Aspen Hill — RIVERS, James W., farmer; born in Giles Co., Tenn., April 3, 1833; Scotch-English descent; son of William W. and Martha W. (Paine) RIVERS; paternal grandfather William RIVERS; paternal grandmother Elizabeth (Brown) RIVERS; maternal grandfather James PAINE, maternal grandmother Mary (Williams) PAINE; educated at Pulaski, Lagrange, Ala., and […]
Monthly Archives: February 2012
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Ashwood — WOODARD, John H., physician; born Springfield, Tenn., Dec. 21, 1874; son of John and Julia (Porter) WOODARD; Scotch-Irish descent; father’s occupation, capitalist; paternal grandparents Thomas and Winifred (House) WOODARD, maternal grandparents Henry and Martha (Clark) PORTER; educated Nashville, Tenn., and New York; graduated with degree of M.D. 1894; […]
Ashland City — SMITH, Jerome B., physician; born in Dickson Co., Tenn., Dec. 10, 1846; Irish descent; son of Win. B. and Nancy Rose (Allen) SMITH; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents Nathan and Matilda (Smith) SMITH; maternal grandparents Thomas and Sallie Baxter (Smith) ALLEN; received common school education and graduated […]
Ashland City — SHEARON, Josiah Nicholas, farmer; born in Davidson Co., Tenn., Oct. 2, 1851; son of William and Josephine Alice (Nichol) SHEARON; Scotch-Irish descent; father’s occupation, farmer; educated Cecilian College, Harden Co., Ky., and graduated from that institution in 1872; Commercial degree in 1873; in early life engaged in farming […]
Ashland City — PICKARD, Peter b., banker; born Hickman Co., Tenn., Oct. 1, 1845; French descent; son of Green and Mary (Chamness) PICKARD; educated Marion, Ala., in early life worked on a farm; entered the Confederate army and served throughout the four years of the Civil war; later entered politics and […]
Ashland City — PEGRAM, William Maston, farmer; born Davidson Co., Tenn., March 22, 1843; English descent; son of John P. and Permina (Ussery) PEGRAM; received common school education; joined the Confederate army in 1861 and continued in the service until the latter part of the year 1863; elected magistrate in 1879, […]
Ashland City — MCCONNICO, Z.A., educator; born near Columbia, Tenn., Sept. 24, 1864; Scotch-Irish descent; son of M.Z. And Eliza (Alexander) MCCONNICO; educated preparatory schools and Burritt College and Peabody College; graduated Burritt College 1885 with degree of B.A.; began business career as a teacher; married Axa SPARKMAN May 22, 1889; […]
Ashland City — JUSTICE, Joseph E., lawyer; born in Cheatham Co., Tenn. May 17, 1869; son of James E. and Ann J. (Hiland) JUSTICE; father’s occupation, educator; educated Ashland Tenn., Institute, and Cumberland University Lebanon Tenn.; graduated from the latter Jan. 1894; worked on a farm until eighteen years of age; […]
Ashland City — HOOPER, James Newton, farmer; born in Cheatham Co., Tenn., 1853; Welsh descent; son of John and Sallie Taylor (Williams) HOOPER; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents Jesse and Bettie (Eads) HOOPER; maternal grandparents Tulio and Cynthia (Snowden) WILLIAMS; received common school education and all of his life has been […]
Ashland City — HARPER, Sam’l., County Court Clerk; born Cheatham Co., Tenn., June 29, 1865; son C. A. and Louisa (McCormack) HARPER; paternal grandfather John H. HARPER, paternal grandmother Elizabeth H. (Williams) HARPER, maternal grandfather Joseph MCCORMACK, maternal grandmother Susan (Darr) MCCORMACK; Irish, German, English, and Welsh descent; educated common schools […]
Ashland City — DOZIER, Enoch, merchant and banker; born Davidson Co., Tenn., Jan. 13, 1849; Scotch-German descent; son of Enoch and Judith (Gupton) DOZIER; his father was a farmer and miller; received a common school education; began career as farmer and miller; married Mrs. B. O. MCDANIEL May, 1879; Democrat; chairman […]
Ashland City — DEMOSS, Thomas H., farmer; born Davidson Co., Tenn., Aug. 25, 1859; French descent; son of Shelton and Delilah (Pack) DeMoss; his father was a merchant and farmer; educated near Nashville, Tenn., in Davidson Co.; began life as a clerk in a store; married Ida SHELTON; Justic of Peace […]
Ashland City — CHAMBLISS, James Carroll, banker; born Cheatham Co., Tenn., Feb. 27, 1858; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Mark More and Lucy (Teasley) Chambliss; father’s occupation, farmer; educated Winchester Normal school, Winchester, Tenn., and began business career as a teacher; formerly tax assessor for Cheatham Co., Tenn., 1892-96; been in the […]
Arcadia — NEWLAND, Robert Rhea, farmer; born Arcadia, Tenn., May 30, 1860; Scotch-Irish and German descent; son of Joseph and Rebecca Hall (Anderson) NEWLAND; father’s occupation, farmer and trader; paternal grandfather Joseph. Newland, paternal grandmother Barbary (Branstutler) Newland, maternal grandfather Isaac C. Anderson, maternal grandmother Margaret (Rhea) Anderson; educated Kingsley Seminary; […]
Apison — STANFIELD, David A., lawyer; born Morganton, Ga., May 26, 1858; son of W.T. And Mary E. (Ferguson) STANFIELD; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Chata High school, Chatata, Tenn.; taught school for twenty years; married Daisy A. WILSON May 1, 1898; member I.O.O.F. and Masonic lodges; admitted to the bar in 1894; […]
Andersonville — TAYLOR, Samuel, farmer; born Anderson, Tenn., March 15, 1860; English descent; son of George and Nancy (Wallace) TAYLOR; father’s occupation farmer; married Rosa Jeffres Dec. 20, 1890; member Blue Lodge A.F. & A.M., Trinity Consistory No. 2 and is a member of No. 271 I.O.O.F., Andersonville, Tenn., member Republican […]
Andersonville — RUTHERFORD, Charles N., merchant; born Anderson Co., Tenn., Oct. 6, 1861; English descent; son of Mark and Paulina (Gibbs) RUTHERFORD; educated in the public schools of Anderson and Jefferson counties, Tenn.; began life as a clerk in a mercantile store until he opened business for himself Sept. 1, 1885, […]
Andersonville — LAMAR, C.M., farmer; born in Anderson Co., Tenn., Nov. 4, 1859; Dutch-French descent; son of Joseph BLAGG and Nancy (Wallace) LAMAR, the father being a teacher and merchant; also served as Deputy Sheriff of Grundy Co. Tenn., paternal grandparents, William and Polly (Sevier) LAMAR; maternal grandparents John and Elizabeth […]