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Thompson G. Gause, a citizen of Ripley, Tenn., is a son of John P. and Hannah J. (Green) Gause. They were born, raised and married in North Carolina. In 1839 they moved to Brownsville, Tenn., and made it their home. Four sons and a daughter were born to them, and the parents and all of the children belong to the Methodist Church, Mr. Gause was a lawyer of marked ability and a leading member of the Brownsville bar, a zealous worker in his church, and widely known for his piety. He was in the Legislature while in North Carolina. He died in 1855, and since his death the mother has lived with her children; she is now seventy years old. Thompson G. Gause is of French descent on his father’s side, and was born June 15, 1840, in Brownsville, and after attending the school there, completed his education at Murfreesboro; then engaged in farming. In 1860 he married Sarah G. Moorer, born in 1842, and they have had three sons and two daughters; the entire family are Methodists. In 1861 Mr. Gause volunteered in Company M, of Seventh Tennessee Cavalry (Confederate Army) but after a year’s service his youngest brother took his place and he returned to take care of his wife and mother, and farmed until 1882, then moved to Ripley, but continues farming in connection with his other business. Before the war he was a Whig, but since then has been a Democrat. Mr. Gause has been a resident of Lauderdale County for thirty-five years, he is a good business man, and a most worthy citizen and church member.