Lassiter, Thomas James, 1869-1920.

Thomas James Lassiter (1869-1920) of Johnston County, N.C., was the son of William G. and Bettie Woodall Lassiter. He graduated from the Turlington Institute in Smithfield, N.C., and taught school in various schools in Johnston County and also in Louisiana. When he returned from Louisiana in December 1895 he joined the Smithfield Herald where he became a partner. He married Rena Bingham in June 1908, and they had two sons, William and Tom.

From the guide to the Thomas James Lassiter Papers, ., 1891-1894, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)