June 21, 1891 Camden Chronicle Julius Jackson Cole died at his home 1 and 1/2 miles north of Lipe Station last Sunday morning age 89. He was a native of NC and moved to this county 60 years ago and settled at the place at which he died. He was a member of the Primitive … Continue reading Julius Jackson Cole’s Obituary
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Calvin Cole: Reluctant Rebel
For my entire life, I had always heard that my grandmother's people were with the Union in the Civil War. There was good reason to believe it, as Benton and Carroll counties were settled primarily by people from the hills of East Tennessee and western North Carolina. In fact, Union sympathy ran high in both … Continue reading Calvin Cole: Reluctant Rebel
A Long Way to Tennessee 