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
George W. CROSS, a prominent lawyer of Manchester, Tenn., was born in Anderson County August 31, 1849. He is the son of William and Jane (Black) CROSS, both of English descent and natives of Anderson County. The former, born in 1810, is still living; the latter, born about 1820, died February 26, 1885. Married in … Read more
S.J. CROCKETT, farmer in Coffee County, was born June 9, 1890, in Georgia. His father, John, a native of South Carolina and pioneer of Tennessee in 1812, was born February 29, 1780, and died March 9, 1859. He was of Irish descent. His mother, Mary (Cowan) CROCKETT, was born November 17, 1779, in Georgia, and … Read more
G.R. CRANE, druggist and a prominent young citizen of Tullahoma, Tenn., was born in Manchester, Tenn., November 26, 1858, the son of Dr. William and M.A. (Alexander) CRANE. At the age of two years he with his parents came to Tullahoma, which has since been his home. He acquired his education in the public schools, … Read more
A.B. CONLEY, merchant, and a prominent citizen of Tullahoma, Tenn., was born in Rutherford County, Tenn.,November 7, 1847; the son of A.W. CONLEY, a native of Tennessee. Our subject was reared on a farm in what is now a part of Crockett County. He acquired his education in the common schools and in 1867 began … Read more
W.A. CLARK, farmer of Coffee County, was born June 17, 1830, in Lebanon. His father, Joshua CLARK, was born June 5, 1806, in Maryland, and came to Kentucky early, and finally to Lebanon in 1828, engaging in contracting and farming until 1847, since then he has been devoted to the latter. His mother, Sarah (Allen) … Read more
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