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Lawrence Cemetery, Rutherford Co., TN
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List of Tennison Graves in Lawrence Cemetery, Rutherford, TN
Tennison, Absolom
b. 1817 d. 1862
Tennison, James Dallas
b. 1847 d. 1905
Tennison, Lyddia Castleman
b. Jun. 22, 1817 d. Nov. 10, 1903
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Transcribed from History of Labette County, Kansas and its RepresentativeCitizens, ed. & comp . by Hon. Nelson Case. Pub. by BiographicalPublishing Co., Chicago, Ill. 1901
JOHN A. JAMISON, a highly respected agriculturist of Labette County,Kansas, living in Mound V alley Township, in the northwest quarter ofsection 23, township 32, range 18, was born in Ken tucky, in 18 45, in thetown of Clay Village, Shelby County. He is a son of Allen and Jane(Cli ne) Jamison.
Allen Jamison (b. 1766) is now eighty-four years old. In 1850 he moved toMissouri, where he w orked at his trade, that of a blacksmith, while hissons took care of the farm. Mr. Jamison wa s wedded to Jane Cline (b.1826), who was a native of Kentucky, and whose death occurred inMis souri, in 1900, at the age of seventy-four years. They reared eightchildren, namely:
"E. T., who lives in the northeast corner of Mound Valley township;
"John A., the subject of this sketch;
"Samuel, who is a farmer in Washington;
"Mary E. (Holmes), who lives in Missouri; J. T., who is engaged inmercantile business in tha t state;
"Charles and George, both residents of Missouri; and Theodosia, who diedin Missouri.
"2 more
John A. Jamison, whose name heads this sketch, attended the commonschools of Missouri. He an d his brother, E. T., served in the state homeguard for three years, spending one and one-hal f years in ca mp. Mr.Jamison followed farming in Missouri until his removal to Labette County ,Kansas. In the fall of 1869, Mr. Jamison took a claim in section 12,township 32, range 18, i n Osage township. He retu rned to St. Joseph,Missouri, where he spent the winter of 1870, an d since that time haspermanently resided in Labette County. He located on his present farm in Mound Valley Township, in 1891, and ha s expended over $1,500 inimprovements on the place. Wh en he bought it, it was in the hands of amortgage company, and had been settled by Frank Harp er. The soil is richand compact, being underlaid b y strata of water-bearing gravel. A creeka nd springs supply water in the corral, near the barn, and there are alsocisterns and wells o n the place. Mr. Jamison has two acres of orchard,and about 100 acres of wheat. He raises gra in and stock, mainly. Hebreeds Poland-China hogs, and white-faced cattle, and also raises hor sesfor general use. Mr. Jamison is a practical business man, and has a thorough knowledge o f farming matters. He takes a great interest in theaffairs of the county, and the township, a nd is now serving as roadmaster of the township.
Mr. Jamison married Eliza Tallman, who was born in Ohio in 1857. Theyhave been blessed with f ive children, namely: Ella, who is at home; T.W., who lives in Oklahoma, and is engaged wit h the Carbon L ight Company,of Wichita, Kansas; George L., who is employed in the steel work s atPueblo, Colorado; Arthur, who is home; and Jane, who died at the age oftwo years.
Mr. Jamison is a Republican in politics. He has served as trustee of histownship. He attend s the Methodist church at Hopewell, in LabetteTownship. Mr. Jamison is a loyal and upright ci tizen, and his friends inLabette County are many.
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