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BIOGRAPHIES OF TIPTON COUNTY, TN "M"
W. P. Malone, farmer and lumberman of the Second District, is a son of Robert C. and Elizabeth (Whitehead) Malone; was born in Smith County, Tenn., in 1821, and was one of eleven children, only three living. The father was of Irish ancestry, born in North Carolina in 1776; was raised in that State, and married when eighteen years old and moved to Smith County in 1804, where he farmed until his death in 1845. Mrs. Malone was also a native of North Carolina, about the same age as her husband, and died in 1840. They were both members of the Baptist Church. Our subject was raised and educated in Smith County. He learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed for a great many years. He moved to Tipton County in 1853 and worked at his trade until 1857, when he engaged in saw-milling. In 1859 he purchased 400 acres of land in the First District and ran his saw-mill in connection with farming. He sold his property in 1873, and remained in the First District until 1880, when he bought a farm of 404 acres in the Second District, where he has since resided, engaged as before. His farm is five miles west of Covington; he also owns real estate in Covington. He is an industrious and self-made man. In March, 1862, he enlisted in the Confederate Army in Company I, Seventh Tennessee Cavalry as a private, in 1863 was made first lieutenant, and held that rank until the war closed. In 1863 he was wounded at Hernando, Miss., and rendered unfit for active service. He surrendered at Gainesville, Ala., and returned home after three years of suffering and hardship. In May, 1870, he married Mary, daughter of Mathew Jacobs, of Tipton County. She died February 11, 1874, a devout member of the Missionary Baptist Church. Politically, Mr. Malone is a Democrat. He cast his first presidential vote for James K. Polk in 1844. He is a long standing and active member of the Masonic fraternity, and a member of Episcopal Church.
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Archibald Marshall, an influential citizen and farmer of Tipton County, Tenn., was born in Ireland, about 1830, and is a son of Archibald and Catharine (McCally) Marshall, who were both native of Ireland. The father was born in 1799, and died in Tipton County, Tenn., in May, 1882. The mother was born in 1789 and died in 1866. The came to America in 1846, landed at Charleston, S. C., went immediately to Fairfield County, S. C., and commenced farming. In 1851, he moved to Tipton County, and farmed for five years, settling eight miles south of Covington. Our subject had good educational advantages, and commenced farming in early life. He came with his parents to Tipton County, and has always lived in the county -- except in 1852, which he spent in South Carolina. November, 1853, he married Miss Ellen C. Moore, of Fairfield County, S. C., who was born April 24, 1832. They have had four children, one son and three daughters; one daughter died. Mr. Marshall is regarded as one of the most enterprising men in his community, and through his energy and business tact, has accumulated a nice property, now owning over 500 acres of the best land in Tipton County, and a cotton-gin on his farm, besides a steam grist and saw-mill, in Brighton. Mr. Marshall has a great many friends, is widely known in Tipton County, and is honored for his integrity and kindness of heart. He is a true Democrat, and with his wife belongs to the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Mr. Marshall is a man of broad views and takes a great interest in the progress and development of his county.
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James S. Mayes, farmer and citizen of Tipton County, was born in Taylor County, Ky., September 18, 1837 and is the son of Elijah M. and Mary (Culton) Mayes, both natives of Virginia. The father was born March 29, 1794 and married March 15, 1823; he was a successful farmer, and with his wife belonged to the Presbyterian Church; he died in 1866. The mother was born November 5, 1805, and died August 17, 1860. Our subject was the seventh of ten children, received a good education, and commenced life as a farmer. When eighteen years old he moved from Kentucky to Missouri, and lived seven years in Johnson County; early in the fall of 1861 he went to Texas to dispose of some slaves, then went to Arkansas, and entered the Confederate service, in Company K, Sixth Texas Regiment of cavalry, ex-Gov. Throckmorton of Texas, was captain, Col. Stone commanding the regiment. They were at the battle of Oak Hill, and after five or six months active service in Arkansas, the regiment was dismounted and transferred to the Tennessee Department, went into Mississippi, and was in a number of battles. After the second battle of Corinth, the regiment was again mounted and went with Van Dorn into Middle Tennessee, and was at the battle of Johnson Station, and after Van Dorn's death they went into Mississippi. December 28, 1863, Mr. Mayes received two shots in an engagement with the Kansas jayhawkers, and was disabled from further service, and has never fully recovered from the wounds; he then moved to Tipton County, and remained until the close of the war. After the surrender he went to Denton County, Tex., to adjust some business there, then went to make a visit in Kentucky, reaching home a few months before his father's death. He remained at home a year, then came to Tipton County, Tenn. April 2, 1867 he married Lucy J. Elam, a native of Tipton County, who died July 17, 1870; two daughters were born to this marriage; both died. November 28, 1871, Mr. Mayes married Katie F. Calhoun, born in Tipton County, December 25, 1849, and they have had three sons and four daughters, one daughter dead. Mr. and Mrs. Mayes are prominent members of the Presbyterian Church, and he is a firm Democrat and a most excellent citizen.
