Rev. Samuel K. Tigrett, a talented minister of the Baptist Church, was born in Gibson County, Tenn., June 29, 1848, and is the youngest of two sons born to Chesterfield and Mary (Hurley) Tigrett, of Scotch-Irish descent. His father was … Continue reading →
Albert C. Thompson was born in Carroll County, December 2, 1834, and is the fourth child of a family of two sons and six daughters born to Samuel W. and Matilda P. (Copeland) Thompson, and is of Irish descent. His … Continue reading →
Jarvis Pike Taylor, a successful and energetic farmer of Lauderdale County was born in Gibson County July 15, 1834. His father was William Taylor, a native of North Carolina; he moved to Tennessee when a young man, and spent a … Continue reading →
John D. Tarrant, ex-postmaster and farmer, is a son of John and Nancy (Croft) Tarrant, who were born, and reared and married in the Palmetto State. They soon after moved to Alabama, where they spent the remainder of their lives. … Continue reading →
Edward F. Talley, a resident of the northern part of Lauderdale County, was born in Memphis, Tenn., September 27, 1860. His father, E. F. Talley, was born near Richmond, Va., March 3, 1818, and when sixteen years of age, came … Continue reading →
Everett R. Sumerow, one of the enterprising farmers of the Eighth District of Lauderdale County, was born at the present homestead November 2, 1854, and is the oldest of four sons and four daughters, six of them now living. The … Continue reading →
James E. Stewart, a farmer of the Eleventh District of Lauderdale County, was born in North Carolina, December 10, 1831, and is a son of Spencer and Elizabeth (Hurley) Stewart. The father was born in 1804, and moved to McNairy … Continue reading →
John I. Steward, one of Lauderdale’s substantial farmers, was born in North Carolina January 21, 1827, and came with his parents to Tennessee in 1834, and settled in McNairy County. He is the second of a family of seven sons … Continue reading →
Thomas Steele, one of the leading lawyers of Ripley, Tenn., and the youngest living son of Isaac and Jane (Hadley) Steele, was born February 12, 1846, in Ripley, and when eleven years of age was taken by his parents to … Continue reading →
Dr. David P. Steele, one of the leading physicians of Ripley, and a son of Isaac M. and Jane (Hadley) Steele, was born November 1, 1834, in Lauderdale County. He spent the first seven years of his life on the … Continue reading →
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