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
James H. RUTLEDGE, merchant and a prominent young citizen of Tullahoma, Tenn., was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., November 13, 1855, and is the son of Samuel RUTLEDGE, a native of North Carolina. Our subject was reared on the farm, receiving his education in the public schools. In 1876 he began farming in his native … Read more
A.W. BOOTH, M.D., a prominent citizen and leading physician of Tullahoma, Tenn., was born in Bedford County, Tenn., in 1858,and is the son of J.B. and Elizebeth (Vannoy) BOOTH. Our subject was reared on the farm, and educated in the public schools. In 1879 he began the study of medicine, and graduated from Vanderbilt University … Read more
CHARLES W. LEFTWICH, although not long a resident of Bedford County, is one of the enterprising dry goods merchants of Shelbyville. He was born in Moore County, Tenn., April 16, 1850. His father, Littleberry Leftwich, was born in this State. He has been a farmer and merchant most of his lifetime, and is now conducting … Read more
WILLIAM A. FROST, editor and proprietor of the Shelbyville Gazette, was born September 30, 1855, in Troy, Obion Co., Tenn., being the eldest of five children of William D. and Martha L. (Brown) Frost. The father is a physician and resides at Flat Creek in this county. The mother died September 24, 1874. The subject … Read more
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