City: Troy INMANN, Thomas Redis, farmer, born McNairy Co., Tenn., July 22, 1839; Irish descent; son of Abraham and Melissa (Branch) INMAN; father’s occupation, farmer and blacksmith; educated in the local schools of Obion Co., Tenn.; enlisted in Co. “B,” 27th Tenn. Infantry, C.S.A., 1861, and served as Second Lieut. […]
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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 […]
City: Obion REED, George Walter, banker; born Pocahontas, Tenn., Oct. 13, 1868; English German descent; son of John Hampton and Mary Jane (BENNETT) REED; father’s occupation, farmer and miller; educated in the public school of McNairy and Obion Cos., Tenn.; entered banking in early life and helped organize Kenton (Tenn.) […]
City: Obion DARNALL, James F., physician; born Stantonville, Tenn., Sept. 1866; son of Thomas M. and Eliza DARNALL; Scotch-Irish descent; educated in the public schools of McNairy Co., Tenn.; won scholarship to the University of Tenn. and voluntarily relinquished it; graduated Ohio Normal University, Ada, O.; B. S., 1890; received […]
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: Montezuma ROLAND, William Thomas, farmer; born in McNairy Co., Tenn., Nov. 24, 1859; son of Henry and Margaret (Muse) ROLAND; father’s occupation, farmer; received common school education; married Frances A. MANESS, of McNairy Co., Feb. 9, 1882; member W. O. W.; Democrat; former Constable, 1886-1888, Deputy Sheriff, 1889-1891; has […]
City: Masseyville HURST, Elijah S., practical surveyor; born in McNairy Co., Tenn., Dec. 13, 1855; Irish descent; son of David and Elizabeth (CARPENTER); father’s occupation, farmer; received common school education; taught school in Chester and McNairy Cos. from 1874 to 1888; married Mary E. MUSE, Dec. 14, 1876; Democrat; three […]
City: Jackson STOVALL, Ancil W., lawyer and poet; born near Selmer, McNairy Co., Tenn., March 3, 1849; son of John M. and Nancy E. (Ferguson) STOVALL; English and Dutch descent; educated private schools of McNairy Co.; studied law in law office; married Margaret A. HENDRIX Feb. 13, 1871; member Masons, […]
City: Jackson ANDERSON, Hugh Crump, banker; born McNairy Co., Tenn., Feb. 2, 1851; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William Tayler and Mahala (Wisdom) ANDERSON; father’s occupation, farmer, merchant; paternal grandparents, Thomas and Mary (Davis) ANDERSON; maternal grandparents, James and Susan (Seargent) WISDOM; educated at West Tennessee College, Jackson, Tenn., and Cumberland […]
City: Humboldt KOFFMAN, John Nathaniel, educator, phsician /sic/, farmer and fruit grower; born in McNairy Co., Tenn., April 5, 1851; German-English and Irish descent; son of James Carol and Abigail Hawkins (Adkins) KOFFMAN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Isaiah and Sarah E. (Hill) KOFFMAN, paternal /sic/ grandparents John and Sarah […]
City: Humboldt DODSON, A. R., banker; born Gibson Co., Tenn., in 1865; son of W. H. and Jerrusha (Blakemore) DODSON; Scotch-Irish descent; educated S. W. B. U. of Jackson, Tenn., and Eastman’s Business College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; graduated A. B. degree in 1886; married Mattie Bell SCOTT in 1889; member […]
City: Henderson WINNINGHAM, Josiah Seibert Clinton, merchant; born Adamsville, Tenn., Sept. 29, 1849; English, Irish and German descent; son of Green B. and Esperan (Bryan) WINNINGHAM; his father was a farmer; educated in Illinois; in early life was a salesman, later taught school and now engaged in the mercantile and […]
City: Dyersburg HALL, R. M., lawyer, banker, railroad builder; born Purdy, Tenn., Jan 9, 1858; son of A.R. and Louise P. (Helm) HALL; Scotch-Irish; graduated Cumberland University, literature, 1874; law 1876; married Kate SAMPSON, Sept. 7, 1887; Chairman County Democrat Executive Committee (four years); delegate to National Democratic Convention Chicago, […]
City: Henderson ROBERTSON, Beverly, farmer and stock raiser; born in Pittsylvania Co., Va., May 13, 1847; Scotch-Irish descent; son of J.N. and Clarrissa (Muse) ROBERTSON; his father was a farmer and educator; received common school education; has been engaged in farming and stock raising all of his life; married Bettie […]
City: Henderson HEARN, Isham F., music teacher and farmer; born near Montezuma, Tenn., April 24, 1862; Irish-Scotch-English descent; son of William Nelson and Harriet E. (Hudson) HEARN; father’s occupation, farmer, stock raiser and soldier; paternal grandparents Rev. Isham G. and Amy (Harris) HEARN, maternal grandparents Charles W. and Susan (Billbo) […]
City: Henderson DICKEY, Isaac T., farmer; born at Finger, Tenn., Nov. 6, 1869; Scotch-Irish descent; son of George W. and Amanda (McIntyre) DICKEY; educated at West Tenn., Christian College, reared on a farm near Finger, Tenn., and paid for his own education; entered the grocery business at Abbott, Tex., in […]