City: Pulaski WILKES, John Brown, lawyer; born Pulaski, Tenn., July 30, 1875; son of John S. and Florence (Barker) WILKES; educated Pulaski and Franklin, Tenn.; graduated Pulaski in 1892 and Franklin, Tenn., 1894; married Mary W. WAKEFIELD, Dec. 23, 1896; Past Master Mason, Junior Past C., Junior O. U. A. […]
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City: Pulaski LARUE, James Alexander, physician and surgeon; born Lewisburg, W. Va., Aug. 27, 1850; French-Scotch-Irish descent; son of Cyrus Scott and Julia S. (Alexander) LARUE; educated at “Old Lewisburg,” Va., Academy; graduated from College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, Md., Feb., 1876, with M. D. degree; taught school in […]
City: Pulaski KENNEDY, Marion Sawyer, minister of the gospel; born Camp Creek, Greene Co., Tenn.; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James F. and Katherine (McGaughey) KENNEDY; father merchant; attended the village schools of Cornersville, Tenn., later was under private tutorage of Rev. Wm. Stoddert, D.D., of Lynnville, Tenn.; graduated from William […]
City: Sewanee ELLIOTT, Sarah Bull Barnwell, writer; born in Savannah, Ga.; English descent; daughter of Stephen and Charlotte Bull (Barnwell) ELLIOTT; father’s occupation, Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Georgia; paternal grandparents Stephen and Esther (Hubersham) ELLIOTT, maternal grandparents John Gibbs and Sarah (Bull) BARNWELL; member of Colonial Dames, S. […]
City: Sewanee GUTHRIE, William Norman, educator; born Dundee, Scotland, March 4, 1868; son of William Eugene and Frances S. (D’Arusmont) GUTHRIE; maternal grandparents Sylvan Thiquepal and Frances (Wright) D’ARUSMONT; graduated from University of the South, B. Litt., 1889, A. M., 1891; married Anna Norton STUART, Jan. 14, 1893; assistant prof. […]
City: Sewanee HALL, William Bonnell, physician and educator; born Lowndes Co., Ala., Jan. 3, 1866; son of William B. and Susan Juliet (Anderson) HALL; father’s occupation, physician and planter; paternal grandparents Henry M. and Dora Ann (Bonnel) HALL, maternal grandparents Dr. Alfred and Elizabeth Ann (Bolling) ANDERSON; graduated from University […]
City: Sewanee KIRBY-SMITH, Reynolds Marion, physician; born Nashville, Tenn., June 14, 1874; English descent; son of Edmund and Cassie (Selden) KIRBY-SMITH; father, soldier and educator; paternal grandparents Joseph Lee and Frances (Kirby) SMITH, maternal grandparents William and Caroline (Hare) SELDEN; graduated from University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., M. D., […]
City: Pulaski ESLICK, Edward Everett, business man; born April 19, 1873, near Pulaski, Tenn.; son of Merritt and Martha Virginia ESLICK; French-Huguenot descent; father farmer; educated at Bethel College, Russellville, Ky.; he practiced law in early life; married Miss Willa BLAKE, June 6, 1906; elected three times on Democratic ticket, […]
City: Pulaski FLOURNOY, John Walker, county court clerk; born Pulaski, Tenn., Jan. 24, 1874; son of William C. and Ella (Ezell) FLOURNOY; French descent; educated at Pulaski, Tenn.; married Sallie BALLENTINE, April 8, 1908; was at one time engaged in fire insurance business; at present holds office of county court […]
City: Pulaski FOLLIS, David James, county trustee; born Lynnville, Tenn., Aug. 17, 1853; Irish descent; son of S. C. and N. E. (Williamson) FOLLIS; father blacksmith; attended schools of Lynnville, Tenn.; married Inez O. ABERNATHY, Dec. 16, 1881; he began life as a blacksmith; left home when seven years of […]
