Descendants of Isaac Newton "I" Wright and Rebekah Thompson Wright
Generation 1
1.
Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1. He was born Abt. 1731 in NC. He died on Oct 18, 1816 in Hall's Hill, Rutherford Co.,
TN. Burial in Ward's Grove, Halls Hill Pike, Rutherford Co., TN.
Notes for Isaac Newton "I" Wright:
Will
of Isaac Wright, Sr.: In the name of God Amen, I Isaac Wright of Rutherford County and State of Tennessee, etc.
First
I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Rebekah Wright, the plantation where I now live below the mill, including all the
wood land adjoining the same, on the south side of the River, also half the profits of the grist mill, with four Negroes (namely
Elam, Inde, Crice, and Anna). Also all the household furniture except two featherbeds here after ____, all the farming utensils,
with two work horses and her choice in stock of four cows and calves - four sows and pigs, all the sheep, and on year's
provision for the family, the above named negro girl Inde and one hundred dollars in cash I leave to her own disposal, at
her death. Be it understood that the boy Elam is to tend the mill at all times when necessary, the above named one hundred
dollars he is to have at my death, for his own use. All of the above named property she is to hold during her natural life
then to be equally divided among the legatees as hereafter named.
I also give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Dill
five hundred acres of land on Big Harpeth being part of George Parks five thousand acre survey. I give and bequeath
unto my daughter Hannah Statler one half of a tract of land in Davidson County, supposed to contain four hundred acres adjoining
Squire Phillip's line.
I give and bequeath to my son Isaac Wright Five Dollars if he attends at the time of division,
as I have given him a full share of my Estate in my life time.
I give and bequeath to my son Jacob Wright one negro
boy named Allen, also my large still. I give and bequeath to my son Thompson Wright all the land on the north side of River
of M. Corkle's line to Bell's line where it crosses the first creek above the mill, thence down the creek to the River,
then down the river to M. Corkle's line including the Cotton Machine and all improvements thereon, one feather fed and
furniture belonging thereto, two cows and calves also one negro man named Elam after the death of my wife also the place where
I now live including all the land adjoining that I have not already made titles to, at my wife's Death.
Also, the
whole profits of the saw mill and half the profits of the grist mill from the time of my death, he is to keep the grist mill
in repair at his own expense and at the death of my wife the mills with the whole of the improvements in the above named tract
to be his own, and sole property. I consider this a full share therefore I do not wish him to have any share in the division
of the residue of my Estate.
I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Brashear one hundred Dollars in cash, at the
settlement of the estate with an equal division of my estate that I have not already willed I give and bequeath to my Grandsons'
Nathan Brashear and Issac Wright Brashear the interest that I have in a bond on Thomas Search for a certain quantity of land
now located on Turnips River below the mouth of white oak creek, to be equally divided between them. It is my will that if
my negro man named Sam should wish his freedom at my death, he may have it being hired out until he pays one hundred and fifty
Dollars but should he not wish his freedom he may continue as he is my wife's property her life time. I also leave to
my wife during her natural life my negro woman named Grace.
It is also my will that ____ of my landed property not willed
or disposed of should be sold or disposed of or divided _____ after my wife's death, Bonds, Notes and book accounts together
with stock of all kinds, not heretofore willed in this my last will and testament, may be divided at my death.
I do
also appoint my son Jacob Wright and my son in law Jesse Brashear, my whole and sole Executors of this my last will and testament,
hereby revoking all former wills be me made - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the seventh day of February,
in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred twelve.
Isaac Wright Witnesses: David Phillips, Isaac Jetton, James
Neilly
Isaac Wright - NC Continental Line, Revolutionary War. For his services he received a land grant of 365 acres
on the East Fork of Stones River at Hall's Hill in Rutherford Co., TN. He was a member of the Order of the Cincinnati.
This organization was formed by George Washington. Members were restricted to men who served as officers during the Revolutionary
war.
FROM THE RESEARCH NOTES OF EMILY DILL FLORIDA ABOUT 1985.
Hall's Hill Mill was founded in the 1780's
by Isaac Wright and was located on the south side of Stone's River. The mill was first called Wright's Mill. It stayed
in the Wright family all of the nineteenth century. In 1902, a great flood destroyed the mill. Thompson Wright (Isaac's
son) rebuilt the mill on the north side of the river. Isaac Wright died and his widow married Mr. Hall (which is how the mill
got its name).
A man named Tilford bought the mill during World War I. He sold the mill during the 1920's to John
Northcutt. Northcutt was a school teacher in Hall's Hill so he had the mill operated by Ellis Floyd. In 1929, after the
opening of Carnation Milk Plant, Northcutt had a hammer feed mill installed to crush cattle feed. He bought this and had it
put in for $700.00. Before Northcutt bought the mill, flour, meal, and sawed logs were the only products manufactured. In
1920-1940 the rate of sawed logs was, just sixty cents per 100 feet. Northcutt cemented over the dam which raised the water
level. Farmers upstream threatened him with law suits, so he voluntarily destroyed the concrete with a jack-hammer. Northcutt
died in 1941, and Ellis Floyd (a Wright descendant), who was operator of the mill, bought it after Northcutt's death.
In 1944, he sold the mill to a man named Ezell. Ezell kept it for a few years and sold to Will Hudson. Hudson then sold to
Beaty Bowling, whose son owns it now.
Rebecca "Rebekah" Thompson is the daughter of Robert "Roger"
Thompson Sr and Ann
Ferguson. She was born on Jan 27, 1752 in Pipe Creek Settlement, Carroll Co., MD. She died on Apr
09, 1840 in Hall's Hill, Rutherford Co., TN.
Notes for Rebecca "Rebekah" Thompson:
In the name of
God amen I Rebecca Wright of Rutherford County do hereby make and publish this my last will and testament. In the first place
I give to my youngest Daughter Rebecca Goodlow my Negro Woman Mary with her two children and all the children said Mary may
have hereafter previous to the happening of my death and further my will that all the balance of my Estate shalll be equally
divided between my living daughters to wit Hanny Stattler, Betsy Wood and Rebecca Goodlow and it is my will that four of my
grand children namely Sevina Posey, Polly Cole, Harriet Hutcherson and Amanda Dill them four and no more shall have their
dead mother's equal part equally divided between so that the grand division of my Estate will in four parts. The last
named four legatees shall have one part of said grand division the Negroes names to Rebecca Goodloe not taking, into the four
grand divisions of my estate. It is further my will that each of my Grand daughters that bear my Christian name shall receive
ten dollars each to get a black Dress. It is my will that none of my sons or their children shall have any part of my estate
nor any other person but those names in this instrument. I do appoint my Grandson Alfred Miller my lawful Executor to Execute
this my last will and testament if in case that Alfred Miller refuses to execute this will I then select David M. Garratt
to inventory my estate and receive lawful wages for so doing and then my son Jacob Wright I appoint my lawful Executor that
on default of Miller refusing to act. To the above written will I do subscribe my name revoking all other wills by me made.
witness my hand and seal this 9th day of September 1835. Rebecca Wright Witnesses: Lewis Jetton, Julia Jones, Rebecca Jetton
Isaac
Newton "I" Wright and Rebecca "Rebekah" Thompson. They were married Abt. 1769 in Near Guilford Courthouse,
NC. They had 8 children
2. i. Mary "Polly" Wright. She was born on Nov 17, 1770 in Guilford Co., NC. She
married Joseph "AI" Dill. They were married on Mar 16, 1786 in Guilford Co., NC.
She died on Jun 07, 1818
in Halls Hill, Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Pitts-Dill
Cem., Hwy 96E, Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN.
3. ii.
Hannah Wright. She was born on Jan 16, 1772. She died Nov 1836. Burial in
Botetout Co., VA.
4. iii. Isaac "II"
Wright. He was born on Dec 23, 1775. He married Martha Welborn.
They were married on Jun 07, 1800 in Randolph Co., NC.
He died Dec 1861 in
Randolph Co., NC.
5. iv. Jacob Wright. He was born on Dec 25, 1777. He died Abt. 1860.
v.
Abraham Wright. He was born on Oct 12, 1778. He died 1829 in Lower Country
on Mississippi River.
6. vi. Thompson
Wright. He was born on Dec 30, 1779. He married Clementine
Caroline Smith. They were married Abt. 1822 in Hall's
Hill, Rutherford Co., TN.
He died on Jun 09, 1834 in Wright's Mill, Rutherford Co., TN.
7. vii. Elizabeth
"Betsy" Wright. She was born on Nov 02, 1781 in NC. She married
Jesse Brashears I. They were married on Sep
16, 1802 in Guilford Co., NC.
8. viii. Rebecca Wright. She was born on Dec 13, 1783. She died on Apr 06, 1852.
Generation
2
2. Mary "Polly" Wright-2 (Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). She was born on Nov 17, 1770 in Guilford
Co., NC. She died on Jun 07, 1818 in Halls Hill, Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Pitts-Dill Cem., Hwy 96E, Murfreesboro, Rutherford
Co., TN.
Notes for Mary "Polly" Wright:
Joseph Dill put up a dowry of 50 pounds, according to the document
also signed by Polly's father, Isaac Wright.
The guardianship of the youngest daughter, Amanda, was given to Jacob
Wright who must have been a member of Mary Polly's family. Jacob Wright was also an executor of the will along with the
oldest son, Isaac Dill. Joseph freed a Negro woman named Patsy "for kindness to me in my affliction." In the TN
Census of 1850, Patsy Dill is listed as living in a household of her own at the age of 65.
Generation 2
Joseph
"AI" Dill is the son of Joseph "A" Dill and Mary Ann Ross. He was born Abt. 1760 in MD. He died Abt. 1826
in Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Pitts-Dill Cem., Hwy 96E, Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN.
