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Jonathan Bales
Jonathan Bales, planter, was born at his present location, October 30, 1823, in the then Claiborne County, the son of Caleb and Mary E. (Bales) Bales, of Quaker origin, and natives of York County, Penn., the former born about 1790, and died in this county in March, 1870, and the latter in 1862. They came to Claiborne County with their parents, and after marriage became farmers, at our subject's present home, while the father was a merchant at one time. Politically he was a Democrat. Our subject, the second of six children, grew up with country, home and school advantages, and in 1870 became owner of the homestead. He now owns 800 acres in this county, and seventy acres in Lee County, Va. September 10, 1875, he married Sarah A. Crockett, of Claiborne County, and they have two sons and four daughters. He is a Democrat, while both are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. Source: History of Tennessee, volume 2 (Chicago & Nashville, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1887), 1217.
Tilman Rose Brooks
Farmer; born Tazewell Co., Tenn., Feb. 1, 1877; Irish descent; son of Jerry and Nancy (Bolton) Brooks; father, farmer; educated at Tazewell, Tenn., and graduated 1900; began career as a school teacher; married twice, first Lena R. Overton, Feb. 2, 1902, second, Cora Lee Davis, Aug. 11, 1910; member K of P and I. O. O. F.; Democrat; representative from Claiborne Co., Tenn, 1905, Secretary of Democratic party of Claiborne Co. for six years; member of Baptist church. Source: Who's Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseeans of To-Day (Memphis, Paul & Douglass Company, 1911), 538.