City: Pulaski FREEMAN, Eunice Cyrus, physician and surgeon; born Lewisburg, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1871; English descent; son of James Franklin and Martha Elizabeth (Robinson) FREEMAN; father farmer and stock dealer; paternal grandparents, Daniel Marshall and Margaret (Neuman) FREEMAN; maternal grandparents, Anderson and Jane (Rosson) ROBINSON; graduated at Lewisburg, Tenn., 1894, […]
City: Pulaski GRIGSBY, H. M., druggist and banker; born Spring Hill, Tenn., March 20, 1850; son of William and C. M. F. (Hatcher) GRIGSBY; English descent; educated Col. Thomas H. Peebles’ School of Spring Hill, Tenn.; married Florence WITT, October, 1880; early business career, farming; Chairman of the Democratic Executive […]
City: Sewanee NAUTS, William Boone, educator; born Louisville, Ky., Feb. 5, 1860; Dutch and English descent; son of John Carr and Virginia (Boone) NAUTS; father’s occupation, iron founder; paternal grandparents Francois Antione and Ann (Carr) NAUTS, maternal grandparents William and Julia Ann (Settle) BOONE; educated in the public schools of […]
City: Paris MATTHEWSON, John Porter, practicing physician; born Wadesboro, Ky., Sept. 22, 1840; Scotch descent; son of Daniel and Lucy C. (Scruggs) MATTHEWSON; father merchant; paternal grandparents John and Katherine (McLeod) MATTHEWSON; maternal grandparents Chesley and Celia (Glover) SCRUGGS; educated Murray (Ky) Seminary, graduated from University of Nashville, M. D., […]
City: Paris NANTS, Rupert A., wholesale produce merchant; born Henry Co., Tenn., Sept. 3, 1873; French-English descent; son of Jas. T. and Mary E. NANTS; his father was a farmer; paternal grandparents Peter and Martha (Wilson) NANTS, maternal grandparents, Thomas and Bettie (Futrell) POYNER; received education in the country schools; […]
City: Paris OLIVER, Augustus A., physician; born McKenzie, Tenn., Jan. 27, 1884; English-Scotch-Irish descent; son of Dr. J. M. and Elizabeth (Haynes) OLIVER; paternal gradparents /sic/ James L. and Martha Ann (Southall) OLIVER; maternal grandparents John and Elizabeth (Dillahunty) HAYNES; educated at schools of Paris and Nashville, Tenn.; after three […]
City: Paris LOVE, Charles Albert, dentist; born Conyersville, Henry Co., Tenn., July 18, 1886; son of Joseph B. and Mary (Calhoun) LOVE; paternal grandparents Albert and Myra (Jordan) LOVE; maternal grandparents James and Julia (Bradley) CALHOUN; father, farmer; educated in country schools; graduated from University of Tenn., Nashvile /sic/, 1894, […]
City: Paris LEWIS, J. W., attorney-at-law; born Henry Co., Tenn., 1850; Scotch-Irish-English descent; son of C. S. and Patience J. (Hunt) LEWIS; his father was a farmer; was educated in the Paris high school; graduated from Lebanon Law School in 1876; he began life as a farmer; married Anna PRITCHETT […]
City: Nashville SCHOTT, Ernest John, druggist; born Nashville, Tenn., March 10, 1876; German descent; son of Chas. and Emily Ann (Sharp) SCHOTT; father, manufacturer; graduated Vanderbilt University as Pharmaceutical Chemist 1894; engaged in drug business early in life, and is at present proprietor and owner of five drug stores; married […]
City: Nashville RUTHERFORD, Charles H., lawyer; born Sumner County, Tenn., February 16, 1872; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James W. and Amanda (Edwards) RUTHERFORD; father, farmer; paternal grandparents Benjamin and Nancy (Pearce) RUTERFORD; maternal grandparents Drew and Catharine (Dorris) EDWARDS; educated in public schools of Sumner County, Tenn.; was a farmer […]