lU . L . nAIU:H.

Martin Luther Bake r was born In Lanes Creek township. four mliea (rom hla ~relent home. October 12, 1867 . Hla father. Albe rt Baker . la a native of Chesterfie ld county , S. C. , whe re he remained until he Joine d the Confed erate (o reet! In 1862. He enliste d In a light artt]· le ry company. ser ving about six mODlils, when he Joine d th e regular Inflnltry and l er ved with Compan y lJ .• I,t South Carolina regi me nt. up to Ute', s urrende r . Af t(l r h ll mar- • rlage III 1866 to Mlu Sarah S. Lee, I

1\1. I .. HakeI'.

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dalISiltt" of Samue l Lee of Chellter- I fi eld « ,unty, S. C., he It'ttled In Un­Ion cuuoty where he ,UII relldel with hla IOn , the lubJet. t of thll sketch .

. \'art ln L. Bake r Is one of th e prumlnent men ot Lane. Creek town Ih lp, t: f'l n" a ]Iros peroul farm e r and alwHYI acti vely loturelted In mat­ters cOl1nected with the wel!are and p ro.reu or hll county and to wnship. He hlUl been promine nt In the pro.. moUo .. 0, educational fachillel . and his lervlcel (or 14 years 8s a memo 1 beT of the 1Jchool co mmittee In hll district hav" been of laaUng bene. fit to that community, Mr. Dake r alsu ownl and ope rates the tele­phone cent ral Itatlon at Llmel Creek ""hlch eonnecla with all pai nts 10 the rounty, and long d l, tance lervlce thrl'u, h conner t lon with Charlotte.

He WIUI m arr ied In 1889 to Mil l Mary Jo' . Cox, a daughte r of Madl80n Cox of Union county, Of th is union n ine ch ildren ar ') li ving : Be rtha VI· ola (now Mrs. C. L . Care lock ) . Carl Fl, Sarab E ., Martin L., Thorn. lUI L., Kate, Mary L., Jamel 5 .• .lod J , Buter.

BUFORD Duford township Ilea directly

louth of Monroe a nd extend, to the South Carolina line, being bound. ed on the ealt and west by l~ane8

Creek and Jaekson townships respec­tively. The rural population 18 lom8whnt larger than lome o f the other townships In the counly. AI. lan being an Impor tant ' ~ ltl~menl i n ear the ceeter of the township. I Neat and .ubalantia] 8choola and . churches are well d is tri buted ol'er the tow nship. and lome of lhe beat , farma In t he county are to be found I In It.. well tilted a re T he ro a re

rtft- adt-t 4Io:, .. .,,,,t .. , .. I enjoy excellent schools a nd tear hers, local laxation being now 10 force I throu8hout t he tow-nablp. Thele dtfl- I trlet, are ... follow8 : No. I, RI b­ardaon ; No. 2, Plylera; No.3, Trln. Ity ; No.5, Ml . Plf>lUIllnt ; :-10. "I , Ma­cedonia; No. 8, Allan; No. 9. Mt. Prospect . and No. to. Sandy Rid ge. Th e "cbool at Mt. P ro, pelt J, de. serving of special Jllentlon all It was one o[ tbe [Int ~bool8 In the (.'Oun· ty to ,"Ole a ,peclal tax for acboul pUTjKllJea, and Includes hl f!: h a~ool gradea In Ita roun3 of atudy. Hu· ford towna hlp la an ImpOrtant factor In the progrell8lve work of UnIon county. Ita peop ls being fully IIll to tb e hlgb a ~andartl of Inteillgen(e wblch prevail, th rougb ou t Un lOll cou nt)' .

T. I'. IHLI.OX.

Thomas Percy Dillon was born In Monroe. December. 1862 . I n lineal desCCnt he cornOl from the F ltz­H enrys of I reland, promInent am on! tbe nobility of Great Drltaln for

T . I '. UUlon.

many centuries. The first member of the family to s3ttle In the U n It.­ed States was Sid ney DIllon" who

I built a home In Baltimore and was subsequently lOst at sell. orr the coast of Glbralar . His son, 'rhom as

I Per cy DIllon, ""as born In Coun ty I W exfor u, I reland. In 1772, and came to this country when quite a young man. and after many trying eX llerl­encell In New York and elsewhere, fi nally 8ettled near Monroe where he was for 40 years a well known mer chant and farmer. He 11'8.8 Ihe first Regist er of Deed8 of UnIon county, and durlng h[s long li re was held In the hlghc8t esteem and re_ gard for h is Intelligence, refinement, and lovable qualities a8 a Cbrlstlan gentleman. He died at the advanc_ ed age of 82 yean and Is burleu In the old cemetery at Monroe. T. P.