Notes for Joseph "AI"
Dill:
According to oral tradition, the Dill family lived in MD and supported the King of England. Based on the information
in the Charleston public records, and the land on James Island, this is probably true. They did not want to be involved in
the Revolution. Joseph received an original land grant for 41 acres on May 15, 1789 in Rutherford County (this may have been
Wilson Co). This was granted by the hand of Richard Caswell, Governor and Commander in Chief of North Carolina. After the
birth of the last child, Amanda, and before Polly's death in 1818, the Joseph Dill family moved to Rutherford County,
TN. Polly's father, Isaac Wright, had received a 375 acre grant in Rutherford County on the east bank of Stones River,
(Surveyed March 2, 1786). October 13, 1803, Isaac obtained an additional 423 acres from Joseph Erwin from Robert and William
White from Joseph White. A part of an original grant (4800 acres) from Thomas L. Hamilton heir of Surgeon Hance Hamilton,
deceased, on both sides of E fork of Stones River. The Wright family, including some of Polly's brothers and sisters,
were already established in Rutherford County by the time Joseph and Polly arrived with their family. Their descendents make
up a number of families that remain in Rutherford County Public land records in the Spartanburg Archives indicate that
Joseph(A1) purchased land in the area on July 22, 1793. This would have been shortly after the death of Joseph (A). He sold
this land on November 2, 1814. They appear in Rutherford County in 1810. Mary Polly died June 7, 1818. Amanda was born in
1815. The site of Joseph Dill's plantation mentioned in his will of 1826 lies on the right of Hwy 96E, Lascassas Pike,
immediately after crossing Bushnell (Bushman's)Creek. The Pitts were the family that owned the property in more recent
times. A grave house once marked their graves. The old grave yard is at this time covered by a large grove of pine trees and
ground cover.
PITTS CEMETERY - Lascassas Quadrangle. NC on Lascassas Pike (Hwy 96) after road (left)
to Oakland High School cemetery is on right (E) side of road. 1/10 mile N of Bushnell (Bushman's) creek Bridge on Hwy
96 about 250 from road on a wooded knoll. 40 or more unmarked graves. By: Bob Ragland.
George Todd and his family have
lived on this property for 30 years. An old log house is still standing which was the -plantation- home of Joseph Dill (1790-1826)
and Mary "Polly" Wright.(1770-1818) who immigrated here around 1815. They are buried here on a little rise. Their
graves were marked by a log enclosure which has become part of the growth and soil accumulation on their graves. There is
a small stone which appears to be the top of an old marker over one of the graves. There are probably other Dill family members
buried here.
Cadar Dement purchased this land for $1,100 in 1830 after Joseph Dill's death. Deed records indicate
this property was transferred to Joseph Dill from William A Sublett in 1819. It was originally a part of the hunting grounds
used, but not occupied, by many surrounding Indian tribes. It was later part of a 640 acre land grant given to the solders
who fought in the North Carolina Continental Line during the Revolution. The land grant was purchased by Mr. Bushnell. According
to another oral tradition: "The Dill's once owned all the land on the right of Lascassas Pike from Bushnell Creek
to Lascassas." This is a distance of about ten miles.
Joseph "AI" Dill and Mary "Polly" Wright.
They were married on Mar 16, 1786 in Guilford Co., NC. They had 12 children.
9. i. Isaac Dill. He was born on Jan 31,
1788 in Spartanburg, SC. He married Gilley "Tillie" Cooper. They were married 1812. He died 1847 in Rutherford Co.,
TN
ii. Lavina Dill. She was born on Jan 31, 1791 in SC. She married Dennis P Posey.
They were married Abt. 1830.
She died Bef. 1883.
10. iii. Hannah Dill. She was born on Dec 07, 1792.
11. iv. Mary "Polly" Dill. She
was born on Jun 27, 1795. She married Obadiah Cole.
They were married on Jun 09, 1834 in Cainsville, Wilson Co., TN.
She died on
Nov 19, 1859 in Gibson Co., TN.
12. v. Newton Cannon Dill. He was born on Sep 13, 1797. He married
Narcissa W
Kerr. They were married on Feb 08, 1827. He died Bef. 1858.
vi. Noah W Dill. He was born on Dec 24,
1799. He married Martha Ann Harwell.
They were married on Dec 13, 1837.
vii. Daniel "Parson" Dill. He
was born on Feb 19, 1802.
13. viii. Martin Dill. He was born on Jul 26, 1804 in SC. He died 1873 in Huntington,
Carroll
Co., TN.
14. ix. Thomas Dill. He was born on Dec 13, 1806 in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN. He
married Susannah "Susan"
Vaught. They were married on Dec 29, 1832. He died on Feb 20, 1878 in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN. Occupation in Merchant &
Blacksmith.
15. x. Marvel M "Jack" Dill. He was born on Mar 20, 1809 in Spartanburg, SC. He
married
Mary Ann Saunders. They were married on May 03, 1831. He died on
Aug 01, 1894 in Rutherford Co., TN.
xi. Harriet
Dill. She was born on May 28, 1811. She married Thomas Hutchinson.
They were married on Apr 07, 1849. She died on Jul
04, 1880 in Gibson Co., TN.
16. xii. Amanda Fitzallen Dill. She was born on Nov 10, 1815 in Spartanburg, SC. She
married
Fountain Crockett Mosby. They were married on Jun 04, 1839 in Rutherford Co., TN. She died on Dec 17, 1883 in Murfreesboro,
TN. Burial in Evergreen Cem., Murfreesboro, TN.
3. Hannah Wright-2 (Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). She was born
on Jan 16, 1772. She died Nov 1836. Burial in Botetout Co., VA.
David Miller Sr and Hannah Wright. They had 7 children.
i.
Isaac Miller. He was born on Feb 22, 1795. He died on Oct 16, 1861.
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ii. Paskel Miller. He was born on Jan 07, 1798.
17.
iii. Alfred "I" Miller. He was born on Nov 24, 1798 in Guilford Co., NC. He married Narcissa C Bradford. They were
married on Aug 13, 1839 in Rutherford Co., TN. He died on Jun 24, 1867 in Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Miller Cem., Rutherford
Co., TN. 18. iv. Austin Miller. He was born on Oct 12, 1800 in NC. He married Mary Jane "Dunlap" McNeal. They were
married Oct 1849 in Hardeman Co., TN. He died on Jan 13, 1868 in Hardeman Co., TN. Burial in Polk Cem., Hardeman Co., TN.
v.
David Miller Jr. He was born on Sep 11, 1802. He died on Apr 19, 1824.
vi. Rebecca Miller. She was born on Apr 01, 1805.
She died Bef. 1883.
vii. Louisanna Miller. She was born on Jun 18, 1807. She died Sep 1807.
Samuel Statler. Samuel
Statler and Hannah Wright. They had no children.
Unknown Graham. Unknown Graham and Hannah Wright. They had no children.
4.
Isaac "II" Wright-2 (Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). He was born on Dec 23, 1775. He died Dec 1861 in Randolph
Co., NC.
Martha Welborn. She was born on Mar 21, 1784 in Randolph Co., NC. She died 1835 in
Randolph Co., NC.
Isaac
"II" Wright and Martha Welborn. They were married on Jun 07, 1800 in Randolph Co., NC. They had 1 child.
i.
Sarah Wright.
Hannah Holder. She was born Abt. 1825 in Randolph Co., NC. She died Aft. 1880 in Randolph Co., NC. Isaac
"II" Wright and Hannah Holder. They were married on Nov 12, 1838. They had no children.
5. Jacob Wright-2
(Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). Born on Dec 25, 1777. He died Abt. 1860.
Mary "Polly" McAlhatton is
the daughter of William McAlhatton and May Coots. She was born 1794. She died 1876.
Jacob Wright and Mary "Polly"
McAlhatton. They had 1 child.
i. Rebecca Thompson Wright. She was born Abt. 1812 in Rutherford Co., TN.
She married
Andrew Miller Alexander Jr. They were married on Dec 03, 1837.
She died on Nov 01, 1882 in Rutherford Co., TN.
6.
Thompson Wright-2 (Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). Born on Dec 30, 1779. He died on Jun 09, 1834 in Wright's Mill,
Rutherford Co., TN.
Clementine Caroline Smith. She was born on Sep 13, 1805. Thompson Wright and Clementine Caroline
Smith. They were married Abt. 1822 in Hall's Hill, Rutherford Co., TN. They had 6 children.
i. Amanda C Wright.
ii.
Armitha Wright.
iii. Issac A Wright.
iv. Mary E Wright.
v. Narcissa R Wright.
vi. Thompson J Wright.
7.
Elizabeth "Betsy" Wright-2 (Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). She was born on Nov 02, 1781 in NC. Jesse Brashears
I is the son of Asa "Brashear" Brashears and Jemima Nelson. He was born Abt. 1777 in NC. He died 1822 in Rutherford
Co., TN.
NOTES FROM LEFFEL BROWN RECORDED AT THE FLORIA CEMETERY CLEANING NOVEMBER 13, 2001. Transcribed by Madge Ann
Florida Patton and included here by Gwendolyn Hopkins Boyd.
The Brashears are kin to the Brown's two or three different
ways. First, Jessie Brashears came in here and he owned the land where Oakland School is now located. He lived about ten years
and died leaving about nine children. He sold that and bought a big track of land off Bevins Hill Road, between Bevins Hill
Road and the river. He was a county surveyor between the time it became Murfreesboro from Cannonsburg, between 1812 - 1820.
he did all of the surveying for the county. He made a will in 1818, he wasn't old, but knew he was going to die. He had
a son, Jessie W, who was four years old when they probated the will in 1822. He gave a 1,000 acres to two of his sons on the
Cumberland River in Montgomery County. Youngest son, Jessie, and another son Abraham divided his plantation between them.
There was a spring on the river property so he ran the dividing line down middle of the spring so both would have water on
their property.
