James C. Alsobrook, one of the substantial farmers residing near Double Bridges, Lauderdale County, was born in Edgecombe County, NC., March 9, 1828, and was a son of Micajah and Chloe (Simmons) Alsobrook. They came to Tennessee in 1836, their … Continue reading →
The Tennesseans, An Incomplete History of the Martin and Williams Families of Lauderdale County Richard Martin married Nancy Massingill on March 20, 1804, in Tennessee. Of their several children, one was a son named William Zebulon, and by 1810 … Continue reading →
Lauderdale County Biographies
Continue reading →James M. Young, a prominent farmer, was born in Haywood County, Tenn., April 5, 1838, and was the second of three sons born to E. G. and Rebecca (Byler) Young, and of Scotch-Irish descent. The father was born in South … Continue reading →
Edmund C. Wright, a farmer of Lauderdale County, was born in Caroline County, Va., June 29, 1829, and is the sixth child of a family of six sons and six daughters, born to Edmund and Elizabeth Wright, and is of … Continue reading →
Reason L. Wood, one of the oldest native citizens of Lauderdale County, is a son of Sabret and Mary E. (Thompson) Wood, both of whom were natives of North Carolina, where they married, and lived until 1825, when they settled … Continue reading →
Capt. R. C. Wilson, a prominent merchant and citizen of Henning, Tenn., is the son of James and Nancy (Lankford) Wilson. The father was born in Sumner County, Tenn., in 1801, and his mother in Middle Tennessee, in 1802, and … Continue reading →
Spruce E. Williams, an enterprising young merchant of Hall’s Station, Tenn., located on the Newport News & Mississippi Valley Railroad, thirteen miles northeast of Ripley, was born in Tipton County, Tenn., October 4, 1863, and is one of twin sons, … Continue reading →
John T. Williams, a prominent farmer and large mill owner of Lauderdale County, was born in Montgomery County, Tenn., June 30, 1833, and was the son of E. W. Williams, who was a native of Virginia, and immigrated to Tennessee … Continue reading →
G. H. White, a resident and farmer of the Sixth District of Lauderdale County, was born August 27, 1847, in Virginia; his parents were also natives of that State. Our subject was the oldest of seven children born to William … Continue reading →
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