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History of Lexington, (Henderson County) TennesseeOur database does not include an historic photo for Lexington, (Henderson County) Tennessee, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:A Short Biography of Christopher Harris Williams Christopher Harris Williams, representative, was born in North Carolina, Dec. 18, 1798; son of Duke and Eda (Harris) Williams; grandson of Col. John Williams (a Revolutionary officer and a brother of Col. Joseph Williams, of Surry county, N.C.) and Elizabeth (Williamson) Williams, and of Tyree and Mary Ann (Simpson) Harris, and a descendant of the Williams family mentioned in the sketch of Senator John Williams . He practised law in Lexington, Henderson county, Tenn., and was a Whig representative from Tennessee in the 25th-27th and 31st-32d congresses, serving, 1837-43 and 1849-53, receiving no opposition in his election to the last two congresses. He was married, Dec. 9, 1819, to Jane Allison (born Nov. 11, 1804; died April 2, 1871) of Williamson county, Tenn. John Sharp Williams representative from Mississippi, 1803-1905, was his grandson. He died in Lexington, Tenn., Nov. 22, 1857. |
Tennessee Facts: Henderson County Facts: Seat: LexingtonEstablished: 1821 Formed from: Indian lands
Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: LEXINGTON, a thriving post-village, capital of Henderson county, Tennessee, on Beech river, a small affluent of Tennessee river, 122 miles W. S. W. from Nashville. It is situated in a fertile country, and has an active trade. It contains 2 or 3 churches, and 2 female seminaries. Population in 1853, about 700. Lexington is situated 159 meters above sea level. |