City: Jonesboro HACKER, Newton, born Greene Co., Tenn., March 3, 1836; German descent; son of Jacob and Sarah (Lloyd) HACKER; his father was an English scholar, and taught in the common schools for forty years; paternal grandparents, Jacob and Martha (Register) HACKER, maternal grandparents, James and _____ (Kennedy) LLOYD; educated […]
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City: Greeneville RANKIN, Thomas Samuel, educator; born near Greeneville, Tenn., July 15, 1858; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Robert and Margaret (McGaughey) RANKIN; father’s occupation farmer, tanner; paternal grandparents Thomas and Elvira (Blackburn) RANKIN; maternal grandparents John and Hannah (Robinson) MCGAUGHEY; educated in the public schools and at Greeneville and Tusculum […]
City: Greeneville PATTERSON, Andrew Johnson, born Greeneville, Tenn., Feb. 25, 1857; Scotch-Irish descent; son of David Trotter and Martha (Johnson) PATTERSON; father’s occupation lawyer, Judge of Judicial Circuit, and member U. S. Senate; paternal grandfather Andrew PATTERSON; paternal grandmother was a Miss TROTTER prior to her marriage; maternal grandfather Andrew […]
City: Greeneville MITCHELL, John J., funeral director; born Greeneville, Tenn., March 28, 1856; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John Jay and Marianne (Britten) MITCHELL; father’s occupation furniture business etc.; paternal grandparents James Calvin and Polly (Rose) MITCHELL, maternal grandparents James H. and Betsy (Robinson) BRITTEN; educated at Greeneville and Tuculum College, […]
City: Greeneville MCINTURFF, James William, Assistant Postmaster; born in Washington Co., Tenn., Jan. 6, 1861; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of Laban W. and Eliza T. (Haynes) MCINTURFF; father’s occupation Capt. Co. “B” 3d N. C. Mtd. Infantry War 1861; member of County Court; paternal grandparents Christopher J. and Cynthia […]
City: Greeneville LOVETTE, Oscar Byrd, lawyer; born Woolsey, College, Tenn., Dec. 20, 1871; French and English descent; son of John D. and Mary (Woolsey) LOVETTE; father was a farmer and mechanic; paternal grandparents Charles and Eliza (Garoutte) LOVETTE; maternal grandparents William and Alice (Bird) WOOLSEY; graduated from Washington & Tusculum […]
City: Greeneville GRAY, Charles Oliver, clergyman, educator; born in St. Lawrence Co., New York June 3, 1867; Scotch and English descent; direct descendent of Lady Jane GRAY; son of Walter R. and Mary Jane (Chambers) GRAY; his father was a farmer; paternal grandparents Andrew M. and Sarah (Hannah) GRAY; graduated […]
City: Greeneville DUGGER, Oscar Milton, editor and publisher; born in Greene Co., Tenn., April 25, 1872; German-English-Irish descent; son of John Shields and Susan (Davis) DUGGER; father’s occupation planted and stock dealer; paternal grandparents William and Sarah (Brabson) DUGGER; maternal grandparents John and Sarah (McNees) DAVIS; graduated from Washington & […]