hiː mˈuːvd tə mək mˈɪn kˈaʊnti, tˌɛnəsˈiː, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, ænd ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ðɛɹ fɔːɹ fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌoːɹ sˈɛɾəlɪŋ ɪn dʒˈæksənvˌɪl, ˌæləbˈæmə, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ.
He moved to McMinn County, Tennessee, in 1840, and remained there for four years before settling in Jacksonville, Alabama, in 1844.