Cotton Amy

“COTTON AMY, a prominent business man, local preacher, and Class-leader of the Methodist Church of East Bangor, is a native of Cornwall, England, and is a son of John and Elizabeth J. Amy. His ancestors were all English, and Grandfather … Continue reading

Jerome W. Kendrick (1844 – )

”JEROME W. KENDRICK, an early pioneer of Sumner County, pre-empted in 1876, the northwest quarter of section 22, in what is now Jackson Township, and taking up his abode thereon, has continued to live there. He settled upon a tract … Continue reading

John Quincy Adams Ware (1822 – 1865)

“John Quincy Adams Ware was the son of Capt. Benjamin and Martha (Chapin) Ware.  He was born in Gilsum, December 17, 1822.  When a youth, he was considered a young man of correct habits, strong to labor, of literary tastes, … Continue reading

George Waller (1777 – 1860)

“GEORGE WALLER, son of William E. Waller, succeeded his father in the pastoral care of Buck Creek church, about the year 1803.  He was, during a period of more than forty years, among the ablest, most laborious and successful preachers … Continue reading

Richard M. Gano (1830 – 1913)

Note:  Richard was the son of John Allen Gano and Mary Catherine Conn, great-great-granddaughter of James and Agnes Ware.  October 1827, Catherine married John A. Gano,  grandson of  Rev. John Gano, of revolutionary War fame. RICHARD M. GANO, son of … Continue reading