Town: Charleston PALMER, Joseph Campbell, Businessman, owner and operator of pork packing establishment at Charleston, Tenn.; born McPherson, Tenn., Dec. 17, 1867; English descent; son of William Pinkney and Alzira (Witt) PALMER; father’s occupation, farmer; married Sarah Louise MAGILL Jan. 15, 1899; member of Masonic Lodge at Charleston, Tenn., began […]
Daily Archives: August 14, 2012
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City: Chattanooga BRAWNER, Pembroke Augustine, Secretary and Treasurer of Ross-Mehan Foundry Company; born Charles County, Md., September 8, 1860; son Pembroke Augustine and Matilda (Semmes) BRAWNER; paternal grandfather Hezekiah BRAWNER, paternal grandmother Eleanor (Barton) BRAWNER; maternal grandfather Benedict Joseph SEMMES, maternal grandmother Emily (Edelen) SEMMES; English descent; graduate Mt. St. […]
City: Chattanooga ANDREWS, Garrett, Vice-President and Treasurer Richmond Hosiery Mills and Chattanooga Knitting Mills; born Washington, Wilkes County, Ga., September 15, 1870; son Garnett and Rosalie Champe (Beirne) ANDREWS; paternal grandfather Judge Garnett ANDREWS, paternal grandmother Annulet (Ball) ANDREWS, maternal grandfather Andrew BIERNE, maternal grandmother Eliza (Gray) BIERNE; English-Irish descent; […]
City: Chattanooga ANDREWS, Oliver Burnside, manufacturer; born Chattanooga, Tenn., July 23, 1882; son Garnett and Roaslie Champe (Beirne) ANDREWS; Irish and English descent; educated Chattanooga and Alabama Polytechnic Institutes, Auborn, Ala., Baylor’s School, Chattanooga High School; married Stevie CAMPBELL, December 17, 1903; Past Exalted Ruler Chattanooga B. P. O. E.; […]
City: Chattanooga BECK, Henry Clay, abstractor of titles and lawyer; born Hamilton County, Tenn., March 10, 1853; son Joshua and Margaret (Hixson) BECK; German and Scotch descent; educated public schools and short time in college; married Rhoda D. WEXLER, October 10, 1875; 1874-1890; and member 1897 and 1899 House of […]
City: Chattanooga BEAVER, Charles Oliver, attorney; born Athens, Tenn., May 20, 1881; son Hiram Oliver and Julia (Fellers) BEAVER; English descent; educated Cumberland University, graduate of same; educated University of Chattanooga law department 1904; admitted to bar in same year; assistant county court clerk Hamilton Co. Hamilton Co. 1900-04; entered […]
City: Chattanooga BARR, Robert Winthrop, banker; born Columbus, O., February 21, 1862; son Robert Nelson (deceased) and Sarah F. (Nichols) BARR; educated Institutions of Learning Chattanooga; married Charlotte M. SMITH, October 13, 1893; member K. T. (Mason), Elks, K. of P., Legion of Honor of America, Chamber of Commerce and […]
City: Chattanooga ANDERSON, James Harvey, attorney at law; born Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 9, 1874; son of James H. and Maria (Shepherd) ANDERSON; removed to Ringgold, Ga., with parents, when a youth; educated in public schools of Ringgold, Ga., and Chattanooga; admitted to the bar at Ringgold, Ga., in 1894; returned […]
City: Chattanooga ANDERSON, William Franklin, bishop; born Morgantown, Va., April 22, 1860; son of William and Elizabeth (Coombs) ANDERSON; educated Ohio Wesleyan University, Drew Theological Seminary; graduated from former A. B. in 1884, and from latter B. D. 1887; post graduate work in philosophy, New York University, 1895 to 1898; […]
City: Chaseville PRINCE, William T., merchant; born Chaseville, Tenn., Aug. 29, 1851; French descent; son of Thomas C. and Mary (Merrick) PRINCE; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather John PRINCE, paternal grandmother Rachel (Curtis) PRINCE, maternal grandfather Mote MERRICK, maternal grandmother Celia (Pickett) MERRICK; received common school education; engaged in farming […]
City: Charlotte COOK, William Loch, lawyer, judge of the ninth judicial circuit; born Bon Aqua, Tenn., Dec. 6, 1869; English Scotch descent; son of William and Elizabeth (Weems) COOK; father’s occupation, teacher; paternal grandfather Lewis COOK, paternal grandmother Jane (Owen) COOK, maternal grandfather Nathaniel C. WEEMS, maternal grandmother Eleanor A. […]
City: Cedar Hill BARTLETT, Robert Henry, Public Official; born Cedar Hill, Tenn., Aug. 1, 1857; English descent: son of Robert and Jane (Gunn) BARTLETT; paternal grandparents Thomas and Patsy (Martin) BARTLETT, maternal grandparents Alexander and Nancy (Yancy) GUNN; received common school education; entered farming Industry in early life and has […]
City: Cedar Hill ALLNUTT, Benjamin Franklin, banker; born near Liberty, Ky., May 21, 1883; Dutch and Irish descent; son of Reuben W. and Mary A. (Turley) ALLNUT; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather Benjamin Wright ALLNUT, paternal grandmother Hulda (Webster) ALLNUT; maternal grandfather Benjamin Franklin TURLEY, maternal grandmother Mary Ann (Pearce) […]
City: Carthage WHITLOCK, Andrew Patton, educator; born Statesville, Tenn., March 22, 1871; English and Scotch descent; son of W. A. and V. E. (PATTON) WHITLOCK; educated at Peabody College, Nashville, Tenn.; and Terrill College, Decherd, Tenn.; graduated from the latter with a degree of B. S. in 1896; early life […]
City: Carthage SMOTHERMAN, James Lemuel, minister of the Gospel; born in Rutherford Co, Tenn., Feb 24, 1867; Dutch and English descent; son of Rev. Isom G. and Charity (Hester) SMOTHERMAN; received common school education; in early life worked on a farm; joined the Tenn. Annual Conference of the M. E. […]
City: Carthage KEMP, Newton Jefferson, public official; born Difficult, Tenn., 1845; Irish descent; son of John W. and Juda (Pankey) KEMP; father’s occupation, farmer; educated Bagdad (Tenn.) Academy, and graduated from that institution 1867; began his business career as a school teacher; elected register of Smith Co., Tenn., 1896 and […]
City: Carthage HULL, Cordell, lawyer; born Overton Co. (now Pickett Co.), Tenn., Oct. 2, 1871; son of William and Elizabeth (Riley) HULL; father’s occupation, farmer; educated in schools of Ohio and Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., graduating from the latter June 1891; in early life engaged in farming and lumber business; […]
City: Carthage GORE, John J., lawyer; born in Smith Co., Tenn., 1879; Scotch-Irish descent; son of C. C. and Elizabeth (ROBINSON) GORE; father’s occupation farming; paternal grandparents Mounce and Rebecca (SIMCOE) GORE; maternal grandparents Allen and Martha (STANFORD) ROBINSON; entered Elmwood Academy in 1894; remained in same until 1896; completing […]