Wilburn HILES, one of the substantial farmers of the Fifth District of Coffee County, Tenn., was born in Bedford County, Tenn., July 30, 1826. He is the son of Joseph HILES, a native of North Carolina, who was born in 1796, and immigrated to Tennessee in early days. Our subject, brought up on the farm, … Read more
L.D. HICKERSON, Jr., a prominent and progressive young citizen of Tullahoma, and cashier of the First National Bank of that place, was born five miles east of there January 31, 1861. He is the son of L.D. HICKERSON, Sr., president of the above bank, whose father, John HICKERSON, originally of North Carolina, founded one of … Read more
W.P. HICKERSON, Jr., was born in Manchester, October 20, 1850, the son of Judge William P. and Mary S. (Martin) HICKERSON, both of Scotch-Irish descent. The father, born in North Carolina, November 26, 1816, went when a child to Tennessee, and began life as a dry goods clerk at Manchester, and afterward read law under … Read more
Timothy S. GIVAN, editor and proprietor of the Tullahoma Messenger, one of the prominent weekly papers of Middle Tennessee, was born in Hardin County, Ky., October 8, 1945. He is the son of James M. and Mellona (Needham) GIVAN, both of whom were born in Kentucky, the former November 4, 1811, and the latter September … Read more
J.K. FARRIS, M.D., a prominent physician of Coffee County, was born in Franklin County in 1836. His parents, William C. and Mahaley (Kennerly) FARRIS, were natives of Franklin County, the latter, daughter of J.P. KENNERLY, of Georgia. The father was a shoe-maker, and came to Tennessee in 1811. Our subject married Mary E. AUSTELL in 1857, … Read more
William M. FARISS, M.D., a leading citizen and physician of Tullahoma, Tenn., was born in Franklin County, Tenn., April 22,1834,and is the son of William and Martha (Clardy) FARISS, natives of South Carolina. The father died in 1861 and the mother in 1874. Both were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Our subject was brought … Read more
H.P. DEWEY, lumber dealer, and a prominent citizen of Tullahoma, was born in Michigan in 1838, and is the son of Cyrus J. and Maria (Beulah) DEWEY, natives of the Green Mountain State. The father was born in 1812 and died in 1864, and the mother was born in 1813 and died in 1858. Both … Read more
G.S. DEAKINS, farmer, of the Thirteenth District of Coffee County, Tenn., was born in Marion County (now Sequatchie) Tenn., in 1832, and is the son of William and Sarah (Richards) DEAKINS, natives of Tennessee. The father died in 1848 and the mother in 1836. Both were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Reared on the … Read more
George W. DAVIDSON, one of the oldest and most prominent citizens of Tullahoma, and a member of the Coffee County bar, was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., June 21, 1826, and is the son of Joel and Elizabeth (Henry) DAVIDSON. The father was born at Beon’s Station, Grainger County, Tenn., in July, 1799, and died … Read more
F.E. CUNNINGHAM, proprietor of the Tullahoma Distillery, and a prominent citizen of Tullahoma, was born in Bedford County, Tenn., September 15, 1852, and is the son of M.T. CUNNINGHAM, a native of Pennsylvania. The father died in 1874. Our subject was reared in Bedford County,and educated in the town schools. At fourteen years of age he … Read more
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