His wife had a homestead and dowry as long as she lived. Jessie went over on Cranor Road off Woodbury
Pike (Highship Road) and brought a track of land. The Brashears Cemetery is on Cranor Road. Son Jessie W is buried in the
Brashears Cemetery on Cranor Road. He married Sarah Ann Brown, she was Thomas Brown's daughter. Thomas Brown just had
two children, a son and a daughter. His son was named Phillip Jones Brown for Phillip Osborne and a Jones Osborne from back
in Virginia. Phillip Jones married a Reeves. Had a big track of land across the river from Brown's Mill. Reeves lived
where old John Thomas's graveyard is located off Compton and Sharpsville Road just by side of road.
Jesse Brashears
I and Elizabeth "Betsy" Wright. They were married on Sep 16, 1802 in Guilford Co., NC. They had 8 children.
19.
i. Theodocia Brashears. She was born Abt. 1802 in Guilford Co., NC. She married
James Bivins. They were married Bef.
1860 in Rutherford Co., TN.
20. ii. Rebecca Brashears. She was born Aft. 1802 in NC. She married David M
Jarrett.
They were married on May 04, 1821 in Rutherford Co., TN. She died Bef.
1883.
iii. Nathan Brashears. He was born
Aft. 1803 in TN. He died Bef. 1883.
21. iv. Elizabeth "Betsy" Brashears. She was born 1808 in Rutherford Co.,
TN. She
married Archelaus Madison Hughes Sr. They were married 1827. She died on Apr
20, 1880 in Weakley Co.,
TN.
22. v. Isaac Wright Brashears. He was born 1811 in TN. He married Sarah Trott. They
were married on Feb 13,
1833 in Nashville, TN. He died on Sep 19, 1859 in TX.
23. vi. Mary "Polly" Brashears. She was born 1814 in
TN. She died Bef. 1883.
24. vii. Jesse W "II" Brashears. He was born on Feb 01, 1817 in TN. He married Sarah
Ann
Brown. They were married on Sep 02, 1838 in Rutherford Co., TN. He died on Oct 04, 1895 in Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Brashear
Cem., Rutherford Co., TN.
viii. Abraham Brashears. He was born Aft. 1818 in TN. He died Bef. 1831.
John Wood and
Elizabeth "Betsy" Wright. They had no children.
8. Rebecca Wright-2 (Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1).
She was born on Dec 13, 1783. She died on Apr 06, 1852.
Henry Goodloe is the son of George Goodloe and Priscilla Unknown.
Born on Jan 06, 1777.
Henry Goodloe and Rebecca Wright. They had 4 children.
i. Theodocia B Goodloe.
ii.
Cynthia Goodloe.
iii. Mary Goodloe.
iv. Samuel Goodloe. He died on Feb 17, 1859 in TX.
9. Isaac Dill-3 (Mary
"Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). He was born on Jan 31, 1788 in Spartanburg, SC. He died
1847 in Rutherford Co., TN.
Generation 3
Notes for Isaac Dill: In 1850, this family lived in the Trimble community
of Rutherford Co., TN.
Gilley "Tillie" Cooper. She was born Abt. 1794 in SC. She died 1851 in Rutherford
Co., TN.
Isaac Dill and Gilley "Tillie" Cooper. They were married 1812. They had 10 children.
i. Elizabeth
Dill. She was born Abt. 1820 in TN. She married W C Hall. They were
married 1846.
ii. Mary Dill.
iii. Thomas
Dill. He died in TX.
25. iv. Joseph Dill. He was born 1814 in SC.
v. Narcissa Dill. She was born 1822.
26.
vi. Isaac Wright Dill. He was born 1828. He died 1920.
27. vii. James "Dr" Madison Dill. He was born on Sep
30, 1831 in Rutherford Co., TN.
He married Jestine Kelton. They were married on Aug 11, 1857 in Rutherford Co.,
TN.
He died on Jun 23, 1916 in Dilton, Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Harrell Cem.,
Rutherford Co., TN.
28. viii. Addison
Dill. He was born on Sep 30, 1832.
ix. Sarah Dill. She was born 1834.
29. x. Wyatt C "Bud" Dill. He
was born on Jun 29, 1836. He died on Feb 26, 1920.
Mary Sullivan.
Isaac Dill and Mary Sullivan. They had no children.
10.
Hannah Dill-3 (Mary "Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). She was born on Dec 07, 1792.
James
Isaac Petty and Hannah Dill. They had 3 children.
i. Jane Petty.
ii. Harriet Petty.
iii. Rebecca Petty.
11.
Mary "Polly" Dill-3 (Mary "Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). She was born on Jun
27, 1795. She died on Nov 19, 1859 in Gibson Co., TN.
Generation 3 (con't)
Obadiah Cole.
Obadiah Cole
and Mary "Polly" Dill. They were married on Jun 09, 1834 in Cainsville, Wilson Co., TN. They had 4 children.
i.
Tolbert T Cole.
ii. Parson H Cole.
iii. Clayton N Cole.
iv. John H Cole.
12. Newton Cannon Dill-3
(Mary "Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). He was born on Sep 13, 1797. He died Bef. 1858.
Narcissa
W Kerr. She was born Abt. 1811.
Newton Cannon Dill and Narcissa W Kerr. They were married on Feb 08, 1827. They had
4
children.
i. Catherine Dill.
ii. Elizabeth Dill.
iii. Thomas Dill.
iv. A K Dill. He was born
Abt. 1827. He died 1909 in Rutherford Co., TN.
13. Martin Dill-3 (Mary "Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I"
Wright-1). He was born on Jul 26, 1804 in SC. He died 1873 in Huntington, Carroll Co., TN.
Notes for Martin Dill:
Martin
was a merchant, cabinetmaker and millwright. In his last years of public life he was postmaster. He reared a large family
of eight daughters and two sons.
Manerva Carter is the daughter of Christopher Carter and Elizabeth Grizzard. She died
Abt. 1853. Martin Dill and Manerva Carter. They had 10 children.
i. Elizabeth Dill. She was born on Apr 23, 1834
in Wilson Co., TN. Died Abt. 1872.
ii. Christopher C Dill. Born on Apr 23, 1836 in Huntingdon, Carroll Co., TN. He died
Jul 1838.
iii. Mary Emily Dill. She was born on Feb 07, 1838 in Huntingdon, Carroll Co., TN.
She died Sep 1840.
iv.
Eliza Jane Dill. She was born on Dec 23, 1839 in Huntingdon, Carroll Co., TN.
She married James H Noell. They were married
on Dec 20, 1865. She died 1879.
Generation 3 (con't)
v. Sarah Ann Dill. She was born on Mar 23, 1841 in Huntingdon,
Carroll Co., TN.
She married Jasper Christenberry. They were married on Feb 07, 1867. She died
on Feb 14, 1907.
vi.
Mary Elinora Dill. She was born on Mar 23, 1843 in Huntingdon, Carroll Co., TN.
She died Aft. 1860.
vii. Pauline
Olivia Dill. She was born on Oct 07, 1844 in Huntingdon, Carroll Co.,
TN. She died on Oct 06, 1865.
viii. Lydia
Bogan Dill. She was born on Oct 20, 1846 in Huntingdon, Carroll Co., TN.
She married Ben Steward. They were married
on Apr 05, 1878. She died Nov 1917.
ix. Minerva Bell Dill. She was born 1848 in Huntingdon, Carroll Co., TN.
30.
x. John Beverly Dill. He was born on Feb 24, 1851 in Huntingdon, Carroll Co., TN.
He married Virginia Taylor. They were
married on Mar 09, 1880. He died on Jun
06, 1929 in Huntingdon, Carroll Co., TN. Burial in Oak Hill Cem., Huntingdon,
Carroll
Co., TN.
14. Thomas Dill-3 (Mary "Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). Born on Dec
13, 1806
in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN. He died on Feb 20, 1878 in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN. Occupation: Merchant
& Blacksmith.
Notes for Thomas Dill:
This family was living in the Valley District of Rutherford Co., TN in
1850. Thomas Dill was a preacher at the Christian Church (former name for Church of Christ) as well as a blacksmith. When
people came begging for food, shelter, etc., he was quick to provide for them. He was described by Harriet Butler Dill (his
daughter-in-law and our great grandmother) as a generous and good man. His blacksmith shop was on a cliff at the corner of
Bradley's Creek Road. and Hwy 96, or the right traveling west. Susannah "Susan" Vaught is the daughter of Simeon
Vaught and Phebe Hawley. She was born on Jan 29, 1810 in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN. She died in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN.
Burial in Vaught Cem., Milton, Rutherford Co., TN.
Thomas Dill and Susannah "Susan" Vaught. Married on Dec
29, 1832. They had 8 children.
31. i. Joseph M "River Joe" Dill. He was born on Oct 29, 1833 in Milton, Rutherford
Co.,
TN. He married Mary R Saunders. They were married on Dec 22, 1868. He
died on Nov 26, 1919 in Rutherford Co., TN. Burial
in Evergreen Cem., Murfreesboro, TN.
32. ii. James "Jim" Dill. He was born on Jan 20, 1837 in Rutherford Co.,
TN. He
married Harriet Elvira Butler. They were married on Jul 31, 1870 in Rutherford
Co., TN. He died on Jun
04, 1881 in Rutherford Co., Lofton, TN. Burial in Vaught
Cem., Hwy 96, Rutherford Co., TN.
iii. Mary Elizabeth
Dill. She was born on Oct 25, 1839. Died on Dec 28, 1919 in MO.
iv. Mary E Dill. She was born on Oct 25, 1839. She died
on Dec 28, 1919 in
Rutherford Co., TN.
v. Valentine "Vol" Dill. Born on Dec 08, 1842. Died on Jul 06,
1918 in Rutherford Co., TN.
33. vi. Zacha "Bood" Dill. He was born on Nov 28, 1845. He married Tennessee "Jane"
Craddock.
