John CATRON^[1]

• Name	John CATRON
  Gender	Male
  _UID	64E16C6C3CC14EABB149CD38BCAE4D07D005
  Person ID	I45977	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2001

  
  

  Family	Matilda Fountain CHILDRESS
  _UID	DD6C113126CC410F92FA55F5F37FC8D6B308
  _UID	DD6C113126CC410F92FA55F5F37FC8D6B308
  Family ID	F27277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  In 1824, he was elected by the legislature as a justice of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. He so served until 1834. President Jackson, in 1837, appointed him a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He so served until his death. (see also Clayton's History of Davidson County, Tennessee, pp. 108-9). "Kinfolks" by William Curry Harllee p. 2589, 2601-2, 2616-21.

  
  

• Sources

  [S217] jenmend.ged.