The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
BRIEF PERSONAL SKETCHES.
BY S. ". P1czENs.

Mr.. Israel lived within the present
limits of the county long before it was
cut from Buncombe. He had many de-
scendants. Benjamin, Fred, Samuel and
Guss were brothers and sons of - Is
rael. Most of them were in the south
ern army and were faithful fellows; one
or more were wounded. Benjamin died
some years since; his widow, two daugh-
ters and two sons, J. D. and Thomas live
in Hendersonville. Augustus went to
Asheville, the others are farmers in
this county.
I. c., Wexler and Erastus Israel are
related, but not very closely to those
mentioned above. They are generally
Methodists, but as the Israelites of old,
they differ politically, a majority being
democrats. Thomas e. has been deputy
q S. marshal, city marshal and sheriff
otHenderson county. Wexler is now
chief Of police for Hendersonville, and
war in charge of the county convicts on
the road
John G.SGrant is about so years old, /,
was raised near Bat Cave, In Henderson,
county, has been IN the legislature of
North Carolina and sheriff of Hender-
son county. He is republican in all
toe word means, he can see little good
IN any thing else In a campaign here
alta discussion, his competitor told the
laboring men they were paying % per
cent. tariff on tbs tin buckets in which
they carried their dinners. Grants re-
Ify was: 'Geatlemen, that is not so, for
you know you can 90 up to the tin shop
to day and buy as many of those buckets
as you can tote at 15 cents a piece"
Grant is IL the q. S. revenue service at
Asheville and is clever fellow.
Mrs r. T. Hollingsworth, Mrs. Thom-
as Wood, Mrs. G, E. Roper, Mrs. D. P.
Kelly and Mrs. w. G. Stradley, all of
whom are living, are children of John
s. Barnett
S. K. Stansell lived few miles north
cas-, of Hendersonville, was citizen of
the county from it's organization. He
married a daughter of Rev. James
Blythe, already sketched. They raised
ssglapge family, most of them, if NOT all,
/ girls. Mrs. Flicker is one of them, nice
lady and good neighbor she is. Mrs.
Stansell now lives in Asheville at the
age of about Y.
Martin Hickman was not q Baptist
minister, as stated.
Joshua Whitaker lived on Clear Creek
in Henderson county from. before the
county's formation up to his death some
years ago. He was a farmer, a good
citizen and neighb0r, was a democrat
and think, Baptist. He had several
children, some sons now living in the
county. He had sons in the southern
army. They were good soldiers and one
or more were wounded. Their names
were William H., w. N. and John, -
Whitaker, but cannot state who, or
how many of these are sons of Joshua
Whitaker.
Solomon and Riley Whitaker were
brothers. They lived on Mills River,
were farmers, good men and useful citi-
zens. They were in the Confederate
army in the little russell between the
north and south. These Whitakers are
probably all akin, yet no not know how.
Alfred Mcdowell had long been cit
izen of this county up to his death ~ or
Is years ago at the age of about 80. He
was Green River farmer and good
citizen. He was Jackson democrat.
w. B., Richard and Isaac Allison have
long been citizens of this county, were
all good soldiers IN the southern army,
and live yet to tell how the Rebs were
themselves beat, whipping the Yankees.
They are farmers and good citizens.
They have many children, our worthy
plumber, Will Allison, is son of w. B.
He married Miss eagle.
William Sentell was in the Revolu-
tionary War, came here in 1900 from
South Carolina, married Elizabeth
Stephens, relative of Alex. Stephens,
of Georgia, who was vice president of
the Confederate States. Richard Sen
tell was son of William and the father
of Samuel, Jesse and Geo, N. Sentell,
all of whom now live in Henderson
county. "Uncle Dickey," as Richard
was CONNOLLY called, lived on Willow
Creek, in this county. He was a farm
er, Baptist and a republican, good
citizen and neighbor. His boys all ad-
here to the same religious and political
faith of their father.
Samuel is one of the very few men
now living who voted in the election
held to locate Hendersonville. or him
it is said, at one time of considerable ex-
citement, and in political meeting
some one suggested the need of some
literature when Samuel said: "Don't
want no IiteratlIre lust ND and at nm