They were married 1875. He died 1925 in Fletcher, OK.
vii. Sarah M "Sally" Dill. She was born on Oct 13, 1848.
She died in Rutherford Co.,
Milton, TN.
viii. Susan Amanda "Mandy" Dill. She was born on Mar 26, 1853.
She died on Jan
02, 1907. Occupation in Post Mistress at Milton, TN & Seamstress.
15. Marvel M "Jack"
Dill-3 (Mary "Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). He was born on Mar
20, 1809 in Spartanburg,
SC. He died on Aug 01, 1894 in Rutherford Co., TN.
Notes for Marvel M "Jack" Dill:
Marvel and his family
lived a long life in the Sharpersville Community before it was known as Sharpesville. In the days leading up to the Civil
War, their home was always open to neighbors
and guests. Their youngest child was the red-headed Joseph Elisha (JE).
Mary
Ann Saunders is the daughter of Phillip Saunders and Elizabeth "Betsy" Bean. She was born Abt. 1815. She died on
Mar 30, 1900.
Marvel M "Jack" Dill and Mary Ann Saunders. They were married on May 03, 1831. They had 12 children.
i.
Henry Dill. He died in Rutherford Co., TN - At School.
ii. Mary Elizabeth Dill. She was born Abt. 1832.
iii. Narcissa
Dill. She was born Abt. 1834.
34. iv. Isaac N Dill. He was born Abt. 1838.
v. William H Dill. He was born Abt.
1840.
35. vi. John M Dill. He was born Abt. 1842 in TN. He married Sarah Ellen Hopkins.
They were married on Dec
24, 1863 in Rutherford Co., TN. He died Bef. 1910 in
Rutherford Co., TN.
vii. Harriet C Dill. She was born Abt.
1844. She married J N Cathey. They were married on Jan 23, 1867.
viii. Sarah Catherine Dill. She was born Abt. 1847.
36.
ix. Lavinia Dill. She was born on Apr 01, 1849 in Lascassas, Rutherford Co., TN.
She married Wilburn Harris Hopkins.
They were married on Jan 18, 1866 in TN.
She died on Jan 08, 1927 in Lascassas, Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Trimble
Cem.,
West Trimble Rd., Rutherford Co., TN.
37. x. Amanda Dill. She was born Abt. 1852. She married Henry Hopkins. They were
married
on Dec 10, 1871. She died Bef. 1930.
38. xi. Joseph Elisha "Red Joe" Dill. He was born on Mar 10, 1855. He
married Della
Short. They were married on Nov 25, 1880. He died Abt. 1941 in Rutherford Co.,
TN. Burial in Evergreen
Cem., Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN.
xii. Tennessee Dill. She was born Abt. 1857.
16. Amanda Fitzallen Dill-3
(Mary "Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). She was born on Nov 10, 1815 in Spartanburg, SC. She
died on Dec 17, 1883 in Murfeesboro, TN. Burial in Evergreen Cem., Murfreesboro, TN.
Fountain Crockett Mosby. He was
born on Dec 17, 1815 in Harrodsburg, KY. He died on May 02, 1898 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Evergreen
Cem., Murfreesboro, TN Fountain Crockett Mosby and Amanda Fitzallen Dill. They were married on Jun 04, 1839 in Rutherford
Co., TN. They had 8 children.
i. Rebecca A Mosby. She was born on Apr 19, 1840 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
Co.,
TN. She died on Aug 06, 1925.
ii. James Crockett Mosby. He was born on Nov 19, 1842 in Murfreesboro,
Rutherford
Co., TN. He died on Aug 06, 1925.
39. iii. Samuel Gwinn Mosby. He was born on Sep 04, 1844 in Murfreesboro,
Rutherford
Co., TN. He died on Mar 30, 1930.
iv. Mary H Mosby. She was born Abt. 1847 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN.
She
died 1908.
v. William Mosby. He was born on May 24, 1849 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co.,
TN. He died on Sep 23,
1853.
vi. Joseph Mosby. He was born on May 10, 1851 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co.,
TN. He died on Sep 23, 1853.
vii.
Andrew J Mosby. He was born on May 03, 1855 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
Co., TN. He died on Aug 10, 1892.
40.
viii. Eliza Mosby. She was born on May 22, 1857 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co.,
TN. She married Rodolphus Johnson "I"
Hill. They were married Abt. 1894. She
died on Dec 06, 1946 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN.
17. Alfred "I"
Miller-3 (Hannah Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). He was born on Nov 24, 1798 in Guilford Co., NC. He died
on Jun 24, 1867 in Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Miller Cem., Rutherford Co., TN.
Notes for Alfred "I" Miller:
Alfred
Miller was ggrandfather of E. E. "Pluck" Miller of Murfreesboro, TN.
Narcissa C Bradford. She was born on
Sep 15, 1821 in AL. She died on Apr 14, 1875 in
Rutherford Co., TN. Alfred "I" Miller and Narcissa C Bradford.
They were married on Aug 13, 1839 in Rutherford Co., TN. They had 9 children.
41. i. Laura M Miller. She was born on
Jul 04, 1840 in TN. She married William
Francis Marion "Col" Betty. They were married on Aug 19, 1869 in Rutherford
Co.,
TN. She died on Dec 14, 1915 in Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Miller Cem.,
Rutherford Co., TN.
ii. Stephen Henry
Miller. He was born on May 01, 1844 in TN. Died on Jun 11, 1873.
iii. Elizabeth H Miller. She was born on Sep 23, 1846
in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
Co., TN. She died on Jul 12, 1935.
iv. Mary Sophia Miller. She was born Abt. 1848
in TN. She married William J
Queen. They were married on Nov 29, 1878. She died Aft. 1887.
v. Alfred "II"
Miller. He was born on Mar 15, 1852 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co.,
TN. He died on May 25, 1913.
vi. Ira David
Miller. He was born on Jan 06, 1855 in TN. He died on Aug 07, 1930 in
Rutherford Co., TN.
vii. Narcissa Caroline
Miller. She was born on May 31, 1859 in Murfreesboro,
Rutherford Co., TN. She married Thomas J "Dr" Boyles.
They were married on
Jan 27, 1884. She died on Dec 20, 1893 in Houston, Harris Co., TX.
viii. Isaac A Miller.
He was born on Sep 23, 1863 in TN. He died on Feb 04, 1926 in
Rutherford Co., TN.
ix. Charles Austin Miller. He
was born on Apr 13, 1842 in TN. He married Annexa
Brashears. They were married Abt. 1868. He died Aft. 1920 in Houston,
Harris
Co., TX.
18. Austin Miller-3 (Hannah Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). Born on Oct 12, 1800
in NC. Died on Jan 13, 1868 in Hardeman Co., TN. Burial in Polk Cem., Hardeman Co., TN.
Mary Jane "Dunlap"
McNeal. She was born on Dec 22, 1822 in SC. She died on Jul 07, 1873 in
Hardeman Co., TN. Burial in Polk Cem., Bolivar,
Hardeman Co., TN.
Austin Miller and Mary Jane "Dunlap" McNeal. Married Oct 1849 in Hardeman Co., TN.
They
had 1 child.
i. Charles Austin Miller. He was born on Apr 13, 1842 in TN. He married Annexa
Brashears. They were
married Abt. 1868. He died Aft. 1920 in Houston, Harris
Co., TX.
19. Theodocia Brashears-3 (Elizabeth "Betsy"
Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). She was born Abt. 1802 in Guilford Co., NC.
James Bivins. He died 1795.
He was born Abt. 1795 in NC.
James Bivins and Theodocia Brashears. They were married Bef. 1860 in Rutherford Co., TN.
They
had 1 child.
i. Josephine Bivins.
20. Rebecca Brashears-3 (Elizabeth "Betsy" Wright-2, Isaac Newton
"I" Wright-1). She was born Aft. 1802 in NC. She died Bef. 1883.
David M Jarrett and Rebecca Brashears. They
were married on May 04, 1821 in Rutherford Co.,
TN. They had 1 child.
i. Isaac Jarrett. He was born Bef. 1822.
21.
Elizabeth "Betsy" Brashears-3 (Elizabeth "Betsy" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). She was
born 1808 in Rutherford Co., TN. She died on Apr 20, 1880 in Weakley Co., TN.
Archelaus Madison Hughes Sr. He was born
on Feb 22, 1800 in Henry Co., VA.
Archelaus Madison Hughes Sr and Elizabeth "Betsy" Brashears. They were married
1827. They had 4 children.
i. Archelous M Hughes Jr.
ii. Everett Hughes.
iii. Henry Hughes.
iv. Jesse
Hughes.
22. Isaac Wright Brashears-3 (Elizabeth "Betsy" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). He
was born 1811 in TN. He died on Sep 19, 1859 in TX.
Notes for Isaac Wright Brashears:
Jesse and Betsy must have
moved back and forth from Guilford, NC, and Rutherford County, TN. Jesse still owned his land in Rockingham Co., NC, when
he died. In 1838, Isaac W. and Sarah joined Henry and Elizabeth Trott (and possibly others) and migrated to Houston, TX. Henry
Trott had purchased a large tract of land (829 acres) in the area of Brown's Mill Road and Sharpsville in 1819 for $3,500.
Trott build a dam, grist mill and saw mill on the mill site. In the late 1820's, he borrowed $600 from Charles Anderson
and gave Anderson a mortgage on the property. In 1834, Charles Anderson had the sheriff sell it on the court house steps in
Murfreesboro. Henry Trott had not paid anything on the principle or interest. (See notes for John W. Brown, Jr.)
From
a Houston "Mug Book" published in 1895: "The Honorable Isaac Wright Brashear, for many years a resident of
this city, was a native of Guilford County, North Carolina, where he was born in the year 1811. His parents, who were also
natives of North Carolina, moved from that state about the year 1815, to middle Tennessee and settled in Rutherford County.
