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BIOGRAPHIES OF TIPTON COUNTY, TN "F"
Prof. P. A. Fisher was born at Covington, November, 1839; was one of nine children, four still living. The parents were C. G. and Elizabeth V. Fisher. The father was born in Vermont, in 1800, and came to Covington in 1824, and was a physician by profession, and one of much prominence; was widely known, and formed a partnership with Drs. Green and Hall, the firm being known as Fisher, Green & Hall. He died in 1879. The mother's maiden name was Dussham, born at Nashville, in 1810, and died January, 1886. Our subject was raised chiefly at Covington, Tenn. At the age of twenty he commenced teaching, and except during the war has since followed the work. In 1861 he enlisted in the Confederate Army in the Tipton Rifles, under Col. Neily and Capt. J. H. Maley, but was afterward transferred to the Artillery Guards of Memphis, where he remained a year, then joined Forrest's cavalry, where he stayed until the war closed, under Col. W. L. Duckworth, being second lieutenant. Prof. Fisher was married in Mississippi, in 1867, to Miss Kate, daughter of D. A. and Fannie Ridgway. Mrs. Fisher is a native of Columbus, Ga., born in 1847. She was educated at Columbus, Ga., and Sardis, Miss. They have five children: Drury, Fannie, Vergie, Kate and Allan. After the war Prof. Fisher went to Missouri and taught in that State eleven years, ten of them near Lexington. He then returned to Covington to care for his mother, his father having died. He has always possessed a great deal of energy and perseverance, and ranks high among the educators of Tennessee. He is a Democrat, and with his wife belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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Samuel Fleming, farmer and citizen of the Twelfth District, is a son of Samuel and Kesiah (Wilson) Fleming, was born in Rutherford County, in 1832, and is one of seven children, three sons and two daughters living. The father was born in North Carolina, in 1798, was married in that State, and moved to Rutherford County, Tenn., and farmed until his death in 1835. The mother was born in Alabama, about 1800, and died in 1873. Both parents were members of the Christian Church. Our subject was raised by his mother, and educated in Rutherford County. June, 1850, he married Jane, daughter of William and Massey Maxwell, and by this marriage had four children, three living: Don F., born in 1854; John Wesley, born in 1856, and Amanda, born in 1859, wife of John Smith (deceased). Mr. Fleming came to Tipton County in 1853, and the first year lived near Covington but since then has been a resident of the Twelfth District, and living on his present farm since 1865. He owns over 320 acres of good productive land. He has been a hard-working, industrious man, and has accumulated his property by his own labor, and is a good citizen and kind neighbor. He was formerly a Whig, but cast his first vote for President for James Buchanan in 1856, and is now a Democrat. Mr. Fleming is a true Christian though not identified with any church. Mrs. Fleming was born in Middle Tennessee about 1828, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Goodspeed's History of Tennessee (1887)
James H. Flowers, farmer and substantial citizen of the Thirteenth District, is a son of John G. and Mary J. (Cotton) Flowers, and was born in Haywood County in 1843, and is one of nine children, two sons and five daughters living. The father was of Scotch-Irish ancestry, born in Bladen County, N. C., in 1800. The grandfather was a native Virginian, and a man of considerable means. The father was raised in North Carolina and received a good education, and when eighteen years old moved to Brownsville, Tenn., being one of the earliest settlers, and commenced as a clerk. He was married in 1830, and engaged in the mercantile business on his own account until 1849, when he moved to Tipton County and settled in the Thirteenth District, when the county was still a wilderness and neighbors five miles distant. He was a man of ability and influence, and served as a member of the Tipton County Court for years. He died in 1865. The mother was born in North Carolina in 1811, and is still living. They were both Methodists and highly esteemed. James H. Flowers was educated in Tipton County. He enlisted in the Confederate Army, in Company B, Seventh Tennessee Cavalry, and was in active service through the entire war. While on the retreat through Tipton County, in 1862, he was captured, taken to Memphis and tried as a spy, but was acquitted and soon after paroled, and in a few weeks was exchanged and rejoined his command under Gen. Forrest. He was again captured, in August, 1864, in Mississippi, but made his escape under a heavy fire from the enemy. He surrendered at Gainsville, Ala., in May, 1865, when he returned home and assumed charge of his father's business and the family, giving them a good education. In January, 1873, he married Miss Fannie V., daughter of Morgan C. and Julia Turrentine, of Tallisa Falls, Ala. They have four children: Jamie H., Morgan C., Julia Cotton and Susie Micou. Since his marriage Mr. Flowers has resided at his present home, owning 450 acres of good land seven miles southeast of Covington. Mr. Flowers is a man of fine business capacity, and has made his money by his own energy and application to business. He is a Democrat. Mrs. Flowers was born in North Carolina in 1851, and is a leading member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Her father was a native of Georgia, and her mother of North Carolina.
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