City: Straw Plains CAMPBELL, Henry Little, physician and manager for the Campbell and Deane Co.; born Watauga, Tenn., Sept. 11, 1857; Dutch and Scotch descent; son of William R. and Margaret (Little) CAMPBELL; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents Eli and Josie (Dugger) CAMPBELL; maternal grandparents Henry and Matilda (Mottern) […]
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City: National Soldiers Home SMITH, John Powell, lawyer, Governor Mountain Branch National Home for D.V.S.; born at Mountain City, Tenn., March 30, 1846; Scotch-Irish and English-French descent; son of Alexander Doran and Mary Ann (Powell) SMITH; father’s occupation lawyer; paternal grandparents Caleb and Elizabeth (Doran) SMITH, maternal grandparents John and […]
City: Nashville TAYLOR, Robert Love, U. S. Senator; born Happy Valley, Carter Co., Tenn., July 31, 1850; son of Nathaniel G. and Emily (Haynes) TAYLOR; father was Member of Congress and Commissioner of Indian Affairs; received academic education at Princeton, N. J.; Democrat, member of 46th Congress (1879-81) from 1st […]
City: Milligan KERSHNER, Frederick Doyle, educator; born Clearspring, Md., Aug. 28, 1875; German and French descent; son of Andrew Jacob and Hannah (Lesher) KERSHNER; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Jacob and Susan (Spickler) KERSHNER, maternal grandparents Isaac and Elizabeth (Martin) LESHNER; graduated from Transylvania University, B. L., 1899, Princeton University, […]
City: Johnson City BOLTON, Samuel Pearce, contractor; born Kingsport, Tenn., Feb. 7, 1848; English and Scotch descent; son of W. S. and Martha (Nelms) BOLTON; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Noah C. and Catharine (Frederick) BOLTON, maternal grandparents William and Elizabeth (Childress) NELMS; received common school education; served in Co. […]
City: Knoxville BROWNLOW, John Bell, real estate; born Elizabethton, Tenn., Oct. 19, 1839; maternally he is a direct descendent of Capt. James GAINES who was a Revolutionary soldier, and a member of the Convention of N.C., from Chatham Co., which ratified the Constitution of U.S., and from Judge Edmund PENDLETON, […]
City: Elizabethton GOSS, Thomas Seattle, dentist; born Creston, N.C., April 2, 1877; French descent; son of Marion and Elizabeth (Jones) GOSS; received common school education and graduated at Richmond, Va., with degree of D.D.S. May 9, 1903; member Odd Fellows: Republican; in early life farmed and taught school; at present […]
City: Elizabethton COLLINS, Christ C., born Carter Co., Tenn.; Scotch-Irish descent; his father. G O. COLLINS, was a farmer; educated Lookout Mountain Institution and graduated in law at National Law School, Washington, D.C., with degrees in L.L.B. and M.L. in 1883; married Sadie M. LUTTRELL March 30, 1875; member of […]
City: Elizabethton CARRIER, Charles Frank, chair manufacturer; born Richardsville, Pa., July 3, 1862; English descent; son of Isaac B. and Sarah E. CARRIER; educated at Corsica (Pa.) Academy; graduated from Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie N.Y., April, 1882; married Marguerite D. THOMPSON April, 1891; member Masons, K. of P.; Republican; in […]
City: Elizabethton BRUMIT, David, merchant; born Washington Co. Tenn. Feb. 28, 1851; German-Scotch descent; son of Philip and Nancy (Scott) BRUMIT; paternal grandparents David and Annie (Moreland) BRUMIT, maternal grandparents Absalom and Margaret (Huffine) SCOTT; received common school education; married Letitia FRANCIS April 3, 1872; in early youth worked on […]
City: Elizabethton BOREN, George Edmond, lawyer; born Carter Co., Tenn.; Scotch-Irish descent; son of W. W. BOREN; father, farmer; graduated from Cumberland University, L.L.B. degree in 1884; entered the practice of law in early life; married Ida FOLSOM, Jan. 8, 1895; member Knights Templar, and Scottish Rite Masons; Republican; active […]
City: Elizabethton HYDER, Daniel L., farmer; born Elizabethton, Tenn., Feb. 2, 1864; Dutch and Irish descent; son of Jonathan H. and Elizabeth (Fletcher) HYDER; father’s occupation, minister; paternal grandparents J. H. and Pauline (Edens) HYDER , maternal grandparents John and Leah (Brooks) FLETCHER; educated at Milligan and Washington Colleges and […]
City: Elizabethton JENKINS, James D., insurance solicitor; born at Elizabethton, Tenn., Sept. 2, 1870; Welsh-German ancestors; son of Capt. David B. and Evelyn (Stover) JENKINS; father was a farmer who enlisted in the Federal army and after the civil war became internal revenue collector, later, trustee of Carter Co., Tenn.; […]
City: Elizabethton JOHNSON, William Thomas, real estate dealer; born Elizabethton, Tenn., Feb. 25, 1856; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas C. and Nancy J. (Tipton) JOHNSON; received common schood /sic/ education; married Jennie CAMERON Oct. 2, 1901; Mason, Knight Templar and Shriner; began life as a farmer, but later engaged in […]
City: Elizabethton PEPPER, George Henry, farmer; born Bristol, Va., Sept. 17, 1869; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Jesse H. and Mary (Taylor) PEPPER; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents John and Mary (Robinson) PEPPER, maternal grandparents Alfred W. and Bessie (Brewer) TAYLOR; educated Virginia Military Institute, University of Tenn. and Cumberland University, […]
City: Elizabethton WILCOX, David Powell, minister of the gospel; born Unicoi Co., Tenn., June 8, 1830; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John and Letitia (Silson) WILCOX; paternal grandparents James and Mary (Doan) WILCOX, maternal grandparents Steven and Mary (Pierce) SILSON; received common school education and in early youth was a saddler […]
City: Embreeville TAYLOR, James Patton, farmer; born in Carter Co., Tenn., Dec. 22, 1844; English, Scotch-Irish and German descent; son of Nathaniel Greene and Emaline (Haynes) TAYLOR; father’s occupation, farmer, minister of the gospel, politician and statesman; educated at Boone’s Creek, (Tenn.) Academy, Pennington Seminary (N. J.) and Edgefield High […]
City: Hampton SIMERLY, Nathaniel George Taylor, real estate dealer; born in Carter Co., Tenn., Oct. 3, 1855; German descent; son of Elijah and Mary (Hampton) SIMERLY; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents Jacob and Celia (Grimmstaff) SIMERLY; maternal grandparents Johnson and Elizabeth (Smith) HAMPTON; educated at Jonesboro, Tenn., and Baltimore, […]
City: Hampton WAGNER, G. Edward, merchant; born at Butler Johnson Co., Tenn., Feb. 28, 1871; Irish and Dutch descent; son of Joseph L. and Lou C. (Smith) WAGNER; father was a farmer; educated at Butler, Tenn.; has been engaged in the mercantile business all of his life; married Jennie SMITH […]
City: Erwin TONEY, J. Frank, merchant and real estate dealer; born Carter Co., Tenn., March 13, 1859; son of William and Evaline (Price) TONEY; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents William and Mary (Mattox) TONEY, maternal grandparents Christopher and Mary (McInturff) PRICE; was left an orphan at 10 in reduced circumstances; […]