In this county Isaac W was reared. His early lot was by no means an easy one, for his father died when Isaac W was as yet
a child, and the family being left in straitened circumstances, he was early thrown on his own resources. He began the serious
duties of life for himself at the age of twelve, finding a home among the farmers of Rutherford County, for who he worked
during the winter. He thus acquired the elements of a common English education, and formed the useful habits of industry and
self reliance. February 13, 1833, he married Sarah Trott, a native of Rutherford County, and settled on a farm, which he carried
on with only moderate success for about six years. In 1839, he moved to Texas in company with his father-in-law, Henry Trott,
who had previously visited the country and selected a location in the vicinity of Houston. Here Messrs. Trott and Brashear
purchased a large tract of land, being that now included in the suburbs of Chaneyville and Houston Heights, on which they
settled and engaged in farming. Subsequently, Mr. Brashear moved into the City of Houston and embarked extensively in land
speculation. He was a man of energetic nature and sound business ideas, and he soon acquired prominence, and laid the foundation
for what has since proved to be a very large estate He was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1845, serving with
the late Alexander McGowan, for Harris County. He advocated, in that body, the insertion in the organic law of the state of
liberal provision on homesteads and personal property exemptions, and the setting apart of a reasonable share of the public
domain for school purposes. It is to the credit of Harris County that both her representatives contended sturdily for these
measures, and that it was largely through their efforts and influence that the success of each was attained.In 1852, he was
elected to the State Senate from his Senatorial District, becoming a candidate chiefly on account of this friendship for General
(Sam) Houston, who, it was known, would be acandidate at the ensuing session of the Legislature for the United States Senate,
and who he wished to support for that position. He was actively engaged in business pursuits, and to some extent in politics,
up to his death, which occurred September 23, 1859.
It would probably not sub serve any useful purpose to speculate
now as to how a man of the gifts and standing of Isaac Wright Brashear would have conducted himself in the great civil commotion
of 1861-65, nor what part he would have played in the ear of industrial development following that period, but speaking from
the later achievements of others, with whose success his own compared most favorably at the time of his death, it may safely
be said that, had he been spared, he would not only be numbered among the pioneers of this locality, but would rank as one
of the builders of the commonwealth. Opportunity has much to do with achievement, and opportunity is what was denied many
of Texas' most talented men.
Mr Brashear left surviving his widow and five children. His widow is still (i.e. in
1895), being now in her seventy-eight year, and one of the oldest settlers in Houston. The children who became grown were
two sons, John and Henry, and two daughters, Annexa and Sallie; one daughter, Bettie dying at the age of fourteen.
John
Brashear, born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, February 20, 1837, were reared in Houston, filled a number of public positions
here, including those of County Clerk and Chief Justice of the county; served in the Confederate army during the late war,
and practiced law up to the time of his death, November 17, 1886. Henry Brashear, the second son, resides in Houston; had
been County Judge of Harris County, Clerk of the District Court of the same; is vice-president of the South Texas National
Bank, and otherwise prominently connected with political, business and social life of the city. The daughters are both married,
the former being the wife of Charles Miller, a farmer of Harris County, and the latter the wife of Colonel J. W. Johnes, of
the Houston bar. the descendants of Isaac Wright Brashear now number between twenty and twenty-five, and all are worthy of
the name they bear, and without exception are filling useful and honorable placed in society."(Clipping contributed by
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Weaver, Houston, TX.)
Sarah Trott is the daughter of Henry Trott and Elizabeth Unknown. She was born
1818 in
Rutherford Co., TN.
Isaac Wright Brashears and Sarah Trott. They were married on Feb 13, 1833 in Nashville,
TN.
They had 5 children.
i. John Joseph Brashears. He was born on Feb 20, 1837 in Rutherford Co., TN.
He
died on Nov 17, 1886 in Houston, TX.
ii. Henry Brashears. He was born 1839 in TX.
iii. Elizabeth "Bettie"
Brashears. She was born 1844 in TX. Died on Aug 31, 1863.
iv. Annexa Brashears. She was born 1847 in TX. She married
Charles Austin
Miller. They were married Abt. 1868. She died on Dec 19, 1919 in Houston, Harris
Co., TX.
v.
Sarah "Sallie" Brashears. Born Abt. 1856 in TX. She died on Oct 03, 1925.
23. Mary "Polly" Brashears-3
(Elizabeth "Betsy" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). She was born 1814 in TN. She died Bef. 1883.
Elihu
Jones and Mary "Polly" Brashears. They had 6 children.
i. Ann Eliza Jones. She was born Abt. 1834 in TN. She
died Bef. 1880 in Cannon
Co., TN.
ii. Polemna T Jones. She was born Abt. 1837 in TN. She died Bef. 1867 in TN.
iii.
Artimissa Jones. She was born Abt. 1839 in TN.
iv. Louisa Jones. She was born Abt. 1846 in TN.
v. Ada Jones. She
was born 1850 in TN.
vi. Cora Jones. She was born Abt. 1857.
24. Jesse W "II" Brashears-3 (Elizabeth
"Betsy" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). He was born on Feb 01, 1817 in TN. He died on Oct 04, 1895
in Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Brashear Cem., Rutherford Co., TN.
Notes for Jesse W "II" Brashears:
They
are buried in the Brashears Cemetery, located in Rutherford Co., TN, near the intersection of Cranor and Cripple Creek on
the west side of Cripple Creek about 600 feet north of Cranor Road. The cemetery was overgrown in 1975, but there is an iron
fence. Sarah Ann Brown is the daughter of Thomas Brown and Mary G "Polly" Osborne. She was born on May 10, 1821
in Rutherford Co., TN. She died on Aug 31, 1866 in Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Brashers Cem., Rutherford Co., TN.
Jesse
W "II" Brashears and Sarah Ann Brown. They were married on Sep 02, 1838 in Rutherford Co., TN. They had 5 children.
42.
i. Doshia R Brashears. She was born on Oct 06, 1841. She died on Feb 27, 1923.
ii. John Brashears. He was born Abt.
1845.
iii. Sarah A Brashears. She was born on Sep 16, 1847 in Rutherford Co., TN. She
died on May 03, 1849 in
Rutherford Co., TN.
43. iv. Jesse "III" Brashears. He was born on Nov 20, 1850 in Rutherford Co., TN. He
married
Ada V Brown. They were married on Feb 15, 1881 in Rutherford Co., TN.
He died on Jan 02, 1906.
v. Martha "Mattie"
Brashears. She was born on Apr 23, 1857 in Rutherford Co.,
TN. She died on Dec 23, 1921.
Generation 4
25.
Joseph Dill-4 (Isaac Dill-3, Mary "Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). Born 1814 in SC.
Nancy
K Wilson.
Joseph Dill and Nancy K Wilson. They had 6 children.
i. William C Dill. He was born 1835.
ii.
Martha Jane "Puss" Dill. She was born on Nov 09, 1838 in Rutherford Co., TN.
She married James "Jim"
Henry Rhodes. They were married on Mar 13, 1856 in
Rutherford Co., TN. She died on Apr 29, 1914 in Rutherford Co., TN.
Burial in
Milton Cem., Rutherford Co., TN.
iii. Elizabeth Dill. She was born 1843.
iv. Narcissa Dill. She
was born 1847.
v. John Dill. He was born 1849.
vi. Mary Dill. She was born 1860.
26. Isaac Wright Dill-4
(Isaac Dill-3, Mary "Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). He was born 1828. He died 1920.
Notes
for Isaac Wright Dill:
Isaac lived beyond Salem Church of Christ in Cainsville, Wilson Co., TN
Elizabeth Gilliam
is the daughter of Edmond Gilliam and Lucinda Merritt.
Isaac Wright Dill and Elizabeth Gilliam. They had 3 children.
i.
James Dill.
ii. John Dave Dill.
iii. Marcus Dill.
27. James "Dr" Madison Dill-4 (Isaac Dill-3,
Mary "Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). He was born on Sep 30, 1831 in Rutherford Co., TN.
He died on Jun 23, 1916 in Dilton, Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Harrell Cem., Rutherford Co., TN.
Notes for James "Dr"
Madison Dill:
There were seven children born to this union. Five died as infants. Joseph White and Nettie lived to maturity.
Postmaster and store keeper (1887) at Dilton, TN, named for the family. Dr. Dill was also a generous county doctor who
attended University of Nashville Medicine School 1856 - 57. Member, Rutherford County Medical Society and a democrat. He and
his wife Jestine founded the Dilton Church of Christ and donated the land. The church met at their home until a building was
erected. The preachers stayed at their home after the church was established. This area was known before Dilton as Carlocksville
area of Rutherford County, TN.
Dr. Dill attended the University of Nashville Medical school which later evolved into
the George Peabody College. In the Catalog of Students for 1856 and 1857 he is listed as student, but was not in the list
of graduates for that year. The medical school was established in 1850 and a few years are missing especially during the turbulent
years of the Civil War. Present day Dilton is located about 5-1/2 miles from Murfreesboro on the Bradyville Pike and Dilton-Mankin
Road. After Jestine's death Dr. Dill married Mary Katherine Hill Jestine Kelton is the daughter of James Kelton
and Elizabeth White. She was born on May 13, 1841. She died on Feb 09, 1880.
Notes for Jestine Kelton:
Five other
children were born to this union who died in infancy.
James "Dr" Madison Dill and Jestine Kelton. They were
married on Aug 11, 1857 in Rutherford
Co., TN. They had 2 children.
i. Joseph White Dill.
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ii. Nettie F Dill.
Mary
Katherine Hill is the daughter of James Hill and Olivia Hutchinson. She was born on Sep 11, 1847 in Rutherford Co., TN. She
died on May 26, 1928 in Dilton, Rutherford Co., TN.