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John K. McClerkin, a well-known farmer and citizen of Brighton, Tenn., was born in Tipton County, March 8, 1847, and is a son of John M. and Ann (McQuiston) McClerkin, who were both natives of Chester County, S. C. The father was born in 1810, and died November 22, 1872. The mother was in 1810, and is still living. The parents were married in 1830 or 1831, and soon after moved to Tipton County, settling ten miles southwest of Covington, and three miles west of Brighton. The father was prosperous farmer. For twelve years before the war and four years during the war he was a trustee of Tipton County. He was a Union man, before and during the war, and then a Republican and with his wife belonged to the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. John K. McClerkin received a good education at the high school in Clayton, Ill., then taught school for three years in Tipton County, where he engaged in the mercantile business in Tipton County. In the year 1874 he bought a farm near Brighton, and since then has given his time to farming. March 19, 1870 he married Miss Retta J. Smith, who was born in Tipton County, July 19, 1847, and they had two children, but both died. Mrs. McClerkin died August 4, 1874, and December 24, 1876, Mr. McClerkin was married to Miss Nannie A. Smith, a sister to his first wife. She was born July 29, 1839, and they have had two sons. Mr. McClerkin is a Democrat and member of the Associate Reform Church.
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Williamson McClelland, a resident of Covington, Tenn., was born in Dickson, Tenn., December 13, 1828, and is one of ten children, four of them living. His parents were Thomas and Jane McClelland. The father was born in Dickson County, in 1803, and was one of the pioneer ministers of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and did much to establish the church. He came to Tipton County in 1835, and died in 1859. His people were from Pennsylvania; the father came from Ireland and served in the Revolutionary war. Our subject's mother was born in Montgomery County, Tenn., in 1806. She was a Miss Hamilton, and died in 1859. William McClelland was educated in the district schools of Tipton County. In 1854 he married Mary, daughter of James K. and Keron H. Hamilton. She was born near Covington in 1829, and died in 1859. One daughter by this marriage is living, Mary, wife of Rev. G. A. Henderson, now living at Fayetteville, Ind. About a year after Mrs. McClelland's death he married her sister, Amanda, who was born in 1838; they had six children; William (died in 1881); Maggie, Horace L. (died September, 1886); Lora E., Joseph and Charles B. Mr. McClelland engaged in farming until 1873, then began merchandising at Tipton Station; he was postmaster and depot agent, and did a good deal of buying and shipping of cotton there. In 1886 he moved to Covington. In 1881, his second wife died and in 1882 he married Mrs. Jennie Buckhart, widow of the late Rev. S. A. Buckhart. She was a native of Ohio, and has one daughter, Birdie Buckhart. He held the office of magistrate while a resident of the Seventh District. He is an active, enterprising business man, widely known in the county and highly esteemed; is a Democrat, and is a prominent member of the Masonic lodge. Mr. and Mrs. McClelland are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
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C. N. McFadden, liveryman of Covington, was born in Fayette County in 1832, and is the only one of three children who lived to be grown. The parents were James and Margaret McFadden, the father being a native of South Carolina; was born in 1802, and moved to Fayette County when a young man; was a manufacturer of cotton-gins. He remained in Fayette County some years, then moved to Mississippi, where he died in 1866. The mother was a Miss Elliot, born in Fayette County in 1810, and died in 1840. Our subject was educated in Mississippi. October, 1859, he moved to Covington, and was engaged in the tannery business until 1865, then farmed for some years, and since 1873 has been engaged in the livery business at Covington. In 1861 he married Miss Mary McFadden, born in Davidson County, but raised in Tipton County, and they have seven children: Lizzie, wife of Joseph Townsend; Cecil, Walter, Claudia, Egbert, Hays and Ralph. Mr. McFadden has been one of the enterprising citizens of the place, and one highly esteemed by his fellow citizens. While a resident of the Twelfth District he served as magistrate for some time, and has also been mayor of Covington. He is a Democrat and a Mason, and a member of the K. of H. and also of the A. O. U. W. Mrs. McFadden is a member of the Baptist Church, and they are regarded as belonging to the prominent and substantial citizens of the town.
