Among the immigrants to Tennessee from the state of North Carolina was Vincent S. Dabbs, who was born in the latter state in 1815, and who came with his brothers and sisters to Tennessee at an early date. They settled in Perry, Wayne and Lewis counties. Vincent S. Dabbs was […]
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A well-known and popular citizen of Hohenwald, Tennessee, was Raymond Crawford Hooper, who was twenty years in the service of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company and for the last twelve years had charge of that company’s interests at Hohenwald as station agent, during which time he so […]
City: Nashville PITTS, John A., lawyer, banker; born Wayne Co., Tenn., June 3, 1849; son of John F. and Emarintha M. PITTS; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents, John and Clarissa PITTS, maternal grandparents, Abraham and Nancy MONTAGUE; English descent; educated Clifton Masonic academy; graduated from law department of Cumberland University, […]
City: Napier VOORHIES, David Luther, merchant and farmer; born Wayne Co, Tenn., Aug. 25, 1855; English descent; son of Thomas and Eliza J. (Nichols) VOORHIES; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents, David and Alice (McBride) VOORHIES, maternal grandparents, David Porter and Emily E. (Rickets) NICHOLS; educated in the public schools […]
City: Linden SIMS, Thetus Wilrette, congressman; born Wayne Co., Tenn., April 25, 1852; son of G. W. and Jennie (Whitson) SIMS; educated in Savannah (Tenn.) College, and Cumberland University; graduated from latter with L. B. degree, 1876; married Nannie H. KITTRELL, Dec. 26, 1877; has been engaged in practice of […]
City: Lawrenceburg SIMS, Joseph, teacher; born Wayne county, Tenn., Aug. 27, 1876; English descent; son of Abraham M. and Hannah (Stooksberry) SIMS; father’s occupation farmer and stock raiser; paternal grandparents Robert and Frances (Merritt) SIMS; maternal grandparents Robert and Jan Sharp STOOKSBERRY; educated in public and private schools; graduated from […]
City: Lawrenceburg MORRISON, John F., lawyer; born at Waynesboro, Tenn., July 14, 1864; son of Merida and Lydia (Hardin) MORRISON; father’s occupation farmer; educated at Clifton, Tenn., Lebanon, O., and Nashville, Tenn.; graduated from National Normal University, Lebanon, B. S. degree 1883; Vanderbilt University, B. A., 1889; L.L. B., 1890; […]
City: Iron City SEAVEY, Hial Paul, Postmaster, farmer and real estate dealer; born Pomfret, Vt., May 21, 1842; English descent; son of Isaac and Rebecca (Paul) SEAVEY; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Edmund and Sarah (Smith) SEAVEY; maternal grandparents Hial and Mary (Stevens) PAUL; received academic education in public schools […]
City: Dyer JACKSON, John A., physician; born Waynesboro, Tenn., in 1850; son of John and Susan (Skillern) JACKSON; Irish descent; father was a farmer; graduated in Medicine University of Louisville, Ky., with degree of M. D. in 1876; his early life was devoted to school teaching, later entered the drug […]
City: Clifton STRIBLING, Christopher C., postmaster Clifton, Tenn.; born Lawrence Co., Tenn., Nov. 24, 1844; son of Andrew Hampton and Sarah E. (Elton) STRIBLING; English descent; worked on a farm until 17 years of age; received a common school education and was a soldier in the Union army during the […]