John Richardson Plummer was a farmer, a lumberer, and a partner in one of the first furniture plants in Lexington, N.C. He was the son of Philemon Plummer and Elizabeth (Eliza) Finch.
John was killed in a train wreck in New Market, Tennessee on the way back from the St. Louis World's Fair. According to the Journal and Tribune , Knoxville, Tennessee: "The most fatal collison in the history of the Southern Railway occurred near New Market Saturday morning when fifty-six souls were hurled into eternity. . ." Ultimately, sixty-four people were killed in this tragedy. John Plummer's body was not immediately identified, as he was unquestionably killed instantly and his body quite damaged. His body was misidentified, and (so the family story goes), was identified by son Lindsay ("Doc") by his wedding ring. John Plummer was buried with Masonic honors at his home church in Randolph County, just down the road from his family farm.
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Julia Ann Hoover was the daughter of Joseph "Squire Joe" Hoover, Jr. and Mary "Polly" Nance. The Hoovers were from Ellerstadt/Oberkulm, Switzerland. Julia's ancestor Andreas Hoover immigrated to America in 1738. The Nances were possibly French, Polly's parents being Marshall Nance and Elizabeth Ivey.
Julia married John Richardson Plummer on 14 June, 1870, in Tabernacle township, Randolph County, N.C. They had twelve children and lived on a farm on present-day Hannersville Road in Davidson County.
Their children were Corinna Jane, Mary Eldora, Minnie E., Julia Roanna, Kearney Philemon, Maggie Lee, John Charles, Alson Lindsay, Joseph Roba, Sammie, Frank Stammie, and Robert Clifford.
Julia was widowed in 1901 when her husband was killed in a train wreck. Her youngest child was then 12 years old. We know by old deeds and estate records that Julia once owned a horse named "Lady Locket". Her side-saddle has been handed down to her descendents.
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