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Dr. R. R. McGregor, dentist, and mayor of Covington, Tenn., was born in Madison County, Tenn., September 19, 1845, and was one of twelve children, only two of whom are now living. His parents were Albert and Mary E. O. (Hamblen) McGregor. His mother was a granddaughter of William Donelson, and a distant connection of Andrew Jackson. His father was born in Davidson County in January, 1804, and moved to Rutherford County when a young man, and married in that county, then moved to Madison County, and in 1850 to Tipton County; was a farmer, and died in 1856. The mother was born in 1818, and died in 1875. Our subject was educated under Judge Joseph Byars, at the Covington Male Academy. March, 1862, he enlisted in Company I, Seventh Cavalry, under Col. William H. Jackson, the captain being Dr. L. Hill. He was with Gen. Forrest and in a number of battles. He returned home in 1865, and has been engaged in merchandising for twelve years. July 6, 1867, Dr. McGregor married Miss Ada, daughter of Dr. William A. Martin. She was a native of Virginia, born March 20, 1852. They have two children living: Albert Flower and Thomas Redd. In March, 1886, Dr. McGregor was elected mayor of Covington, and for over a year has been practicing dentistry. He is a Democrat, and with his wife belongs to the Christian Church. He is well known and highly esteemed by all.
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Dr. James S. McIntosh, physician, surgeon and farmer, of the Second District, is a son of William and Sarah Ann (Sweeny) McIntosh; was born in Nashville in 1839, and is one of thirteen children - himself and two daughters living: Mrs. Maria J. Walton, and Mary R., who lives with Dr. Walton. The grandfather, John O., was a native of Scotland, born in 1753, and came to the United States with the British Army at the time of the Revolutionary war, and was captured at the battle of Cowpens; he remained in this country and settled in Kentucky, and in 1805 moved to Wabash County, Ill., where he lived until his death. He was a wheelwright by trade. The father, William McIntosh, had no educational advantages, and only attended school two months; but by his own efforts acquired a large fund of general information. He moved to Tipton County in 1832, married in 1838 and settle in the Twelfth District, and died August 16, 1882. In 1838 he moved to Nashville and acted as agent for the penitentiary for twelve years, and after that was for six or eight years in the livery business; was then traveling agent for the State Bank until 1861, when he returned to his farm, and in 1863 was appointed by Gov. Brownlow magistrate for his district, and was several time re-elected to the same office, and was clerk of the county court for several years. He was of Scotch ancestry, born near Frankfort, Ky., in 1800. The mother was born in Tipton County in 1822, and died May 27, 1867. Both were highly esteemed by the community. Dr. James McIntosh commenced work for himself when only fourteen years old, working at the jeweler's trade four years, and was for several years engaged in wig making. In 1862 he began the study of medicine under Dr. James Muller; then went to Illinois and continued under his cousin, Dr. A. J. McIntosh. In 1863 he entered the Federal Army in the hospital department, and remained until the war closed. In 1865 he entered the Cincinnati Medical and Surgical College, founded by Dr. Baker, and graduated in 1867; then commenced the practice of medicine in Tipton County, where he has been one of the most popular and successful physicians of the county. Dr. McIntosh has also been very successful in a financial way, owning 305 acres of good land in the home farm at Melrose, and fifty-eight acres at the old homestead. July 22, 1866, he married Lucy Ann Walk, who died August 24 of same year. September 15, 1867, he married Susan J., daughter of Leonard and Susan Smith. They had eleven children, eight now living: William L., Susan Ann, Ada F., Lucius F., Edwin, Mary C., Nora V. and Embry G. Since his marriage Dr. McIntosh has been a resident of his present farm, except fourteen months spent at Garland. In politics he is a Democrat; his first presidential vote was for John Bell, in 1860. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and his wife and himself are active members of the Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. McIntosh was born in Tipton County in 1848. Her parents were both natives of North Carolina.
