Roy, S. M.
S. M. Roy, a merchant of Henning, Tenn., is the son of Jerome and Mary (Davenport) Roy. The father was born in Georgia, February 15, 1818, and the mother in Newbern District, S. C., January 15, 1820. They were married … Continue reading →
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Roberson, John Davis
John Davis Roberson, a farmer of the Eleventh District of Lauderdale County, was born in the county September 2, 1830, and is a son of Isham and Rhodie (Stames) Roberson, both natives of South Carolina; the father was born in … Continue reading →
Rice, C. S. O.
Hon. C. S. O. Rice, a farmer and resident of the First District of Lauderdale County, is a son of Shadrach and Louise E. (Linerieux) Rice. The father was born in Marion District, S. C., in 1799, the mother in … Continue reading →
Randle, Edwin H.
In early colonial days there came from England two brothers by the name of Randolph, who settled in Roanoke County, Va. Three sons of each moved to North Carolina and settled along the Great Peedee River. To this source many … Continue reading →
Pugh, Sidney A.
Sidney A. Pugh, a farmer, merchant and mill owner, was born in Orange County, N. C., September 22, 1840, and is the oldest of two sons and one daughter born to John and Nancy (Lashley) Pugh, and is of Irish … Continue reading →
Price, Thomas
Thomas Price, a citizen and cotton planter of the Fourth District, was born September 6, 1828, in South Carolina; his father being a farmer. He was raised and worked on a farm until the war, having assumed control of it … Continue reading →
Price, Joseph
Joseph Price, a farmer and resident of the Fourth District, was born December 12, 1832, in Edgefield County, S. C. His parents were Joseph and Mary (Jennings) Price. His father was a native and farmer of South Carolina, where he … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →