My Genealogy Hound

William T. Senter is a son of Moses E. and Margaret J. (Elam) Senter. They were both Tennesseans, the father born in 1816, and both came to Gibson County after reaching manhood and womanhood and here married. In their family were ten children, two sons and eight daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Senter were members of the Missionary Baptist Church. He was formerly a Primitive Baptist, but was expelled for joining the Masons. He was a minister for about forty years, and was a Democrat up to the time of his death in 1882. His wife died the same year. The Senters for generations back have been Baptist ministers. William T. Senter is of English-Irish descent and was born and reared in Gibson County. His birth occurred January 2, 1841, and he secured only a limited education owing to the undeveloped condition of the schools. At the age of eighteen he entered Bluff Spring College, but the war cut short his school days. In 1861 he joined Company B, Forty-seventh Tennessee Confederate Infantry, and after about a year’s service was taken with typhoid fever and for twelve months was confined to the hospital. After recovering he joined Forrest’s cavalry and served until the close of the war. In 1870 he married L. A. Mitchell, daughter of Dr. P. H. Mitchell. Their union has been blessed in the birth of five children. Mr. Senter is a Democrat and farmer and owns 220 acres of land. He is a Master Mason, and he and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church.