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John McLaughlin, a useful and prominent citizen of Tipton County, was born in Ireland July 12, 1821, and is a son of William and Jane (Reed) McLaughlin. The father was a native of Edinburg, Scotland, born 1796, and in early life immigrated to Ireland, where he died in 1884; was a farmer by occupation. The mother was born in Ireland about 1794, and died in 1860. They were both members of the Presbyterian Church. Our subject received a collegiate education at Bellenyna College, Ireland and in 1852 came to America, landing at Charleston, S. C.; then immediately went to Chester, S. C., and spent three years learning the carriage-maker's trade, when he moved to Aberdeen, Miss., and established a factory of his own, and three years later moved to Portersville, Tipton County, and continued the business five years, then went into merchandising and farming, selling goods at Portersville two years, then moved to Atoka and continued the mercantile business over ten years, and since that time has given his attention exclusively to farming and running a steam cotton-gin, which he owns. Mr. McLaughlin has been married three times; first to Miss Margaret Wilson, a native of South Caroline, to whom he was married March 6, 1848; the second time to Mrs. Nancy (Banks) White, October 12, 1854, and the third time to Mrs. Mary A. (McCreight) Strong, December 12, 1861. Two children were born to the first marriage, both sons, now engaged in selling goods: Robert W., born September 28, 1849, and William R., born April 4, 1852. By the second marriage three children: Andrew T., born August 25, 1855; Elizabeth J., born June 18, 1857; James A., born April 9, 1859. To the third marriage five children were born: Margaret J., born January 28, 1862; Mary A., June 28, 1863; Emaline F., September 1, 1865; John Riley and Ann W. (twins), April 10, 1869. The parents and all of the daughters, excepting one, belong to the Old Presbyterian Church, the father being a deacon in the church. Politically Mr. McLaughlin is a Democrat. He is a man of fine integrity and liberal disposition.
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John C. McLister, a farmer and citizen of Tipton County, Tenn., is a son of Alexander and Mary (Chisholm) McLister, and was born in Chester County, S. C., March 16, 1835. both parent were natives of Ireland; in early life each came with parents to America and settle in South Carolina. The father was born in 1792, came to Tipton County in 1850 and settled twelve miles south of Covington; was a farmer all of his life, a Democrat, and with his wife a member of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. He was a man honored for his strict integrity and loved for his kindness of heart. He died in 1865. The mother was born in 1789 and died in 1876. Our subject is the youngest of four children. He received a good education, and when seventeen years of age commence the mercantile business at Bloomington, Tipton County, with the firm of R. P. Harper & Co.; sold goods at that point two years, then went to Montango, Drew Co., Ark., and followed the same business for three years; there were but few settlers in Drew County at this time. In 1856 he returned to Tipton County, and November 23, 1856, he married Mary A. Allen, a native of Fayette Co., born in 1831. This excellent lady died January 6, 1873. Two sons and three daughters were born to this marriage. July 11, 1873, he married Miss Emily C. Faucett, born in Orange County, N. C., in 1846. she is still living, and they have had seven children -- four sons and three daughters. In 1856 Mr. McLister went to Arkansas again, engaging in the mercantile business at Monticello, continuing until the fall of 1859, when he returned the second time to Tipton County, and in 1860 purchased the farm where he now resides, known as the Allen farm. In the spring of 1861 he entered the Confederate service, enlisting in Company C, Twelfth Tennessee Cavalry under Col. J. U. Green. The regiment was placed under Forrest's command, and our subject remained in it through the entire war. In 1865 he returned home and resumed merchandising in Bloomington, continuing for nine years; then went to Brighton and engaged in the same business for six years. In 1879 he came back to his farm and has since given his time to it. Mr. McLister votes with the Democratic party, and is a worthy member of the Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church. Mrs. McLister belongs to the Missionary Baptist Church.
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M. A. Misenheimer, register of Tipton County, was born in Bedford County, Tenn., September 17, 1841, being one of ten children, eight still living. The parents are J. W. and Hettie Misenheimer. The father is of German descent, born in North Carolina, May 31, 1817, and moved from Middle Tennessee to Alabama, where he lived until 1876, when he moved to Tipton County. He is a farmer by occupation. The mother's maiden name was Slough, born January 18, 1815. Both parents are living in Covington and the father is assisting his son M. A., in the duties of his office. M. A. Misenheimer was raised and educated at home. April, 1861, he enlisted in Company A, Third Tennessee Infantry under Col. John C. Brown, the captain being Calvin J. Clack, of Giles County. Mr. Misenheimer was at Fort Donelson, where he was so unfortunate as to lose his right leg, and was taken to Johnson Hospital, at Nashville, where he stayed four months; then spent a year at home, then joined Gen. Roddy's command and was with him until the war closed. He was a brave soldier and made a fine record. After the war he engaged in teaching in Alabama for some time, and was deputy sheriff of Lawrence County, Ala., for two years. In 1873 he moved to Arkansas and taught school there until 1876 when he moved to Covington. August 5, 1886, he was elected register of Tipton County. Mr. Misenheimer is an ardent Democrat and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and a generous and true gentleman with a host of friends.
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