City: Rogersville STANSILL, G.S., editor and publisher; born Hendersonville, N.C., April 13, 1862; son of S.K. and Susan J. (Blythe) STANSILL; father, merchant and U.S. Commissioner; married, first, Lorena HARDWICKE, Dec., 1886, second, Pauline SIGMON, Oct., 1906; he began his newspaper work as a printer; was later Deputy Co. Court […]
Daily Archives: June 30, 2014
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City: Rogersville WALKER, Joseph Rogers, physician; born Rogersville, Tenn., Aug. 24, 1831; Scotch-Irish-French and Welsh descent; son of Hugh and Frances (Rogers) WALKER; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents John and Margaret (Kelso) WALKER, maternal grandparents Joseph and Mary (Amis) ROGERS; educated at McMinn Academy; graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, […]
City: Rogersville WOLFE, George Lee, lawyer; born Scott Co., Va., March 1. 1864; son of John Patton and Sallie (Tarter) WOLFE; paternal grandfather Jonas WOLFE; paternal grandmother Elizabeth (McKinzie) WOLFE; maternal grandfather Andrew TARTER; maternal grandmother Alpha (Hounshell) TARTER; Scotch-German descent; father’s occupation farmer and stockman; educated Kingsby Seminary, U.S. […]
City: Paris MORRIS, William Darney, farmer; born Louisa Co., Va., June 3, 1847; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Tandy G. and Harriet E. (Mills) MORRIS; father was a farmer and stock raiser; educated Conyersville Academy, Henry Co., and graduated from same in 1859; served in C. S. A., from May 1864 […]
City: Oneida MARCUM, Marion, business man and school teacher; born Scott Co., Tenn., Jan. 25, 1874; English descent; son of J. A. and Arienia (Phillips) MARCUM;; father’s occupation farming; educated at New River (Tenn) Academy; began his career as a school teacher; married Lizzie KEETON, March, 1898; Democrat; Election Commissioner […]