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March 2016The newsletter of the Cheatham County Historical and Genealogical AssociationHistory shapes people’s understanding of who they are as individuals and as members of acivilization. One of the CCHGA’s goals for 2016 is to participate in more educational outreach eventsto discuss Cheatham County History, especially since it is our 160th Anniversary. Without the help ofmembers and volunteers, we could never accomplish this goal! Year-round, we have many greatprograms, events and projects and can always use volunteer assistance. Whether you have just a fewhours per month or a lot of time to dedicate, we’d really like to talk with you about our current volunteeropportunities. Listed below are some of those outreach opportunities with contact information.April April 8th, Colonial Days at West Cheatham Elem. Contact Lisa Walker 615.202.5369 April 14, 2016 – Spring Social - 6:30 pm @ Ashland City Church of Christ Family Life Center .Contact Lisa Walker 615.202.5369 May June July April 26, 2016 - Ashland City Senior Citizens would like to have a speaker on Ashland City orMuseum items etc. Contact Lisa Walker 615.202.5369April 30, 2016 - Ashland City Farmers Market Opening – River and Roots Festival 10:00 – 3:00Contact RD Huffines rdhuffines@charter.netMay 5, 2016 - 6:00 – 7:00 Cheatham County 160th Anniversary Celebration / Courthouse:Contact Lisa Walker 615.202.5369May 12, 2016 – Business Meeting: Contact RD Huffines rdhuffines@charter.netJune 6 – 11 – Ashland City Summerfest Contact RD Huffines rdhuffines@charter.netJune 9, 2016 – Business Meeting: Contact Lisa Walker 615.202.5369July 2, 2016 – Pegram 4th of July Parade: Contact RD Huffines rdhuffines@charter.netJuly 14, 2016 – Program Meeting – Night Riders w/Rick Gregory Contact Lisa Walker 615.202.5369April 14, 2016 CCHGA Spring Social Program Meeting 6:30 p.m.Ashland City Church of Christ Family Life Center“Painting Cheatham County History”featuring Harold R. Lovell and Anita LunnH.R. Lovell was born and raised in Cheatham County,Tennessee. Having lived all of his life in the middleTennessee area, Lovell developed an awareness of hissurroundings long before he picked up his first paintbrush. His meticulous attention to detail, as well as hisobvious eye for light and shadows, are apparent in all ofhis works.CCHGA member Anita Goldtrap Lunn painted with Elsa Lockert from 1985 – 1990.She also studied at Nashville Tech under the late Joy Gardner, a noted portrait painter,for 6 years . She has painted the Cumberland River Bridge, Sydney’s Bluff and BigBluff Creek Bridge.March 2016CCHGA BytesPage 1
ABNER GUPTON (1761-1859)Copied from a newspaper article in the Ashland City, Times by Edna Zornes CablerSubmitted by Sarah AndrewsThe Montgomery County 1850 census gives Abner Gupton's age as 89 years. He was born about1761. His great great grandfather was William Gupton, Senior who came to what is now RichmondCounty VA as early as 1662. Abner was the son of James and Sarah Gupton. James and his brother,Stephen Gupton, Jr. were Revolutionary War Patriots in Bute County, North Carolina. They took theoath of allegiance to the State of N. C. in Bute County which is now Franklin County, N. C. In the1775-76 Bute County Committee of Safety Minutes their names are on the list of persons in WilliamAlston's District.Abner Gupton grew up during the Revolutionary War and when he was old enough joined the fight.He was wounded at the Battle of Guilford Court House, N. C. on March 15, 1781. He married JudithHunt daughter of James Hunt, Sr. and Mary Rackley Hunt in Franklin County on Aug. 30, 1796. Theyhad four children: Mary "Polly", James H., Sarah "Sally", and Abner Gupton, Jr. in North Carolina.On 29 Dec. 1807 Abner Gupton sold 617 acres of land to Michael Eley for the sum of 3,000 silverdollars. Shortly