Thomas Jefferson “Jeff” Binkley, was born January 12, 1850 in Cheatham County, Tennessee in the Cumberland mountains about twenty miles from Nashville to Asa Binkley and Millie Durard. Continue reading
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Like a number of men from his era, it is likely that Francis Marion Westbrook was named after Francis Marion “the Swamp Fox” , hero of the Revolutionary War as was the city of Marion . Continue reading
J.C. Jackson 1842-1930
The following excerpt was written in 1904 while J.C. Jackson was living:
“J. C. Jackson was born June 20, 1842, and was raised on a farm in Sumner County, Tennessee. He came to Marion when eighteen years old, where he still resides. Until 1878 he followed the trade of carpenter and builder, when he took a hand in politics and served as Deputy Sheriff until 1882. Continue reading
A fire destroyed a barbecue oven in the Uptown Kitchen at 6 am when grease from the oven caught fire. Continue reading