Micajah D. Webb, one of the oldest farmers and citizens of Lauderdale County, is a son of Cyrus and Nancy (Mathes) Webb. His father was born in Middle Tennessee, and when young moved to Gibson County, where he married Miss … Continue reading →
Dr. J. N. Wardlaw, clerk and master of chancery court of Lauderdale County, and the son of Joseph and Mary A. (Niswanger) Wardlaw, was born June 2, 1820, in Laurens County, S.C. His parents were both born in that county, … Continue reading →
James Walker, a resident of the Fourth District, was born January 30, 1831, in Orange County, N. C., and was the third son born to Empson and Martha (Kerry) Walker. He came with his parents to Tennessee in 1842 and … Continue reading →
William T. Tilman, a substantial farmer of Lauderdale County, was born in Giles County, September 1, 1822, and is the oldest of four sons born to John and Parthenia (Garrett) Tilman, being of English descent. His father was born in … Continue reading →
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 →
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