From Salem to Nashville OLD GLORY

Jack is a lifelong Tennessean currently living in Goodlettsville, Tennessee along with his wife, the former Noroma Carr of Madison, and his Shih Tzu buddy, Bentley. He is the proud father of two daughters, Penney Jones and Kelley Benz, both of Sumner County, Tennessee. He grew up in the Inglewood section of Nashville and graduated from the legendary Isaac Litton High School, known nationally as a school of distinction in academics, athletics, and for it's marching band. Jack attended Tennessee Tech and in 1955 graduated from Belmont University with a degree in Business Administration. He is an avid supporter of basketball programs at Belmont where he played his last two years. Presently in retirement, he continues to serve the University as a Trustee Emeriti and is seen regularly at court-side for home or away basketball games. After serving his commitment in the U. S. Army, Jack entered and completed a 50 year career in the insurance industry. Jack currently is a competitive golfer and for over 40 years was active in sailboat racing. He has won two national championships and other competitive events throughout the eastern waters, the great lakes, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. Jack Benz has a winning attitude, infectious personality, and relentless work ethic which have been demonstrated the 65 years I have known him. This will be obvious to the readers of this spellbinding account of his famous great, great grandfather. Considering his reputation for having exceptional organizational habits and skills, it is not surprising that he has been collecting resources for this undertaking for over 50 years. I am pleased to introduce Jack Benz as a great American with an all-American story. -author Jack Van Hooser

Aka John Ed Garrett was born and nurtured in Springfield, Tennessee, and has lived most of his adult years in the Madison Community of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee. He was a four decade career educator with the Metro Nashville Public School District as a special needs classroom teacher, coach, guidance counselor, supervisor, and H.R. Director for the Secondary Schools. He married his high school sweetheart, the former Jo Ann Adams, and they have two children and six grandchildren. Ed's talents beyond the classroom have awarded him U.S. patents and copyrights for intellectual property creations including a public television multi-media production, two personal books, and ghost writings resulting in four additional published books and numerous magazine and newspaper articles. His pseudonym as a writer is Garrett Williams, the surnames in honor of his father and mother. I have known him in diverse roles for over 50 years and have utilized his knowledge and skills along with that of the forthcoming Nancy Arnold in the publishing of two books, viz. A Journey to Remember and Unstable Times-Unlikely Outcomes. With admiration, I call Ed a "wordsmith." You will enjoy his clever imagination and creative contributions to this book. -author Jack Van Hooser

Nancy was born in raised in Cedar Hill, TN. and currently lives in Springfield, Tennessee, with husband Eddie and Lucky, everyone's favorite Chihuahua-Doberman mix. She is a proud mother of two boys, grandma to four and great-grandma to three, still enjoying using her skills "to play" as she calls it, in Photoshop and InDesign helping others by retouching old photographs, self-publishing books, designing brochures, and genealogical research. Along with this current publication about Captain William Driver, I encourage readers to view her amazing graphic manipulations and artistic talents displayed in my two aforementioned books, wherein she prepared all of the visuals, layouts, and implemented the print on demand processes. Author - Jack Van Hooser