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 →
Hon. Isaac M. Steele, the oldest lawyer of Lauderdale Co., is the son of David and Elizabeth (Jetton) Steele. The father was born in Ireland in 1763, and the mother in Mecklenburg County, N. C., in 1773. He came to … Continue reading →
James L. Sparks, Sr., editor and proprietor of the Ripley News, was born in Washington County, Va., October 9, 1813. His father moved to Jonesboro, Washington Co., Tenn., when he was still a small boy, and where he spent the … Continue reading →
Benjamin C. Simmons, a teacher residing at Double Bridges, Tenn., was born in Hardeman County, Tenn., August 23, 1838, and is the fifth child of a family of four sons and two daughters born to Willoughby D. and Maria (Brady) … Continue reading →
Daniel P. Shoffner, a very prominent manufacturer and saw-mill owner of Lauderdale County, was born in Carroll County, Tenn., January 25, 1839. His parents were Joel and Matilda Shoffner; the father was born in North Carolina, and was one of … Continue reading →
Thomas F. Scott was born in Haywood County, December 2, 1836, and is the son of James R. Scott, who was born in Halifax County, Va., in 1812, and came with his parents to Tennessee when a young man. He … Continue reading →
T. M. Scott is a son of Robert C. and Mary (Alston) Scott. His father was born in Halifax County, Va., in 1778, and the mother in North Carolina. They had three sons and three daughters. Our subject and a … Continue reading →
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