Crittenden press, March 2, 1928.
Robert C. Brown who will be 85 years old July 18, is still very active and hauls spar on every working day. His father, the late James Brown, lived to be 98 years old.
When Mr. Brown's parents came to this county from Tennessee in 1851 they settled on the Watson Rice farm near Marion. Since that time Mr. Brown has made his home in this county and now lives in the Freedom community on his father's old place.
Mr. Brown is a veteran of the Civil War having served 10 months in the Union Army.
(Robert C. Brown died August 2, 1934, at the age of 91 and is buried in the Freedom Cemetery.)
Crittenden Press, April 6, 1928
Jesse M. McCaslin, a Civil War Veteran, was born near Princeton August 31, 1841 and has lived in Crittenden and Caldwell County all of his life.
Mr. McCaslin moved to Marion 10 years ago from Crayne and still makes his home here.
For 14 months, Mr. McCaslin served in the 15th Kentucky Regiment and rode in the cavalry for eight months without missing a day. He served under Capt. Edd Maxwell, Lieut. John Akerstrong and Al Gates.
One of the battles that Mr. McCaslin fought was the battle of Spring Creek, Tenn. He remembers going for 24 hours without eating.
(Jesse M. McCaslin died October 1, 1929, at the age of 88, and is buried in the Crayne Cemetery.)
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