John Thomas Chadwick was born to Mary Long & Peter Chadwick in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee.

Birth 9 Mar 1856 in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, USA

Death 13 May 1935 in Fyffe, Dekalb, Alabama, USA

He was a young child when his father went off to fight during the Civil War. His mother died while the father was gone leaving he & his siblings orphaned. Stories written on paper attached to the backside of his brother, James's portrait tell of how they survived selling their sister's baked ginger cakes. The reality of the children's war experience left a mark on them. Their baby brother, Drury Washington Chadwick, was cared for by neighbors when the mother died. Eventually, the neighbors moved & took the baby with them separating the brothers from one another until late in life when they reunited with one another all because a family member while riding a train reportedly mistook Drury for James due to their strong family resemblance. The 3 men were grandfathers by that point, but stayed connected.
Known as, J.T., he & his brother, James M Chadwick, became brick masons. Their tombstones carry the mark & emblem of Freemasons. Both also became Ministers of the Gospel. In fact, they baptized their brother, Drury, after their reunion when they were elderly men.
In addition, J.T. was the first mayor of Ten Broeck, DeKalb, Alabama as seen in records dating back to when the town incorporated in 1925. The first meeting of the council was held 17 Mar 1925.
He owned a general store in Ten Broeck for a number of years. His name is seen on a number of marriage licenses all across Alabama when he migrated as minister. He was known to have held tent revivals and once baptized in an ice frozen body of water requiring a bearskin be wrapped around him afterwards for warmth.

He married Sarah "Sallie" Emily King in Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, June 1, 1876. Records show that he & his brother once lived together & worked as brick masons in the town of Newnan.