The Routons Of Henry County, TN

Mr. Routon, Mr. Quince to his friends, had seemingly been in his usual good health, despite his advanced years, but was stricken Sunday with double pneumonia.  For more than a quarter of a century Mr. Routon had served as postmaster at Routon, a station on the L&N railroad named for the Routon family, retiring in 1936.  He was a retired merchant, having operated a general mercantile store at Routon for 30 years.  Mr. Routon was Henry County Court Clerk from 1898 to 1906 and owned a farm that he operated until a few years ago, a part of the old Routon homestead.  Mr. Routon was a Baptist, a member of the Spring Hill Church where he served as church clerk for 30 years. His parents were the late Stephen Palmer and Mrs. Mary C. Haymes Routon

Quincy Everett Routon was the oldest child of Stephen Palmer Routon and Mary Catherine Haymes Routon, born December 16, 1860.  He married Laura Bowden, a school teacher. He was a small man.  He served as County Court Clerk of Henry County, Tennessee, from 1899  to 1906.  He served as clerk of Spring Hill Church for 58 years.  He farmed and ran a store and was postmaster of Routon for many years.