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BIOGRAPHIES OF TIPTON COUNTY, TN "H"
James G. Hamblet, a citizen of Mason, Tipton County, engaged in the general merchandise business, was born in Louisiana February 26, 1847, and is the son of James W. and Mary J. (Broom) Hamblet. Our subject's father died in Louisiana in 1849, and after his death he came with his mother to Tennessee and located in Fayette County. He was raised on a farm, and received a common-school education. In 1863 he entered the Confederate service as a private, and served until the close of the war, participating in several of the principal battles. When the war closed he returned home and spent two years farming; then attended school, and received a fair business education; then went South, but his health failing him he returned home and was elected district officer in Fayette County, serving until 1876, when he engaged in the mercantile business at Braden Station, in that county, until 1880, when he moved to Mason, in Tipton County, and engaged in his present business, but continuing his store at Braden Station also until 1883. Mr. Hamblet is a self-made man; he commenced life without money, and by his energy and business capacity has secured his present means, and is one of Tipton County's substantial business men. He is now doing an annual business of $10,000 and in addition to his store is engaged in milling and cotton-ginning on a large scale. February 26, 1874, he was married to Euphemia L. Exum, a daughter of William and Martha (Ming) Exum, and six children have been born to their marriage: William Exum, Bennie L., Jimmie L., Mary E., Burta F. and John L. Politically Mr. Hamblet is a Democrat; he is also a member of the F. & A. M. He is a man of broad ideas, true in his friendships and strictly honest in all business matters.
Goodspeed's History of Tennessee (1887)
J. B. Hamilton, merchant of Covington, Tenn., was born near that city in 1843, and is now the only surviving child of James K. and Keron H. (Baker) Hamilton. The father was born in Pennsylvania in 1791, and came to Tipton County about 1820, being among the first settlers of that county, and he and his partner, R. W. Sanford, were the first merchants to do business in Covington. He also taught the first school in the place, was afterward a farmer and a prominent citizen of the county. He was a man of fine education, and of good moral principles. The mother of our subject was born in West Tennessee about 1800, and departed this life in 1845. Our subject received his education under his father and at the Covington Male High School. In May, 1861, he enlisted in Company I, Twelfth Tennessee Infantry, and was in many battles and skirmishes. He was never captured, and his wounds consisted of a loss of one finger. In the winter of 1868 he engaged in the mercantile business for himself, having acted as clerk for some time previous to that. In 1867 he married Miss Annie L. Fisher, a native of Covington, Tenn., born about 1850, and departed this life September, 1885. She was the daughter of Dr. C. G. and Elizabeth V. Fisher. To our subject and wife were born three children: Virgie D., Miss Charley Sue, and Lilly H. Mr. Hamilton is a stanch Democrat in politics, a member of the I. O. O. F. and K. of H.
Goodspeed's History of Tennessee (1887)
J. N. Harris, trustee of Tipton County, Tenn., was born at Jackson in the same State, November 10, 1816, and is a son of George N. and Eliza A. (DeWitt) Harris. He was reared at home, and received his education at the West Tennessee College at Jackson. In the spring of 1862 he enlisted in the Confederate Army, joining Gen. Cheatham's division in Company L, Sixth Tennessee Infantry, under Capt. Robert Ford. He remained with this company about a year, and was then discharged because he was under age. He afterward joined Company G, Ninth Tennessee Cavalry, under Col. Biffle, and remained with this company until the close of the war, participating in many battles and cavalry engagements. January 19, 1869, he wedded A. E. Somerville, a native of Tipton County, born in 1848, and a daughter of Rev. Joseph J. and S. A. Somerville, of Mason, Tenn. The marriage of our subject resulted in the birth of two children: Lila D. and Alice R. Mr. Harris came to Tipton County in 1869, and until 1878 was engaged in farming. He was then elected county register, and held that office two terms in succession, or until August, 1886, when he was elected to the office he now holds. He is a good officer and a much esteemed citizen. He is a Democrat in politics, and he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The father of our subject was born in Tennessee in 1819. When a young man he located at Jackson, and was engaged in the mercantile business at that place until the war. He was good business manager, and amassed a considerable fortune. He died in 1884. The mother of our subject died in 1850.
