City: Gainesboro FOX, Ottis G., farmer; born Millersburg, Rutherford Co., Tenn., March 6, 1868; Irish and Dutch descent; son of James F. and Sallie F. (Pruett) FOX; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Joseph and Tabitha (Painter) FOX, maternal grandparents Joseph A. and Lethie A. (Barnett) PRUETT; educated Hartsville (Tenn.) Masonic […]
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City: Gainesboro DRAPER, Robert Garland, lawyer; born at Gainesboro, Tenn., April 15, 1887; French-Irish descent; son of William W. and Emily (Seuto) DRAPER; father was a lawyer; paternal grandparents James T. and Lucy (Kavanaugh) DRAPER, maternal grandparents T. G. and Mary (Young) SEUTO; educated at Gainesboro High School and Cumberland […]
City: Gainesboro DIXON, Miles J., lawyer; born at Highland, Tenn., Jan. 12, 1868; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John and Eliza (Rawley) DIXON; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents John and Mary (Haliburton) DIXON, maternal grandparents Daniel and Elizabeth (Huse) RAWLEY; educated at Willette, Macon Co., Tenn., and at Flynn’s Lick Academy, […]
City: Gainesboro DENNIS, Richard S., farmer; born in Jackson Co., Tenn., 1867; English descent; son of Richard H. and Rhoda (Thaxton) DENNIS; the father being a farmer; educated in local schools; began life as a farmer, later was elected Tax Assessor of Jackson Co., Tenn., and is now Tax Assessor […]
City: Gadsden ROSAMON, John W., farmer and fruit grower; born Madison Co., Tenn., Sept. 17, 1842; Irish-German descent; son of John D. and Elizabeth (Hefley) ROSAMON; father was a tanner and farmer; paternal grandparents Henry and Nancy (Rowe) ROSAMON, maternal grandparents Mike and Peggy (Hamilton) HEFLEY; began life on father’s […]
City: Fruitland KOFFMAN, J. H., farmer; born McNairy Co., Tenn., Aug. 22, 1855; German descent; son of James C. and Abigail Hawkins (Atkins) KOFFMAN; educated at the Central Normal School and I. O. O. F. College of Humboldt, Tenn.; early occupation, school teacher in the public schools Gibson Co., Tenn.; […]
City: Fruitland STEWART, Neil M., farmer; born near Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 1, 1844; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James and Isabella (McNeil) STEWART; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents David and Rebecca (Avant) STEWART; maternal grandparents Neil and Lucy (Knight) McNEIL; educated in high schools of Gibson, Co., Tenn.; in early […]
City: Fruitland BENNETT, Hugh T., farmer and stock raiser; born Fruitland, Tenn. March 4, 1881; Scotch-Irish descent; son of W. N. and Mattie (McLeary) BENNETT; educated in public schools of Gibson Co., University of Tenn., Knoxville and S. N. U., Huntingdon, Tenn., married Ethel YANDELL Sept. 9, 1902; member K. […]
City: Friendsville LAWRENCE, Daniel Windslow, teacher and minister; born Grant Co., Ind., Aug. 27, 1851; son of Thomas H. and Anna Maria (Cox) LAWRENCE; paternal grandfather Peter LAWRENCE, paternal grandmother Sarah (Hinshaw) LAWRENCE, maternal grandfather William COX, maternal grandmother Miriam (Winslow) COX; English, Scotch, Irish and Welsh descent; educated Earlham […]
City: Heard TAYLOR, John Shelton, miller; born at Heard, Tenn., Jan. 23, 1876; Irish descent; son of John Wesley and Nancy (Payne) TAYLOR; received common school education; in early life worked on a farm; married Martha J. CLARK July 21, 1897; member of F. & A.M.; Republican; formerly member of […]
City: Hartsville RICKMAN, Marcus Douglas Miller; born at Hartsville, Tenn., Aug. 18, 1849; English and Irish descent; son of Col. Samuel H. and Francis (Henry) RICKMAN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents, Mark and Mary (Harper) RICKMAN, maternal grandparents, Rev. J.H. and Elizabeth (Mitchell) HENRY; educated in the Public School of […]
City: Hartsville PURYEAR, Romulus C. Wright, banker; born at Dixon Springs, Tenn., Nov. 28, 1874; French descent; son of William P., and Fannie M. (Wright) PURYEAR; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents William and Mary (Pierce) PURYEAR; maternal grandparents Romulus C. and Bettie (Burford) WRIGHT; educated at Sumner High School, Hendersonville, […]
City: Hartsville POWELL, R.D., public official; born in Logan Co., Ky., Oct. 16, 1845; son of E.M. and Eliza (Jordan) POWELL; educated at Smithland, Ky., in early life engaged the farming and mercantile business; married Bettie WINSTON Dec. 21, 1875; member F.& A.M., formerly Worshipful Master of local lodge; Democrat; […]
City: Hartsville BURNLEY, Patrick F. merchant and manufacturer; born at Willard, Tenn., Feb. 26, 1855; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Morris and Sarah (Fergusson) BURNLEY; educated at Knoxville, Tenn., and graduated with degree of A.M. in 1880; married Fannie HARRIS Nov. 1, 1882; commenced business career a poor boy, and now […]
City: Knoxville HELM, GEORGE ECKEL, merchant and manufacturer; born Jefferson Co., Tenn., Sept. 2, 1875; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of Henry C. and Sarah A. (Eckel) HELM; father’s occupation steamship owner; paternal grandparents Dr. Wm. M.F. and Mary Elizabeth (Campbell) HELM; maternal grandparents George Swingle and Jane (Harrison) ECKEL; […]