City: Ooltewah STOKES, Thomas H., banker; born Linn Grove, Ky., Oct. 4, 1881; son of William R. and Ella (Swift) STOKES; father’s occupation merchant and miller; graduated from West Ky. College, B. S. degree, and Bowling Green (Ky) University; began his career as a teacher; married Chittie MYERS, June 1, […]
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City: Spencer BILLINGSLEY, William N., president of Burritt College; born Pikeville, Tenn., Nov. 9, 1853; English and Welsh descent; son of John M. and Hannah D. (Myers) BILLINGSLEY; father was a farmer and stock raiser; paternal grandparents Samuel and Nancy (Mulkey) BILLINGSLEY; maternal grandparents John D. and Mary (Snoddy) MYERS; […]
City: Memphis MYERS, Henry C., life insurance solicitor; born Wadesboro, N.C., Oct. 17, 1847; German and Irish descent; son of Absalom and Adeline (Roggan) MYERS; father’s occupation, merchant and planter; educated in public schools at Byhalia, Miss., and University of Miss., Oxford, Miss.; began his business career as a farmer, […]
City: Lawrenceburg STARNES, Daniel W., lawyer; born Fountain county, Ind., Oct. 21, 1842; French-German descent; son of Henry and Katharine (Myers) STARNES; father’s occupation farmer; educated at Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind.; served in Tenth Ind. Vol. Infantry, and Indiana Legion through civil war, with rank of second lieutenant, and first […]
City: LaFollette MILLER, Henry P., farmer; born Well Spring, Tenn., Aug. 3, 1867; Dutch-Irish descent; son of James and Anna (Sharp) MILLER; father’s occupation farmer, paternal grandparents John and Elizabeth (Suddoth) MILLER, maternal grandparents David and Martha (Myers) SHARP; educated at Well Spring; in early life he engaged in the […]
City: Johnson City GARDNER, James Robert, lawyer; born Van Hill, Tenn., Aug. 2, 1879; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Henry and Sarah (Ball) GARDNER; father’s occupation, farmer and merchant; paternal grandparents, James and Annie (Myers) GARDNER; maternal grandparents John W. and Rebecca (Kelley) BALL; graduated Oakland Seminary in 1899; reared on […]
City: Jackson ANDERSON, Hugh Crump, banker; born McNairy Co., Tenn., Feb. 2, 1851; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William Tayler and Mahala (Wisdom) ANDERSON; father’s occupation, farmer, merchant; paternal grandparents, Thomas and Mary (Davis) ANDERSON; maternal grandparents, James and Susan (Seargent) WISDOM; educated at West Tennessee College, Jackson, Tenn., and Cumberland […]
City: Idol MYERS, John Nelson, farmer; born in Grainger Co., Tenn., Aug. 15, 1844; German and Irish descent; son of Martin and Mary (Dalton) MYERS; father was a farmer and brick mason; paternal grandparents Peter and Winnie (Willoby) MYERS; maternal grandparents, C. and Matilda (Witcher) DALTON; educated in the public […]
City: Hillsdale MEYERS, Arthur A., philanthropist; born Harrisburg, Pa., Dec. 23, 1838; German descent; son of John and Sarah (Foulk) MYERS /sic/; father, miller and real estate business; paternal grandfather, Dr. Valentine MEYERS, of Harrisburg, Pa.; educated Mendota Collegiate Iinstitute/sic/, Ill., and Hillsdale Collegiate Institute; in early life was a […]
City: Greeneville MYERS, Newton Cloyd, farmer, stock breeder; born in Greene Co., Tenn., Jan. 18, 1875; German, Scotch-Irish-English descent; son of Michael Carter and Martha Ellen (Bible) MYERS; paternal grandparents Michael and Sophia (Carter) MYERS, maternal grandparents Christian and Louisa Mariah (Tucker) BIBLE; educated Mosheim, Tenn., Kentucky University, Lexington, Ky; […]
City: Dunlap MOORE, Wm. A, merchant; born Chattanooga, Tenn., March 12, 1844; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Alexander and Nancy (Martin) MOORE; received common school education; married Minerva MYERS May 30, 1867; member Knights of Pythias; began his business career as clerk in a store; entered Confederate army in fall of […]
City: Chattanooga MYERS, Thomas Snoddy, attorney; born Pikeville, Tenn., March 23, 1884; son John C. and Sue (Hill) MYERS; German-Irish descent; graduated People’s College B. S. 1903; University of Tennessee B. A. 1907; 1908 Cumberland University, L.L.B.; admitted to practice law by Supreme Court of Tennessee in July 1908; associated […]