Columbus L. Magill

        C. L. Magill, farmer in the Fourth District, was born March 12, 1845, in Hamilton County. He is one of ten children born to Hugh and Rebecca (Smith) Magill. The father was born in Roane County, Tenn., February 5, 1802. He was one of the best farmers in his locality and was forty years trustee and deacon in the Presbyterian Church. In 1834 he came to Hamilton County and settled on the farm where his son, C. L. Magill, now resides. At that time the country was full of Indians. The mother was born December 11, 1805, in Roane County, Tenn., and was an active worker in the Presbyterian Church. She died January 18, 1886. The father died January 9, 1873. Our subject received a fair education in the common schools of Hamilton County, and assisted on the farm until his marriage to Miss Cyntha Little. She was born October 31, 1844, and is the daughter of John and Mary (Marten) Little. Mr. Magill is a man who has succeeded under adverse circumstances; he is well known and universally respected. He has a fine farm of 230 acres, all under cultivation, located five miles from the corporate limits of Chattanooga. Mr. Magill is a stanch Democrat, and cast his first presidential vote for Horace Greeley. Mrs. Magill is a member of the Primitive Baptist Church.
Goodspeed's "History of East Tennessee" 1887
1880 US Census, District 4, Hamilton Co., TN; Page 46.