City: National Soldiers Home SMITH, John Powell, lawyer, Governor Mountain Branch National Home for D. V. S.; born at Mountain City, Tenn., March 30, 1846; Scotch-Irish and English-French descent; son of Alexander Doran and Mary Ann (Powell) SMITH; father’s occupation lawyer; paternal grandparents Caleb and Elizabeth (Doran) SMITH, maternal grandparents […]
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City: National Soldiers Home SMITH, John Powell, lawyer, Governor Mountain Branch National Home for D.V.S.; born at Mountain City, Tenn., March 30, 1846; Scotch-Irish and English-French descent; son of Alexander Doran and Mary Ann (Powell) SMITH; father’s occupation lawyer; paternal grandparents Caleb and Elizabeth (Doran) SMITH, maternal grandparents John and […]
City: Big Spring POWELL, James Arthur, farmer; born Meigs Co., Tenn., Dec. 23, 1870; Scotch-Irish and Dutch descent; son of Robert C. and Mary (Cowan) POWELL; father’s occupation merchant and farmer; paternal grandfather Scott POWELL, paternal grandmother Mary (Womack) POWELL, maternal grandfather Joseph COWAN, maternal grandmother Susan (Chattin) COWAN; educated […]
CITY: South Pittsburg POWELL, Robert C., wood pattern maker; born Sullivan Co., Tenn., Sept 19, 1850; English and German descent; son of W. M. and Mary A (Deck) POWELL; father’s occupation carpenter; paternal grandparents Robert and Margaret (Wolford) POWELL; maternal grandparents Abraham and Elizabeth (Droke) DECK; educated in country schools; […]
City: Nashville BAILEY, John Edmonds, music teacher; born Southhampton County Va., June 14, 1831; son William O. and Jacquette (Jarratt) BAILEY; English descent; educated Smithfield (Va.) Academy; married Julia Bell POWELL April 21, 1853; 1st private in Co. I, N. C. state troops C. S. A., May 16, 1861; 2d […]
City: Memphis SPEERS, Noah Walker, President Workingmen’s Building & Loan Association; born Cincinnati, Ohio, June 9, 1849; son of N.W. and Elizabeth (Eberhart) SPEERS; educated Public Schools of Cincinnati; married, first, Clara RANDALL (died 1890) November 17, 1875; married, second, Mrs. Clara H. POWELL December 2, 1905; Mason, 32d degree, […]
City: Kenton FULLERTON, Henry Thomas, physician; born Gibson Co., Tenn., April 16, 1840; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John S. and R. L. (Thomas) Fullerton; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents Adam and Margaret (Reed) Fullerton; maternal grandparents Jacob H. and Hannah (McKnight) Thomas; educated in the local schools of Tenn., and […]
City: Johnson City POWELL, Ferdinard, business man; born Columbia, Va., Aug. 16, 1880; son of J. J. A. and Annie S. (Jones) POWELL; father’s occupation lawyer; paternal grandparents Dr. Norment and Mary C. (Wright) POWELL; maternal grandparents, Ferdinand and Mildred B. (Goodwin) JONES; graduated from Va. Polytechnic Institute with degree […]
City: Johnson City HENDERSON, Albert Pendleton, merchant; born Giles Co., Va. (now Bland Co.), Dec. 14, 1841; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James and Elizabeth (Neel) HENDERSON; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents John and Sarah (Bane) HENDERSON, maternal grandparents William and Nancy (Harman) NEEL; educated in the country schools and Friendship […]
City: Gassaway MELTON, Luke Lee, farmer, merchant and miller; born in Cannon Co., Tenn., April 20, 1845; son of John and Catharine (Elkins) MELTON; received common school education; in 1875 entered the mercantile business at Daylight, Warren Co., Tenn., one year later returned to Cannon Co., and has been in […]
City: Hartsville POWELL, R.D., public official; born in Logan Co., Ky., Oct. 16, 1845; son of E.M. and Eliza (Jordan) POWELL; educated at Smithland, Ky., in early life engaged the farming and mercantile business; married Bettie WINSTON Dec. 21, 1875; member F.& A.M., formerly Worshipful Master of local lodge; Democrat; […]
City: Greeneville SHOUN, Alexander Nelson, attorney at law; born Johnson Co., Tenn., Nov. 1, 1851; German and English descent; son of George H. and Theodosia (Wilson) SHOUN; father’s occupation merchant; paternal grandparents Andrew and Elizabeth (Powell) SHOUN; maternal grandparents Andrew and Elizabeth (McQueen) WILSON; graduated at Emory and Henry College, […]
City: Decherd MURRAY, C. E., miller and slack cooperage manufacturer; born Coyner’s Springs, Va., July 16, 1872; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Oliver H., and Selina (Layman) MURRAY; educated at Emery and Henry College, Va.; entered business career as bookkeeper and stenographer; married Carrie A. POWELL Nov. 2, 1898; member Odd […]
City: Dayton FOOSHEE, Joseph Crockett, teacher; born at Sparta, Tenn., Oct. 3, 1867; Scotch-Irish and French descent; son of Jonas and Jane (Crook) FOOSHEE; paternal grandparents John and Susan (Hinds) FOOSHEE, maternal grandparents John and Sarah (Brown) CROOK; educated in public and private schools and at Terrill College and the […]
City: Cedar Hill MORRIS, Gideon Lee, farmer; born near Cedar Hill, Tenn., Feb. 25, 1866; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas E. and Elizabeth (Mathews) MORRIS, father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather Jesse MORRIS; paternal grandmother Mary (Nichols) MORRIS, maternal grandfather Thomas B. MATHEWS, maternal grandmother Fannie POWELL; educated common schools and […]
City: Brownsville BOMER, John O., banker; born Lauderdale Co., Tenn., in 1865; son of T. G. and Mary (Powell) BOMER; Scotch-Irish and English descent; educated country schools; married Blanche G. ANDERSON 1889; K. of P., mayor of Brownsville, Tenn.; one of the organizers, director and president of Brownsville Bank (organized […]