Gibson County, Tennessee Family Records Aslin Family contributed by, Sally (Jackson) Plata & William (Bill) Jackson John Franklin Aslin was born July 2, 1840 to Samuel and Mary Ann (Barham) Aslin. Mary Ann was born in 1810 and was the daughter of Charles and Charity Barham. She married Samuel Aslin December 19, 1839. Mary Ann died during the birth of her son John and he was raised by her parents until he was 16 years old. On January 7, 1858 John Aslin married Eliza Jones in Gibson county. 1860 Census Dwell # Fam # Name Age Sex Race Occupation $ of Real Est. $ of Pers. Est. Birthplace Notes 2200 2224 John Aslin 20 M W ?   50 TN       Eliza 21 F W       AL       Franklin 2 M W       TN   During the Civil War John fought for the Confederacy. He served in many famous battles under General Nathan Bedford Forrest. In 1874 he moved his family to Stoddard Co., MO where he served as Justice of the Peace for forty years. He died March 5, 1930 after being struck by a car. Cemetery Info Walker Cemetery, Bloomfield, MO NAME:John Franklin Aslin BIRTH DATE: 2 Jul 1840 DEATH DATE: 5 Mar 1930 SERVICE INFO: Confederate States Army Obituary NOTE: Parts of this obituary are very difficult or impossible to read. Every attempt was made to be as accurate as possible. J. F. ASLIN, AGED 89 - AND JUSTICE OF THE PEACE FOR 40 YEARS BURIED YESTERDAY Was Member of Forrest's Cavalry During War Between the States, He Fought In Several Important Battles. John Franklin (Pap) Aslin one of the last veterans of the Civil War of this county and one of the few who followed the intrepid and dashing cavalry leader, General N. B. Forrest for four years, - died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Levi Williams, three miles northeast of Bloomfield, Wednesday morning, March 5th at 11:40 o'clock. Besides having the distinction of being one of the few surviving "John-_____" "Pap" was serving his __________ of the Peace _______ time of death. __________ had been bad for several weeks, he had rallied from the effects of a cold and was on the roadside last Friday morning waiting for a car to pick him up and bring him to town. His vision has been impaired for some time and upon hearing a car approach, he stepped out into the road and directly infront of a car driven by Will Mayo, a high school student who was on his way here to school. The car knocked him down and rendered him unconscious. He was carried into the home of his daughter where he remained in an unconscious condition until the end came. Born and Married in Tenn. Born in Gibson county, Tenn., July 2nd 1840, he remained in that state except for one year spent in Florida and during the period of the war between the states when he was called into most of the southern statesm until 1874, when he came to this county where he has since lived. His mother died at his birth and he was taken by his maternal grandmother who cared for him until he was 12 years old when the grandmother died. He remained with his grandfather about four years longer and then went to Florida where he stayed a year. Before leaving for this state however "Pap", a kid of 16, had become smitten by the ____ of a young girl by the name of Eliza Jones who had moved into the community with her parents from Abbott's Creek, N. C. and he told her before setting out upon his journey to Florida that if she was still single when he got back he was going to marry her. He returned the following year, found the girl still single and on January 6th, 1858, the promise he made before leaving was fulfilled. "Hired Out" With himself and wife to support "Pap" hired out that year for the munificent sum of $8.00 per month and at the end of the year he had managed to save $60 out of the $96 he earned. Having money to go on the next year, he leased some land, cleared it, planted it to corn and sold a $125 worth of corn that fall. He rented the place again the next year and besides corn, he also planted some tobacco and realized about the same amount from both crops that he had the year before. The following year he moved and hired his services to a man by the name of John Fight, who operated a saw mill and grist mill on the Obion River. It was while working for Fight that the war came, and feeling began to run high. Public meetings were held and many arguments ensued about state rights. It was while attending a barbecue in early summer that "Pap" listened to a fiery speech by a young man named Joe Walker, in behalf of the south, that he along with about 300 others decided to cast their lot with the Confederacy. Going back home he told his wife of his decision and went to get a cousin, Becky Aslin, to stay with his wife and the children until he and the others took as he said "a few months off to whip the Yankees." Becky came and "Pap" left. He joined Forrest's Cavalry that was at first made up of Kentuckians and Tennesseeans and for the next four years followed this great leader, engaging in many raids, skirmishes and several important battles included among which were the battles of Shiloh, Lookout Mountain and others. He was never wounded in battle and was ____ captured but one time. He ____ his escape the first night after _____ captured and succeeded in _____ back to his company. Justice of the Peace for Forty Years Forty years ago this month _________ elected as one of the Justice of the Peace of this township and ____________ for many years, he has _____ a familiar figure around the courthouse, driving regularly in every _____ since he quit active work on the farm, a number of years ago. His wife died about twenty-four years ago. Since that time he has lived with his daughter, Mrs. Williams. Besides this daughter he is also survived by two sons, Frank of St. Louis and Jo?ce Aslin, east of Bloomfield. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Walker church in the presence of one of the largest crowds ever assembled there for such rites. Unknown Newspaper, Stoddard County, MO, March 1930, also contributed by, Melody Aslin