Biography of John Jolly Espy, Dale & Henry, Alabama

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Source:  Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1911, page 91-92


Legislative Department, Thirty-fifth District, Henry and Houston Counties,
Senator

JOHN JOLLY ESPY, of Headland, was born April, 1878, in Henry County, Ala. and is the son of 
Thomas F. and Frances (Searcy) Espy, and the grandson of Robert and Elizabeth Espy and of 
James and Achsa Searcy, all of Henry County.  Thomas F. Espy was a farmer and teacher; served 
four years in the War of Succession; and was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives 
in 1876, and again in 1896.  James Searcy was a member of the Alabama Senate in 1853.  
Senator Espy was educated in the common schools of Henry County; studied law and was admitted
to the bar by the Supreme Court of Alabama in 1899; practised law in Dothan from 1900 to 1902 
with Espy and Farmer, as Espy, Farmer, and Espy.  He then moved to Headland and engaged in the 
mercantile business; established the First National Bank in Headland, 1904; and he has also 
been continuously interested in the live stock and the fertilizer business and agricultural 
pursuits.  He served as a councilman of Headland, 1906 to 1908, and as mayor, 1909 and 1910.  
He is a Democrat; a Baptist, a Mason; and Odd Fellow; a Knight of Pythias; a Woodman of the
World; and a Columbian Woodman.  He was married Dec 18, 1901 at Ozark, Ala. to Emma Carroll, 
the daughter of Major and Sarah Carroll.  Major Carroll is a member of the House of Representatives 
from Dale County.