City: McKenzie GRISSAM, Clyde, lawyer; industrial journalism; born Brownville [sic], Haywood Co. Tenn., March 15, 1881; son of M.M. and Julia (Brown) GRISSAM; English descent; attended Brownsville High school and Vanderbilt Law school; member of I.O.O.F., D.T.D. Frat.; nominated for legislature … Continue reading →
City: Dickson HENSLEE, Pitt, banker; born Hollow Rock, Tenn.; son of Dr. J. T. and Mary (Lipe) HENSLEE; the father being a physician and surgeon; paternal grandparents Joel and Nancy (Justice) HENSLEE, maternal grandparents, Aaron and Mary (Green) LIPE: educated public schools of his native village and afterward a merchant … Continue reading →
City: Humboldt HOWARD, S. F., teacher; born Paris, Mo., in 1866; son of Rev. J. S. and Francis (Hanna) HOWARD; Scotch and Irish descent; educated from Cumberland University of Tenn. A. B. in 1888, A. M. in 1889, Ph. D. in … Continue reading →
City: McKenzie JOHNSON, Philip Franklin, minister of the gospel; born Weakley county, Tenn., Jan. 20, 1852; Scotch-Irish and German descent; son of W.B. and Sarah (Groom) JOHNSON; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents John P. and Mary (Harral) JOHNSON; maternal grandparents Bright and Kate … Continue reading →
City: Huntingdon MADDOX, Pearl Wilson, lawyer; born in Weakley Co., Tenn., April 10, 1872; son of Thomas Crowley and Lucinda (Epperson) MADDOX; educated in the public schools of Weakley Co., Tenn., and Southern Normal University, Huntingdon, Tenn., graduated from latter with L.L. B. degree April … Continue reading →
City: Holladay MCAULEY, Irving Oswald, farmer and educator; born at Buena Vista, Tenn., in 1860; Irish and Scotch descent; son of John and Darthuley (Rust) MCAULEY; father’s occupation, farmer and merchant; paternal grandparents William and Elizabeth (Butler) MCAULEY, maternal grandparents Jerry T. and … Continue reading →
City: Huntingdon McCALL, Joseph William, physician, born Jan. 20th, 1832; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Andrew and Jeannette (Todd) McCALL; father’s occupation, educator and farmer; paternal grandparents, John and Jane (Proctor) McCALL; maternal grandparents Patrick Todd and Jane (Carmichael) TODD; paternal grandfather was Lieut in the Revolutionary War; educated at Decaturville, … Continue reading →
City: McKenzie McELROY, Robert Chester, educator, minister of the gospel; born Henry Co., Tenn., Nov. 16, 1883; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Robert and Martha J. (Petty) McELROY; educated in local schools of Henry Co., Tenn., and Hall-Moody Institute, Martin, Tenn.; married Katherine … Continue reading →
City: Jackson MCGEHEE, A. J., lawyer, born Carroll Co., Tenn., Dec. 25, 1859; son of A. C. and Susan (Chandler) MCGEHEE; graduate of Southwestern Univ. Jackson, Tenn., in 1881; married Jennie L. DODDE Nov. 10, 1886; admitted to bar 1885 and was assistant … Continue reading →
City: Huntingdon MURPHY, John Williams, lawyer; born at Hamburg, Ark., April 14, 1886; Scotch-Irish, Anglo-Saxon and Dutch descent; son of Joseph Warren and Mary Emily (Johnson) MURPHY; fathers’ occupation farmer; paternal grandparents Joseph Robertson and Grace (Leslie) MURPHY; maternal grandparents William and Julia (Salmon) JOHNSON; educated at Lexington M. & F. … Continue reading →