W. E. Lambeth, a merchant of Golddust, was born December 8, 1849, in Lebanon, Tenn., being the youngest of three children born to James T. and Susan E. Lambeth. The father was a Tennessean, born in 1809, and died in … Continue reading →
Alex Lackey, a native of South Carolina, was born in 1771, and in 1800 came to Rutherford County, Tenn., where he married Miss Kelton, by whom he had three sons: James A., William K. and Alex R. This wife died … Continue reading →
H. W. Keller, a farmer of Lauderdale County, is a son of Irmi and Virginia H. (Posey) Keller. His father was born in Abbeville, S. C., in 1808, and the mother in 1812. They were married in Tipton County, Tenn., … Continue reading →
Stephen A. Jordan, a substantial farmer at Hall’s Station, Lauderdale County, on the Newport News & Mississippi Valley Railroad, was born in Williamson County, Tenn., February 4, 1825, and was the ninth child of fifteen children, born to Stephen and … Continue reading →
Rev. George Johnston, one of the old and prominent citizens of Ripley, Tenn., and senior member of the firm of George Johnston & Co., furniture dealers, was a son of George and Jane (Thompson) Johnston, both parents being natives of … Continue reading →
James M. Jenkins, ex-trustee of Lauderdale County, is a son of Samuel D. and Helen (Brockinton) Jenkins, who were both natives of South Carolina. The father was born in 1808, and the mother in 1811. They married and settled in … Continue reading →
William H. Jackson, clerk of the county court, of Lauderdale County, is a son of James D. and Frances (Wright) Jackson. The father was born in Dinwiddie County, Va., in 1811, and his mother in Northhampton, Mass., in 1817. She … Continue reading →
Robert S. Irvin, a merchant and also the postmaster at Curve, Tenn., was born in Appomattox County, Va., April 25, 1842. His father, John Irvin, was born in Virginia, in 1809, and came to Tennessee in 1848, settling in Williamson … Continue reading →
G. J. Hutcheson, a resident of the Tenth District, was born in Lauderdale County, October 1, 1842, and was the son of Jesse and Louisa Jane (Givens) Hutcheson; both of them were natives of Tennessee. the father died in White … Continue reading →
George Whitfield Hurt, a farmer and mechanic of Lauderdale County, was born at Paducah, Ky., March 20, 1845, and was the sixth child of a family of eight sons and three daughters born to William W. and Sarah E. (Camburn) … Continue reading →
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