Mrs. Irene BLAIR NEFF was born at Jonesboro, Tenn., in 1849. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. BLAIR. Her mother died when she was a small child and she spent the greater part of her girlhood in the home of her sister, who was the wife […]
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Rev. Ivan L. Cox was born in Wise County, Virginia, April 22, 1878. He was married to Miss Nora Almeda Elliott, November 13, 1903. They were the parents of seven children, six of whom are still living, three sons and three daughters. Brother Cox grew up in the Christian faith […]
City: Piney Flats WOLFE, John Bunyan, furniture manufacturer; born near Piney Flats, Tenn., Oct 18, 1857; German descent; son of F.M. and Winifred (Shell) WOLFE; father, farmer; paternal grandparents John and Priscilla (Webb) WOLFE, maternal grandparents Andrew and Winifred (Boyd) SHELL; received education in the district schools; married Nora E. […]
City: Piney Flats SANDERS, John Henry, carpenter and farmer; born Piney Flats, Tenn., Nov. 16, 1846; English-German descent; son of William and Sarah J. (Yoakley) SANDERS; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents John and Barbara (Hodges) SANDERS; maternal grandparents Henry and Anne (Barnett) YOAKLEY; received a common school education; married […]
City: Birchwood KYLE, Samuel James, farmer; born Christianburg, Va., Sept. 20, 1855; Irish descent; son of William Emmett and Sallie Meade (Shanklin) KYLE; father’s occupation merchant; educated at Christianburg, Va., (Academic); entered mercantile business in early life; was Deputy Sheriff of Sullivan Co., Tenn., 1898-1902; Deputy County Court Clerk 1902-1906; […]
City: Birchwood MASENGILL, John D., physician and stock breeder; Irish-English descent; son of John and Nancy (Smith) MASENGILL; born in Sullivan Co. Tenn., May 11, 1844; paternal ancestors Henry and Elizabeth (Emmert) MASENGILL; maternal grandparents John and Catherine (Umphreys) SMITH; educated in private schools and at Jefferson Academy at Blountville, […]
City: Birchwood PHILLIPS, Noah J., public official; born near Taylorsville, N. C., May 13, 1887; German descent; son of Elijah and Michael (Baumgarner) PHILLIPS; father’s occupation farmer and cooper; and at Fall Branch, Tenn., Seminary; early in life engaged in farming; taught school about ten years before, during and after […]
City: Birchwood SENEKER, J. E. L., teacher, author and educator; German and French-English-Irish descent; son of James Kling SENEKER (farmer and stock dealer) and Elizabeth (Bushong) SENEKER; grandson of Elijah G. and Katherina (Bulong) SENEKE; also of George BUSHONG and Sarah (Phyle) BUSHONG; educated at Jefferson Academy of Blountsville, Tenn.; […]
City: Birchwood SMITH, Homer, H., attornery-at-law; born Sullivan Co., Tenn., Nov. 25, 1869; Irish-English descent; son of George W. and Elizabeth (Cross) SMITH; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather John Umphreys SMITH, paternal grandmother Malinda (Matthews) SMITH, maternal grandfather Rev. William K. CROSS, maternal grandmother Louzena (Cross) CROSS; received common school […]
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: Birchwood HAWK, Hiram Decatur, merchant and farmer; born Blountville, Tenn., Feb. 11, 1841; Irish-English descent; son of Martin and Mary (Meredith) HAWK, his father was a farmer; paternal grandfather John HAWK, paternal grandmother Rosana (Roller) HAWK, maternal grandfather Joseph MEREDITH, maternal grandmother Susan (Murphy) Meredith; he was in early […]
City: Birchwood BROWN, Charles A., lawyer; born Sept. 14 1856, at Bluff City, Tenn.; English-German descent; son of Abel J. and Emily L. (Teeter) BROWN; paternal grandparents Absalom and Elizabeth (Killian) BROWN, maternal grandparents Jacob and Sophia (Speece) TEETER; educated at Jefferson Male Academy; A. B. June, 1875, Roanoke College, […]
City: Birchwood BARGER, David A., business man, Deputy County Court clerk; born Indian Springs, Tenn., Nov. 26, 1879; German descent; son of George W. and Amanda (Roller) BARGER; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather John BARGER, paternal grandmother Annie (Hickman) BARGER, maternal grandfather George ROLLER, maternal grandmother Elizabeth (Hughes) ROLLER; educated […]
City: Birchwood BARE, James Doyle, merchant, partner in firm of H. E. White & Co.; born Birchwood, Tenn., May 16, 1885; German, Scotch-Irish descent; son of A. M. and Elizabeth (Black) BARE; father’s occupation educator and farmer; paternal grandfather Henry BARE, paternal grandmother Melinda (Frye) BARE, maternal grandfather William Wallace […]
City: Big Spring POWELL, James Arthur, farmer; born Meigs Co., Tenn., Dec. 23, 1870; Scotch-Irish and Dutch descent; son of Robert C. and Mary (Cowan) POWELL; father’s occupation merchant and farmer; paternal grandfather Scott POWELL, paternal grandmother Mary (Womack) POWELL, maternal grandfather Joseph COWAN, maternal grandmother Susan (Chattin) COWAN; educated […]
City: Big Spring McKENZIE, Jeremiah M., farmer; born Meigs Co., Tenn., Dec. 22, 1831; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Benjamin F. and Nancy (Casey) McKENZIE; his father’s occupation was farming and tobacco raising and manufacturing; educated common schools of Meigs Co.; early business occupation merchandise and manufacturer of tobacco; married Margaret […]
City: Big Spring GRUBB, Jacob L., merchant; born Meigs Co., Tenn., Dec. 29, 1856; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William C. and Mary (Womack) GRUBB; father’s occupation farmer, contractor, miner, preacher, veteran Mexican war; paternal grandfather Eldred GRUBB, paternal grandmother Nancy J. (McKenzie) GRUBB, maternal grandfather Jacob WOMACK, maternal grandmother Mary […]
CITY: South Pittsburg POWELL, Robert C., wood pattern maker; born Sullivan Co., Tenn., Sept 19, 1850; English and German descent; son of W. M. and Mary A (Deck) POWELL; father’s occupation carpenter; paternal grandparents Robert and Margaret (Wolford) POWELL; maternal grandparents Abraham and Elizabeth (Droke) DECK; educated in country schools; […]
City: Bluff City MAUK, Henry A., farmer and stock dealer; born at Bluff City, Tenn., June 23, 1854; Dutch-Irish-English descent; son of William and Malinda (Miller) MAUK; paternal grandparents Henry and “Peggy” MAUK, maternal grandparents Richard and Kate MILLER; educated at Zollicoffer Institute, Bluff City, Tenn., early occupation, teacher; later […]
City: Birchwood WOLFORD, William M., carpenter; German-Irish descent; born Nov.18, 1829 at Blountville, Tenn; son of William and Catherine (Drake) WOLFORD; paternal grandparents George and Mary (Smith) WOLFORD, maternal grandparents Jacob and Catherine (Foust) DRAKE; educated in local county schools; began life as farmer, later was a carpenter, etc.; married […]