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ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
Paul Saunders is a 73-year-old native of
Nelson County. He has spent all of his life in the county
with the exception of the seven years away in college, the
Army, and involvement in other agricultural activities.
He returned home to Nelson in 1957 with his
wife, Tatum, who was a farm girl from Franklin County.
Initially he was an active land surveyor in addition to
running a peach orchard and boxwood nursery. In 1981, he
became a full time farmer. Now he and four of his sons are
partners in an orchard and nursery business near Piney
River.
He is active in Nelson County historical
activities and is a member of Rose Union Baptist Church,
where he served for many years as a Sunday school teacher
and is presently a member of the church choir.
He is an avid fisherman, loves to rabbit hunt
and collects farm antiques. He and Tatum have seven
biological sons, two adopted sons, and 29 grandchildren.
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