City: Cedar Hill WASHINGTON, GEORGE A., capitalist; born Cedar Hill, Tenn., Aug 5, 1868; Scotch-Irish descent; son of George A. and Jane (Smith) WASHINGTON; his father was a capitalist; paternal grandfather Joseph WASHINGTON, paternal grandmother Mary (Cheatham) WASHINGTON, maternal grandfather Lawrence SMITH, maternal grandmother Mary (Hannah) SMITH; educated Harvard and […]
Daily Archives: August 13, 2012
City: Cedar Hill MORRIS, Gideon Lee, farmer; born near Cedar Hill, Tenn., Feb. 25, 1866; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas E. and Elizabeth (Mathews) MORRIS, father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather Jesse MORRIS; paternal grandmother Mary (Nichols) MORRIS, maternal grandfather Thomas B. MATHEWS, maternal grandmother Fannie POWELL; educated common schools and […]
City: Cedar Hill LONG, Martin F., farmer; born Robertson Co., Tenn., March 26, 1866; Dutch, French and Irish descent; son of James Henry and Mary A. (Darden) LONG, father’s occupation farmer and carpenter; paternal grandfather Samuel LONG, paternal grandmother Sallie (Frey) LONG, maternal grandfather Berry DARDEN, maternal grandmother Mannia (Byrns) […]
City: Cedar Hill GOSSETT, William, lumber dealer; born near Adams, Tenn., Jan 25, 1878; son of James H. GOSSETT, who was a farmer and manager of iron works; married Cora MASTERS Oct. 30, 1898; was formerly a farmer and stock trader, later entered the lumber business, in which he is […]
City: Cedar Hill EWING, Felix Grundy, planter, born at Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 8, 1858; Scotch and English descent; son of John OVERTON and Sallie (Bass) EWING; his father’s occupation, treasurer of a railroad Co. and planter; paternal grandparents Dr. John OVERTON and Lemira (Douglass) EWING, maternal grandparents John MEREDITH and […]