The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-10-16
OLD TINES IN GILES.


Esq. Joel Pinson and Obadiah,
his brother, settled on Elk river
over IN Lincoln. Esq. Joel was a
man If fine 81 nse and a good bust
ness man; he had good farm and
cotton gin. Obadiah had many pc
culiar ways; he went on a visit to
his native state North Carolina)
in six or eight months and wrote
back to his brother Joel that he
was dead and had been dead some
time and for him 10 sell out his
estate and wind it up. A few
months after this he returned home
and all was we'll with him as usual.
Mr.. Bonner, father of Doctor VIM.
Bonner, lived near by. His son
William completed his education,
read medicine and located in Fay
ettevllle and was a leading physi-
clan in that section all his life, ac-
cumulating a large fortune. lie
had a brother Moses who was q
physician of note. Eli Cole lived
IN the neighborhood and built a
good mill on the river. Here orig
mated celebrated saying that has
run current in politics for 10, these
many years. Hon. VIM. Moore,
then representing Lincoln county,
said he ''was neither for nor agin
the milldam." Moore was a good
senator.
Esq. James Cowan settled on the
river at the mouth of Bradshaw.
He had a fine tract of land and
talked about laying off a tow there
and call it Charleston, but Robt. j.
Nelson, a relative of the Jas. K.
Polk family, covered the Bowan
tract with a 5000 acre tract he in
herited from his kindred, and en-
ployed Thomas Craighead of Nash
vile and Robt. L. Cobbs, and at the
end of ten year suit Nelson gained
his land and Cowan and others lost
their homes. Old Mr.. Sheriff., IA
ther of Rev. John Sheriff. and
Samuel Sheriff., settled upon Brad
shaw and brother settled over in
Lincoln on Elk river near the VIM.
Patterson ford. Patterson owned
good farm on the east bank. All
these were first class citizens.
Esq. Thomas Bate (father OF DR..
Bate OF Pulaski) settled on a fine
tract of land not far below Elkton
on the river. He was a man of
fine sense, was q rich man in that
day and was an excellent citizen.
He was of the firm of Bate & Alb
ernathy in Elkton. His brother,
Gardner Bate, owned a good tract
of land near the mouth of Indian
creek and on Elk river above Elk
ton. He built a mill on the creek
near the river on the old public
road to Elkton, he was an old bach
elor, never married. Col. James
Camp lived in ElktOn and owned a
large tract of land adjoining the
he was wealthy; represented
Giles county in the legislature.
May and John Bass lived with Col.
Camp as q boarder in Camps hotel,
then called tavern. Mr.. Bass mar
ried and settled on the east bank of
Indian creek and reaching on Elk
river; he was most excellent citi-
zen. Major Harvey, brother of
Gen. Harney of st. Louis, lived in
Elkton-a splendid man. He mar
ried Miss Miller whose father
lived at Elkton and owned a valua-
BILE farm adjoining the village. |
Nicholas and Sam'l Fame came |
from kentucky and sold goods in
Elkton. Philip Shutter and Bro.
sold goods in Elkton and Major
Harney sold goods with ---. G.
Scruggs was saddler by trade and
made money. Childers & Robin
SON were tanners. Mr.. Manifee
ived across the river and old Mr..
freeman lived over the river and
lad a mill. Doctor Benjamin Car
,er settled in Elkton, was my IA
hers family physician; he moved
o Pulaski and was a physician and
merchant there for many years. l
vas with him, j. K. Yearger,
oinkney Ezell and others buy
,uying goods III 1888. DR.. Carter
vas a man of fine manners, smooth
nd respectful. After DR.. Carter
)r. Herald settled in Elkton. He
Tss good physician and was our
loctor when my mother died In
$50. In my last you spelled Bird
ong instead of Birdwell and Cook
instead of Crook. If my sketches
re not too tedious and uninterest-
ng will bring in some of the Gus
oms and HABITS of life then among