This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ...it could give of victory and of fame. His death, which occurred in April, 1860, was attended with 'somewhat remarkable circumstances. He had left Jackson but a few days before, buoyant with hope and the vigor of health, for a visit to Bolivar County. There he joined in a deer hunt, and, having shot a large buck, ran to ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ...it could give of victory and of fame. His death, which occurred in April, 1860, was attended with 'somewhat remarkable circumstances. He had left Jackson but a few days before, buoyant with hope and the vigor of health, for a visit to Bolivar County. There he joined in a deer hunt, and, having shot a large buck, ran to secure the struggling animal, and fell dead upon the carcass from an affection of the heart produced by the excitement and severe exercise of the occasion. His death cast the gloom of deep regret over the entire State, and left a void in the ranks of the bar which time could conceal but never close. Mr. Yerger reposed an unqualified faith in the great truths of Christianity. He was a devoted communicant and faithful member of the church. He had searched the Scriptures, and threw the weight of his great intellect in the scale with the wise of earth who have found there the promises of eternal life. ROGER BARTON. This remarkable man and eminent lawyer was born in the State of Tennessee, near the present city of Knoxville, on the 10th of October, 1802. He was the son of Dr. Hugh Barton and Mary Shirley Barton, both of whom were natives of Virginia. After receiving a good classical education at one of the colleges of East Tennessee, he began the study of law at Knoxville, in 1824, under the Hon. William E. Anderson, and after having practised his profession there for several years he removed to the town of Bolivar, and formed a copartnership with Judge V. D. Barry, a prominent lawyer of that place, whose daughter Eudora he afterwards married. He was soon returned from his adopted county to the Legislature of Tennessee, and was afterwards selected by that body to fill the office of attorney-general, which he conducted with great ability, and with ...
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