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BY S. V. PICZENS. Mr. Israel lived within the present limits of the county long before it was cut from Buncombe. He had many de scendants, Benjamin, Fred, Samuel and were brothers and sons of —— Is rael. Most of them were in the south ern army and were faithful fellows; one or more were wounded. Benjamin died some years since; his widow, two daugh ters and two sons, J. D. and Thomas live in Hendersonville. Augustus went to Asheville, the others are farmers in this county. T. C., Wexler and Erastus Israel are related, but not very closely to those mentioned above. They are generally Methodists, but as the Israelites of old, they differ politically, a majority being a smocrats. Thomas UC. has been deputy U.S. marshal, city marshal and sheriff of Henderson county. Wexler is now chief of police for Hendersonville, and was in charge of the county convicts on the road. John G.’Grant is about 50 years old,’ was raised near Bat Cave, in Henderson, county, has been io the legislature of North Carolina and sheriff of Hender son county. He is a republican in all the word means, he can see little good in anything else In a campaign here at discussion, his competitor told the laboring men they were paying 25 per cent, tarki? on the tin buckets in which they carried their dinners. Grant's re- was: “Gentlemen, that is not so, for you know you can go up to the tin shop today and buy as many of those buckets as you can ‘tote’ at 15 cents a piece.” Grant is in the U. S. revenue service at Asheville and is a clever fellow. Mrs. 12. T. Hollingsworth, Mrs. Thom as Wood, Mre .. E. Roper, Mrs. D. P.. Kelly and Mrs. W. C. Stradley, all of whom are living, are children of John Starnett. . 1c. Stansell lived a few miles north eas of Hendersonville, was a citizen of the county from its organization. He married a daughter of Rev. James Blythe, already sketched. They raised a free,ly, most of them, if not all, Mrs. Picker is one of them; a rich lady and good neighbor she is, Mrs. Stansell now lives in Asheville at the age of about 72. Martin Rickman was not a Baptist minister, as stated. Joshua Whitaker lived on Clear Creek in Henderson county from before the county’s formation up to his death some years ago. He was a farmer, a good citizen and neighbor, was a democrat and I think, a Baptist. He had several children, some sons now living in the county. He had sons in the southern army. They were good soldiers and one or more were wounded. Their names were William H., W. N. and John. —— Whitaker, but I cannot state who, or how many of these are sons of Joshua Whitaker, Solomon and Riley Whitaker were brothers. They lived on Mills River, were farmers, good men and useful citi zens. They were in the Confederate army in the little tussels between the north and south. These Whitakers are probably all akin, yet I do not know how, Alfred McDowell had long been a cit izen of this county up to his death 12 or 15 years ago at the age of about 80. He was a Green River farmer and a good citizen. He was a Jackson democrat, W. B., Richard and Isaac Allison have long been citizens of this county, were all good soldiers in the southern army, and live yet to tell how the Rebs were themselves beat, whipping the Yankees. They are farmers and good citizens. They have many children, our worthy plumber, Will Allison, is a son of W. B. He married Miss Cagle. William Sentell was in the Revolu tionary War, came here in~1800 from South Carolina, married Elizabeth Stephens, a relative of Alex. Stephens, of Georgia, who was vice president of the Confederate States. Richard Sen tell was a son of William and the father of Samuel, Jesse and Geo. N. Sentell, all of whom now live in Henderson county. “Uncle Dickey,” as Richard was commonly called, lived on Willow Creek, in this county. He was a farm er, a Baptist and a republican, a good citizen and neighbor. His boys all ad here to the same religious and political faith of their father. Samuel is one of the very few men now living who voted in the election held to locate Hendersonville. Of him it is said, at one time of considerable ex citement, and in a political meeting someone suggested the need of some literature when Samuel said: ‘Don't want no literature, just up and at us, is what we want.’ He has long been a justice of the peace and once a county commissioner. Geo. N. Sentell has been a justice of the peace for over 30 years, and is now serving his second term as county commissioner. ‘These brothers have many descendants. Hosea Leach was one of the first set tlers in Hendersonville, and is said to have built the first house in town, at which I now pause to look from where I am writing these sketches. 66 years have passed and yet the house is a good one, having been touched by the blast of progress and the hand of culture. He moved to South Carolina after the war. His son Joseph Leach was a good south ern soldier and now lives at Easley, 8.C. W. 4H. Ray came here from Spartan burg, S. C., about 1880. He was a suc cessful merchant and won the name of a correct business man and a good finan cier. He lives on West Shaw's Creek and has a very pretty home. He raised several boys who became successful business men at Waynesville and other points west. One son died recently. He and Mrs. Ray have with them one daugh ter. Mr. Ray is progressive upon well considered business lines and principles, but is not carried off by every wave of enthusiasm emanating from a reckless policy, or the promotion, of an air-castle. Enthusiasm will do for an engine, but need some good, common sense for a conductor. J. W. Wofford came to Hendersonville 18 or 20 years ago from Spartanburg, S. C. He bought and now owns the Bam burg property on the hill on the west of Fleming avenue. He keeps a nice boarding house. He has been on the city board, is president of the Board of Trade and commander of the U.C. ¥. Camp here. B. F. Staggs came to Hendersonville soon after the close of the civil war. He was allower by trade, a good honest workman, a good citizen and neighbor. He died in this town at his home on Shaw’s Creek street about 1900. His widow lives at their home, is quite old. They raised a large family, most of them are living. Mr. Seigle married Miss Drake, lived on Clear Creek, near Ebenezer church. He was a farmer and a good citizen; he died a few years ago aged about 58. He lost a leg in the Confederate army. He raised some nice and promising sons, one or more now useful men, but as is often the case, almost lost to their native, county.
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The French Broad Hustler
Hendersonville, North Carolina, US
Thu, Aug 31, 1905
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