History of Trigg County, Historical and Biographical, ed. W.H. Perrin,
F.A. Battey Pub. Co., Chicago, 1884. p. 217-18.  [Canton Precinct]

C. H. MAJOR, Sr., was born in Madison County, Va., on September 17, 1817,
and is a son of Charles and Mary (Sims) Major.  The parents were of Welsh
descent.  Subject was next to the youngest of a family of nine children,
and of this number only two are now living: James, in Missouri, and C. H.
When the latter was nine years old the father came to Kentucky, and
settled in Christian County eight miles southeast of Hopkinsville.  There
he resided until his death in 1857.  The mother died in 1820.  Subject
remained at home until eighteen, and then commenced life as a clerk in
Hopkinsville.  At the end of five years he began merchandising for himself,
and was engaged in this business five years.  In 1841 he came to Trigg
County and began farming, settling on the Cadiz pike.  He owned about
1,000 acres, of which 450 acres were in cultivation.  In 1873 he lost one
of his limbs by falling on a mowing-machine, and in 1879 he sold his farm
and came to Canton.  Here he opened a commission house.  He buys and
rehandles tobacco, and also acts as forwarding agent for freight.  Mr.
Major was married in 1839 to Miss Nancy J. Wade, a daughter of Hampton and
Jane (Simmons) Wade, natives of Halifax County, Va.  This lady was born in
Virginia, and came to this county in 1818 with her parents.  To her
husband were born three sons, all of whom are now living.  Her death
occurred in 1848.  In Christian County, in 1849, Mr. Major was married to
his second wife, Miss Mary J. Clark, a daughter of Thomas P. and Eleanor
(Rawlins) Clark, natives of Maryland and Virginia.  Mrs. Major was born
in Christian County, and is the mother of eight children--five sons and
three daughters.  Mr. Major and family are members of the Baptist Church.
He is also a member of the Grange fraternity.  Previous to the war he was
an old-time Whig; since that time he has been identified with the
Democratic party.

Major Sims Wade Simmons Clark Rawlins
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Christian-KY Madison-VA Halifax-VA MD MO

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