City: Memphis WILLIAMS, James Mathew, commission merchant, grain, hay, flour, etc.; born near Brunswick, Tenn., Sept. 1, 1841; Welsh-Scotch and English descent; son of Henry and Mary (Black) WILLIAMS; father’s occupation, farmer and magistrate Shelby Co., Tenn., 12 years; paternal grandparents James and Susan (Peebles) WILLIAM [sic], maternal grandparents Mathew […]
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BRICE P. MOFFATT. It seems to be a well-established fact, and one which has frequently been commented upon in the columns of the popular press, that during the last few years the young men of the country are annually coming to occupy positions of greater prominence and responsibility in the […]
City: Memphis PHARR, Harry Nelson, civil engineer; born La Grange, Ark., May 8, 1875; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Harry Newton and Stella Hogue (Scott) PHARR; father’s occupation, civil engineers C. S. A.; paternal grandparents Robert and Nancy (Allen) PHARR, maternal grandparents James and Mary Louise (Hogue) SCOTT; graduated from University […]
City: Covington SIMONTON, Charles Bryson; lawyer; born Tipton Co., Tenn., Sept. 8, 1838; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William and Catherine (Ferguson) SIMONTON; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents John and Martha (Strong) SIMONTON, maternal grandparents James and Catherine (Ferguson) FERGUSON; graduated from Erskine College, Due West, S. C., with degrees B. […]