thereafter he moved his family to Montgomery County, TN. On July 21 1808 hepurchased a tract of land from William Ward and his wife Prudence (Drake) Ward for 900. Thisproperty was on Half Pone Creek at the mouth of Raccoon Creek at Joseph Cartwright's north westcorner and was originally land granted to Jonathan Drake by the state of North Carolina (Grant #1014). Abner added to the first tract by buying 320 acres from Darcus Gray on Sept. 4 1808 for 640.This land was conveyed to her by Frederick Davis. This second tract was on the lower side of theRaccoon fork of Half Pone Creek and was a part of a 640 acre survey granted originally to JosephCartwright a soldier of the Continental Army by the State of North Carolina Patent number 525. This iswhere Abner and Judith lived and where three more children were born. Their names were Judith,Robert Thomas, and Elizabeth Gupton.The settlement was known as Gupton's Crossroads but is now Henrietta, TN. Family tradition has itthat the community was named for Abner's granddaughter, Henrietta Gupton Duke. She was thedaughter of Robert Thomas and Martha Henrietta (Power) Gupton. Judith Hunt Gupton died on April14, 1841. On Oct. 5 1841 Abner married Martha A. (Ward) Power mother-in-law of Robert ThomasGupton and widow of Samuel D. Power, Sr.The children of Abner and Judith (Hunt) Gupton lived to maturity and married. Mary "Polly" Guptonmarried Thomas Hunter (ancestors of Sarah Harris Andrews), Sarah "Sally" Gupton married JohnPardue, James H. Gupton married (1) Sarah Hale (2) Martha Moke (3) Margaret Dowling and hadchildren by his 1st and 3rd wives. Abner Gupton, Jr. married Jane Batts, Judith Gupton marriedEnoch Dozier, Robert Thomas married Martha Henrietta Power, Elizabeth Gupton married Matthew T.Hale.Abner Gupton died Aug. 20, 1859 when he was about 98 years old. He is buried in the Old QuarterCemetery. On June 17, 1979, the grave of Abner Gupton was marked by placing a Revolutionary Warheadstone on his grave.To read more about Abner Gupton see the article by Edna Cabler "Abner Gupton the RevolutionaryWar Soldier" in the Montgomery County Tennessee Genealogy Journal Volume III #4 pages 81-86.March 2016CCHGA BytesPage 2
THE LINK SCHOOLSubmitted by Sarah AndrewsThe Link School stood on a hill across the old Clarksville Pike from the hill on which Mallory's Churchstands. The site of the school was part of the farm of William Booker "Buck" Link and his wifeAmanda. The Link family had come to this farm in 1857. Their son, Professor Samuel Albert Linkbegan the Link School in 1900. This was the first institution to offer a secondary school program inCheatham County. English, Latin, Greek, History, Geography, Algebra, Geometry, Mental Arithmeticand Physiology were taught. Speech or Elocution and Music were also offered. School hours werefrom 8 a. m. until 4 p.m. The term ran from Sept. until May. Professor Link's assistant was SterlingBrewer, son of Rev. Sterling C. Brewer, a Circuit Rider for the Methodist Church. Sterling Brewer, Jr.was married to Professor Link's sister, Maizie Link. Sisters, Kate and Cornelia Link, also taught in theschool. Other teachers at the Link School were Virginia Yates, Maude Bruce, Stella Nichols, MaySuddeth and Fanny Stewart.Students at the school between 1900 and 1907 when it closed were Beacher,Cruseman, and JohnBaggett, Bob and Nanny (Mrs. John Murphy) Balthrop, Grady Basford, Charlie Bell, Jimand Learline (Mrs. Jerome Hunter) Biggers, Hugh Binkley, Elsie (Mrs. Mays) Bobbitt, Angie (Mrs.Julian Walton), Glen, Grace (Mrs. J. James) Brewer, Hugh Price Brewer, Mollie Bell (Mrs. Gus Holm)Brewer, and Wm. F. Brewer, Minnie (Mrs. Dock Farmer) B rown, Jodie Cagle, Charity and Lucy Crow,Dalton (Mrs. Russell) Draughn, Harlan Duke, Atha (Mrs George Head) Elliott, and Ben and Ed and G.Herman, and Henry Elliott, Ed Ellis, Clevie