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City: Dunlap MOORE, Wm. A, merchant; born Chattanooga, Tenn., March 12, 1844; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Alexander and Nancy (Martin) MOORE; received common school education; married Minerva MYERS May 30, 1867; member Knights of Pythias; began his business career as clerk in a store; entered Confederate … Continue reading →
City: Dunlap LEE, John Morgan, manager Western Union Telegraph Company and Agent for the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad at Dunlap, Tenn.; born at Lees, Tenn., Aug. 9, 1888; son of Rufus Morgan and Mary E. (Bowman) LEE; received common school education; Chancellor … Continue reading →
City: Dunlap HEARD, James Houston, attorney at law; County Judge of Sequatchie County; born at Dunlap, Tenn., Oct. 17, 1859; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John B. and Isabel (Anderson) HEARD; paternal grandparents Byram andNancy (Handy) HEARD; maternal grandparents J. Madison and Elizabeth (Lamb) ANDERSON; educated at Sequatchie College, Tenn.; member F. … Continue reading →
City: Dunlap GRIFFITTS, Jacob Lafayette, clergyman; born in Loudon Co., Tenn., Nov. 14, 1869; Welsh and Scotch-Irish descent; son of John Wesley and Mary E. (Donaldson) GRIFFITTS; paternal grandparents, Emanuel and Rachel (Jenkins) GRIFFITTS; maternal grandparents James H. and Lucinda (Matthews) DONALDSON;educated at Unitia Academy Unitia, Tenn., and graduated … Continue reading →
City: Dunlap DEAKINS, Moses E., farmer and surveyor; born Marion Co., Tenn., Nov. 30, 1840; German descent; son of Franklin and Lydia Harpine (Easterly) DEAKINS; paternal grandparents Absaiom and Mary (Brown) DEAKINS; maternal grandparents Moses and Charlotte Fudge EASTERLY; educated at Athens Seminary; married Martha Burr HAMMONS, July 21, 1866; Blue … Continue reading →
City: Dunlap BOYD, Simon Bradford, photographer; born river Hill, White Co., Tenn.; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of B. B. and Mary E. (Graham) BOYD; paternal grandparents Mack and Matilda (Cannon) BOYD, maternal grandparents Wesley and Loraine (Henry) GRAHAM; educated at Irving College; began life as a teacher, and later took … Continue reading →
The following list of industries was published in the July 21, 1906 issue of the Dunlap Times newspaper. SAW MILLS George Smith, Dunlap J.D. Cunningham, Dunlap Cunningham & Sullivan, Dunlap George Moor, Dunlap Mr. Offut, Dunlap Peter Cordell, Dunlap Harrison … Continue reading →
The First Tennessee Mountain Rifle Regiment Co. H, 35th TN Inf. 35th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry The 35th Infantry Regiment formerly the 5th Tennessee Regiment Provisional Army, [also called 1st Mountain Rifle Regiment] was organized during September, 1861, at Camp Smartt, … Continue reading →
On December 9, 1857, the Tennessee General Assembly created Sequatchie County from a section of Hamilton County and named Dunlap as the county seat. Few opportunities existed to expand to a larger agricultural market until a road, Anderson Pike, was … Continue reading →