City: Hartsville WRIGHT, Moscow L., banker and farmer; born in Smith Co., Tenn., Dec. 14, 1842; English descent; son of George T. and Sarah (Burton) WRIGHT; father’s occupation, farmer; his paternal grandfather, was Robert WRIGHT, a revolutionary soldier; received common school education, Smith Co., Tenn., married Bettie MILLS Jan. 6, […]
Daily Archives: December 17, 2012
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City: Henderson JOHNSON, Albert Sidney, railroad agent; born Cotton Plant, Mo., Feb. 7, 1865; Irish and Scotch descent; son of Albert B.S. and Nancy Malinda (Jones) JOHNSON; educated at Rutherford, Tenn., he was reared on a farm by a widowed mother, his father dying in 1866; had a struggle to […]
City: Henderson HEARN, Isham F., music teacher and farmer; born near Montezuma, Tenn., April 24, 1862; Irish-Scotch-English descent; son of William Nelson and Harriet E. (Hudson) HEARN; father’s occupation, farmer, stock raiser and soldier; paternal grandparents Rev. Isham G. and Amy (Harris) HEARN, maternal grandparents Charles W. and Susan (Billbo) […]
City: Gibson DUNGAN, James A., farmer and horticulturist; born in Crockett Co., Tenn., Nov. 1, 1847; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas M. and Nancy (Mason) DUNGAN; paternal grandparents William and Mary (Mason) DUNGAN; maternal grandparents Abram and Margaret (Curry) Mason; received common school education; in early life worked on a […]
City: Georgetown CROW, John William, miller; born in Roane Co., Tenn., March 8, 1857; Irish and German descent; son of Lorenzo Haywood and Mary M. (Cofer) CROW; father was a farmer; received common school education; reared on a farm in Roane Co., Tenn., by a widowed mother, his father having […]
City: Gassaway MELTON, Luke Lee, farmer, merchant and miller; born in Cannon Co., Tenn., April 20, 1845; son of John and Catharine (Elkins) MELTON; received common school education; in 1875 entered the mercantile business at Daylight, Warren Co., Tenn., one year later returned to Cannon Co., and has been in […]
City: Gassaway MELTON, John H., banker, farmer and merchant; born in Cannon Co., Tenn., March 26, 1869; English descent; son of George G. and Martha (Walkup) MELTON; father was interested in farming, banking and merchandising; paternal grandparents James and Pollie (Elidge) MELTON; maternal grandparents Robert and Sarah (Nealey) WALKUP; educated […]
City: Garland WALK, Thomas Benton, farmer; born Tipton Co., Tenn., July 1, 1840; Irish and English descent; son of Alexander and Jerusna (Smith) WALK; father was a farmer; educated in Tipton Co., Tenn.; married Sarah Jane YARBRO in 1865; served in Confederate army during civil war in Co. B, 7th […]
City: Gallaway GRIFFIN, J. E., farmer and merchant; born in Fayette Co., Tenn., March 8, 1850; son of Robert and Persis (Herring) GRIFFIN; father’s occupation, farmer; began his business career as a farmer, later became interested in the mercantile business; Democrat; member of the County Court of Fayette Co., Tenn., […]
City: Georgetown STIMSON, Leland Thomas, miller and farmer; born in Floyd Co., Va., Oct. 11, 1852; son of N. B. and Lydia (Percell) STIMSON; educated in Bland Co., Va.; married Julia R. SUITER March 30, 1876; moved to West Va. In 1879 and lived in Wyoming Co., W. Va., twenty-seven […]