City: Memphis LONG, Nicholas M., minister of the gospel; born Somerville, Tenn., July 27, 1849; English and Scotch-Irish descent; son of Nicholas and Margaret J. (Rhea) LONG; father’s occupation, lawyer,, civil engineer and soldier in Seminole War; paternal grandparents John J. and Frances (Quinlan) LONG, maternal grandparents Matthew and Mary […]
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City: Johnson City SLACK, Embree Munsey, editor; born at Bristol, Tenn., Dec. 10, 1877; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John and Julia (Holston) SLACK; father’s occupation editor of Bristol Courier; former member of upper and lower houses Tenn. Legislature; Trustee of Sullivan Co., Tenn.; educated in public schools, King College, Bristol, […]
City: Johnson City SELLS, George Caldwell, lawyer; born Sullivan Co., Tenn., May 6, 1878 English-German-Irish descent; son of Geo. W. and Mary M. (McCrary) SELLS; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents Samuel and Sarah (Bushong) SELLS; maternal grandparents Samuel and Elizabeth (Treadway) McCRARY; graduated from King College, Bristol, Tenn., with B. […]
City: Hohenwald WHITE, John A., educator; born in North Carolina; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William WHITE; was left an orphan at age of twelve; moved to Johnson City, Tenn., at age of sixteen and secured a position in brick yard at 50c a day, was encouraged to enter school and […]
City: Dayton WATERHOUSE, Euclid, real estate and undertaking business; born near Washington, Tenn., Aug. 20, 1867; English descent; son of Darius and Harriet (Sharp) WATERHOUSE; the father being a physician; paternal grandparents, Richard G. and Elizabeth (Haskett) WATERHOUSE; maternal grandparents, Elisha and Elinor (Huff) SHARP; educated at King College Bristol, […]
City: Chattanooga MOON, John Austin, congressman; born Albemarle Co., Va., April 22, 1855; received academic education at Bristol, Va.; graduated from Kings College, Bristol, Tenn.; married Addie M. DEADERICK Oct. 8, 1884, daughter of late Chief Justice James W. DEADERICK of Tenn.; Democrat; nominee for General Assembly, 1880; city attorney […]