The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-10
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| Confederate soldiers.
II wax az ths time that the sturdy ant
lrdoWitHblc man determined 10 leave thu
homo place and sock his fortune IN anoth.
er place All of his boys had fought brave
" for the tunfcdFracy. Mr.. sam lnman
! whence he went to Princeton. Here he
wns when tho war broke ont and was
forced TO go by Louisville to get home.
| with hts brother John. now of New York,
| who WIS only ~ years old. h. enlisted In
/ the cavalry tervlcT. lhoy were ~ tue nght
IT Murfrecshoro and fought an through
this country when Johnston and sherman
shmc down. Mr Sam lnrnnn was captured
M Jonesl,oro. but was rescued soon AFTER
ward by his own men. The brothers were
| IN North Carolina Mt the time of the sur
! render and came from there here
! Here new ert began In tho life of the
| family.
MIR Shadrnch Inmnn. with his sons de-
| ridcd TO move to Atlnnn The bitterness
against tho fan.ly by the Union people
ma hnghwhsskers IN Ees' Tennessee see, we, e,
| tell of many exciting experiences OF his en-
counters with whnckern. Forty or
them came to his house one night nnd rob-
he'd him of everything he had IN the world.
Mr. James Swami also accompanied the
fnmiiy TO Atlhntn. II vas dicary pli-
griinage nj that time To the wnr-wnsicd
town Of Atlanta. II was necessary TO get
military passes from on" district 10 anoth-
en- The family came over the railroads rs
lar us CartersvIlc and from there by
family met General Austell. ind william
l man, the brotherrAoi Sbadrach lhuni',
formed . portner;hip with MN Tor ,ns cot
man ana MIR James Swami vent IN with
the firm as clerks and f.uce have become
proprictors and controllers Of the largest
cotton business In the world. Inducements
were made MIR Inmhn to settle In Macon
aud Augusta, but, win an eye Always keen
10 the best buRincRs interests, he selected
Atlanta and determined to settle here.
HIS first work IN Atlanta was TO take
charge OF q little store on Whitehall street.
At Tile same time he put Mr.. Hugh Inman
In charge of - store on the other side.
ninaIl stock of dry goods vas bought nnd
In this way his business III this city began.
For u few months he worked at the White
hall street store aud wns alterword en-
ployed at mill WHICH he helacd to build.
Home years aftcrWHrd he Went inlo the
rCuton buancsg with MI. Walker lnmnn,
his brother. aud his son SIR. y. VI. Jnnan.
the cutton business al that time was very
profitable and The INN lruspcred. AT iirst
The firm was y. w. ininan a. Co. Atier-
ward Mr., Shadrach lnman moved for
awhile to Tennessee and the name OF Inc
firm was changed to s. NJ. lnman n Co
This In n way gives an ineight into the
happenings In the NE OF the noble man.
Twenty years ago he rcsired from active
business HE. The storm was over, Ills
best days were spent. He was careful In |
tie observation Of the laws OF health and
Knew tnHt n constant ftihln IN MS olu age |
was not best for HIM.
During the last days OF his life he lived |
with his daughter, Miss Jennie Inman, at !
the corner of North avenue and Pcnchtrcc |
street IFS nephew. Mr.. Ralph Jenkins. |
has been his constant companion. lie was 1
surrounded by his sons, none OF whom lived
far distant. II was In his old nge that the |
sweet and modest disposition of this won
lorfui man was felt most. The sturdy |
of honesty had characterized |
every act OF his life. lie had breasted the
blows OF circumstance ord made by force
his merit known. The principles he had
cspouscd the conditions he had adhered 10
Ind his ideas of lrRht and wrong, were
stamped into the lives OF his sons. The text
Of his splendid career was impressed upon
all about him. lie took great pride ~ his
children and In their success. and all founu
the greatest pleasure In association with
him.
l'ntll last year he was accustomed to
walk to the office of Mr.. y. NJ. lnman
every afternoon. Here he was a sreat
faVorite with the young men and always
exhibited the keenest interest in their
trials, their experiences and their success
Mr.. Inman was Presbyterian and his
family was raised In that creed He was
rather diff.dent and shy In his convictions.
bat they were strong and deep laid. There
was nothing loud IN his religion II was
plain and simple and pure. OF the old time