Vicksburg. He served as secretary of the Commission ,having been appointed at the recommendation of his former commander, Col. Andrew Jackson.

Ara M. Hearne married John Tate Lane, a lawyer at Lebanon, Tenn., Oct. 28, 1875. To this marriage was born one son, Hearne Horace Lane, who is now attending the Vanderbilt University at Nashville, Tenn. Ara M. Lane died Oct. 14, 1878. John T. Lane died July 26, 1887. Mr. Lane was a lieutenant in the Confederate arms' from eastern Tennessee. and lost one arm in the war.

Mary E. Hearne married Rufus W. Andrews, a merchant and planter, of Newman, Georgia and died, without children, Nov. 11, 1892.

Lavinia Ann Hearne married Judge E. L. Brinson, of Waynesboro, Georgia, Dec. 1887, at Franklin, Tenn. They live at Waynesboro and are members of the Methodist Church South.

Whitetta Malvina Hearne married William S. Moss, a farmer, of Maury Co., Tenn. They now reside in Mo. at Kenoma, Barton Co. Children: Marcellus, Mary Lou, Annie, Whitson, and Lena Moss.

Ann Elizabeth, widow of W. P. Hearne, died at Franklin, Tenn., at the residence of her son, E. M. Hearne, May 30, 1884, and was buried at Lebanon.

Every descendant of Purnell Hearne claimed allegiance to the Methodist faith, so far as I ever heard. I never knew or heard of any one who belonged to any church except the Methodist. I know the history of every child and grandchild of Ebenezer Hearne, and there is not now, nor has ever been, a drunkard among them:

Rev. Wilson Hearne was a man who came up in the early days of Tenn., when schools were few; he only went to school about six weeks. Such was his energy and vigor of mind that he became one of the finest pulpit orators and one of the most successful preachers of his day. Tie could sway vast crowds at will: he was a fine singer, and could melt his audience to tears by his voice when he chose. His favorite song was "Hark! from the tombs," etc. He married more couples

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