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Author: Goodspeed

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KILPATRIC, WILSON, McCOWAN



W. L. KILPATRIC, merchant of Fayetteville, and farmer, living two miles

south of that village was born in south Alabama, October 20, 1857, son of

I. T. and M. V. KILPATRIC. The father was born in South Carolina in 1818,

and was of Irish lineage.  He moved to Georgia when a youth, and was

married there, and moved to Alabama; thence to Lincoln County, Tenn., in

1883 where he located and now resides.  The mother was born in Georgia in

1827 and died in January, 1884.  Our subject received his education in the

various schools of Alabama.  In 1879 he married Mary WILSON, a native of

Lincoln County, born May 1, 1865, and the daughter of Matthew T. and Jane

C. WILSON.  By this union our subject became the father of one child - Alva

W.  After marriage our subject located on the farm, where they have since

resided.  He now owns over 500 acres of excellent land, well improved.  In

1882 he and his brother, T. B., engaged in the mercantile business at

Fayetteville.  In 1886 he purchased his brother's interest, and took

another partner, T. I. McCOWAN, and now do business under the name of

Kilpatric & Co.  They have been very successful in the sale of dry good,

clothing, etc.  Mr. KILPATRIC is a Democrat in politics, and cast his first

presidential vote for Grover Cleveland.  J. E. KILPATRIC, brother of W. L.,

was in the late war, enlisting in 1864 when but seventeen years of age, and

remaining until the surrender. Our subject and wife are members of the

Presbyterian Church.



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