S
Ken call. Dr. W. C 10. 84
Travel Hull, rown of
ri i Aprzodie
12
Griffith, N. F
Kerr
12
Gallets family
29 heter, Hartwell
:. IL, Muss Loraine
13, 76
Haljin Miss R. D.
harald, Jones and family
73
Hamilton, Aan
Hamm
12, Kiray, Hogh
12
Hamm family
KE
12
Hardm
13 ! Kirkland, Henry.
Harris, Dr. R. B.
10 Lan iret
13
Harwell and Shull.
15 Lane. Thomas
Harwell, Richards
2, 13, 53, 64 ! Laszhlin 53 Lawrence
12
Harvalt. Dr. Rufia S
10 Lawyers who practiced at the bar 12 at Pardy 17
Henderson ..
12
Lewis, Samuel 15
Henderson, Joho
Licence, Abram, and family.
Lu : Hatchee 15
13 Little, John. 12
10, 12
Hill, Reuben
13 Lo K. Daniel
81
Hodges
12 Loweman 12 9
Hodges, Elijah J.
MAze?
12 Man-ss
12
$7 Missengill
13
Hooker.
12 Meselon, John
81
Hooker. Sammel B., oni famny ...
1 -
Hornbachle
10
Hortoo. Jolin.
Varan family
3.4
Houston.
12 M: 'aller family, sketch of
35
Houston. Archibald.
Mccullough
Houston fully
13 Mezinstead
Houston, Robert &
62. 53
Mentre. Andrew. 1.)
Huddleston, D. N
j2 MeRoute fandy 9.12
Hagzins.
Huggies Limity
45. M-Wionay, Judge Jas. F, sketchof 31
15 Mariney, Willisn D 10
Huggies, Lucy M ..
Lov's ..
Hill family
44, 89
Holt, David, and family
Mixedon, Thomas.
51
M -t-ion. W. H. D
Huddleston, Colonel T. F
13 Meteosie, David
13
Garner
10 : Jones, Benjamin
Jorlug. John S., and family. Jopling, W. D 13, 14, 79 13
13
Harveli Hafs S
Haskell, Julge Joshua
Hedgespeth, Dr
30 ! Johnson. Milton H
Farris
Duan, (Shelly, Dann and Kogers) .. Ealum
Duke, Dr. J.
05
McKisnick family
89 ! Purdy. town of.
MeLaughlin; A. S
15 | Putoam 12
Mc Mahan Wilson
R .: 23 12, 44
McNairy county, sketch of carly ONections of.
Ramer Romer's Station
MeNarry, Dr. Boyd
6 : Randall, Dr 9,10
McNairy, Dr. W. S.
05 Rant dph, John G 12, 05
McNairy, Judge John ..
6, 11 . Rankin. Robert 11,12
6 : Iped. James 0.12, 57
McQuiion.
12 Rizzs 13
Meeks family
65, 84 . Riges. Nelon C 13. 71
Meeks, George E
66
Robertson. 12
Meeks, John H
14. 65
Robbins
Meeks, John, Sr.
641 P. Siuson
Moose Marcus IL
15
Roten
Meeks, Orville S.
65 Batter
Prieman, William. 9 12
Verchuson
12
Sacasers
Saunders, A. A. 13, 15, 21 15
Michie
12 Saunders, Benjamin.
Militivregiments, organization of ..
15
Miller, Mrs. Eudora
Miller, R. D.
10
23 Seanders. Lindsay, sketch of.
-
MitFelt, Dr. Jones
Moan.coma, town cf
6 :
12 :
Moore, Alfre 1.
9, 14 11
Moore, George M
Sewell 13
Moore, John A
15 Shetfield 12
Moore, Laney
CT.
i Shelby, Dann and Roger : >
Shetcon
Shull, Calvin 13. 77
Morrow
13
Marry, A. V
11, 14
Murzy. William
Sienton, Robert G
Murry. A. W.
11 . Simy son 12
Sipes
64 | Sixth Tennessee Federal Cavalry, organization of, by Major S. L. Warren. 31-33
O'Neall. 12 | Smith 12, 16
Pace, Samuel D. 9, 12 41
Sınıth, Dr.
Smith, John B. 14
Patterson
12
Pearson, Palmer
67
Perkins, Mrs. Jennie S.
75. 83 | Stanley, Betsey
1
Stin onville, town of.
Plank
12 . stadman, William
Piane famdr 1
12
1 ₺
Scovati. J. Paoloich . 1
Prather. Thomas anlimily
Stratton.
Streams in McNairy coaaty
Stre-t family
Price, M.c !!
37
Price, Thompsom M 11, 12
Prince, F. M
871 Swann, Sua Della.
Prince. T. 31 ..
1}
Purdy. Colonel John
9 |Sseit. Allen, and funny
Purdy, dest goods sold 10
15 ! Tally, iMoore and Tally ;...
-
Sells. Benjamin
Moore and lauy
15 :
Morphis, J. L.
14
I Shull, John : Shall, Feter.
.14
Mus -...
Newberrys, "aunt Sallie and Ibby' Newspapers published in county ... 10 Olham. 13
Parrish
13
Springer 12
Stanley -
Philips
13 '
03 Rose Creek Post-office. R
Meeks, Orville M
Melegin, Thos. W., and family
Merril
Miller, J. A
17 Saunders family. sketch of, by Hon. James Warren.
Soup lers family. sketch of by Mrs. Jennie E. Perkias .. 10, 20
Miller, DeF R. D.
14 Sawyers, Calyer F. and Reese P .. 13
1 -7
MoNasty, Major F. H
Præbytenan Church at Bethel, or- ganization of in 1:2.
96
Tapp. P. H
77
Wilson 1%
Tatum
13
rison, Colonel A. N 33
Tatni, Edward, and family.
80 Wilson, Henry S. 11,13
Tras, Charley
15 Wisdom, Colonel Dew . At 33, 77
Terry and Wisdom
15 Wisdon: and Sbull 15
Terry, Wily B
9,13 Wisdom, James
Thompson, R. M.
13 Wisdom, Mrs. Celia.
57
Tilman, B W
14
Trice, Matt
9
Torner 12, 37, 38
Veal
12
Wade
12
Walker, Joseph
13
Walker, Reuben
9, 13
Womble. 12
Walsh 12
Worthington, Som'! L. and family ..
74
Walsh, Jno. and Jonathan, sketch of
Wamble, Josiah 15
Wardlow 1:
Warren family
Wright, Joe.
W ight Jobb V.
15, 64
Warren, Stanford L.
14, 21, 23
Wearer.
12
Weaver, Adam
Young, Dr. Frank
10
Weckerley
12
Young, Dr. William
10
Young, I. P.
Yount, John
Whorton, John. 15
Wilkinson, John L., and family ... 41
Wisdom, Peter, John L., Maria, Mary D., Susan, Hattie and Loraine .. דל
Wisdom, Wm. 8 .. 11, 12, 13, 15, 54, 66, 76 Wisdom, Wm. S., Quino, Pub. and Wash 75
"right, Benjamin .. ... 9. 11, 12, 14, 48, 51 "right family, sketch of, by Mrs. Jennie S. Perkins 53
Warren, James.
13, 14, 22
Wright, Martha Ann.
50
Young
12
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