City: Clinton DISNEY, William Buchanan, county Court Clerk of Anderson Co.; born Coal Creek, Tenn. Aug. 18, 1877; English descent; son of John C. and Rosannah L. (Galbraith) DISNEY; father’s occupation, coal miner; paternal grandfather William DISNEY, paternal grandmother Sarah J. (McKamey) DISNEY, maternal grandfather William GALBRAITH, maternal grandmother Mary […]
Daily Archives: September 11, 2012
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City: Clinton CROWDER, James Napoleon, teacher; born Andersonville, Tenn., March 3, 1873; son of A.M. and Bethany Jane (Bell) CROWDER; Scotch-Irish descent; father’s occupation, farmer, educated University of Tenn.; early business occupation, teaching; married Tennie ALRED Jan. 28, 1897; member I.O. O. F., (Subordinate Encampment and Rebecca), Masons, (Blue Lodge […]
City: Clinchdale SHIELDS, John K., public official; born Clinchdale, Tenn., Aug 15, 1858; son of Judge James T. and Elizabeth (Simpson) SHIELDS; received common school education; Democrat; admitted to bar, 1879; entered the practice of law as partner with father, and continued in same until latter retired, 1890, when he […]
City: Dayton ARMSTRONG, Alfred F., farmer; born Meigs Co., Tenn., March 8, 1844; German and Irish descent; son of Benjamin and Nancy (Brightwell) ARMSTRONG; received a common school education; married Ada HUTCHESON Feb. 9, 1870; was member of 3rd Tenn. Infantry Volunteer Co. I. C. S. A.; member Baptist church; […]
City: Dayton ALLEN, Valentine Collins, lawyer; born in Tippah Co., Miss., Sept. 2, 1842; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Valentine and Ann (Frazier) ALLEN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather Valentine ALLEN; paternal grandmother Frances (Collins) ALLEN, maternal grandfather Beriah FRAIZER, maternal grandmother Barbara (Gibbs) FRAZIER; received an academic education; married Emily […]
City: Dayton BENHAM, Philo Dayton, farmer; born Jacksonport, Ark., Jan. 2, 1857; son of Philo Mead and Lucinda (Dayton) BENHAM; English descent; father’s occupation, teacher, publisher, manufacturer; paternal grandfather James BENHAM, paternal grandmother Lucy (Mead) BENHAM, maternal grandfather, Telem DAYTON, maternal grandmother Lucinda (Fletcher) DAYTON; educated in public schools of […]
City: Dayton CRAWFORD, James Thomas, accountant and real estate broker; born Washington, Rhea Co., Tenn., Nov. 25, 1869; Scotch-Irish descent; son of H. A. and Ann N. (Gillespie) CRAWFORD; father was a merchant and farmer; paternal grandparents Capt. John and Martha (Griffith) CRAWFORD; maternal grandparents Robert N. and Hannah (Lenty) […]