Rev. J. B. Fitzgerald was born in Iredell County, N. C., September 26, 1826, and is the son of Samuel and Sarah (Starr) Fitzgerald. The father was a native of Maryland, and was a merchant and farmer. The mother was, also, a native of Maryland, and was the mother of three sons and two daughters. Our subject is the second child, and was reared in Waynesville, N. C., where he was educated in the Greenhill Academy. He is a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, by profession, and a farmer by occupation. He is now living at Fullens’, Greene County, and owns and cultivates a well improved farm of 200 acres. In 1845, he was united in marriage with Harriet M. Grahl, and unto the union have been born ten children, one of whom is dead. Our subject is a self-made man, a zealous Christian, a Master Mason, and a well respected citizen.
