TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: OCCUPATIONS
This could be a really short post, because pretty much every one of my ancestral fathers was a farmer, for at least part of their lives. That being said, it was not uncommon for a farmer to also hold a position in their community, whether through additional training, or serving on a board or ruling body in the local government. My 2x great grandfather William DENBY, was not only a farmer, but also both a physician and a minister, and served in both capacities during the Civil War. He was a minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church denomination in Missouri. Daniel Morgan STOCKTON was a farmer as well as a Justice in the Court of Common Pleas for Rhea County, Tennessee. He served his community from 1829 to 1834, when the Tennessee Constitution established different judicial positions and requirements. My Grandpa Will CHURCHWELL was a farmer in Eastern Colorado, but also worked odd jobs which sometimes took him away from his family for weeks at a time. ...