John T. Morrow

John T. Morrow was born in Greenville County, S.C., October 4, 1829, the youngest of fourteen children born to Col. William and Jane (Reid) Morrow, both natives of South Carolina. The parents were married in South Carolina about 1812, and in 1834 they came to Tennessee, and settled in Fayette County, where they spent the remainder of their days. The father was of Irish descent, born in 1778, was a farmer, and a member of the Presbyterian Church. He was colonel of the State militia, and a soldier of the war of 1812, and died in Fayette County in 1864. The mother was of Scotch ancestry, born in 1787, a member of the Presbyterian Church, and died in Fayette County in 1873. John T. attended the country schools of Fayette County, and afterward turned his attention to farming, and after forty years spent successfully in Fayette County, he came to Hardeman County and purchased the farm where he now lives. He was a heavy loser by the war, but has regained much of his loss, and now owns 1,150 acres of land. September 14, 1854, Mr. Morrow married Miss Margaret F. Marsh, a daughter of Daniel H. and Mary Marsh, born in Chatham County, N.C., September 20, 1835. Her parents made a settlement in Hardeman County at an early day. Mr. and Mrs. Morrow are the parents of nine children — four sons and five daughters — three now living, two sons and one daughter. Mr. Morrow is a Democrat, and he and wife and daughter are members of the Presbyterian Church.

Source: “The Goodspeed Publishing Co., History of Tennessee, 1886”