I H enry Dillon, born In Monroe. His

, lU ')ther was Jane ( Irby) Di llon, a

IdbuKnter of William Irbl' of Union county. Mr. Dillon began his com· merclal career In the cotton busI­ness and was em ployed b)' Mr, J . M. "~a[r[ey o f Monroe In that line for nine years. In 1893 he formed a partnership with Duncan McK en-

I zle In the furniture busi ness, bu t purchased h[s partner 's In terest In 1896. since which time he has con. tlnued the buslnus alone.

The furn ' ture and undertaker house of T, P. Dillon Is the l argest In the county, and noted for ItII corr:. plet e stock, which a lso Incl udes pl_ aliOS, phonogr aphs and other musica l merchandise. Three hearst s are em· ployed In the undertakIng del)art.­ment,

I n 1889 Mr, Dillon married Cor_ nella D. Wolfe of Monroe, daughter ot Hilliard J. Wolfe, also of M on_ r03, and for many years Register for Union county. Of this union five Children are living: Beatrice, Thom~ 8.8 Per cy, Jr .. HIJJlard .. ~Itt.Henry ,

Frank Wolfe and Cornelia Metzger .

J, E, f :FIUU,

JacOb E p,L ralu. Efird, maror ' Monroe , was born In Slanly eou al; , N. C. , Marth 2, 1867. HI!! fa th e"', J ohn ,I. E tlrd, and h is Dloth tl r, Mar· tha ( Mabry ) Efird, were a :ao r. 1I­ri ves of S tanly county , Mr. Erll d WIUI educa ted Ilt tbe Albemarle h l;.; h sl:hool and Richmond Bus lncss Clil­lege. He was a t ea cher In lbe acbool8 of his native county severll terms, cle rked In a general Slore :Lt

L Albemarle a few yeara. and was tax collector for th a t city. In 1119 2 he came to Monroe and started In h's pre sCnt line of bU Siness (Efird's Marble Works ) whiCh he h u ct.ll. ducled with mu ch s ucce88. T ae workmanship. hig h quality and a:­listie designs ot the mon u men tl\, n

J. K Elii'd.

m arble and granite , tablets, statul-­ry, etc., produC€d at his yards hale g a ined a wide reputatio n, r ea.ch lt& beyond the contlnu ot North Caro­lina, A branch omce of b ls estab_ lis hme nt Is a lso maintained at l.a u­rlnburg. Mr. Etlrd had s erved 10 th e city council of Monroe elgbt

u l'lt pb ~fili , fll!ltn ,I t 1," _e ' . ma.yor pro tern betore bei ng Insta ,ll/ ed In his present orrico In DGceu' ber, 1911. •

In 1893 he m:lr r loo Fannie Kra ll .• , or Monro~, daugb:er ot W. H , KranM a well known citizen of Union COUI 'I ty. Their four childre n are : Grac '. Albert Fay. Gilbert Hall, John ~~I -I win.

r ~"cr!or 0' St'ore or K lIg : lbh 1t/'uK Co" M onroe.

W . A. IWUA NHS.

William Alexander Eubank, was born In 8uford township, Union

'county, July II, 1860. HI, father, ':'homal C. Eubanka, wa6 a nallve of Chesterfield ('ount)', S. C. , tHlt moved to Union when quite a you ng man and WIUI engaged III rarmlng unUI Alay, 1862. when ho en llated In Conlpany E .• 4Sth N. C. regiment, and served with Lee', arll1,. In Vir­ginia until the close of the war. He wu twice wounded; or.ce In the lIaUle of Fredericksburg, IIlId again

I ll.t 8rll"00 Station , Va. After hi' return he taught Bchool l overa) 'I yeaI'I In Ch eater[leld and Uhlon coun •

. ties, performed the dutll'lI of magi.

:Iacu-;e In th;- cause of f'ducatlon In 1876 he was el~cled to lhe of­

I'IC«I of counll' commISSlon"" a : r l'­J Ing four conl5ocutlve term', bel Dg chairman of the boar,1 during the lEUIt two t er me. l n 1895-96 ho .erved In tho lowor houll& o f the Genera AuemblY,and wu prominent In the public weUare of wi. COunty

W . A. Eubank's mother wU Nauc: I until hhl death.

W. A ..

(Aran t ) Eubanks, a dau gh ter of AI· exander Arant of Cbesterf leld cou n· I ty, S. C. Mr. Eubanks received h Is f

i enrly edu cation at the Tradesville I' Ihlgh s ~ hool In l~ancRilter county, S. I I C., Ilnd at the hIgh school uf MOII- : roo. I-Ie taugbt In the s( hoo!. of

• Buford township three years. l:lfl'ed I as magistrate two years. wall n mem­ber o f the town school boa:'d two

1 ro ;;-~-;'eau. iJe 18 on~ of t h; Il;!ad ln l farill en of Buford town,hll). own! n,;

I a farm of 22(0 ncrea.

