City: Whiteville FARLEY, Susannah E., postmaster; born May 2, 1859; daughter of John B. and Margaret (Lacy) JOHNSON; educated Jefferson Institute, Whiteville, Tenn.; graduated from Memphis Conference Institute, Jackson, Tenn.; married W. E. FARLEY, Dec. 20, 1876; appointed postmaster at Whiteville, Tenn., Aug. 26, 1876, office advanced to third class […]
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City: Sharp’s Chapel MALONE, William M., farmer; born Hickory Valley, Tenn., Dec. 26, 1871; Irish and Dutch descent; son of James Fletcher and Sarah E. (Snoderly) MALONE; father, farmer; paternal grandparents John B. and Sally (Sharp) MALONE, maternal grandparents Daniel and Rachel (Whitten) SNODERLY; educated in the High Schools of […]
City: Nashville ROSE, Wicklifee, General Agent of Peabody Educational Fund; born Saulsbury, Tenn., November 19, 1862; son of Kinchen Langston and Jeannette (Cherry) ROSE; graduated University of Nashville, A.B., 1889; A. M. 1890; student University of Chicago, summer terms, 1897 to 1902; married Ella Morio SUDLER, December 29, 1891; Democrat; […]
City: Whiteville SIMMONS, Eugene, editor; born Hardeman Co., Tenn., Nov. 21, 1887; son of Jas. F. and Mary E. (Sammons) SIMMONS; educated public school at Whiteville, Union University, Jackson, Tenn.; member K. of P.; lived on farm near Whiteville, Tenn.; until 16 years of age when family moved to Whiteville […]
City: Whiteville RUSSELL, Robert Sidney, dentist; born Danceyville, Fayette Co., Tenn., Oct. 23, 1867; son of John A. and Sophia (Davis) RUSSELL; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Danceyville Academy; graduate in Dentistry at Baltimore, Md.; married Mary L. ATKINS Dec. 18, 1896; moved to Whiteville, Tenn., from Fulton, Ky., in 1904; engaged […]
City: Nashville POLK, James Knox; fire insurance; born Bolivar, Tenn., January 26, 1859; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Marshall T. and Evalina M. (Bills) POLK; paternal grandparents Marshall T. and Laura (Wilson) POLK, maternal grandparents John H. and Prudence (McNeal) BILLS; educated East Tennessee University, now University of Tennessee; in early […]
City: Nashville ABBOTT, Timothy Charles, Roman Catholic Priest; born Ironton, Ohio; Irish descent; son of Florence and Julia (Sullivan) ABBOTT; secured early education in Stewart College, Clarksville, Tenn.; graduated from Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 1879; pastor St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, Nashville, Tenn., 1879-1884; also had charge […]
City: Montezuma SKINNER, Edwin V., teacher and farmer; born near Montezuma, Tenn., Feb. 1, 1866; English descent; son of Absalom W. and Elizabeth (Hassell) SKINNER; father’s occupation, farmer; educated Jackson District High School, Montezuma, Tenn.; entered the educational work in early life; married Jennie BURKHEAD March 20, 1898; member Farmers’ […]
City: Milan BEARD, Elvin Taylor, minister of the gospel; born Saulsbury, Tenn., July 14, 1875; Irish descent; son of William Elvin and Cornelia Adeline (Cavaness) BEARD; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Council Jones and Nancy (Rose) BEARD; maternal grandparents Isaiah and Cherry (Siler) CAVANESS; educated at Woodland Academy, Saulsbury, Tenn., […]
City: Middleton NEELY, Alex Walker, farmer; born Middleton, Tenn., Oct. 17, 1878; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John Steele and Elen A. (Park) NEELY; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents John and Mary (Steele) NEELY; maternal grandfather Thomas P. PARK; educated at Middleton, Tenn.; in early life was engaged in stock raising; […]
City: Memphis FENTRESS, David, lawyer; born Bolivar, Tenn., Feb. 27, 1873; son of Jas. and Mary Tate (Perkins) FENTRESS; father’s occupation lawyer; paternal grandparents, David and Matilda Caroline (Wendel) FENTRESS; educated at Princeton, University and Harvard Law School, graduated Princeton University A. B., 1896, and Harvard Law School, L.L. B., […]
City: Memphis FENTRESS, David, lawyer; born Bolivar, Tenn., Feb. 27, 1873; son of Jas. and Mary Tate (Perkins) FENTRESS; father’s occupation lawyer; paternal grandparents, David and Matilda Caroline (Wendel) FENTRESS; educated at Princeton, University and Harvard Law School, graduated Princeton University A. B., 1896, and Harvard Law School, L.L. B., […]
City: Memphis FARLEY, John William, lawyer; born Whiteville, Tenn., March 4, 1878; English-Scotch-Irish-Welsh descent; son of William Edwin and Susannah Ethridge (Johnson) FARLEY; father’s occupation traveling salesman for William R. Moore Dry Goods Co.; paternal grandparents, William Wiley and Mary Jane (Redd) FARLEY, maternal grandparents, John B. and Margret (Lacey) […]
City: Memphis MCNEES, Arthur R., merchant; born Hardeman Co., Tenn., Nov. 17, 1858; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Robert L. and Lucy F. (Arbuckle) MCNEES; father’s occupation, farmer and brick manufacturer; paternal grandparents Richard and Nancy (Johnson) MCNEES, maternal grandfather Joseph ARBUCKLE, maternal grandmother was a Miss CLARK prior to her […]
City: Memphis COX, Wiley Jones, druggist; born Canaan, Miss., March 6, 1862; Scotch descent; son of Charles Jones and Charlotte Temple (Horn) COX; father’s occupation farmer; educated Woodlawn Academy, Saulsbury, Tenn.; entered drug business in early life and has continued in same 25 years; Democrat; chairman of County Court, Hardeman […]
City: Memphis CORNATZER, John N., born Bolivar, Tenn., Sept. 8, 1871; son of Charles E. and Mary A. (Perry) CORNATZAR; married Dee I. BURNETT, of Humboldt, Tenn.; member Country and Business Men’s Clubs, president of latter in 1910; began railroad service as telegraph operator, Humboldt, Tenn., 1888; at present assistant […]
City: Memphis CARNES, Samuel T., business man; born in Hardeman Co., Tenn., May 22, 1850; Irish descent; son of James A. and Elizabeth M. (Jones) CARNES; received common school education; at age of sixteen years he entered employ of the Savings Bank of Memphis as “runner” and was later promoted […]
City: Memphis BOYLE, Thomas R., lawyer; born Hardeman County, Tenn., April 5, 1855; son Thomas and Margaret J. (Owen) BOYLE; Irish-English descent; educated Memphis; graduated Christian Brothers’ College and Washington and Lee University; married Virginia A. FRAZER, April 22, 1884; member Business Men’s Club; Democrat.
City: Lebanon BOUTON, William Paisley, planter; born Benton county, Miss., Nov. 26, 1848; French-Scotch descent; son of Ralph Leonard and Anna Jane (Gibson) BOUTON; father’s occupation physician and merchant; paternal grandparents Jared and Polly (Webb) BOUTON; maternal grandparents Moses and Elizabeth (Paisley) GIBSON; educated High School, Canaan, Miss.; graduated from […]
ROCHELLE, Walter Fenner, physician; born Hardeman Co. Tenn., Feb. 6, 1858; French and Irish descent; son of John Simpson and Agnes Ann (Stone) ROCHELLE; father’s occupation, farmer; educated at Medon and McKenzie (Tenn.) public schools and private schools; graduated medical department Vanderbilt University M. D. degree in 1882; in early […]