City: Newbern HAMILTON, Marion Clay, merchant; born Dyer Co., Tenn., April 27,1855; English descent; son of James H. and Callie (Ellis) HAMILTON; father’s occupation, farmer and merchant; received common school education; married Mollie F. MOORE Dec. 22, 1878, Annie B. MURRAY May 1886; in early life was a farmer; entered […]
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City: Newbern HASKINS, Edward T., physician; born Newbern, Tenn., April 25, 1874; son of Aaron B. and Pattie (Tucker) HASKINS;paternal grandfather Edward T. HASKINS paternal grandmother Harriet Jane (Foster) HASKINS, material grandfather Richard W. TUCKER, maternal grandother Ella (Tucker) TUCKER; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Newbern, Tenn., University of Tenn. and Vanderbilt […]
City: Newbern McCORKLE, John Edwin, farmer, surveyor, and banker; born in Dyer Co., Tenn., May 17, 1839; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Edwin A. and Jane Maxwell (Thomas) McCORKLE; father’s occupation farming; paternal grandparents Robert and Margaret (Morrison) McCORKLE, maternal grandparents, William and Elizabeth (Purviance) THOMAS; graduated at Bluff Springs, Tenn., […]
Maj. Charles W. ANDERSON, a prominent and successful farmer of Rutherford County, Tenn., was born in Franklin, Ky., November 28, 1825, and is a son of Harry I. and Adaline (Hickman) ANDERSON, both natives of Kentucky. The father came to this State in 1835, and took charge of the Tennessee […]
James H. ALLEN, proprietor of the livery, feed and sale stable at Murfreesboro, Tenn., was born in Warren County, N.J., August 26, 1881, son of Obadiah A. and Elizabeth (Harris) ALLEN, both natives of New Jersey, where the father died and the mother still resides. James H. spent his early days […]
Hon. B. F. ALEXANDER, a native of Rutherford County, Tenn., was born January 20, 1849, and is the son of Madison H. and Catherine (Suttle) ALEXANDER, natives respectively, of Tennessee and Virginia. The father, who is a well known and prosperous farmer, still resides in this county. The mother, who […]
Mrs. Annie E. ALEXANDER, widow of Albert G. ALEXANDER, a prominent farmer of Rutherford County, Tenn., was born March 31, 1814, in Virginia. Mr. Albert G. ALEXANDER, a native of this State, was born August 8, 1810, and is the son of Daniel and Sarah (Alexander) ALEXANDER. He was one of […]
Andrew M. ALEXANDER, born May 19, 1815, is a son of Andrew M. Sr., and Nancy (Doran) ALEXANDER, who were born in Maryland and Virginia respectively. The father was one of the pioneer settlers of the county, and was killed at New Orleans during the war of 1812, in which […]
Col. John H. ADKERSON, an enterprising farmer, was born in this county and State October 15, 1831, and is the son of James A. and Percilla (Jones) ADKERSON, both natives of Virginia. The father was one of the early settlers of this county, coming here in 1820. He was one […]
City: Medina OLIVER, George Weldon, physician; born Cleveland, Tenn., May 19, 1869; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Hillary L. and Valderia (DILLEHAY) OLIVER; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents Hezekiah and Martha (LEWIS) OLIVER maternal grandparents Marcus and Mary (LANCASTER) DILLEHAY; educated in the public schools of Maury Co., Tenn.; graduated from […]