I 11\ 1882 he marr ied Arlevla LaneY daughter of Cnntaln W. A. Laney or rolon couot). Capt ... l n l.aney I :!rv_ ed aa lIt Ll!ut~ Daot of Company E., 48th N . C. R~"lment, I)oln& {om­mleeloncd as such on May 16. 1862, and promoted to the rank of Cap- I tal n , October 23, 1862. Serving with t he arm y In Vlr"lnla he 8l.W much active work nnel took a gallan t part In the numeroue and blooely en_ lagOllicn tll whleh fell to the lot of the Forty-eighth rcglmnt.

Mr. Eubank. has five children living · Robert A ., Ma~gle May (Mr •. W. R. Davl.). Benjamin G. C., Ch:ltlel W .• Nancy D.

A. L . }o~UND .. ; nUVnK.

Anlo, Lexton Funderburk waa !Jorn In Buford town,hlp. neaT where hEl now Tcsldea. May n, 1876. HII tather. N. A. Funderburk , II a native of LancMter counly, S. C., !Jut moved to \Jn lon cou nty when tlUlle young, and II s tili living on hill farm In Bu ford low nlh lj). H I, I),other, Elmira (M08er) Funder~ !Jurk, was born In Union county, be~ lng a daughteh of G. III. MOler , who en listed In the 48th N. C. r ~glment III May, 1862, and was killed at the !Jatlle of Wlnchelter, Va., In 1864. Mr. Funderburk Is promillent among lhe tarmen of thll county, owni ng ; i;i0 acrel, 70 of which are under ,·ultlvatlon. I-lis hOllle 18 one ot th e 1Il0lt attrat tlve In Duford township, J.ud recently he hfts ('orne Into no.ke as an advo:ate of Improvemenl In th(. rai l ing at ca!t le and live ILock. :jlj haa lome Har ... ford callie at !':.Ire blood on his pl ace, and expe.rt.ll I.u gO on with lhe further Int roduc­tion of other choke Block; for wh ich he should be highly com. r.lended. . In 1900 Mr. Funderburk married

A. L . • ' ulidcrlJurk.

Annie Medlin, daughter o f Myers )lodlln of Union cou nty. Of thl l union there are rive chlidren living: Oura, George C., Bogue, Mark S., and Irving.

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HolU~ or A. L . f 'u udf'rburk. Uurol d.

I I T. J. GOHl10N.

I Thomas J ackllon Gordon, memo

ber of the board ot county commIs­Sioners, was horn i n Monroe tOWD •. ship. Sepl~mber 28, 1862. Ills fa,..

ther, Louis K . Gordon, was 0.180 born In Union coun ty. the old home place being In wh at i8 now Sandy Ridge township. L . K. Gordon II'M a teacher In the schools ot th Is county for many years, aDd also a Buceeu!ul farme r. The moth er or T . J . Gordon was Deedy Blakeney ( Das8) Gordon, daughter of Ri ch­ard" Bas8, both natives of Union cnunty, Mr. Gordon was ra ised on III • le2n

lyearll conducted a. gene ral 8 ore I connection with hili farm. He lIerv­. ed IllJ magistrate six years In h is

J township, several yean on the IIchool

. committee o r h is district, and WIl.8

I active In the promotion of edu{'a· tlona1 mallel8. E!;ht years ago he started a general s to re at Minerai Springs, wb fch he stiB owns, and two years ago be engaged In mercan tlle bUSiness at Monroe, In 1906 he was elected to tbe orflce of county commissione r and tw ice re-e lected to the ~ame otrh:e, &er vi ng at pres~nt his third consecutive term,

Mr, Gordon was marri ed In 1895 to Mittie Presson, a daughter or Newton Pres,",on, both natl ves or UniOn cou nty, or this union th ere are tour children living: Craven N., Mary, Willie and Christi na,

L. n. H_"~L) IS.

Leonldaa Randolph Helms was born In Union county, Monroe town_ ship, October. 26, 1858. His father, Joseph C. Helms, also a native of this county, was engaged In farming until 1864 when he Joined the Con­federat e army with the Senior Re­serves, of which h.e was a member, and died at Greensboro, N. C., In January, 1865. The moth er of L. R. Helms was Frances ( McLarty) Helms, daughter of Archibald Mc­I.-arty of Union coun ty, and sis ter of the late James M . M cLarty. Mr. Helms ha.s alwa.lS res'ded In Moo_ roe townShip, and aside from his farming Interest.s ha.s devolt)d much time to matters (.onnected with t he public w elfare. He served four years on the boa~d of alder men of the city of Mon r oe, and during hIs t erm or oUlce rendered the ci ty val· uable service 88 tbal rmnn or the FI­nance Commlttge, establishing an 1m portanl pre(4)d(nt by a skillful and systemalic management of lhe ci t y'S rloa.Dces. He taught for fI~e yearra In th e schools of the cou nty, and bas always sho wn much Interest In educational affal s, and Is at prca:mt a member of the county board of e\l­ucatlon .

