City: Murfreesboro SINGLETON, William Rufus, bookkeeper; born Murfreesboro, Tenn., Jan. 21, 1859; English descent; son of Stephen H. and Sarah M. (Tompkins) SINGLETON; father was a merchant and farmer; paternal grandparents, Hazeal and Lavinia (Hope) SINGLETON, maternal grandparents, James M. and Kitty G. (Rucker) TOMPKINS; educated at Murfreesboro, Tenn.; in […]
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City: Memphis HOLMAN, Harry Thomas, lawyer, assistant attorney-general; born Fayetteville, Tenn., March 26, 1878; English descent; son of David Wilson and Fannie (Landess) HOLMAN; father’s occupation, lawyer; graduated from Webb’s School and Vanderbilt University; married Pearle F. WOODS; member Kappa Sigma fraternity and Business Men’s Club; Democrat; member of 55th […]
City: Gallatin HOSKINS, Isaac Crittenden, evangelist; born in Jefferson Co., Ky., Nov. 29, 1860; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William Crittenden and Mary Elizabeth (Woods) HOSKINS; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Alfred Crittenden and Nancy (Monroe) HOSKINS, maternal grandparents David and Elizabeth (Martin) WOODS; educated in the public schools of Louisville, […]
City: Cumberland Gap MORISON, James Henderson Stuart, lawyer; born at Cumberland Gap, Tenn., Dec. 12, 1864; Scotch-Irish descent; son of J. H. S. and Amanda (Jones) MORISON; his father was a physician; paternal grandparents, George and Mary (Woods) Morison, maternal grandparents Evan and Eveline (Boswell) JONES; educated University of Tenn., […]
City: Cedar Hill WASHINGTON, GEORGE A., capitalist; born Cedar Hill, Tenn., Aug 5, 1868; Scotch-Irish descent; son of George A. and Jane (Smith) WASHINGTON; his father was a capitalist; paternal grandfather Joseph WASHINGTON, paternal grandmother Mary (Cheatham) WASHINGTON, maternal grandfather Lawrence SMITH, maternal grandmother Mary (Hannah) SMITH; educated Harvard and […]