Davidson, George A. (b. 1861)

A history of Tennessee and Tennesseans, Volume 5 By Will Thomas Hale, Dixon Lanier Merritt The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago and New York; 1913 Pages 1212-1213, George A. Davidson Notwithstanding the fact that great fortunes are sometimes made in speculation Continue reading →

Dahnke, George (b. 1866)

A history of Tennessee and Tennesseans, Volume 5 By Will Thomas Hale, Dixon Lanier Merritt The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago and New York; 1913 Pages 1241-1244, George Dahnke In Union City, Dahnke enterprise and energy has become so intimately intertwined Continue reading →

Conn, C. C. (b. 1866)

A history of Tennessee and Tennesseans, Volume 5 By Will Thomas Hale, Dixon Lanier Merritt The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago and New York; 1913 Pages 1447-1448 C. C. Conn. Among the valued citizens of any community are constructive men, men Continue reading →

Clemmons, S. D. (b. 1881)

A history of Tennessee and Tennesseans, Volume 6 By Will Thomas Hale, Dixon Lanier Merritt The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago and New York; 1913 Pages 1548-1549 S. D. Clemmons. Among unthinking people the opinion seems to prevail that the farmer Continue reading →

Brown, Calvin (b. 1866)

Men of America, a Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries Edited by John W. Leonard Published by L. R. Hamersley & Company, New York City. 1908 Page 313, Calvin Brown Professor of Romance languages; born in Obion County, Tennessee, February 13, 1866; Continue reading →

Carter, Franklin Pierce (b. 1867)

A history of Tennessee and Tennesseans, Volume 6 By Will Thomas Hale, Dixon Lanier Merritt The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago and New York; 1913 Pages 1698-1699 F. P. Carter. The little town of Rives, in Obion county, Tennessee, has a Continue reading →

Bynum, Robert Lee (b. 1867)

A history of Tennessee and Tennesseans, Volume 5 By Will Thomas Hale, Dixon Lanier Merritt The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago and New York; 1913 Pages 1253-1255 Robert Lee Bynum. Another prominent educator of the state of Tennessee is Superintendent Robert Continue reading →

Bruce, Martin V. (b. 1848)

A history of Tennessee and Tennesseans, Volume 5 By Will Thomas Hale, Dixon Lanier Merritt The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago and New York; 1913 Pages 1299-1300 Martin V. Bruce. Fortune oft-times seems a capricious goddess, smiling at one time and Continue reading →

Bennett, John W. (1851-1924)

A history of Tennessee and Tennesseans, Volume 5 By Will Thomas Hale, Dixon Lanier Merritt The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago and New York; 1913 Pages 1211-1212 John W. Bennett. Among the merchants of Obion county probably none is more widely Continue reading →