Notes for Mary Katherine Hill:
Mary Katherine cared for her
brothers and sisters after their mother died. Also, their home was always open to children who needed a home. They kept several
nieces and nephews: her brother, Jim Overton Hill's daughters. Octa Hill Richardson and Pearl Hill Gibbons; her sister
Christine Hill Harrell's daughters, Annie Harrell Smith and Clemmie Harrell Ring.
She was a hard working and faithful
wife, looking after the farm on which they lived and caring for the children while Dr. Dill looked after the medical needs
of the community. They had the greatest sympathy and respect for everyone - especially poor and needy people. James "Dr"
Madison Dill and Mary Katherine Hill. They were married 1883. They had 3 children.
i. Katie Mai Dill. She was born Abt.
1886. She died 1969.
ii. Annie Justine Dill. She was born on Feb 04, 1888 in Dilton, Rutherford Co., TN.
She married
Oscar Benton Harrell. They were married 1911. She died on Feb 07,
1967 in Dilton, Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Harrell
Cem., Rutherford Co., TN.
iii. Scobey Dill. He was born on Nov 01, 1889. He died on Jan 07, 1954. Burial in
Evergreen
Cemetery, Murfreesboro, TN.
28. Addison Dill-4 (Isaac Dill-3, Mary "Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I"
Wright-1). He was born on Sep 30, 1832.
Addison Dill and Mary Sullivan. They had 1 child.
i. Ann Dill. She was
born 1857.
29. Wyatt C "Bud" Dill-4 (Isaac Dill-3, Mary "Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I"
Wright-1). He was born on Jun 29, 1836. He died on Feb 26, 1920.
Mandy Odom.
Wyatt C "Bud" Dill and
Mandy Odom. They had 3 children.
i. John Dill.
ii. Mag Dill.
iii. Della Dill.
30. John Beverly Dill-4
(Martin Dill-3, Mary "Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). He was born on Feb 24, 1851 in Huntingdon,
Carroll Co., TN. He died on Jun 06, 1929 in Huntingdon, Carroll Co., TN. Burial in Oak Hill Cem., Huntingdon, Carroll Co.,
TN.
Virginia Taylor is the daughter of Thomas Goodwyn Taylor and Anna Reeves. She was born on
Dec 31, 1858. She
died on Nov 30, 1936 in Huntingdon, Carroll Co., TN. Burial in Oak Hill Cem., Huntingdon, Carroll Co., TN.
John Beverly
Dill and Virginia Taylor. They were married on Mar 09, 1880. They had 2 children.
i. John Melburn Dill. He was born
on Jun 07, 1882.
ii. Ivy Russell Dill. She was born on Mar 09, 1884.
31. Joseph M "River Joe" Dill-4
(Thomas Dill-3, Mary "Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1).
He was born on Oct 29, 1833 in
Milton, Rutherford Co., TN. He died on Nov 26, 1919 in
Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Evergreen Cem., Murfreesboro, TN.
Notes
for Joseph M "River Joe" Dill:
This family appears in the census of 1880. There was a black servant named
Emily Smith, age 23 living in the home. River Joe was a blacksmith.
Rutherford County Deeds and Records: B35, P516,
July 13, 1894, Joseph and Mary Dill deeded a lot for the Church of Christ under construction to J. W Maupin and W. W. Jernigan.
B64, P130, C. E. Dill et al, T. J., Bertha Dill Jenkins, Lura Dill Denham, to E. Butler James approximately 310 acres to settle
the estate of Joseph Dill. August 24, 1920, $42,500.
DILL CEMETERY: Off Guy James Road on property own by MTSU. 1/2
mile west of Kerr Cemetery and 2/3 mile off GJR near Stones River. There are several base stones for markers, but only one
marker found by Hughey King, 1975. Martha Northcut Feb 7, 1822 - August 26, 1898. Mary R Saunders. She was born on Jul 08,
1841 in Halls Hill, Rutherford Co., TN. She died on Jan 18, 1885 in Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Evergreen Cem., Murfreesboro,
TN.
Joseph M "River Joe" Dill and Mary R Saunders. Married on Dec 22, 1868. They had 4 children.
i.
Thomas Jarrett "Tom" Dill. He was born on Jul 05, 1871 in Rutherford Co.,TN.
He died on Jan 29, 1947 in Rutherford
Co., TN.
ii. Charlie Elihu Dill. He was born on Aug 08, 1873 in Rutherford Co., TN. He died
on Jul 15, 1958 in
Rutherford Co., TN.
Notes for Charlie Elihu Dill:
NOTE: Our Cousin Charlie was a financial wizard of his day.
There are many
land transactions in the records. The two major transactions are:
October 3, 1881, B26, P501 John
F Cason to Faver Cason, $6,000. Formerly the
Cason farm. (See below)
Rutherford County Deeds: B77, P487, was purchased
from The Union Central
Life Insurance Company, December 16, 1932, on the court house steps. A loan
default of
John R and Martha Winn. This land lies off of Barlow Lane in both
Rutherford and Wilson Counties (22nd District, Rutherford,
17th District,
Wilson), was bordered by J. P. Pearcy, Jarman and Florida and on the north
Rutherford and Wilson
Counties (22nd District, Rutherford, 17th District,
Wilson) and on the north border by Old John Lasater. 479 acres
more or less. Purchase price $10,000. This is the land presently known as the Hoover Farm owned by W. C. Basham.
B104,
P519, September 1, 1949, to T. O., Homer C. and Billy K. Hoover,
$30,000, $5,000 cash and notes. from 1/1/51 to 1955.
Jarman Avenue
right-of-way to the Cainsville Pike through the Jarman property.
B93, P478, Charles E. Dill, Survey
by John D. Kerr, Nazareth Church of Christ to
contain no cemetery or burial ground. To be returned to the Grantor and
his assigns when the land is no longer used as a Church of Christ. This is the present Lascassas Church of Christ.
B112,
P426, To Rutherford County School Commission $150. One acre adjoining
Lascassas School on north boundary and stake on
John Brown property. This
was used as a ball field and playground for the Old Lascassas High School.
Also, S.
L. Mc McAdoo to W. A. Jones and other Trustees of Lascassas Academy
one acre and 16 poles. B28, P17, 12/21/1886. John
and David Dement to same
1 acre and 16 poles as long as property is used for a school.
B80, P482, W. R. and Bessie
David to Charles E. Dill, October 11, 1935, Estate
of S. L. McAdoo, Executor W. H. and J. C. McAdoo 178 acres on John
Dement
line and school lot, 9/3/1901, $12,050. $6,045 cash and note of $6,000. This is
the property on the left
of Hwy 96E before the Old Lascassas High School site. It
is now the Farmington sub-division.
July 15, 1958, T.
Jenkins Administrator. Cousin Charlie left an estate of
$96,261.07. A partial listing follows:
$ 12,500 - 178
Acres on Lascassas Pike
21,098 - Savings Murfreesboro Federal Loan
15,000 - Government Bonds
22,768 - American
Telephone Stock
8,000 - 3 notes Hoover
5,440 - Savings Murfreesboro Bank
5,075 - Savings Commerce Union
Bank
1,056 - Checking Murfreesboro Bank
734 - Checking Commerce Union
25 - Personal Effect & Clothes
Everything
to Bertha A Dill Jenkins.
iii. Lura Deborah Dill. She was born on May 16, 1876 in Rutherford Co., TN. She
married
Sam C Durham. They were married on Jul 08, 1917. She died on Aug 13,
1926 in Phenix, AZ.
iv. Nora A Dill. She
was born on May 26, 1879 in Rutherford Co., TN. She died on
Sep 12, 1882 in Rutherford Co., TN.
Lutitia Overall.
She was born on Aug 24, 1845. Died on May 05, 1893 in Rutherford Co., TN.
Burial in Evergreen Cem., Murfreesboro, Rutherford
Co., TN.
Joseph M "River Joe" Dill and Lutitia Overall. They were married on Jul 31, 1887.
i. Bertha
Whitfield Dill. She was born on Feb 09, 1888 in Rutherford Co., TN. She
married Warren Thomas Jenkins. They were married
on Nov 29, 1916. She died
on Jun 18, 1965 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Evergreen Cem.,
Murfreesboro,
Rutherford Co., TN.
32. James "Jim" Dill-4 (Thomas Dill-3, Mary "Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I"
Wright-1). He was born on Jan 20, 1837 in Rutherford Co., TN. He died on Jun 04, 1881 in Rutherford Co., Lofton, TN. Burial
in Vaught Cem., Hwy 96, Rutherford Co., TN.
Notes for James "Jim" Dill:
In 1880 this family lived in
District 16, Rutherford Co., TN. At that time this was the
Murfreesboro/Liberty Pike. James is listed as a blacksmith.
FROM
THE NOTES OF EMILY DILL FLORIDA AROUND 1985:
My grandfather, James Dill (1838-1881) of the 22nd District near
Lascassas in Rutherford County, TN, fought for the North during the Civil War.
Captain John Faver Cason who owned Cason's
Hill fought for the Union. He was a captain in the Union army. He had a beautiful race horse named Flower Direct.- Mr. Greer,
who was a Union sympathizer, had his tongue cut out by bushwhackers in front of his family and bleed to death. A Mr. Burnett
was shot in the face as he exited his home one night. Burnett's wife was down over her husband when the shooter pushed
back his wife's bonnet and shot Burnett again. Mr. Cason and Mr. Dill received word to come home. Capt Cason had permission
to hang the guilty men. The word was out that my great grandfather, Thomas Dill, was next to be killed. Capt. Cason found
one of the hit men in a barber shop in Lebanon, TN. The hit man was hung on a tree until he was dead on a street in Lebanon.
