City: Selmer WOOD, Henry Parker, lawyer; born Hardin Co., Tenn., Sept. 9, 1859; English descent; son of W. P. and Mary Elizabeth (Seay) WOOD; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents John and Mahala (Roberson) WOOD, maternal grandparents Louis and Deborah (Parker) SEAY; educated at Hardin College, Savannah, Tenn., and Missouri […]
Daily Archives: June 28, 2014
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City: Selmer WHITEHURST, Theodore Benton, lawyer and public official; born McNairy Co., Tenn., Feb. 28, 1867; English and Irish descent; son of Alfred Franklin and Ann Elizabeth (Nethery) WHITEHURST; father, school teacher; paternal grandparents Ben and Martha (Wilkerson) WHITEHURST, maternal grandparents James and Lucy (Cooper) NETHERY; educated in common and […]
City: Selmer THRASHER, Pugh H., farmer; born Florence, Ala., March 12, 1843; son of W. B. Lee and Rachel (Oldhauser) THRASHER; father, farmer; received his education in the common schools of Lauderdale Co., Ala.; served as private of 6th Tenn. Cavalry, U. S. A. during civil war; began his career […]
City: Selmer PURVIANCE, James W., editor; born Carlinville, Ill. Feb 25, 1842; French and Scotch descent; son of Robert W. and Morinda M. (Gaskill) PURVIANCE; father, farmer; paternal grandparents W. H. and Mary (Siebold) PURVAINCE, maternal grandfather James W. GASKILL; graduated from McKendree College, Lebanon, Ill., B. A. degree, June […]
City: Selmer HOUSTON, James Cleveland, lawyer; born McNairy Co., Tenn., Aug. 18,1867; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Robert S. and Irene (Michie) HOUSTON; father, farmer; paternal grandparents, Robert C. and Rebecca (Chambers) HOUSTON, maternal grandparents George C. and Zilpha (Atkins) MICHIE; educated at Henderson and Lebanon, Tenn.; in early life was […]