PEOPLE
Biographical Sketches: C Surnames
Alexander M. Cloud
Alexander M. Cloud, farmer, was born at Tazewell January 3, 1847, the son of Benjamin F. and Elizabeth M. (Shultz) Cloud, of Irish and German origin, and natives, the former of Hawkins County, born in November, 1802, and deceased in 1880, and the latter born in Claiborne County in 1829, and still living. After their marriage in 1845, they began farming. The father has served as deputy and county clerk and circuit clerk, and his father, Benjamin Sr., was the first county clerk of this county. In 1855-56 the father represented his county in the State Legislature, during which time he secured the charter for Tazewell College. Our subject, the eldest of four children, was educated at this college, and up to 1876 remained at the home place, and then moved to where he now lives. Although delicate in health, he is a successful and popular farmer. June 3, 1875, he married Mary A. Johnston, of Claiborne County, a member of the Presbyterian Church. They have three sons and two daughters. Source: History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present (Chicago, Illinois, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1887), 1138.
George W. Coleman
Rev. George W. Coleman, a plain, unpretending but useful preacher of the Missionary Baptist Church, of the Eighth Civil District, was born in Claiborne County, February 3, 1819, son of Thomas P. and Easter (McClary) Coleman. They were of Scotch and Irish descent. The father was born in Maryland, and at about thirty-five years of age came to Tennessee and settled in Claiborne County, where he died in 1833, at about fifty years of age. The mother was born in North Carolina, and died in Hancock County in 1863. The father was a farmer, and a Democrat. Our subject is one of a large family of children. He received a good academic education in his youth. He was reared on his father's farm, an occupation he has never deserted. He has lived in Claiborne and Hancock Counties all his life. He now lives on the homestead place, and came into possession of it by buying shares of the other children. He now owns over 260 acres of land. In August, 1863, he entered the Confederate Army, and served until the close of the war, enlisting in Company L, First Tennessee Regiment Cavalry. He took part in numerous battles, and made a gallant soldier so say his neighbors. He returned home in May, 1865, and resumed farming. Our subject has been married twice; first in 1852, to Miss Clementine Ball. She died in 1856; second he married Miss Rebecca Bales, with whom he now lives. Both wives came from Lee County, Va. He has two children by the first union, and five by the second. He is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. Source: History of Tennessee, volume 2 (Chicago & Nashville, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1887), 1218.