Mr. Dill searched for the other men responsible for these atrocities. He found a man who was in the vicinity of the
John Leeman and Jim Hopkins farms on the road that runs between Twelve Corners and Cainsville Pike in the Oregon area. When
he saw Mr. Dill begged for mercy. He was caught and rode on a horse behind Mr. Dill to a certain tree across the road from
the Leeman house. I don't know who lived in the Leeman his period. He was hung until dead. My grandfather went to the
store in Lascassas and told them that if any of their hit men harmed his father in any way, even one hair on his head, the
entire village would be burned to the ground. They knew he meant every single word. At this time he named the man that had
hired the hit men. However, a group of Rebel soldiers did come to the Dill home on the Lascassas Pike where my grandfather
was a blacksmith and asked for him to come out for a talk which he did and took the youngest son with him. The remaining male
members of the family were in the top of the half story house with their guns aimed at the men in case they were to attempt
to kill him at that time. The Unionist who lived around Lascassas thought the hit men were paid by local people. The bushwhackers
would get under the houses at night and listen to the conversations of the locals who were thought to be Northern sympathizers
Harriet Elvira Butler is the daughter of Adam Simmons Butler and Nancy Foster. She was born on Nov 01, 1844 in TN.
She died on Feb 22, 1901 in Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Vaught Cem., Hwy 96, Rutherford Co., TN.
James "Jim"
Dill and Harriet Elvira Butler. They were married on Jul 31, 1870 in Rutherford Co., TN. They had 5 children.
i. Joe
"Little Joe" Dill. He died Abt. 1880 in Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Vaught
Cem., Hwy 96, Rutherford Co.,
TN.
Notes for Joe "Little Joe" Dill:
Fell off a fence and hit his head on a sharp point of a post laying
on the ground
nearby. Died 3 to 4 days later at age eight.
ii. Margaret "Maggie" Dill. She was born
on May 01, 1870 in Lascassas,
Rutherford Co., TN. She died Dec 1951 in Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in
Evergreen
Cem., Murfreesboro, TN.
iii. Nannie Foster "Nan" Dill. She was born on Dec 27, 1872 in Lascassas,
Rutherford
Co., TN. She died Dec 1959 in Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in
Evergreen Cem., Murfreesboro, TN.
iv. Thomas "Tom"
Dill. He was born on Dec 07, 1875 in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN.
He married Anne Lee Hall. They were married on Aug
02, 1919 in Rutherford Co.,
TN. He died on Sep 18, 1949 in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Evergreen
Cem.,
Murfreesboro, TN.
Notes for Thomas "Tom" Dill:
Tom Dill was born in the log house that was called the
"Cave House" on the
Butler/Dill Farm with a cave like spring in front of the house that was known for its
pure
water. The farm was inherited by Tom, Mag and Nan Dill from their mother.
At that time there was a road that ran through
the farm called the Liberty
Murfreesboro Turnpike.
During the Civil War troops stopped and camped there to be
near the spring. The
farm was inherited by Tom Dill and his two sisters, Mag and Nan from their
mother Elvira
Simmons Butler Dill. At that time there was a road that went
through the farm called the Liberty Murfreesboro Turnpike.
The Cave House was
taken down by James Thomas Dill probably in the 1970's. It was used for storing
hay. It
was small, going in through the front door was a room with a fireplace on
the left wall. Another room was directly behind
that entry room with a door and
stairs to one room upstairs. On the back of the house was what was at one time
a
kitchen. It was in a very picturesque setting.
v. John Dill. He was born 1879.
33. Zacha "Bood" Dill-4
(Thomas Dill-3, Mary "Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). He was born on Nov 28, 1845. He died
1925 in Fletcher, OK.
Tennessee "Jane" Craddock. She was born 1851. She died 1905.
Notes for Tennessee
"Jane" Craddock:
Tennie Craddock Dill established Churches of Christ everywhere they stopped on their way
to OK. One in particular was in Ravenden, AR.
Zacha "Bood" Dill and Tennessee "Jane" Craddock. They
were married 1875. They had 1 child.
i. James E Dill. He was born 1877. He married Lotta Hallum. They were married
1907.
He died 1952.
34. Isaac N Dill-4 (Marvel M "Jack" Dill-3, Mary "Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I"
Wright-1). He was born Abt. 1838.
Notes for Isaac N Dill:
Isaac N Dill appears in the 1880 census as an inmate.
His family lived in District 18, Rutherford
Co., TN
Martha Traylor. She was born 1835.
Isaac N Dill and
Martha Traylor. They had 2 children.
i. Mary Dill. She was born 1870.
ii. Andrew Dill. He was born 1876.
35.
John M Dill-4 (Marvel M "Jack" Dill-3, Mary "Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). He
was born Abt. 1842 in TN. He died Bef. 1910 in Rutherford Co., TN.
Sarah Ellen Hopkins is the daughter of Samuel Lewis
Hopkins and Sarah "Sallie" Bryant. She was born Abt. 1841 in AL.
John M Dill and Sarah Ellen Hopkins.Married
on Dec 24, 1863 in Rutherford Co., TN.
They had 8 children.
i. Henry Dill. He was born Abt. 1865.
ii. Tallent
Dill. She was born Abt. 1867.
iii. Emma Dill. She was born Abt. 1871.
iv. Jane Dill. She was born Abt. 1873.
v.
John Dill. He was born on Nov 14, 1878.
vi. Sallie A Dill. She was born Abt. 1880.
vii. Jennie Dill. She was born
Abt. 1882.
viii. Noah Dill. He was born Abt. 1887.
36. Lavinia Dill-4 (Marvel M "Jack" Dill-3, Mary
"Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). She was born on Apr 01, 1849 in Lascassas, Rutherford Co.,
TN. She died on Jan 08, 1927 in Lascassas, Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Trimble Cem., West Trimble Rd., Rutherford Co., TN.
Notes
for Lavinia Dill:
She applied for her widow's pension 10/28/1913. She applied again on 10/31/1925. She died in 1926
and only received a few checks. According to oral tradition, Lavinia was 1/4 Cherokee. We assume this connection came through
Mary Ann Saunders and her mother Elizabeth "Betsy" Bean Saunders.
Letter from Thomas Lee Craddock to Gwendolyn
Hopkins dated 9/19/1983. RR #1, Box 89, Lascassas, TN 37085
Dear Gwendolyn:
Since my birthday is Oct 31, 1919,
I can go back some twenty years before you can remember things. Places and people in around Lascassas and your home place
where Boots Briley lives.
Your grandfather William Harris Hopkins I never knew. Your grandmother Lavinia Dill Hopkins
I did see. I must have been 3 to 4 years old. My parents Ellis Ogle Craddock and mother Mary Rosa Rhodes Craddock lived in
a little house about half mile east of Brown's Mill toward Halls Hill - Sharpesville.
My mama, some great aunts,
and I walked across the mill dam at Brown's Mill (was summertime and Stones River was low) up the hill and visited Mrs.
Hopkins. She had some one get me a biscuit with jam or jelly. The food and kindness of this grand ole lady were the highlight
of my visit other details are only a blur.
My dad and your Uncle George were boyhood pals. Your half brother J. D. and
half sister Frances attended Lascassas School but they were two or three grades ahead of me. I did not graduate until April
27, 1938. You have many cousins in the area. I live 25 years across road from little house where I was when I visited your
grandmother
Lavinia 60 years ago.
Sincerely,
Thomas Lee Craddock
Wilburn Harris Hopkins is the son
of Samuel Lewis Hopkins and Sarah "Sallie" Bryant. He was born on Dec 24, 1844 in Warren Co., TN. He died on Feb
23, 1912 in Brown's Mill, Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Trimble Cem., West Trimble Rd., Rutherford Co., TN.
Notes
for Wilburn Harris Hopkins:
Military service 11/30/1861 - 10/06/1862, Company C, 45 Regiment, TN in Infantry, CSA. Called
Henry during the Civil War. In April, 1862 his regiment fought in the Battle of Shiloh. He was a miller and a farmer working
in Brown's Mill near his home in Rutherford County. Brown's Mill, located on east fork of Stones River was the only
gristmill in Rutherford County. It began operation around 1820. Original owners J. N. Loughey and John Brown. The first mill
was destroyed during the Civil War. The second mill was erected around 1873. Noah Dill helped construct the second Mill.
The
Mill's last operator was Keele McElroy. Keele operated the Mill into the 1960's. The operation was abandon and the
Mill gradually scummed to the ravages of time. It fell into Stones River one morning about 4:00 p.m. The old Mill site is
owned by Rutherford County.
Wilburn Harris Hopkins and Lavinia Dill. They were married on Jan 18, 1866 in TN. They had
17 children. Six boys and six girls live to adulthood.
i. Alfred Hopkins. He was born in Brown's Mill, Rutherford
Co., TN. He died in
Died Young.
ii. Jesse Hopkins. He was born in Brown's Mill, Rutherford Co., TN. He died
in
Died Young.
iii. Susan R Hopkins. She was born Abt. 1867 in Brown's Mill, Rutherford Co., TN.
She
married Isaac "Ike" Helton. They were married on Dec 26, 1882 in Rutherford
Co., TN. She died in Davidson
Co., TN.
iv. Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Hopkins. She was born Abt. 1868 in Brown's Mill,
Rutherford
Co., TN. She married Newton Campbell Dunn. They were married on
Dec 25, 1891 in By Louis D. Bowling, JP, Rutherford
Co., TN. She died 1925 in
Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Dunn Family Plot, Evergreen, Murfreesboro, TN.
v. Eliza
Hopkins. She was born on Sep 05, 1871 in Brown's Mill, Rutherford Co.,
TN. She died on Sep 05, 1969 in Murfreesboro,
TN. Burial in Roselawn Cem.,
Rutherford Co., TN.
Notes for Eliza Hopkins:
NOTES FROM VISIT WITH LEFFEL BROWN
7/16/2005: Leffel told this story
from his childhood: He said Miss Eliza loved to fish and they were at the river
one
day, fishing. He was about 8 - 9 years old. Miss Eliza had her bait and pole
in one hand when he stepped off in a deep
hole in the river. He could not swim!
