City: Sewanee BROOKS, Preston Smith, merchant; born Fairfield, S. C., July 1, 1854; English and Irish descent; son of Preston Smith and Martha Caroline (Means) BROOKS; father’s occupation, lawyer and congressman; educated University of the South; entered mercantile business in early life, and has continued in same since; married Maria […]
Daily Archives: June 19, 2014
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City: Sewanee BISHOP, William Samuel, educator and clergyman; born Northhampton, Mass., Aug. 26, 1865; son of George Sayles and Hannah More (Williston) BISHOP; father’s occupation, clergyman, pastor emeritus First Reformed Church, East Orange, N. J.; paternal grandparents William Samuel and Mary (Sayles) BISHOP, maternal grandparents John Payson and Cecilia (Lyman) […]
City: Sewanee BARTON, Samuel Marx, educator; born near Winchester, Va., May 9, 1859; son of Joseph M. and Mary (Neill) BARTON; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents Richard Walker and Caroline (Marx) BARTON, maternal grandparents Lewis and Anne (Stribling) NEILL; paternal great-great-grandparents Rev. Thomas BARTON and Ethel (Rittenhouse) BARTON, sister […]
City: Sevierville WILLIAMS, Samuel M., public official; born Jones Cove, Tenn., March 20, 1869; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Carroll and Annie (Large) WILLIAMS; father was a farmer; educated at Murphy College, graduated 1896; began his career as a school teacher; married Callie JONES, July 14, 1894; member I. O. O. […]
City: Sevierville SHIELDS, Robert H., farmer; born Sevier Co., Tenn., Feb. 13, 1857; Irish descent; son of Richard and (Adams) SHIELDS; father’s occupation, farming; educated in the public schools and University of Tenn.; was thrown on his resources in early life; began his career as a teacher; elected Tax Assessor […]
City: Sevierville RULE, Caleb, farmer; born Knox Co., Tenn., July 2, 1840; German descent; son of John and Nancy (Hood) RULE; father, farmer; received common school education; entered the ministry of the Baptist church in 1872 with a limited education, and has served as pastor of 12 churches; married Eliza […]