Ezra Norton Rice was born in Mercey County, Pennsylvania on October 15, 1861 to Joshua E. Rice and Mary Lesure. The family is reported to have migrated to Williamson County in 1864. When the 1870 federal census was taken the … Continue reading
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William Bender Capron was born in Albany, New York to Charles Capron and Charlotte Dodge on July 26, 1842, a family descended from early settlers of New York. He was baptized in a Presbyterian church in Albany, New York on … Continue reading
Romulus D. Holland was born in Marion County, West Virginia on October 2, 1847, the son of Jacob Holland and Emily Tarlton, both natives of W. Virginia as well. The mother died in 1856 and the next year the father … Continue reading
Thomas Gilbert Blankenship was born April 7, 1852 in Robertson County, Tennessee, the son of William Harvey Blankenship and Elizabeth Susan Hudgens. The 1860 federal census found the 8-year-old Thomas living with his parents and 5 siblings in District 1 … Continue reading
Dr. Levi Burnside Casey was born in Johnson County on March 22, 1863, just over the Williamson County line south of Creal Springs to Capt. Levi B. Casey who entered the Civil War as a 2nd Lt. in Company D, … Continue reading