Miss Eliza pulled him out. He wouldn't be here today, if not for Miss Eliza's
quick
rescue.
vi. Louis "Lewis" Hopkins. He was born Abt. 1872 in Brown's Mill, Rutherford Co.,
TN.
He died on Apr 26, 1962 in Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Trimble Cem., Near
Milton, Rutherford Co., TN.
vii. Sarah
A "Sallie" Hopkins. She was born Abt. 1873 in Brown's Mill, Rutherford
Co., TN. She married John Wylie
Herrod. They were married on Dec 15, 1892 in
Rutherford Co., TN. She died 1962 in Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Milton
Cem.,
Rutherford Co., TN.
viii. John Thomas Hopkins. He was born Abt. 1874 in Brown's Mill, Rutherford Co.,
TN.
He died in Died Young.
ix. William Tillman Hopkins. He was born Abt. 1876 in Brown's Mill, Rutherford Co.,
TN.
He died 1952 in Memphis, Shelby Co.,TN.
x. Robert M Hopkins. He was born on Mar 10, 1878 in Brown's Mill, Rutherford
Co.,
TN. He died on Feb 28, 1951 in Muskogee, OK. Burial in Greenhill Cem.,
Muskogee, OK.
xi. Joseph Henry Hopkins.
He was born Abt. 1880 in Brown's Mill, Rutherford Co.,
TN. He died in Died Young.
xii. Horace Greeley Hopkins.
He was born on Jan 14, 1882 in Brown's Mill,
Rutherford Co., TN. He married Irene Wiseman. They were married 1904.
He
died 1968 in Memphis, TN.
xiii. George Washington Hopkins. He was born on Aug 09, 1884 in Brown's Mill,
Rutherford
Co., TN. He married Beulah Mai Gannaway. They were married on
Sep 27, 1908 in Rutherford Co., TN. Died on Sep 04, 1956
in Rutherford Co., TN.
xiv. Josephine "Josie" Hopkins. She was born on Feb 19, 1885 in Brown's Mill,
Rutherford
Co., TN. She died in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN.
xv. Myrtle Levinia Hopkins. Born Abt. 1887 in Brown's Mill, Rutherford
Co., TN.
xvi. James Anderson Hopkins. He was born on Jan 04, 1889 in Brown's Mill,
Lascassas, Rutherford Co.,
TN. He married Eunice Helena Patterson. They were
married on Jan 01, 1930 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN. He died
on Jan 01,
1963 in Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Roselawn Cem., Rutherford Co., TN.
xvii. Drennon Hopkins. He
was born on Oct 14, 1900 in Brown's Mill, Rutherford Co.,
TN. He died on Dec 25, 1900 in Rutherford Co., TN. Burial
in Trimble Cem., West
Trimble Rd., Rutherford Co., TN.
37. Amanda Dill-4 (Marvel M "Jack" Dill-3, Mary
"Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). She was born Abt. 1852. She died Bef. 1930.
Henry
Hopkins is the son of Samuel Lewis Hopkins and Sarah "Sallie" Bryant. He died in Jasper, Crittendon Co., AR. He
was born Abt. 1851 in Rutherford Co., TN.
Notes for Henry Hopkins:
In 1870, Henry is seen living and working on
the farm of John Drennon in Wilson Co.
Henry Hopkins and Amanda Dill. They were married on Dec 10, 1871. They had 3
children.
i. William Hopkins. He was born 1871 in TN. He married Leona Robertson. They
were married on Nov 11,
1897 in Rutherford Co., TN.
ii. Charles Hopkins. He was born 1878 in TN.
iii. Alta Hopkins. She was born 1888
in TN.
38. Joseph Elisha "Red Joe" Dill-4 (Marvel M "Jack" Dill-3, Mary "Polly" Wright-2,
Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). He was born on Mar 10, 1855. He died Abt. 1941 in Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Evergreen
Cem., Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN.
Notes for Joseph Elisha "Red Joe" Dill:
J E was a blacksmith
in the Sharpesville Community while the children were young
In 1900, the family moved to Dill Lane, so Della could take
care of her widowed father. It was on the back of this farm that they built their home. J E enjoyed amazing health up until
his last year. He died at 85 years of age. "Pappy Joe" was the affectionate name his grandchildren gave him and
how he is known in the family to this day.
The Bettie I. Dill Testamentary Trust disposed of the Dill Lane property
in 2004. The Trust contained approximately 300 acres and four parcels, selling for upward of $1.5M. Lurlene Dill Rushing was
the only surviving grand child of Joseph and Bettie Isham Dill.
Approximately 81 acres of the final 300 was purchased
from William Short by Joseph and Della Short. Della Short. She was born 1859. She died 1932.
Joseph Elisha "Red
Joe" Dill and Della Short. They were married on Nov 25, 1880. They had 4 children.
i. Dora D Dill.
ii. Katie
M Dill.
iii. Will M Dill.
iv. James Passen "Jim" Dill. He was born on Nov 11, 1887. Died on Sep 19,
1978.
Notes for James Passen "Jim" Dill:
As a young man, Jim set up a fix-it shop near the blacksmith
shop and livery
stable on South Walnut near Vine Street. Eventually, Jim Dill took over the
blacksmith shop and
invited his father to work with him. The sign on the front of
their shop read, Carriage and Wagon Work, J E. Dill &
Son.
Later J E returned to the farm to do his blacksmithing. He managed the farm
allowing tenant farmers to put
in their crops.
Jim Dill was the third of the five children of J E and Della that survived birth. A
first rate
blacksmith, machinist and mechanic, Dill purchased his first car, a 1910
Ford for $490. It was on this car, he learned
the principles of the gasoline engine.
On the banks of Lytle Creek and Broad, he opened J. P. Dill's Machine Shop.
Some
of his major accomplishments were: invention of a self-tying mechanism on
a hay bailer for International Harvester,
a seed cleaner that cleaned buckhorn
from red clover seed, and an ability to make rings and bearings for farm
equipment.
39.
Samuel Gwinn Mosby-4 (Amanda Fitzallen Dill-3, Mary "Polly" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I"
Wright-1).
He was born on Sep 04, 1844 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN. He died on Mar 30, 1930.
Mary Hines Brooks. She was
born on Sep 19, 1847. She died on May 31, 1932.
Samuel Gwinn Mosby and Mary Hines Brooks. They had 4 children.
i.
Minnie Mosby. She was born Abt. 1868.
ii. William Mosby. He was born Abt. 1870.
iii. Joseph Mosby. He was born
Abt. 1877.
iv. Samuel Mosby. He was born Abt. 1878.
40. Eliza Mosby-4 (Amanda Fitzallen Dill-3, Mary "Polly"
Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). She was born on May 22, 1857 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN. She died
on Dec 06, 1946 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN.
Rodolphus Johnson "I" Hill is the son of Charles J Hill and
Mary M Todd. He was born on Jun
29, 1855 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN. He died on Mar 25, 1911 in Nashville,
Davidson
Co., TN.
Rodolphus Johnson "I" Hill and Eliza Mosby. Married Abt. 1894. They had 2 children.
i.
Eliza Lucille Hill. She was born on Jun 09, 1899 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
Co., TN. She married Charles Haynie Hosale.
They were married on Sep 04, 1925 in Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN.
ii. Rodolphus Johnson "II" Hill. He was born
on Apr 03, 1896 in Murfreesboro,
Rutherford Co., TN. He died on Jun 22, 1959.
41. Laura M Miller-4 (Alfred "I"
Miller-3, Hannah Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). She was born on Jul 04, 1840 in TN. She died on Dec 14, 1915
in Rutherford Co., TN. Burial in Miller Cem., Rutherford Co., TN.
William Francis Marion "Col" Betty is the
son of William Randolph McClanaham Betty and Emily Cornick. He was born Abt. 1833 in TN.
Notes for William Francis Marion
"Col" Betty:
Col Betty was an attorney.
William Francis Marion "Col" Betty and Laura M Miller.
They were married on Aug 19, 1869 in Rutherford Co., TN. They had 3 children.
i. Alfred M Betty. He was born 1870. He
died 1903.
ii. Cooley Betty. She was born Abt. 1872.
iii. Lula H Betty. She was born 1877. She died 1903.
42.
Doshia R Brashears-4 (Jesse W "II" Brashears-3, Elizabeth "Betsy" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I"
Wright-1). She was born on Oct 06, 1841. She died on Feb 27, 1923.
Joshua Barton is the son of Hale Barton and Lucinda
Emily Rucker. He was born Abt. 1835. He
died 1921 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN.
Joshua Barton and Doshia
R Brashears. They had 2 children.
i. Edwin Hale Barton. He was born 1866. He died on Feb 03, 1924 in
Murfreesboro,
Rutherford Co., TN.
Notes for Edwin Hale Barton:
All three wives died of typhoid fever in the vicinity of Murfreesboro.
ii.
Sallie Elizabeth Barton. She was born on Aug 23, 1866. Died on Sep 23, 1929.
43. Jesse "III" Brashears-4 (Jesse
W "II" Brashears-3, Elizabeth "Betsy" Wright-2, Isaac Newton "I" Wright-1). He was born on Nov
20, 1850 in Rutherford Co., TN. He died on Jan 02, 1906.
Ada V Brown is the daughter of Reps Osborne Brown and Mary
Elizabeth McAdoo. She was
born on Feb 15, 1859 in Rutherford Co., TN. She died on Jun 22, 1936.
Jesse "III"
Brashears and Ada V Brown. They were married on Feb 15, 1881 in Rutherford Co.,
TN. They had 5 children.
i. Elizabeth
"Lizzie" Brashears.
ii. Eva Brashears.
iii. James Jesse Brashears.
iv. Kenneth Brashears.
v.
Shirley Brashears. He was born 1887. Died 1952 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN.
