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 →
James D. Hubbard, one of the leading farmers of Lauderdale County, was born in Caswell County, N. C., May 10, 1809. His father, William Hubbard, was born in Virginia, in 1787, and moved with his parents to North Carolina when … Continue reading →
Freland A. Henry, junior member of the firm of Porter & Henry, druggists of Ripley, and only son of James O. and Martha E. (Hendren) Henry, was born October 31, 1856, in Haywood County, and was reared on a farm. … Continue reading →
James O. Henry, one of the well known business men of Ripley, is a son of Alexander and Sarah (Carruth) Henry. Both parents were born and raised in South Carolina, and moved to Wilson County, Tenn., when young, where they … Continue reading →
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