I\lr. Hclrr:s WIlS married In 1889 to Rachel Lu{ lnda Russell , d ~ugh. ter of James A. Russell of Un ion county. They have fhe chl!dren living : Stamey R., Ear ] A., Lu {y B ., Mabel F ,and LeonldM Russell.

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Samuel Alexande r lie)wB was ' 1111,"" In II " ,oU <';U lJlny IUJVU~ v"" 1 mile f rom hlB prCllout home in Mon. roe township. Septembe r 27, 18()2 . His father, Samplon H elma, and h iB gr andfather , T i llman H elms, were nath")8 of this county and raIsed In this ImmedIate aoetlon. Hla moth­er, Lu ci nda ( Hargett) H elms, w as a daughter of H enry Hargett, Esq., also one of the eariy Bettlera ot thlB aectioD. 'Squ i re Helma ha.s follow ed farming and the mercantile uua! ne88 th roughout hili career, hav in g a gen. eral IItore close to his present res i­dence. As a farmer he \8 one o r the moat Ilrominent In Monroe township. and of hlB original holdI ngs ot 700 !lerea he lltill retains Cl OO, II. large portico Of which 18 unde r cultlva,. tlon. He has he ld the of rice of magistrate for the pa.8t thirteen years, was one of the foun ders of Union Institute at Unton\'ll le and one of lUI most active sup porters for mallY yean, both as one of the t rus. tees and member of the school ('om· ml.tee.

In 1873 he married Serena A. Liles, daughter of Travis Liles, both natives of Union coun ty. Mrs. Helma died In August, 1889, leaVing five children, stili Hvlng : Let.ttla I, (Mrs. D. L. }o~urr), fo' IOra g . ( Mrs W. A. Keziah ). ,\I attie, Lenn ie B., Ell C. J .

'S~ u l re Hel ms was married again in 1890 to Mrs, Mary J , Helms,

S, A. !1c !,us,

daughter of Samuel PyrOn, II. native ot Union county, a nd proml nfln t In hi s day 8@ a teache r In the schools o f the county and a highly esteem· ad citizen .

Hig h School at I'l on roe.

11. A. HOnN,

BenJnmln AleJ::ludar Horn, ex­sllerlff, was born In what Is now LanCfj Creek township. Union coun­ty, June 1. l859. His father. James Perry Horn, waa a native of Anson county, but came to Union whcn

H. A. H( ... ·" .

about ten years old, tll(' family IItlt­tIlng In Lanel! Creek. In Ahty, 1 S62 , he enlisted In Company E., 48th N. C. regiment, ser,vl ng through Lbe war with the army of Northern Vir­ginia. He Willi prominent In Lnl\ei Creek lownshll) as a fll.rm"r and magi strate, and consj'l1cuous for b!s strong lnteTUI In school anti church matters, giving freely of his time and means for their advancement, In 1884 he was elected Sheriff of UniOn county, and by successive re­elections held the ottlce twelve years ; lhua attesting hili eW,,; iencY as ' an officer and his popularlt,- 8a a citizen. He died In 1905 Sincerely mourned by all who knew h\1II for hla Integrity and worth as It. cilh:en, and his endearing qualities 1111 a Christian ,entlemen. The Inoth.er of B. A . Horn was Laura E , (Smith) Horn, born In Lanes Cre~k town­IIhlp, and a dau ghter of John Smith. native of Halifax county N, C,

B. A. Horn WI1.ll reared on hIs fa­ther's farm In Lanes Creek, but waa early called to duty under his father and served as deputy sheriff ten yeare, He was 11.1110 eh let of police of Monroe two yeara. In 1896 he was elected sh.erlff of Union coun_ ty and served In that orrlce until 1908, leaving a record for fa.lthful and {earleh di8lhRrge of duty, the ~IJI;neet "l-t: ... :n.uu ..... '1loloL ........ 'oe !I:IC"_

I dared W any public olflelaJ. . In 1(102 h~ mtlrrled Mrs, Mnrpie

" , ._' ... kuU) 1,,0, ,~".,(,In """"".', ... _Hb ....... Flavel Flake, also of Anson cou nty. From this union there Is one t hUd living: Benjamin A., Jr.

