Posey, W. P.
W. P. Posey is a son of David P. and Peachey T. (Powell) Posey. The father was born in Maryland in 1781, and the mother in South Carolina in 1785. They were married in South Carolina March 29, 1805. Eleven … Continue reading →
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Pierson, Blair
Blair Pierson, chairman of the county court, was born June 29, 1858, in Lauderdale County, and in the house in which he is at present living. His parents, John F. and Susan E. (Lee) Pierson, were born in Connecticut and … Continue reading →
Pierson, Atwood
Atwood Pierson, residing at Double Bridges, Tenn., and a prominent farmer of Lauderdale County, was born within two miles of his present home September 16, 1856. His father, John F. Pierson, was born at Derby, Conn., and in his ninth … Continue reading →
Perkins, Levi S.
Levi S. Perkins, farmer and merchant of Lauderdale County, was born in Lawrence County, Tenn., November 9, 1839, and was the son of Andrew M. Perkins, who was born in Rutherford County in 1813, and was raised and educated in … Continue reading →
Palmer, L. A.
L. A. Palmer, editor of the Ripley Enterprise, was born February 22, 1840, aboard the ship “Henry G. Pressley,” in the East Indies. His father was a native of England, and followed the sea for fifty-four years, being master of … Continue reading →
Oldham, E. R.
E. R. Oldham was born at Eylau, the residence of Dr. Samuel Oldham, which was then in Haywood County, but is now in Lauderdale County, on 24th of April, 1844. His father was James Oldham, son of Dr. Samuel and … Continue reading →
Oldham, Samuel
Among the early settlers of Lauderdale County were Dr. Samuel and Cornelia C. (Honyman) Oldham; her father, Dr. Robt. Honyman, was a noted physician and member of the royal navy, for many years surgeon of the “Portland,” a ship of … Continue reading →
Norris, William M.
William M. Norris, a citizen of Hall’s Station, Tenn., was born at Fredonia, Ind., July 18, 1856, and was the youngest child in a family of three sons, and seven daughters born to Jimmerson and Martha A. (Webster) Norris, and … Continue reading →
Myrick, W. T.
W. T. Myrick a citizen of Fulton, Tenn., was born March 19, 1845, in Hardeman County, Tenn., and is a son of William H. and Jane (Thompson) Myrick. His father was born in Virginia in 1797, and died in Tennessee … Continue reading →
Moorer, Henry B.
Dr. Henry B. Moorer, a farmer of Lauderdale County, and a brother of W. H. Moorer, was born in the county September 16, 1850, and remained on the farm with his parents until eighteen years of age, when he went … Continue reading →