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Shoffner History.
interest in the noted Polk-Clay contest, assisting in carrying tlie State of Tennessee for Ilenry Clay, although Janies K. Polk was elected President. In 1848 John Shofner was one of the election officers in his district; and at this election he saw the second Whig, Zachary Taylor, placed in the White House.
In all the elections?county, State, and national? John Shofner always took a keen interest, and was ever ready to assist his party by all the honorable means at his command. He took great pride in the growth and development of the resources of the State; and when the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway was built, he was one of its most ardent friends, hailing its advent through his part of the State with the greatest enthusiasm. He was one of the stockholders in the Shelbyville and Nashville Turnpike Company.
Col. William J. Shofner, of Thompson?s Creek, contributes the following:
?John Shofner was one of the most substantial and successful farmers in the county, and one whom the younger farmers always sought for advice. TTe was a progressive man from start to finish, possessing a good, Christian character, and always lenient to his neighbors. He was a leader in county politics, always battling for the cause and triumph of the Whig party. In fact, there might bo volumes written in praise of his good qualities.?