William Tandy Senter
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William Tandy Senter
Born about 1758 probably in Virginia and died about October 1864 in Roane County, Tennessee. His first wife was Susan Lyon b. about 1765 in Virginia and died before 1810 in Roane Co., TN. A careful reading of Tandy’s will reveals that this couple had 10 children: 1) Stephen Wilson b. ab. 1790 in Grainger Co., TN.; 2) James b. ab. 1790 in Grainger Co., d. ab. Jan 1839 in McMinn Co., TN; 3) Martin b. before 1800, d. ab. Oct 1839 in McMinn Co; 4) Seaborn b. ab 1793 in Grainger Co.; 5) William Tandy b. 12 May 1801 in Grainger Co., d. 28 Aug 1847; 6) Mary b. 9 Jul 1799 in Hawkins Co., TN, d. 7 Dec 1861 in Washington Co., ARK.; 7) Lucinda b. ab. 1797 Grainger Co., TN.; 8) Susannah b. ab.1802 Grainger Co., TN.; 9) Louisianna b. ab. 1806 in Grainger Co., TN.; 10) Margaret L. b. ab. 1804 Grainger Co., TN.
Tandy married 2nd Alice Crumbliss 8 Apr 1813 in Roane Co., TN. She was b. ab. 1780 in Grainger Co., TN daughter of Thomas Crumbliss and Elizabeth… They had 6 children: 1) Catherine b. ab. 1814 in Roane Co., TN, d. ab. 1871; 2) Elizabeth b. ab. 1817, d. after 1871; 3) Minerva b. 29 Aug 1822 in Roane Co.; 4) Martha W. b. ab. 1820 in Roane Co., d. ab 1860; 5) Nancy Penelope b. 6 Jun 1824 in Roane Co., d. 30 Sep 1801 in Clairborn Co., TN.; 6) Alice Jackson b. 22 Jun 1826 in Roane Co., d. 18 May 1897 in Mill Co., Iowa.
Child # 5, by 1st marriage, also bears his father’s name and was, as shown elsewhere, a Congressman elected in 1843. He married Nancy White in Hawkins Co., TN and a son from this marriage, DeWitt C. Senter, became governor of Tennessee in February 1869.
Sources for the above include Last Will and Testament proven in the October Session 1864 of Roane County Court, Roane County, TN., various census records, and a book “Prominent Tennesseans” by William S. Speer located in the Denver Public Library (976.8 D3s).
William Tandy Senter was an American politician that represented Tennessee's second district in the United States House of Representatives. He was born at Bean Station, Tennessee on May 12, 1801. He attended the common schools, held several local offices, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a minister in the Holston Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. He was a member of the State constitutional convention, which met at Nashville from May 19 to August 30, 1834.
He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1845. He resumed agricultural and ministerial work and died at Panther Springs, Hamblen County, Tennessee on August 23, 1848. He was interred at Senter Memorial Church Cemetery.
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.Ray Carney Jr. 21:05, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
