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HENDERSON COUNTIANS IN WHO'S WHO IN TENNESSEE, 1911

Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith

Published by Paul and Douglas, Memphis, Tennessee, 1911, page 253:

Page 253:

LEXINGTON

BARHAM, NEWSOM RAYBURN, lawyer; born near Saltillo, Tenn., Feb. 11, 1863; Scotch-Irish descent; son of W. I. and Tennessee (Hawk) Barham; father's occupation, farmer, merchant; paternal grandparents A. and Mary (Carroll) Barham, maternal grandparents William and Nancy (Rayburn) Hawk; received common school education; in early life he was a farmer; married Louanna Timberlake, Feb. 4, 1896; member of Masons, K. P. and Elks; Democrat; elected Judge of the 12th Judicial Circuit since Sept. 1, 1908; member of M. E. Church, South, and member of Board of Church. Extension, Lexington, Tenn.; has been engaged in the practice of law for more than 20 years.

BARRY, WILLIAM VALENTINE, editor and publisher; born Purdy, McNairy Co., Tenn., March 27, 1858; Irish descent; son of Daniel and Eliza J. (Moore) Barry; father's occupation, physician educated at Memphis and Purdy, Tenn.; in early life taught school, and salesman for retail store; married Mary A. Dennison, Jan. 12, 1883; member Knights of Pythias; Democrat: election Commissioner 14 years, Coal Oil Inspector under governors McMillin, Frazier and Cox; published 1881-1884 paper in Decatur Co., Tenn., was for 27 years edit or and publisher of Lexington (Tenn.) Progress; now in the paper business with three sons; Catholic.

HALL, JOHN FIELDER, attorney at law; born Lexington, Tenn., Jan. 16, 1883; Scotch-Irish descent; son of J. N. and I,yde (Fielder) Hall; father's occupation, merchant; paternal grandparents R. W. and Martha (Thomas) Hall, maternal grandparents John S. and Mary (McHaney) Fielder; educated in public schools of Lexington, Tenn., and law department Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., graduating from the latter with LL. B. degree, June 1, 1905; in early life he was newspaper and laundry agent, later clerked in store, and then entered the mercantile business; sworn in as attorney at law after standing State bar examination of Tennessee in 1905; member Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity; Democrat; member of 56th and 57th General Assemblies of Tenn.; member of Missionary Baptist church.

McPEAKE, WILLIAM, public official; born Warren's Bluff, May 22, 1881; Scotch-Irish descent; son of W. J. and M. E. (Garner) McPeake; father's occupation, farming; educated in Lexington, Tenn., and graduated from High School May 20, 1900; began his business career as a teacher; married Ada Sumner, Dec. 12, 1909; member of Masons (32d degree), I.O.O.F. and W. O. W.; Republican; member of Missionary Baptist church; Trustee of Henderson Co., Tenn.

SCOTT, DAVID ELDRIDGE, lawyer; born Henry Co., Tenn., April 9, 1850; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of David M. and Nancy (Hagler) Scott; father's occupation, farmer and stock raiser; paternal grandparents Samuel and Catherine (Morris) Scott, maternal grandparents John L. and Joicy (Johnson) Hagler; educated in the common schools of Decaturville, Tenn., and took a law course at Lebanon, Tenn., Cumberland University, 1873-1874; married Elizabeth Porterfield November, 1876; Democrat; member of Legislature 1906-1901; member of Southern Methodist church; member Masons, I.O.O.F. and Knights and Ladies of Honor.

 

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Barham's tombstone in the Old Beech River Cemetery near Lexington reads that he died August 15, 1950.

THE LEXINGTON PROGRESS, September 10, 1948 states that Barry died in Lexington, September 2, 1948; had been editor of this newspaper 62 years; two years previous to his death the Barrys had sold the PROGRESS to W. T. Franklin, Jr. Barry was buried in the Lexington City Cemetery.

THE LEXINGTON PROGRESS, October 29, 1959 states that Hall died in the residence of his son, Murray Hall, in Seattle, Washington, October 23, 1959; buried in the Lexington City Cemetery.

THE LEXINGTON PROGRESS, August 8,1963 states that McPeake died August 5, 1963 in his home at Morris Chapel to which he had retired in 1941 after teaching school for years in Madison County, Tennessee; was for two terms county trustee, Henderson County; buried in Rock Hill Cemetery about four miles east of Lexington.

The BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE TENNESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, volume 3, edited by Ilene J. Cornwell (Nashville, 1988), page 590 states that Scott represented Henderson and Madison Counties in the General Assembly, 1905-1909. He died October 24, 1917 and is buried in the Lexington City Cemetery.

 

Other works by Jonathan K. T. Smith can be found at the Madison County Records Repository at TNGenWeb.