Rev. N. A. D. Bryant was born in Moore County, N.C., in 1816, in which State his father, Elisha Bryant, was born in 1792. The Bryants, or Bryan as the name originally was called, are among the oldest and most honored families in the South. They are of Welsh origin; the ancestors immigrated to America … Read more
Robert Montrose BOSTWICK was born near Charlotte, N.C., January 21, 1834, the youngest child and fifth son of William Merida and Caroline (Graham) BOSTWICK. Their family consisted of five sons and two daughters. William was born in South Carolina, and as he died while his children were quite small but little is known of the Bostwick … Read more
Jesse BLALOCK, planter, of Hardeman County, is a native of Granville County, N.C., born October 5, 1814, son of William and Katie (Cash) BLALOCK. The parents were natives of North Carolina, and there lived and died both in the same year. When Jesse was an infant he was left with strangers, but through his own … Read more
William J. BLAIR, farmer and magistrate of Hardeman County, is a native of South Carolina, born October 19, 1836, the second in a family of twelve children born to Thomas and Editha (Black) BLAIR. The parents were married in Southi Carolina about 1831 or 1832 and in 1836 immigrated to Tennessee and settled in Madison … Read more
Robert R. BLACK, farmer of Hardeema County, is a native of South Carolina, born October 10, 1831, the third of nine children born to Amos and Lucy (Foster) BLACK, both natives of South Carolina. They were married in South Carolina in about the year 1823, and in 1836 they immigrated to Tennessee and settled in … Read more
Dr. Henry BIGGS, a resident and practicing physician of Grand Junction, was born August 9, 1822, in Gibson County, Tennessee. His parents were Luke and M. (Bennett) BIGGS, both natives of North Carolina. The father was of English descent, born in 1795; the mother was of English-Irish origin, born in 1798. They immigrated to Stewart … Read more
J. A. and A. J. BARRETT, the proprietors of a prominent dry goods store of Bolivar, are natives of Hardeman County. Their parents, John and Sauna (Birkhead) BARRETT, were born in North Carolina and came to West Tennessee when small with their parents, who were among the very early settlers. After marriage Mr. BARRETT located in … Read more
Washington L. BAIRD, M. D., is a prominent physician of Hickory Valley, a native of Fayette County, Tenn., born April 16, 1839, the sixth of eight children born to Capt. Charles and Nancy T. (Robards) BAIRD, who were both of Scotch-Irish descent The father was a native of North Carolina, born July 16, 1797, and … Read more
Hon. Chamberlain H. ANDERSON, present chairman of the county court of Hardeman County, was born in Chesterfield County, Va., June 3, 1820. He is the oldest of a family of twelve children born to Benjamin B. and Nancy H. (Dance) ANDERSON, both natives of the same State and county as that in which C. H. … Read more
G. N. ALBRIGHT, of the well known firm of Edwards & Albright, merchants and millers of Cedar Chapel, was born February 14, 1840, in North Carolina, where his parents also were born, raised and wedded. His father, James R., was a merchant in his early life, and afterward a farmer; was successful in both. For … Read more
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