Goodspeed Sketch of
James T. Quarels
submitted by Virginia Freeman Taylor
From the History of Tennessee - The Goodspeed Publishing Co., Nashville, 1887
James T. Quarels p. 976
James T. Quarels was born in Wilson County in 1836, the fourth of
seven children of William and Eliza (Hopkins) Quarels, both of
whom were natives of Virginia, where they were married about 1830.
They came to Tennessee, locating in Wilson County, where the
remainder of their lives was spent in farming. The father died
abut 1844, the mother in 1881, both esteemed members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South. Our subject (James T. Quarels)
was educated in the country school of his native county. About
his twentieth year he married a native of De Kalb County, Miss
Carolina, daughter of Jonathan and Priscilla Doss, who died about
a year and a half after her marriage. In 1860 Mr. Quarels married
his sister-in-law, Miss Darthula, by whom he had six children.
Those living are Nora (wife of T. C. Peck, of Wilson County),
James D., Zora and Maud. In 1861 Mr. Quarels entered the
Confederate Army under the command of Capt. Bass, and served
about one year, when he was discharged on account of disability,
and returned home. In 1863 he again enlisted under Capt. Reese.
He was engaged in the battles of Murfreesboro and Briston; after
six months' service he again went home. In 1864 he sold his
property in Wilson County and purchased a portion of his present
farm in De Kalb County, where he moved. The farm now contains
over 100 acres of cultivated and improved land. He has always
been an industrious man; had it now been for misfortune through
generosity, he would be worth more than double his present
possessions. He is a firm Democrat and cast his first
presidential vote for John C. Breckinridge. He has been a Mason
twenty years. His wife is an earnest member of the Missionary
Baptist Church.??there were two more - John B. Robinson and J. E.
Robinson but their connection was almost exclusively with De Kalb
County.
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