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Description
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John Banner, 3/21/1801 - 8/29/1888, married to Virginia Moore (11/28/1805 - 6/17/1891), both are buried at the Old Methodist Cemetery on S. Main Street. From the Surry County Heritage Book I: "John Banner, Sr. was born on March 21, 1801, near old Germanton in the county of Stokes. He received a good education at the Germanton Acacemy. After leaving school he entered the merchantile business, adding to this farming. In bothe these vocations he was remarkably successful.
On December 22, 1825, he married Virginia, daughter of William and Mary (Polly) Martin Moore of Stokes County.
Soon after, he was appointed deputy sheriff of the county. Before completing his term as deputy sheriff, his superior business qualifications and honestly had gained for him such popularity that he was elected to the General Assembly in 1829 and served his people so faithfully and well that he was returned to the next session by an increasing majority. This political experience satisfied his political ambitions, and he could never be induced to enter the arena again. In 1859, he moved to Surry County, bought a farm on the Ararat River near Mt. Airy and here he spent the remainder of his life. He was known as the largest land and slave owner in the county. He was a gentleman born; a leader in the community; the first Worshipful Master of the Masonic Lodge in Mt. Airy; and a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church. He adhered to this faith with tenacity until his death. For many years he was a ruling elder in the church at Mt. Airy. At his home of the Banner Plantation, now known as "Bannertown" , on the morning of August 29, 1888, after three years in invalidism from a stroke, John Banner, Sr. "rested from his labors.""
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Date
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late 1800s
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Type
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still image
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Mta_Banner_7612.001_mam
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