Family/Spouse: BONDURANT, James Ellis. James (son of BONDURANT, Benjamin and MOSELEY, Sarah East) was born on 27 Sep 1811; died about Aug 1859. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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FIRST SETTLERS OF WEAKLEY COUNTY (TN)

"Ridgeway Settlement" on Cane Creek was the next area to open up in the county. This settlement was located in the vicinity of Palmersville. Levi Mizell, Joseph Wilson and John Webb settled here before the county was organized . They were soon followed by the Ridgeways, Buckleys, Killebrews, Dr. Jubilee Rogers,

Benjamin Bondurant,

Richard Porter, Jeptha and Alfred Gardner and Robert Powell. A short time later they were followed by Nelson Nailing, Vincent Rust, Claiborne Stone, Thomas Parham, John H. Reavis and others.

Ruth married BRASFIELD, Allen Coke on 18 Mar 1857 in Weakley, Tennessee, USA. Allen (son of BRASFIELD, Caleb and JETER, Catherine) was born on 27 Mar 1829 in Granville, North Carolina, USA; died on 13 Dec 1863; was buried in Weakley, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruth married JOHNSON, Daniel Cherry on 19 Dec 1867 in Weakley, Tennessee, USA. Daniel (son of JOHNSON, Isaac Miller and ELLIOTT, Elizabeth) was born on 1 Feb 1836 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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James Coke Brasfield (b. 12 Oct 1863, Dresden, TN; d. before 1940, Dresden, TN) m. Nanny Ward on 11 Oct 1894 in Weakley Co, TN by Reverend R. E. Brasfield (Marriage Record, c, 1893-98, p. 115). James was a grocer, liveryman and farmer. James & Nanny had 1 child: Houston Brasfield (b. ?; d. ?) After his father's death, he went to Alabama and was living in the west in Aug 1949. no further info. B - Goodspeed Weakley County, TN All Rights Reserved c 1996 - 2000 Jane N. Powell http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnobion/weakley/b.htm J. C. BRASFIELD, grocer, liveryman and farmer, was born in Dresden, Tenn., on the 12th of October, 1863. His father, A. Coke Brasfield, was born in North Carolina in 1820, and was a farmer and trader by occupation. He came to Tennessee in his youth, with his father, Caleb Brasfield, and after his marriage with Ruth A. Bondurant, he located in Dresden. He was constable of the Seventh District for six or seven years, and made an efficient officer. His wife was of German descent, born in Dresden in 1839, and died in 1874. Our subject is the youngest and the only living one of their five children. He attended school at Dresden, and at the age of sixteen, hired out as a clerk in a dry goods and grocery store of J. W. Moran, and remained with him about two years. He then clerked for A. P. White eight or nine months, and afterward worked for R. N. Irvine two months. In 1882 he and Mr. Irvine established a livery and feed stable, and for one year the firm was known as Irvine & Brasfield. In 1883 Mr.V. G. Brasfield bought Mr. Irvine's interest and the most of the time until nearly up to 1885, the firm was Brasfield & Brasfield. Our subject then purchased his grocery store and has been successfully engaged in that business. In August, 1885, he and Dr. B. D. Blakemore established a livery and feed stable and are doing well financially. He owns 685 acres of land and some town property. August 19, 1882, he and Valeria C. Brazelton were united in marriage. They have one child - Allen H. Mrs. Brasfield was born in Dresden, in May, 1866, and is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mr. Brasfield is a Democrat, and cast his first presidential vote for Grover Cleveland. He belongs to the 1. 0. 0. F.

James married WARD, Nanny on 11 Oct 1894 in Weakley, Tennessee, USA. Nanny was born about 1863. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married BRAZELTON, Valeria C. on 19 Aug 1882. Valeria was born in May 1866 in Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]