H. V. HOVSTO!\',

RObert Virgil Houston ws& bOrL in Meckhmburlj lOUDly. June 2 ~. 1846, but when sIx yeara of llI;f came to Un ion county. moat of b 't life being passed In Monroe. HII father , H . M . Houston, and his mOTh e r, Margaret (Reid) Houston , we~ natives o f Mecklenburg cou n ty, hI! mother being a daughter of Col. S(,j. omon Reid of the aame ('ouoty. II M. Houston was one of the earl l ~1 merchants of Monroe, and was al .... well k now n liS a banker, helng proro loenl In th ('86 li nes of bU8~neB8 for more than forty yeare.

R. V. H ouston W8.lI edu('II.led at tb high school of Moarroe and at Trin I­ty College. In March, 1861, he en. lIaled In Company C., 10'h bs' ts ' le. of N. C, artillery, and 8 ~rveu with Gen. Johnston 'q army un til the cloll1 of the war. For many years he wal 10 bU8In'J8S w i th hl8 rather In Mo"!).· r oe, retiring f rom act i ve work abo'~ tour years ago. l\f r. H ouston 110 1

large owner or land. his holding comprising several fine farms In th '~ county, be81dee Important pro!)er t, InterU18 In Monroe. H e h as flnf'J I many offlce8 of trU8t and r el:lp.on~ ' · bUlty In Union cou nty, servi ng 1>1 I mayor ot Monroe t?ur year8, trll8tf'O of Monroe high srhoo! tour yeaa~~ magl9trate t wo year8, and al Ilre,wI:' 1 a member or th e St'lte Lel'ls'atur!, havlnft been elected to that ot f\(;e .. 19 10. I

In 1868 h e m arried Celcst\a <:<;1' Ington, daughter 0: D. A. Co\·\ngt, , ot Monroe. She died In 1889 , leav' Ing 8ix ch ildren: Hugh M., DavId

,IA., Clarence ~. , E1Jn (Mr8. Julian , ' i-l ndaay ), Lola A. (.'Irs. flutul Arm· -hlel d ). and Celcatln. I n t892 be mar · . rled Nancy Isabel Stroud, dau ';"ht ~ r i (of John Stroud of Cheater LOunty, S.

IC. From thIs union there "re thr .::e

, children living: Robert 5., :o.iargu er. ~t It13 R., and Octllvla.

J . C • . I,,\'N~"'. I;;'SQ.

Jeremiah Columbu8 Laney w.!s born July 8 , 1.85 0, on the old M,me. stead In what la now Buford town· ship. 1118 father, Calvin Laney, wu a180 a native of Union county. and wIth the exc4lJ)tlon of tlme spent In t he Confederate army. lived and (;jed Oil the nme plantation , He tol\sled In Company A, 48th N. C. regiment In May, 1862, and was Beverely wounded In Se ptember of the same year during the battle of flharpaburg. He waa well known as It good farmer , and a man of I'D bile

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Esquire L aol Y'8 metl.cr wns Nan . )' U'underburk) Laney. native ot Cbesterfivld cou nly, South CaroUo:l, and a daughter of .Jeremiah ,"'00-1t1rburk . also a native of Cileaterfle] ' .;ounty.

I n addition to being a prosperoua ant! progre,.lve farmer, Mr. Laney hall been prominent In th e pu!,lic affaire Of the county and the town­ship o f Buford . Ast(le fronl his ac­tive Inl.erelt In promoting the school 1I11d church InUuences of ht. local­Ity, he 13rved aa constable ten yean, road overleer fOur yean, h ... been a magll trll.e eighteen yean, aDd tl .arvlng ht l second term as .. coun­ty comml811loner.

Mr. Laney W8. m arried In 1872 to JOIUlna M. Rogers, a (laughtcr Of i1.u88e11 Rogen, both born and ra'l_ fOd tn Union county. Nine children have been born to them a.nd are &lOW living: William T ., Cora I.. I Nancy, (Mr •. T . A . Gulledge), Re- ( Ueeea (Mrs. E. E. Re;dfearn), SUIlilD I pfra. W . J. Gulledge), Beli nda

I \:\I rl . S. n. Eubank8), 11.uBleJl , Jer­fOmlah C., Jr., and Cal vin.

·, . W. l ,ANE\'.

