Joan worked as a graphic designer.Ĭharles Lazarus fathered two daughters with first wife Udyss. The couple welcomed daughters Ruth and Diane, prior to their divorce in 1979.This community is located where DeKalb County joins Warren County and Cannon County, and for many years did not have a large population. ![]() Near it was an area called "The Big Woods" which had no one living in it. The community never had a post office before mail carriers, the people got their mail at Mechanicsville in Cannon County.Ī church was established around 1840 the Short Mountain Cumberland Presbyterian Church was organized and came to be called the Banks Church. ![]() It still has an active congregation today. The land for the church and cemetery was given by Enoch C. Jones, a brother-in-law of Joseph Banks who lived near the church. Joseph Banks was a Methodist preacher, and was not even a member of that church, though his wife, Jane, was a Presbyterian, and was a member.Īn early preacher of Banks Church was Alexander Miller, who served from 1851 to 1881. His son-in-law, Ezekiel Underhill served as an elder from 1875 to 1934. Oliver Underhill, a son of Ezekiel, represented DeKalb, Cannon and Rutherford counties in the State Senate from 1917 to 19 – 1927. He was elected Justice of the Peace in the DeKalb County Quarterly Court for about 40 consecutive years.Īnother relative of Reverend Alexander Miller was Mrs. Barbara Miller, who moved to the community about 1856 with her two grandsons, John Miller and Tom Miller. The Miller boys married sisters, daughters of Isaac Johnson, and have many descendants in the community.Įrnest Underhill, a half brother of Oliver, operated a store for several years before and after World War II. It was located just across the road from Mahathy Hill School. The earlier school in the community was called the Johnson School and was about a mile farther up the road. ![]() Around 1890 it had one teacher and about 40 pupils. By 1904 the school was moved and called Mahathy Hill for a family that had lived in the area after the Civil War. In 1934, a new building was constructed with two classrooms, a stage and a kitchen.
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