From the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture.
Chester County is the last county formed in Tennessee in March 1879.
It was named for Colonel Robert I. Chester, a quartermaster in the War of 1812, He was also an early postmaster in Jackson and a federal marshal for the Western District.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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