Goodspeed's History of Tennessee (1887)
Simpson D. Hastings, a prosperous farmer of Tipton County, was born in Wayne County, N. C., September 22, 1818, and is a son of Joshua and Elizabeth (Daughtrey) Hastings, both native of North Carolina. The father was born in 1765, and died about 1827. The mother was born in 1772, and died in 1850. The father was man of fine reputation in his State. In early life he taught school, and for several years was chairman of the county court; later he represented his county for eleven consecutive years in the State Senate, being a member at the time of his death. He was a true Democrat and an influential member of the Methodist Church, as was his wife, who was a very pious, true woman. Our subject was the seventh of nine children; he received a fair education, and commenced to farm at an early age. In 1841 he moved from North Carolina to Tipton County, and settle five miles southeast of Covington. In August, 1844, he married Susie Ann Fortaner, a native of Wayne County, N. C., born in May, 1824. She came with her parents to Tipton County, when young, and settled ten miles south of Covington. They had seven sons and two daughters, five are dead. Mr. Hastings is an active, energetic man. While he commenced life in limited circumstances, by his own efforts he has acquired a handsome competence, owning now 700 acres of good land and a cotton-gin. He is a Democrat and true to his party. His wife, three children and himself, belong to the Methodist Church. He is a liberal man and a kind neighbor, and has a great many warm friends, who respect him for his many good qualities.
Goodspeed's History of Tennessee (1887)
Dr. L. Hill, an old resident and physician of Covington, was born in Henderson County, Tenn., January 1, 1825, and was one of eight children, two now living. He parents were James and Martha Hill, both natives of North Carolina. The father was born about 1780. When they came to Tennessee, they located in Wilson County, and soon after moved to Henderson County, where they remained until they died. The father was a farmer, and died in 1828. The mother was a Miss Jefferies; she was about the same age of her husband and died a few years later. Our subject completed his education at the Mountain Academy, under Dr. Holmes, and few years after, he entered the office of Dr. John A. Green, of Covington, and read medicine under him for two years, then took a course of lectures at the Louisville Medical College. In _____ he married Miss Catharine, daughter of Jesse Hayme. Mrs. Hill was born in Tipton County in _____ and died in 1851. Three children were born, only one living -- Dr. L. Hill, Jr. In 1853-54, he took a course of lectures at the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, where he graduated in the spring of the latter year and has since practiced medicine at Covington. November 5, 1855, he married Miss. S. E., daughter of Jacob and Lorina Tipton, who were early residents of Tipton County. Mrs. Hill was born in the same county in 1834. They have seven children: Kate H., wife of John A. Crawford; W. B., a lawyer of Covington; Emma L., wife of John A. Harrell of Louisville, Ky.; P. A., Annie L., Eugene J. and Mary T. Dr. Hill is a man of enterprise and marked energy, has carried a very heavy practice in his profession, and is one of Covington's leading citizens, taking an active interest in all that advances the interests of the town and county, and is well known in adjoining counties. He is a Democrat, and with his wife belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church South. In 1862 Dr. Hill enlisted in the Confederate Army, Seventh Tennessee Regiment, under Gen. William A. Jackson, he being captain of the company, but in the fall of the same year he was obliged to resign and return home on account of ill health.
Goodspeed's History of Tennessee (1887)
Prof. George D. Holmes, principal of Tipton Female Seminary, was born in Mississippi, near Holly Springs, November 13, 1831 and is one of a family of seven children, all of whom are living. His parents, Dr. James and Sarah (Van Wagoner) Holmes, were natives of Carlisle, Penn., and New Jersey, respectively. The father was born in 1801, was a graduate of Dickinson College, Pennsylvania, and also a student of the Theological Seminary, New Jersey. From about his twenty-fourth year in 1832, he acted as teacher and missionary among the Indians of north Mississippi. In 1832 he came to Tipton County, and the next year founded Mountain Academy and conducted that school for sixteen years. He was then elected president of the West Tennessee College of Jackson, Tenn., which position he filled until 1857, when he returned to Tipton County to take charge of the Covington Female Seminary. He looked after the interest of that institute until 1868, when he withdrew from the active duties of life. He died in 1873. His life's work tended toward one unifying purpose -- that of combining high moral training with intellectual development -- and his memory will ever be held dear in the minds of the people as a public benefactor. The mother of our subject was born in 1801, and died in 1886. The subject of his sketch received his early education at the Mountain Academy and afterward attended Princeton College three years, where he graduated in 1849. In 1854 he married Miss Mary Pyles, a native of Tennessee, born in 1831, and the daughter of Addison and Martha Pyles. This marriage resulted in the birth of two children: James A. and George W., now a resident of Kansas City, and connected with the Times at that place. Mrs. Holmes died in 1862. When his father retired from active life, Prof. Holmes took charge of the school and has since then devoted his time to the management and interest of the same, and stands high in the ranks of his profession. He is one of the county's best educators, and ardent Democrat in politics and a member of the Masonic fraternity for many years. In 1866 he married Sallie E. Munford, who was born May 2, 1840, and who is the daughter of R. H. and S. D. (Morrison) Munford. By this marriage they have one son, Embry Munford, now a student at the Southwestern Presbyterian University, at Clarksville, Tenn. The Professor and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, he being an elder in the same.
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