Julian Wa:ter I~an ' y. County Treas­urer. was born In Buford town8hlp, Union county. February 5, 1880. He Is a son of the. late George M. Laney, and gran dson of Calvin La­ney, natives of this cou nty and prom lnent citizens. HIs llIother, Ida M. (OUlon) Laney, Is a daughter of W . F. OHlon, an d granddaughter of Thomas P. OIHon. first Reg ister fo Union Lounty, George M. Laney was Jlected to the offke oC County Treas· urer In 1908 and was 8~rvlng at the

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: or many yf'arll a mnglstrat e In Au­Of rd. active ,rnd gene.OU8 In hla "1,1,). !lort of 8Cliovl Rnd c1,ureh work, aud a l together a man of most exemplary charactcr. Arter leaving 8chool. J. W. Laney began wor k as a salc8man In the furniture 8tor e o f T. P. UIl­.on, and with the exception Of 14 months as clerk In a dry good~ store ll all been engaged In the 8a.me busl­neall. He t ook s;)eclal COUT8eJ1 In emhalml ng at Raleigh and Bal ti­more, and has full cha.rge of that Iml)Ortant branch of Mr. Oillon's businellll. U pon the death Of his father, Mr. Laney was al)Pointed by the Cou n ty COmml8sloneiS to fiJI Ollt the unexpired term of County I Treasurer, and has ably ' and fal ~h _ f ully performed th e res;>oD8lblUti u of that office.

I n 1893 he married Wilma Arm­f ield of Monroe, dnughter of E. A . Armfield, 0.180 of Monroe. They

.1, \\' . 1..al1l(;1.

have three children: Emllley A., George M ., and Julian W. , Jr.

J. D. LITTL.E. Jnlllcli Bunyan Little was born In

Goose ('\'Ct:' township December 19, lllj6 Ht'" III a SOil of J ames Labe LlUIIJ nll,1 Elizabet h ( Groon) Lltlle of L" I,l .. n l'Ollnly. Mr. Little's early Ja.~14 \1 el ::: I<plnt on th e farm , but 111.1"r on worked about lib: yeaTll for .1 . W. Love, of Unlonvllle, In t he flour und lI.!w mlll bus/lI : ss. He n !so vwrked In Chlrlotte, where he g,l /uN] valua~le experience running plllning mach/n e.. He then r eturn­ed to Union vide and Shor t ly after­ward organlz :!d th e Unio ll ville Man­u(adur'ng Com pany of wh ich he 18 the pr: Bent managel·. Mr. Lltt]e /s ma}'or Of Unionville alld one 01 Its mOBt enterprising "liens.

I n 187!t he waB married to Miss enn le L ove, dau ghter of MI'. John

W. l~ove, ot Union ville. Their fOUr \ !"hl1dren are : Rulh , Gertrude, Er. l.ell and Ned..

z. v. ~lclNn' II": ,

Z9bulon Vance Mcintyre was born In New Salem Lownldllll, Union coun­ty, November 8, 1876, H 'I father, Iialah Mcintyre, was a nallve of Stanly county, but pUlled moat of his youthful days In AnSOn COunty where he was engaged In farming un tl! September, 1361, lI'hen he enli sted In Company K ., ::l 8th North Carollna regiment, and served with the army o f Nor thern Virgin i a until the c lolle of th e war, helng engaged In many hard-rought baLtica and Willi also confin ed several months in a federal prison after being ('aptu f ­ed In 1862 , in 1866 h e aett!ed in N ew Salem township wh ere be wu prominent lUI II. rumer and upright citizen unll] bill death i n 1909. The mother of Z . V. ,\l clntyre wall Mar­tha ( Hili ) M cintyre, nl\tlve o f An­lion county, and a dauJ!:hter or Jul­Ius 11111, a'So born In AnllOn coun­ty . Mr. Mcintyre has beeen engaged In f a- ming and lIaw mill bus!n e1Ja all (\f his working yearl. an ti ownl a Very attra(.live farm in New Salem townllhlp. He h al! alao been active In educational matter l !lnd lerved on the Ichool committee In hla d is­trict for four years. In 1119 5 he married ida Thomss. nallvf' of An _

i 80n (ounty, and a dau ghter o r WU­' I llam Thomas, also a natIve o r An- 1

lIOn county . From th is unIon t here . are 89ven children Ih ' ln g: VI t orla , I., ..... omanon, JulJa B., Jellle, Pearly ~ , .... , SI:lney I., and Martha.

'II A. II. MeL,\ItTY. f' · Archibald Hampton M c l~arty was

l;

I ~orn on the old homestead or b ~8 J

· ~reat-grand talher . four mllet! east, · f rom Monroe, J une 3, \871. The I ~18tory of the family In this coun. 1

1 '.y beglna with A1 Clxunder McLarty, who emigrated f rom SLOtiaod and I , ellied In Cabarrul county, N. C .. but later on remo 'led 10 Union coun­.y, The next In succeSSIon was Ar­chibald , who was born In Cabarru8

· ~ounty, but came to thIs county I 'I,hen about 20 yeara old with b 's ,l a the r . He marr ied EII€D B. COl-

Ina, a native of tbls county. James J )1. McLarty. Bon of Al'chlbald , was

)oro In Union county. rQ,!acd fiB a farmer, and married Sa\1y Go~don, allgh te r of H aml)ton Gordon, a l _, I rom lnent cltl~en of Anaon county. ~ !!~' .. 'WIlII horn to them , f our su r _ h " : Rev. Emmett K ., D. p 1o::kett, 4 r o::h fba lu J! 11I · !'ln . James M. M o::- I

_ dLpd 'n !I' .. ,, ! , ; : .

