J. E. TIMMONS, Webster County, general manager of the Rosebank Nurseries, of Nashville, Tenn., is a native of Hopkins County, Ky.; was born December 23, 1847; is a son of George E. and Eliza (Miller) Timmons, and is of French-English descent. His paternal grandfather, George Timmons, was a captain in the war of the Revolution. The parents of our subject were Kentuckians, born in Hopkins County. J. E. was thrown upon his own resources at the age of fourteen, and in 1861 began the fruit tree business, which he has since continued; he now has control of forty men, and is doing an extensive business in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. He did a business of $40,000 in 1883. He came to Sebree in 1881, and still resides here. In 1868, Mr. Timmons was married to Miss Arena Ashby, of Hopkins County. They have four children, viz.: Ella H., Agnes, Lizzie and Jerome W. Mrs. Timmons is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Source: J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin, & G. C. Kniffin. Kentucky. A History of the State. Louisville, KY, Chicago, IL: Battey, 1885. Page 1050.