City: Pinhook Landing WILLIAMS, John Lacy, farmer; born Orchard Knob, Hamilton Co., Tenn., April 29, 1841; German descent; son of James and Jennie (Roddy) WILLIAMS; paternal grandparents John Lacy and Saint (Johns) WILLIAMS; maternal grandparents Andy and Mattie (Tipton) RODDY; was educated in the log school houses of McMinn and […]
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City: Pinhook Landing HORNSBY, Samuel J., farmer; born Roane Co., Tenn., Dec. 9, 1854; English descent; son of B.M. and Mahala (Brady) HORNSBY; father was farmer and Trustee of Roane Co. for two terms; paternal grandparents William and Rachael (Longacre) HORNSBY; maternal grandparents Farl and Elizabeth (Smith) BRADY; received education […]
City: Pinhook Landing HARDIN, Martin Luther, farmer; born Ten Mile Stand, Tenn., Oct. 17, 1861; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John H. and Elizabeth (Patterson) HARDIN; father farmer; paternal grandparents John P. and Naomi (Gash) HARDIN, maternal grandparents James and Mary (Witten) PATTERSON; educated at Hiwassee College; married Sallie J. BROWN, […]
City: Pinhook Landing PEAK, Mellville Cox, merchant; born Pin Hook Landing, 1870; son of W.C. and Nancy (Matlock) PEAK; Irish descent; father, merchant and planter; paternal grandparents Jacob and Kesiah (Prigmore) PEAK, maternal grandparents William and Sallie (Dodson) MATLOCK; educated in Decatur High School; married Iva SHERMAN, April 10, 1901; […]
City: Pinhook Landing BOGGESS, Eliisha Sharp, farmer; born Ten Mile Stand, Meigs Co., Tenn., Jan. 9, 1856; son of Abijah F. and Levina C. (Sharp) BOGGESS; father was a farmer; received a limited education in the county schools; took business course, Atlanta, Ga., 1876; married Martha J. EWING, Dec. 30, […]
City: Pinhook Landing GUINN, Joel Franklin, preacher, farmer; born Decatur, Tenn., Oct. 19, 1842; English descent; son of Joshua and Elizabeth (Brooks) GUINN; his father was a farmer; paternal grandparents Bat and Susan (Huff) GUINN, maternal grandparents Leonard and Mary (Fuller) BROOKS; educated at Decatur and Oak Grove Academies; married […]
City: Georgetown CROW, John William, miller; born in Roane Co., Tenn., March 8, 1857; Irish and German descent; son of Lorenzo Haywood and Mary M. (Cofer) CROW; father was a farmer; received common school education; reared on a farm in Roane Co., Tenn., by a widowed mother, his father having […]
City: Georgetown STIMSON, Leland Thomas, miller and farmer; born in Floyd Co., Va., Oct. 11, 1852; son of N. B. and Lydia (Percell) STIMSON; educated in Bland Co., Va.; married Julia R. SUITER March 30, 1876; moved to West Va. In 1879 and lived in Wyoming Co., W. Va., twenty-seven […]
City: Cute ADAMS, John B., merchant; born Cute, Tenn., June 20, 1853; Dutch and English descent; son of William B. and Rachel (Guinn) ADAMS; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather, Burgis ADAMS; paternal grandmother, Mary (Cates) ADAMS, maternal grandfather Absolam GUINN, maternal grandmother Kizish (Mattox) GUINN; received common school education; married […]
City: Euchee WOODY, William, farmer; born Blount Co., Tenn.; Dutch descent; son of John and Jane WOODY; father was a farmer; married Mary MATRAY March 19, 1868; member of Grand Army Post, served three years in the U. S. army in the civil war, and attained the rank of Sergeant; […]
City: Euchee HOLLOMON, Pleas H., farmer; born Euchee, Tenn., April 1, 1858; son of John R. and Mary (Baker) HOLLOMON; paternal grandparents Pleasant and Susanna (Richman) HOLLOMON; maternal grandparents Isaac and Jane (Looney) BAKER; received common school education; married Burnettie EWING Sept. 25, 1909; Democrat; member of Baptist church.
City: Euchee HOBACK, John George, mchinist /sic/; born McMinn Co., Tenn., Jan. 23, 1845; German descent; son of William and Elizabeth (Hutsell) HOBACK; father was a contractor and builder; educated in local schools of Athens, Tenn.; early occupation, farmer, later engaged in lumber manufacturing and in stock raising industries; married […]
City: Euchee GRIFFITH, James Turk, planter born Ten Mile Valley, Tenn., Sept. 20, 1840; son of James T. and Mary Finlay (Ragland) GRIFFITH; Welsh descent; his father was a planter; paternal grandparents Abner and Sarah (Turk) GRIFFITH, maternal grandparents Gideon and Artemecia (Wilson) RAGLAND; received common school education; married Margaret […]
City: Euchee CULVAHOUSE, James P., farmer and merchant; born Roane Co., Tenn., June 23, 1856; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Elias W. and Amanda (Golyon) CULVAHOUSE; educated local schools Roane Co., Tenn.; began life as a farmer and later engaged in the mercantile and milling business, and at present is identified […]
City: Dayton ARMSTRONG, Alfred F., farmer; born Meigs Co., Tenn., March 8, 1844; German and Irish descent; son of Benjamin and Nancy (Brightwell) ARMSTRONG; received a common school education; married Ada HUTCHESON Feb. 9, 1870; was member of 3rd Tenn. Infantry Volunteer Co. I. C. S. A.; member Baptist church; […]
City: Decatur PERRY, James Franklin, minister of the Gospel; born Meigs Co., Aug. 4, 1849; son of Allen and Matilda (McKeeham) PERRY; paternal grandparents James and Elizabeth (Smith) PERRY; maternal grandparents George and Mary (Millard) McKEEHAM; educated at Decatur Academy and East Tenn., University; in early life was a farmer […]
City: Decatur LILLARD, Jasper Worth, attorney at law; born Ash Co., N.C., Nov. 30, 1866; English and Scotch-Irish descent; son of Newton J. and Caroline (Worth) LILLARD; paternal grandparents James and Mary law (Sandusky) LILLARD; maternal grandparents David and Elizabeth (Thomas) WORTH; educated Decatur Academy and graduated in law Cumberland […]
City: Decatur WALKER, James Wm., farmer; born near Dayton, Tenn., Jan. 31, 1868; Irish-Dutch descent; son of W. A. and N. E. (Steele) WALKER; received a common school education and began his business career farming and teaching; married Sallie E. HAYES Sept. 8, 1888; is Secretary of Lodge No. 213 […]
City: Decatur SMITH, Thomas Pridemore, county official; born Meigs Co., Tenn., Sept. 26, 1849; English and French descent; son of Bryant W. and Lucinda (Pridemore) SMITH; father’s occupation farmer and stock drover, paternal grandfather Wright SMITH; paternal grandmother Mary (Davis) SMITH; maternal grandfather Thomas PRIDEMORE; maternal grandmother Mary (Lane) PRIDEMORE; […]
City: Decatur FIKE, James Emerson, farmer and stock raiser; born in Rhea Co., March 5, 1825; son of Josiah and Anna (Sutton) FIKE; Scotch-Irish descent; received common school education and began farming in early life; married first Elizabeth FOOSHEE, Oct. 9, 1845; second Harriett THOMAS, June 14, 1878; member of […]