JOHN B. BROOKS, merchant, was born in Arkansas, November 1, 1854 and is a son of William and Mary (Dodson) Brooks, who were native Tennesseeans. William Brooks was an enterprising agriculturist and is now residing in Maury County. The mother … Continue reading →
WILLIAM BRANCH’S birth occurred in Bedford County, Va., May 6, 1812, son of James and Martha (Minor)Branch, who were horn in Bedford County and Botetourt County, Va., in 1766 and 1770, respectively. They were married in 1792, and became the parents … Continue reading →
ANDREW T. BOYD is a son of James Boyd, whose father was a soldier under Gens. George Washington and Nathaniel Greene during the Revolutionary war, and was in the battles of Monmouth and King’s Mountain and served through the war. James … Continue reading →
REV. JOHN G. BOLTON, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was born in Humphreys County, Tenn., February 29, 1841, and February 7, 1868, was united in marriage to Hattie J. Williams and became the father of four children: … Continue reading →
JOHN H. BLAIR, merchant, of Kedron, Maury County, was born January 13, 1844, within one mile of where he now resides, and is one of seven, children born to Thomas W. and Catherine C. (Neely) Blair, both natives of Tennessee. … Continue reading →
RUFUS K. BLACKMAN (deceased) was born in Tennessee October 9, 1826, son of Bennett and Ann (Chinton) Blackman, both of whom were natives of North Carolina. The father moved from North Carolina to Tennessee about 1790. He was an extensive farmer … Continue reading →
WILLIAM M. BIDDLE, of Columbia, Tenn., and native of the city, was born November 1, 1847, son of Daniel M. and Mary (Pride) Biddle, who were born in Sumner and Robertson Counties, Tenn., respectively. Our subject was reared in Sumner … Continue reading →
CAPT. ALEXANDER W. BECKWITH, an energetic farmer of Maury County, Tenn., was born October 4, 1830, son of Jonathan and Dolly C. (Madison) Beckwith, both natives of Virginia. The father was a physician of Fredericksburg, Va. In 1823 he moved … Continue reading →
CAPT. JOHN W. BECKETT was born in Marshall County, September 2, 1836. and is the son of Samuel and Rebecca (Swan) Beckett. The father of our subject was born March, 1809, in North Carolina. He came to Tennessee and settled near … Continue reading →
REV. GEORGE BECKETT, rector and principal of the Columbia Female Institute and rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, was born in Wakefield, Yorkshirc, England, June 8, 1818, and is a son of William P. and Mary (Harrison) Beckett. Our subject … Continue reading →