Town: Charleston CROX, William Harrison, farmer; born Loudon, Tenn., Nov. 26, 1868; Dutch and Irish descent; son of Henry Alfred and Susan Jane (Eldridge) CROX; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents John and Eliza (Hoover) CROX; maternal grandparents John and Martha (Butler) ELDRIDGE; educated at Loudon, Tenn.; married Louisa McCLARY July […]
Daily Archives: August 16, 2012
Town: Charleston CALLAWAY, Luke Lea, farmer and stock raiser; born Cleveland, Tenn., May 19, 1850, Welsh and Scotch Irish descent; son of Thomas H. and Susan (Lea) CALLAWAY; father’s occupation railroad president and banker; paternal grandfather Joseph CALLAWAY, paternal grandmother Lucinda (Howard) CALLAWAY, maternal grandfather Luke LEA, maternal grandmother Susan […]
Town: Chapel Hill WHITE, GARRETT, physician; born Chapel Hill, Tenn., May 25, 1865; son John H. and Mary L. (Forbes) WHITE; paternal grandfather Joshua WHITE, paternal grandmother Mary HOLT, maternal grandfather Riley FORBES, maternal grandmother Manervia FORBES; Scotch, Irish, Dutch and English descent; educated Nashville and Chapel Hill, Tenn.; graduate […]
Town: Centerville WALKER, James Buchanan, banker; born Whitfield, Tenn., June 25, 1857; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James and Emeline (Cooper) WALKER; father’s occupation farmer; received common school education; began life on a farm and earned first $100 on own account as teacher in the public schools; began mercantile business at […]
Town: Centerville THOMPSON, William D., merchant; born Hickman Co., Tenn.; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Andrew Jackson and Sara (Douglas) THOMPSON; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather Asa Dabner THOMPSON, paternal grandmother Mary (Poly) THOMPSON, maternal grandfather William DOUGLAS, maternal grandmother was a Miss CAROTHERS prior to her marriage; received common school […]
Town: Centerville KNIGHT, W. A., attorney at law; born Smith Co., Tenn., May 12, 1870; English descent; son of John A. and Elizabeth (Matthews) Knight; father’s occupation, farmer; received common school education in Southern Ky.; graduated with degree of LL. B. in 1893; began business career as a teacher; married […]
Town: Centerville DERRYBERRY, Thomas Jefferson, druggist; born Dec. 17, 1861; German descent; son of James Liggett and Sarah (Hardison) DERRYBERRY; father’s occupation, farmer and stock raiser; paternal grandfather William DERRYBERRY, paternal grandmother Mary (Long) DERRYBERRY, maternal grandfather James HARDISON, maternal grandmother Polly HARDISON; educated in public schools of Maury county; […]
Town: Centerville CLAGETT, Robert Horatio, editor; born Centerville, Tenn., May 31, 1888; English and Dutch descent; son of Robert Montgomery and Tommie (Easley) CLAGETT; father’s occupation Clerk and Master of Chancery Court and insurance man; paternal grandparents Horatio and Elizabeth (Montgomery) CLAGETT, maternal grandparents Thomas S. and Jennie (Huddleston) Easley; […]
Town: Centerville CLAGETT, Horatio, banker; born Hickman Co., Tenn., Jan. 18, 1819; English descent; son of Horatio and Rebecca (Gautt) CLAGETT; father’s occupation, farmer; began business career as a merchant; helped to organize and became president of First National Bank of Centerville, Tenn., in 1883, which position he now holds; […]
Town: Centerville BATES, Jasper A., lawyer; born Whitfield, Tenn., Jan. 15, 1848; son of Lewis and Agnes E. (Lancaster) BATES; received academic education in the schools of Hickman Co., Tenn.; graduated in law department Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., with degree of B. L. in June, 1875; in early life was […]
Town: Centerville BATES, Douglas Thompson, attorney at law; born Centreville, Tenn., May 25, 1882; Norman French, Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of Jasper Alonzo and Cordelia Emma (Clagett) BATES; father’s occupation, lawyer; paternal grandfather Lewis BATES, paternal grandmother Agnes (Lancaster) BATES, maternal grandfather William George CLAGETT, maternal grandmother Elizabeth (Hornbeak) […]
Town: Centerville AYDELOTT, A. F., judge of the county court of Hickman county; born Sunrise, Tenn., Dec. 22, 1860; Scotch-Irish descent; son of M. P. and Ruth E. (Satterfield) AYDELOTT; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather Abner F. AYDELOTT, paternal grandmother Martha (Peery) AYDELOTT, maternal grandfather David SATTERFIELD, maternal grandmother Rebecca […]