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'''Ninian Tannehill''' (born [[1796]] in Abbeville, South Carolina; died [[October 10]], [[1875]]) was a farmer and owner of the [[Tannehill Ironworks|Roupes Valley Ironworks]] that later bore his name. | '''Ninian Tannehill''' (born [[1796]] in Abbeville, South Carolina; died [[October 10]], [[1875]]) was a farmer and owner of the [[Tannehill Ironworks|Roupes Valley Ironworks]] that later bore his name. | ||
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Tannehill operated several ventures on his plantation, including a cotton gin, a sawmill, a grist mill, and the iron foundry built by [[Daniel Hillman]], which he bought in [[1836]]. He served as a Justice of the Peace in [[Jefferson County|Jefferson]] and [[Tuscaloosa County]] and was a trustee of local schools. | Tannehill operated several ventures on his plantation, including a cotton gin, a sawmill, a grist mill, and the iron foundry built by [[Daniel Hillman]], which he bought in [[1836]]. He served as a Justice of the Peace in [[Jefferson County|Jefferson]] and [[Tuscaloosa County]] and was a trustee of local schools. | ||
Tannehill expanded the furnaces, hiring [[Moses Stroup]] in [[1855]] to oversee construction and operation. He sold the enterprise to [[John Alexander]] in [[1857]] and returned to farming and other businesses. Tannehill lost his son and grandson, as well as his home and mills in the [[Civil War]]. | Tannehill expanded the furnaces, hiring [[Moses Stroup]] in [[1855]] to oversee construction and operation. He sold the enterprise to [[John Alexander]] in [[1857]] and returned to farming and other businesses. Tannehill lost his son, David, and a grandson, as well as his home and mills in the [[Civil War]]. | ||
Tannehill died in [[1875]] and is buried in the [[Bucksville Cemetery]] in [[Bucksville]]. | Tannehill died in [[1875]] and is buried in the [[Bucksville Cemetery]] in [[Bucksville]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:17, 13 June 2013
Ninian Tannehill (born 1796 in Abbeville, South Carolina; died October 10, 1875) was a farmer and owner of the Roupes Valley Ironworks that later bore his name.
Tannehill was the son of James and Catherine Hill Tannehill. He served in the Ohio Militia during the War of 1812. He settled in Roupes Valley in 1818 and married Mary "Polly" Prude on January 28, 1820 in a log house at Elyton. They had four children: Mary Lavinia, Marion, David Milton, and John H. Thurmon.
Tannehill operated several ventures on his plantation, including a cotton gin, a sawmill, a grist mill, and the iron foundry built by Daniel Hillman, which he bought in 1836. He served as a Justice of the Peace in Jefferson and Tuscaloosa County and was a trustee of local schools.
Tannehill expanded the furnaces, hiring Moses Stroup in 1855 to oversee construction and operation. He sold the enterprise to John Alexander in 1857 and returned to farming and other businesses. Tannehill lost his son, David, and a grandson, as well as his home and mills in the Civil War.
Tannehill died in 1875 and is buried in the Bucksville Cemetery in Bucksville.
References
- Brown, Virginia Pounds and Jane Porter Nabers, eds. (1970) Mary Gordon Duffee's Sketches of Alabama. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press ISBN 081735011X
External links
- Ninian Tannehill at findagrave.com
- The Tannehill Family at freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com