Thomas Kilgore
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Thomas Kilgore | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1715 |
| Died | 1823 |
| Spouse | Lydia Yates |
| Parent | Robert Kilgore |
Thomas Kilgore was the founder of Cross Plains, Tennessee.
Thomas Kilgore was born in 1715 in present-day Virginia. In early 1779, Kilgore brought friends and family to an area by the Red River and made a small town called Kilgore Station (which eventually became Cross Plains).[1] Thomas Kilgore died at 108 in 1823 during a trip to Gallitan, Tennessee.