A. W . l\lc.'IANCS, ESQ. I~ I

Amoa W. McManus was born In'. LancMter county. S. C. , Octol)(lI" 2 L, J

1847. His [alber, John H. Mci\U" j l nUB, and his mother, !IIar y Minerva I (\JoOk) McManus, w er e bolh nath,u, 11 or Lancaster county. S. C. In 1860 I the family llloved to Union count~" I ' settllng In lhe northt'rn part of what i Is DOw Goose Creek township, on l March II, 1862, John H. MCManusl enlisted in COUi pany 1, 48tb N. ~. Regiment and was fatally WOUli d$<t at the battle of j.'rederlckaburg, DY­Ing t en days later. His bOdy II'alI Inlerred at his old home In Lan<;8l1-l er county. In February . 1863 , A. W. McManus enlilJt.ed In the Second S. C. Regiment and s erved uD .1I the close of tb e war, He then / T'l­turn ed to Goose Creek townshi" and began farming 8S a t enant, !Jul soon atqulred land of his own, and by Industr y and carefu l managemeot has Increased hts o wnersh ip to 70il acres In Un ion and Mecklenburll" counties; nearly 200 acr( s being Ull­der cu ltivation. ill r . McManus haJ held the offke or maglslrale for 3t: years.

I n September, 1867, he married Sarah Ann Helms, daughter or Re, . Calvi n H elms of Union county. 'J'h c.>} have eight children lil' lng: Penlna E. ( Mrs. J. M. Grlrttn), Vera (Mr~ W. A. Hough), John C., MaggIe J

I (Mrs. Rufus Bivens), Ufus O . (Mr~ Fernando H elms), Panthe (Mrs. H u den Cionta), Hu gh l<~ .• and ROIli\

(Mrs. L. S. Plgg ).

--- - - ---1: MONROE

Although Monroe, the capltal tow of Union county, has been 6jD<;!t It

+-~""""'''''=~-'' ___ l'e'' of I

county's !\, I"owth anoJ enterprise, ; .... I

real importance and develOPffi'1''' j ' \H!gan with the tint railroad ou lle'l , SlUIl and west afforded by the com- " Ing or the Seaboard Air Line 1m I 1874. Land vaiu88 were immedlate-I Iy ad'vanced, new eDterprl8~8 IIprung I Into activity, and the population h:oj: crea.<led rapldly. About 16 felO.r:I I

later, when the Seaboard with 118 I COllUec(loD8 were comp leted between I the Northern cities IUld Atlanta, MOI'·I: roc became a junction Rod 8to.:loll I or great Importanr:e on the mala : lIuc ot that rallroad; and w!tll! (heSt;! additional advantages of tran,,_ ( portation Its forward pace wlUl much accelerated. Among the cltlu c,(

North CarOlina none surpass Mon­roe in promise of future de \'elop-

, ment and prosperity. The preser! populallon Is about 6,000 including Outside corporation8 within a radh~s t of one mile. The schoola, chu rche~,