Everitt, Ann (Mrs. Lawrence Weakley) Fambrough andHerbert Fambrough, H. G. (Dee), John and Rowena (Mrs. Charlie Shearon) Fox, Ernest and Turner T.and Volley Frazier, Georgia (Mrs. J. E. Shelton) Frey, John and Lula (Mrs. Ewing Stroud), and Nannie(Mrs. Vesta Dunn), and Willie (Mrs. Porter) Frey, Edgar Gibbs, Mabel and MyrtleGilbert, Claude and Ina (Mrs. Herman Orgain), and Irma Gossett, Minnie (Mrs. Dick Felts)Gower, Johnnie and Lena (Mrs. Finis Frazier) Gupton, Lula and Marvin and Millard and Virginia (Mrs.James Bates) Harris, Beulah (Mrs. Howard Eckerly), and Herbert Head, Bessie Hewitt, Willard Hicks,James Humphreys, Mary ( Mrs. Tipton) Hunt, Eva (Mrs. Geo. Walker), and Morris and Ola Hunter,Maggie (Mrs. Dickson) Hyde , Billy Jackson, Mary (Mrs. Julian Jarrell), and Rettie (Mrs. J. Shearon)Jacob, Lena (Mrs. Tom Rosson) King, Mary Krantz, Edna (Mrs. Herbert Head) and Eula (Mrs. S. C.Ownsby) and Sallie Lawrence, Millie (Mrs. Henry Reagan) and Ora Lee, Elsie (Mrs. J. M. Bourne) andLois (Mrs. Dolph Barker) Link, Tommy Lipscomb, Harry Mallory, Waller Maxey, Cora (Mrs. Gibbs)Mayo, Nannie and Sidney Morris, Floyd (Mrs. Swann) Murphy, Bates and Jordan Nichols,Eula (Mrs.Rhinehart), and George, Ira, John, Mazie, Nancy (Mrs. Aaron Smith), and RamahNicholson, Clarence Owen, Altus, and Effie Lee (Mrs. Will Gower), and Eura (Mrs. JeromePennington), and Everitt, and Houston, and Mina Lee (Mrs. Henry Frech), and Norris, and Ruby Pace,Charlie and Irene Page, Homer and Kate (Mrs. Grant Landis) Pascall, Annie May (Mrs. JohnNicholson) Patton, John O. Pickering, Fannie (Mrs. Langford) Poole, Shelton Rosson,Constance (Mrs. Clarence Brown) and Maude Rudolph, Alma, Finis, Forest, Jesse, and Susie (Mrs.Bates Nichols) Shearon, Henry Simpkins, Roy Sisler, Sammie Smith (Mrs. James Shearon),Lula (Mrs. J. M. Harris) Stewart, Flora (Mrs. Melville Walker), Mary (Mrs. Jack Williams),and Ruth(Mrs. Tom King) Suell, Ellen (Mrs. Henry Simpkins), and Frank and Naomi Teasley, George, Melville,and Saber Walker, Jessie A. and Lawrence Weakley , Alex, and Charlie (Mrs. Sterling Hunt) and Cora(Mrs. George Nicholson) and Lucy "Topsy" (Mrs. Henry Bell), and Rebecca Williams , Blanche (Mrs.Dunnison) and Paul and Sam and Tom Wilson and Tom Winters.March 2016CCHGA BytesPage 3
Copied from "The Link School " by Nancy Duke MurphyIn 1908 The Link School became a County Elementary School. It was a two teacher school and wentthrough the eighth grade. Sterling Brewer,Jr. and his daughter, Grace James, were the firstteachers. Other teachers at the Thomasville Elementary School were: Kate Link, Mary Suell Williams,Ruth Suell King, Blanche Lenox McKnight, Judge Samuel L. Felts, Mary Jacob, Mina Simpson, BelleLink, Edna Fambrough Hewitt, Edna Hicks, Walter Basford, Irene Hagewood, Bess Harper, EdithMayo, Madolyn Basford, Annie Harris Dozier, Elise Hewitt, Novella Walker, Fred Gupton, PaulineHagewood, Dr. Flintoff Adkinson, Ollie Hunt, Sally Hale, Ruth Shelton, Frances Ellis and ElizabethJarrell.After 1937 the attendance dropped and it became a one teacher school until it was closed in 1946.The Modern Woodmen of America and the Oddfellows Organizations used the school building for ameeting place until the 1940s.Elected 2/11/2016 CCHGA officersMarch 2016President: R. D. HuffinesVice-President: Gary ChanceTreasurer: Betty CannonAssistant Treasurer: Lisa WalkerSecretary: Judy MayoAssistant Secretary: May LingnerMember at Large: Sarah AndrewsCCHGA BytesPage 4
