Fayette County, TNGenWeb

  The following Fayette County biographies are from Goodspeed’s History of Tennessee, 1887. [Find in a Library] 1838-1857 Fayette County Marriage Index ADAMS, Sarah C. – (d. 1866) ALEXANDER, Samuel J. ANDERSON, Moses L. BAIRD, Benjamin F. (Dr.) BASS, James W. Biography: FALLS, James Napoleon (1841-1919) Biography: WASHINGTON, Henry Augustine (b. 1870) Blackard, Charles Galloway BOLING, George W. BOYD, Julian Wray (d. 1968) BURNETT, Joshua E. BURNETT, Joshua E. BURNETT, Wilson L. CANNON, William J. CARNES, Stephen G. CHAMBERS, Daniel G….

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Biography:    July 29, 2012  tngenwebproject@gmail.com Henry Augustine Washington, a leading realtor of Memphis, conducting business under the name of the Washington Real Estate Company, was born at Somerville, Fayette county, Tennessee, on the 29th of March, 1870, and is a son of Dr. James S. and Ella V. (Jackson) Washington. Through the paternal line the family is connected with the Washington family of which George Washington was a representative, and through the maternal line is identified with the same family as…

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08. September 2011 · 2 comments · Categories: Biographies · Tags: Blackard, Davie, White, Wilie Source: Moore, John T, and Austin P. Foster. Tennessee, the Volunteer State, 1769-1923. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co, 1923. Charles Galloway Blackard, a member of one of the old and highly respected families of Tennessee, is engaged in the practice of law in Nashville and although one of the more recent additions to the bar of this city, he has already won recognition as an able advocate and safe counselor who has a high conception…

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Biography:    July 29, 2012  tngenwebproject@gmail.com Mr. Falls was born in Macon, Fayette county, Tennessee, on the 20th of February, 1841, a son of Gilbreath and Frances (Manees) Falls. His paternal grandfather emigrated from Iredell county, North Carolina, to Athens, Alabama, and during his stay there, Gilbreath Falls was born. From there the family removed to Somerville, Tennessee. The grandfather was one of the first of the race of hardy aristocrats who moved across the mountains and created that wonderful community from…

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