ˈæftɚɹ ɐ sˈɪksjˈɪɹ ɐpɹˈɛntɪsʃˌɪp, hiː mˈuːvd tə tˈeɪlɚzvˌɪl, tˌɛnəsˈiː mˈɑːdɚn mˈaʊntɪn sˈɪɾi tə wˈɜːk æz ɐ tˈeɪlɚ.
After a six-year apprenticeship, he moved to Taylorsville, Tennessee (modern Mountain City) to work as a tailor.