buslnen blocks, and private re" ~ ­

dences of the eft.y are very attral' , Ive, being fully up to the require. ~ menta of a cotn ulunlty which (on'­bln es Inte11lgence, rertnement, arid busln e8s enterprise. There are four banks he re wIth an aggregate cap­Ital at $23Ei,OOO, and two bu\[dlng and loan associations. 0.11 In sound financial condition; two weekly neyo'l paperll, Tbe Monros Enquirer, putt-

~~~edM::ra:8~:~~r:al,B~:t:~~~'e~ a~~ ;

G. M. Beasley & Bro.; three lar@.e cotton m\[ls, four wholesale hou8"'~,

One wagon and buggy factory, oli mllJ , cotton gins, and many minor Industries. Taken as a wllo[(', ;\IO!l_ roe p O.l!SeB8 ~S many attrarllono< In 1<8 80clal and general aSllef't. and 81)e-t! advanta l'1I r erma~ ; >t . __ •

NEW SALEM This township lI : s northeast from

Monroe, contains numerous good farms, and two Important 8~tll e­

msnla: Olive Branch and Eulo. The cultlvatlon of land has not been 80 extensive as In o ther townBhlps of the county. because of its uneven surface, especially In the northern portIon . Educational faclUtleB are Bomewhat. meagre 8a compared

I with the othe r tow nships, although a good school Is maintained at Ham­IIton'a CroBB Roads by loca l tax, and other dIstricts give prom iss of im_ provement In tb e near futu re.

11 . .... 1· i\ RI\t~H. t:''':iQ.

Benjamin Franklin born In Union county, Parker, alao a native Ilt r;~ IU, father, Parke ao a naUve

Parker wu November 25, or thl, coun­l...eonld8ll A.

or thl' coun-

, "''' - ,-,. . • and WIUI I 1 .. ... .. I. .he uattl!' ·)f Chancellor8-

... 1110. Hl8 mothpr , g!1na r. (Kin ... ) f'arktor , Willi born In Che8terfleld I' county. South Carolina. 'SqUI~"' i ' Parke .... I, a prominent rarmer... ( me~ot In Lanes Creek township, Aodn .. been particularlY active In the promotion or eduratlonal faclll­tlei In that por tion of the count)' For 28 yeare he hM served on I~hool committee, In hi. distri ct and for many years was a membur or the o ld townlhlp board of education. He hlUl held the office of magistrate 30 yearl In hll district , and ha, been Chairman of the townrtl '"J' board of elections, and reglate r ~t e lections. for 16 yeaMl. 'Squlre Parker W:l8 In terMted In lumher and cotton gin­ning bu'lnea8 fo. leveral years, but I, now C>ccupled solely with the af­fairs of hi' farm and store.

In 1876 he married Sarah Oella Cox, native of Union cou nty , and daughter of Peter P. Cox. born In AnlJOn county. or thll union there 1 are twelve children Jiving: r.e.t:;!r I u.' , ·J08ePh LUCM. Edna C. (!.Irs. C. L. t.ulledge). Henry F. , Mary PI MI. T. K. Helm ,>. Beulah. llenJarnln C.'I Sarah C., James CurUs, Annie G., J oh n and William V.

J . II . A. S I~QHBST, 1~'iQ.

jacob DO: lor Alvin SeerCill was born In Mon roe township ... ~ebru ary :!S, 18 47 . HIli fath('r, Captain I\bram J. Secrest, was a nl\llre of lin lo n county, well known 1011 a far_ mer, and was captain of a mIlitary company for many yeara. Ills moth­er, M!1lle ( p}rCn ) S~crest , was a t! lI.uo;hter ot 'SquI re BIlly Pyron, hnth born In Union (Lhen Mecklen_ burg) county. 'Squ ire S'Jcrest Is prominent as a (armer, m.l.gislrate ant! Methodist preacher , He has held the oUke of ma.gistrate abou t thirty years ant'! has been preaching for fifteen years. He also served the county as coroner two terms a.n': ~ Illwau, been active In ,chaol ma(to;rs. _

One of his ancestors rought In the Revolutlonar;;' war, and he has in his Ij()ij!lcs;i.:;n a OrltlSh mu~ket taken on the bettie field at King's Mountain, South CarOlina. The relic Is In an excellen t stale of preserv­ation an t! a highly prized trophy.

j'ilQulre Sec.'est has been tWice married. Hla firat wlte, ElizaiJeth Dunlap, of l~ancaster count)', S, C., he marr ied In 1874 . She died In 1875, leavi ng one son, W. Blair Se­crest, .UIl livi ng. In 1876 he ma r­ried Nancy R. Wentt of Union coun­ty, a daughter of Jeremiah Wentz , alao a native of Union county, and prollllnf' n t In his day 8S an able farmer and school teacher.

}o~. lU .. SUTTON.

Fanclll Marlon Sutton, Monroe township, Wall born In Lancall~er

I,:ounty, S. C .• May 22, 1863. HIli father, Benjamin F. Sulton, w8.8 a native of Lancaster county, S. C. HIs mother, E\I~a J . (Trull) Sutlon, was a daughter of Charles Trull Of Union county. D. 1<'. Sutton joIned the Confederat e army In 1861 from his native county and lIerved tour yearll. He was color bearer of his regiment and Wall shot through the lungs at the battle of Gettysburg, but recovered and agai n went to the front and wall In severa] mor e enga:&emenls before the war clOS2d. In 1870 tbe family came to Union ' ounty. Mr. Sutton haa a f ine farm of 600 acres, about ]60 of which .lre under cultivation'. besides be'n g ~roprletor of a lIaw and planing mi ll , and a colton gin . H e has a num­ber of valuable housea In Monroe. Mr. Sutton haa ser ved th e township o f Monroe as road overseer, and for many years 8.8 member Of the lilhool commIttee In hla dlst r lc.t.

In ISH he married Nan cy C. Rogers of Monroe township. They have tbree ch ildren Hvlng: Minnie W. (Mrs. Tom Howle), G. F rank, and L loyd E.