James Ransom Plummer (March 9, 1797 – February 24, 1858) was the mayor of Columbia, Tennessee, in 1832, 1833, 1834, 1836, and 1838.[1] He was an active Methodist.[2][3] He was also in Nashville, one of the presiding elders of Davidson County in 1844.[4][5]
James Ransom Plummer | |
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 Painting by Washington Bogart Cooper | |
| Born | March 9, 1797 |
| Died | February 24, 1858 (aged 60) |
| Occupation | Mayor of Columbia, Tennessee |
| Known for | Methodist activism |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Longley Elizabeth Ganaway Love |
| Children | 16 |
Early life and relatives
editJames Ransom Plummer was born on March 9, 1797, in Warren County, North Carolina to William Plummer and Elizabeth Jones Ransom. He was therefore a nephew of North Carolina statesman Nathaniel Macon and also a nephew of Macon's wife Hannah Plummer.[6] William and Hannah's brother was the lawyer Kemp Plummer, the grandfather of future University of North Carolina president Kemp Plummer Battle.
J. R. Plummer's grandfather was Macon's stepfather and Regulator James Ransom. Plummer is a relative of Confederate generals Matt Whitaker Ransom and Robert Ransom.[7][8]
Children
editHe sired 16 children between two wives, Elizabeth Eleanor Longley (died in 1845) and Elizabeth Gannaway Love. Longley was born in Abingdon, Virginia.[9] Future Nashville lumberman Hamilton Love was his grandson.
His first two sons William and James were Methodist ministers - and his first daughter married a Methodist minister.[2] His sons Rufus and Henry served in the Mexican War, Rufus being a casualty of the war. Henry then tried his hand at the California Gold Rush. His sons Carvossa, Philip, and George served for the Confederacy. Carvossa was wounded at the Battle of Fort Donelson. George rode with Forrest. A son by his second wife, Albert Love Plummer, was a professor of Greek.[10]
Death
editHe died of consumption on February 24, 1858. Plummer is buried in Nashville City Cemetery, near his countryman in Columbia Felix Zollicoffer.[11]
References
edit- ^ Robbins, David Peter (17 November 2018). "Century Review, 1805-1905, Maury County, Tennessee..." Board of mayor & aldermen. p. 44 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b History of Methodism in Tennessee. A. H. Redford for the M.E. Church, South. 1875. p. 266.
- ^ "Meetings for the promotion of Holiness". Pamphlets on Missions: 18. 1847.
- ^ History of Davidson County, p. 329
- ^ http://bumc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/List-of-pastors-1802-2020.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Dodd, William Edward (1903). The Life of Nathaniel Macon. Edwards & Broughton, Printers – via Internet Archive.
- ^ James Sprunt Historical Monographs. University of North Carolina. 1900. p. 39 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Dowd, Jerome (25 August 1888). Sketches of Prominent Living North Carolinians. Edwards & Broughton, printers and binders. p. 217 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Desloge, Christopher (January 6, 2012). Desloge Chronicles - A Tale of Two Continents - An Amazing Family's Journey - Volume Two - Genealogies. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781300569985 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Graduates". General Catalogue of Dartmouth College: 73. 1890.
- ^ "CONTENTdm". nashville.contentdm.oclc.org.