Charles Ready Jr. (1802 - 1878)

Born 22 Dec 1802 in Readyville, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Alvord (Strong) Ready — married 19 May 1825 in Knox, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 4 Jun 1878 at age 75 in Readyville, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Charles was born in 1802.

He married in 1825. ^[1]

Slip.

Christmas night, as our esteemed fellow-citizen, Hon. Charles, Ready, was about to step upon the icy sidewalk in front of his residence on Main street, his feet slipped, and he fell to the ground, shattering one of his thigh bone very Bradley. Immediately after the accident Mr. Ready was conveyed into his houre, medical assistance was procured, and every attention paid him that was at the disposal of his devoted family. We hope Mr. R.'s injuries are not so serious as rumor has reported them to be, and that his well-known face will soon again be seen upon our streets.

He passed away in 1878. ^[2]

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Obituary

Hon. Charles Ready, of Murfreesboro, whose death was announced in the American of yesterday morning, was born in Rutherford county, December, 1802. He was educated at Washington College, Washington county, Tennessee, and was contemporary with such men as Judge R. L. Caruthers, Pickens, of South Carolina, and Judge Dillihunty. He studied law with Judge Crabb, an eminent Nashville jurist, after which he located in Murfreesboro. He married the daughter of Dr. Strong, of Knoxville, in 1825, and had, up to his death, lived on the same lot in Murfreesboro, never having changed his residence.

On several occasions he acted as special Judge of the Supreme Court, and was recognized as one of the leading lawyers of Tennessee, having had as much business as he cold possibly attend to throughout his entire career. He was a member of Congress in the years 1853-4-5-6-7. It will be remembered that Gen. Morgan married one of his daughters just before the battle of Murfreesboro, and on this account, and the maintenance of his own views relative to the Southern cause, he was subjected to a great deal of persecution fron the Federal army, and was for a time placed in the penitentiary in consequence of his strong Southern sentiments, though a non-combatant. After the war he resumed the practice of his profession, in which he was busily engaged until two or three months ago, when he became too feeble for further labor.

Of his son, Charles, a promising young lawyer, died in 1856, of consumption; Aaron went out to Nicaragua with Walker and died there, and another was killed by the bursting of a powder Flask. Horace is the only son living, and there are two daughters -Mrs. Judge Williamson, formerly Mrs. Gen. John Morgan, and Mr. Andrew B. Martin, both of Lebanon.

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Ready, Charles Jr. was born on December 22, 1802 at the home of his parents, Charles Ready Sr. and Mary Palmer Ready of the plantation home, “The Corners”, located in the Readyville community. He graduated from Greeneville College in Greeneville, Tennessee, studied law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1825. While in East Tennessee, he met and married Martha A. Strong, daughter of Dr. Joseph Churchill Strong and his wife, Catherine Neilson Strong of Knoxville, on May 19, 1825. He began a law practice in Murfreesboro soon after his marriage and was elected mayor of the town in 1832. He also served as mayor of Murfreesboro from 1849-1853 and again in 1867. He also served as alderman during the years of 1827, 1828, 1830, and 1847. Our subject was also involved in state and national politics, having served in the Tennessee State House of Representatives from 1835-1837 and the United States House of Representatives from 1853-1859. He was also one of the incorporators of the Murfreesboro Savings Institute in 1850. He and his wife were members of Murfreesboro’s Presbyterian Church and were the parents of the following children: Martha Ready Morgan Williamson, Charles E., Aaron F., Colonel Horace, Alice C. Ready Martin, Ella Ready Jordan, and Mary Ready Cheatham. Mayor Ready died at his East Main Street home on June 4, 1878 and is buried at Evergreen Cemetery. Soon after his death, his son, Horace, transformed his old home place into a hotel, the Ready House Hotel, later to become the well known Jordan Hotel. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ44-9ZJ : 26 September 2017), Charles Ready and Martha A Strong, 19 May 1825; citing Knox, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,205,067.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 July 2020), memorial page for Charles Ready (22 Dec 1802–4 Jun 1878), Find A Grave: Memorial #6917998, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave.
3. ↑ http://rutherfordtnhistory.org/murfreesboro-mayors-11-15/

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