Career
He served in the Civil War in Company C, 6th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry. After the war, he returned to Kentucky and taught school. On January 8, 1874, T.C. married Mary Wilmoth Jones.
The couple established a very prosperous general store in nearby Mount Salem, Kentucky.
He quickly organized the Plano National Bank, investing out of his own pocket $40,000 of the $50,000 needed for new bank stock. The bank was chartered July 27, 1882, and T.C. served as cashier for 25 years before retiring in March 1913.
In 1904, T.C., along with seven other men, formed the "44 Club". Its members were Confederate veterans and were all born in 1844.
T.C. died in 1924 at the age of 80, after 50 years of marriage.
Jasper High School, founded in 1996, in Plano, Texas is named in honor of the banker and businessman.