Benjamin Franklin was born in 1790.
Charles Davis Tillman -LRB- March 20 , 1861 , Tallassee , Alabama -- September 2 , 1943 , Atlanta , Georgia -RRB- -- also known as Charlie D. Tillman , Charles Tillman , Charlie Tillman , and C. D. Tillman -- was a popularizer of the gospel song .. gospel song. gospel song. He had a knack for adopting material from eclectic sources and flowing it into the mix now known as southern gospel , becoming one of the formative influences on that genre .. southern gospel. southern gospel. The youngest son of Baptist preacher James Lafayette Tillman and Mary -LRB- Davis -RRB- Tillman , for 14 years prior to 1887 he painted houses , sold sheet music for a company in Raleigh , North Carolina , and peddled Wizard Oil .. Baptist. Baptist. Wizard Oil. Hamlin's Wizard Oil. In 1887 he focused his career more on his church and musical talents , singing first tenor in a church male quartet and establishing his own church-related music publishing company in Atlanta .. tenor. tenor. male quartet. Quartet#Vocal quartet