J.W. YATES, merchant and a prominent young citizen of Tullahoma, Tenn., was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, August 24, 1855, and is the son of James and Mary A. (Walters) YATES, natives of England. The parents came to America in 1855, and our subject was born three days after their arrival in Cincinnati. The parents are … Read more
J. D. WOOTON, M.D., a leading physician of Manchester, was born in Warren County,Tenn., April 5, 1840. He is the son of Jonathan and Nancy (Hampton) WOOTON, the former born in 1792 in North Carolina, and died in Warren County, in 1877; the latter born in 1802 in Kentucky, and died in February,1886. The elder … Read more
S.H. WOOD, M.D., a physician of Hillsboro, was born in Rutherford County, Tenn., November 13, 1824. His parents, Thomas and Susan (Baldridge) WOOD, are natives of Orange County,N.C., immigrating to Tennessee about 1806. A blacksmith by trade the elder WOOD moved to Hickman County, Ky., in 1827, remaining there to the close of his life in … Read more
J.C. WINTON, a well known citizen of Manchester, was born in Coffee County, Tenn., July 16, 1856. He is the son of John and Martha (Layne) WINTON, both natives of Tennessee, the latter born about 1830. Engaged in mercantile trade at Hillsboro before marriage, the elder WINTON then became a successful farmer. He was a … Read more
E.M. WHITWORTH, a farmer of Coffee County, was born August 3, 1840, in Bedford County. His father, Benjamin F., was born in Marshall County January 8, 1814, and died October 12, 1876. In the fourth generation back were three brothers who were among the famous Jamestown, Va., settlers, and the next generation came to Tennessee. … Read more
James F. WARD, member of the livery firm of Ward Bros., of Tullahoma, was born in Moore County, Tenn., in 1859, and is the son of Noah WARD, a native of Moore County. Reared on the farm of his parents, near Lynchburg, Tenn., our subject attended the public schools of the neighborhood. At the age … Read more
J.W. WAGGONER, Esq., of Coffee County, born October 8, 1836, is the son of J.A. and Rebecca WAGGONER, the former, born in 1806, died in 1848, and the latter born in 1806, died in 1883. Our subject is of German and Scotch descent. After continuing on the farm to care for his mother, he entered … Read more
Hon. John F. THOMAS, real estate agent and a prominent citizen of Tullahoma, Tenn., was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., April 17, 1828. His father, Joshua THOMAS, a native of North Carolina, died while our subject was a small boy. At the age of eleven years our subject was bound out to Joshua GORE, but … Read more
F.M. TAYLOR, farmer in Coffee County, was born January 16, 1845, in Tennessee. He is the son of Daniel and Mary (Angel) TAYLOR, the former born about 1813 in Tennessee, and the latter about 1811, and is still living, while her husband died in 1846. His grandmother, also Mary ANGEL by name, a native of Virginia, … Read more
B.S. STROUD, a prominent citizen of Manchester, and register of Coffee County, was born in Warren County, Tenn., February 14, 1854. He is the son of B.S. and Nancy (Winton) STROUD, the former born in 1825 in Warren County, and the latter February 2, 1826, in Coffee County. Their deaths occurred October 12, 1853, and … Read more
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