Adam Binkley - Request for PensionSubmitted by R. David LeeAdam Binkley appeared on the 4th day of August, 1832 before the Davidson County,TN court and made this declaration being 93 years of age and a resident of DavidsonCounty, TN.He entered the service of the United States in the days of the revolution in the year1778 as he resided in the state of North Carolina, Surry County. At that time therewas a signup for volunteers to go against the British at Kings Mountain, aslieutenant in Capt Henry Smith’s company of volunteers which belonged to theregiment commanded by Col Joseph Williams which Joseph Winston was major.One General Joseph Williams was Commander in Chief and Col Campbell and ColClevely were also in the expedition. He said that on the occasion he marched fromSurry county to Kings Mountain and was in the Battle of Kings Mountain in whichMajor Ferguson, the commander of the British was killed. He was in the servicesometime on this occasion, the precise time he cannot easily remember. His nextterm of service was in going from Surry county, NC to Savannah, Ga with the NCtroops under Gen Rutherford with my wagon and team, driving the same team toSavannah and back. His next term of service was about the time of the battle ofGuilford when he was out about two months and was in the battle of GuilfordCourthouse on which occasion he commanded a company of volunteers under ColMacayah Lewis, first major and John Goode was major and one Paisley was Col.Gen Green was commander in chief. Besides this term of service, I frequently serveda few weeks or days at a time both against the British and the Tories, having goneout every time there was a requisition for troops and always as a volunteer, neverhaving been drafted. He states that all of his tours put together would amount tomore than two years. Being now very old and in my 94th year and not knowing thatmy service would ever be any value, he states that he now has no documentaryevidence which can be produced on this subject as he does not believe he canproduce testimony of any of his officers, believing them all dead.Come hear Harold Lovell and Anita Lunn speak about their art work on April 14, 2016!Refreshments will be served!Visit CCHGA on Face Book: h 2016CCHGA BytesPage 5
Deed Book B, Page 735Braxton Lee grant for Forest Hills Church and CemeteryPlease bring items on April 14 to the meeting for CCHGA’s Spring Social door prizes!March 2016CCHGA BytesPage 6
CCHGA members and friends toured and researched at the Tennessee State Library & Archiveson Saturday, March 5, 2016. From left to right: Lisa Walker, Gordon Belt, Director of PublicServices, Rachel Ellis, Neva Beck, Patrick Smith, Ed Beck, Rosemary Klein. Sitting: May Lingner,Sarah Andrews. Not pictured, Franklin, Michelle and Amelia Grace Wilkinson.Cheatham County: Celebrating 160 YearsMay 5, 2016Cheatham County Courthouse Lawn6:00 p.m.Please join Mayor David McCullough and others at this free event celebratingCheatham County’s 160 years of history.Bring your blanket to sit on & listen to music and enjoy free cake & ice cream!Questions? Contact Cheatham County Historian Lisa Walker lisaewalker@bellsouth.netMarch 2016CCHGA BytesPage 7
Harris Market in Thomasville, TNThe Nashville Tennessean Magazine, 1946(from Betty Freeman’s article)This photo shows William R. Harris’ one roommarket. In 1946, he stated he had been inbusiness for 53 years as Thomasville’s une19 ,1893.Advertisements and calendars hung on thewalls, on counters, on string lines from wallto wall and on the balcony railings.The post officewas also located inthis building for48 years and Mr.Harris served aspostmaster.Thomasville’s 58citizens regularly visited him 6 days a week (and sometimes onSunday) for merchandise and to use the telephone.CCHGA BYTESCheatham County Historical and Genealogical AssociationP. O. Box 703, Ashland City, TN 37015Phone web.com/ tncchga/March 2016CCHGA BytesPage 8
The Link School stood on a hill across the old Clarksville Pike from the hill on which Mallory's Church stands. The site of the school was part of thefarm of William Booker "Buck" Link and his wife Amanda. The Link family had come to this farm in 1857. Their son, Professor Samuel Albert Link began the Link School in 1900.
