City: Covington HUNT, W. N., county register; born Tipton Co., Tenn., March 12, 1862; son of Dr. A. D. and Sallie (Nelson) HUNT; self educated; married Annie STRANGE Jan 7, 1891; member K. of P., I. O. O. F., Macabees; Democrat.
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City: Covington HOLDERMAN, J. A., postmaster; born Owensboro, Ky., March 7, 1861; son C. H. and Sarah (Foster) HOLDERMAN; German descent; graduate High school; afterwards studied law; married Annie BATES Oct. 2, 1884; Republican; made race for legislature 1892; chairman of Tipton Co. Republican organization; organized Co. for Spanish-American war […]
City: Covington FLIPPIN, James H., merchant; born in Fayette Co., Tenn., Oct. 2, 1865; English and French descent; son of James A. and Bettie (Dupree) FLIPPIN; educated at Oakland, Tenn.; in early life was a farmer, later became a merchant, in which business he is now engaged; married Elizabeth BRYANT […]
City: Covington GREEN, Richard Henry, newspaper man; born Tipton Co., Tenn., June 19, 1857; son of John U. and Mary Jane (Sanford) GREEN; paternal grandfather James West GREEN; paternal grandmother Elizabeth (Bass) GREEN, maternal grandfather Robert W. SANFORD, maternal grandmother Anna Dow (Small) SANFORD; Scotch-Irish descent; educated by Prof. James […]
City: Covington FALLIN, James R., hardware merchant; born near Covington, Tenn., April 23, 1847; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Charles W. and Sarah E. (Talley) FALLIN; received common school education; in early life was a carpenter; married Mollie B. STEPHENS Dec. 23, 1890; enlisted in the U. S. A. as private […]
City: Covington DOWNING, Richard Vaughan, farmer; born near Covington, Tenn., May 29, 1874; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Elijah McMahon and Elizabeth Anne (Vaughan) DOWNING; educated common schools of Tipton Co., Tenn., graduated Dickson, Tenn., with degree of B.S. in 1895; in early life was a merchant, later took up farming; married Annie […]
City: Columbia OWEN, Crockett, attorney at law; born Columbia, Tenn., Aug 26, 1880; son of O. C. and Margaret (Craig) OWEN; father was a merchant; educated in local schools of Columbia, Tenn., Mooneys School, Franklin, Tenn., and Vanderbilt Univerisity; graduated from Mooney’s School in 1898, and from law department Vanderbilt […]
City: Columbia OSBORNE, Frank Stone, dentist; born in Maury Co., Tenn., Sept. 15, 1882; son of John Glenn and Mary (Carr) OSBORNE; father’s occupation, farming; paternal grandparents John and Mary (Gregory) OSBORNE, maternal grandparents, Nat and Caroline (Stone) CARR; educated Branham & Hughes School, Spring Hill, Tenn.; graduated from Vanderbilt […]
City: Columbia MOORE, Wooten, bookkeeper; born at Marion, Ala., June 15, 1855; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John and Emily A. (Billingslee) MOORE; father’s occupation lawyer; paternal grandparents Wooten and Elizabeth (Moore) MOORE; maternal grandparents C.C. and Sarah (Lane) BILLINGSLEE; educated at Marion, Ala.; married Katie G. MOORE, Dec. 14, 1887; […]
City: Columbia MITCHELL, John Tilmon, hardware salesman; born Maury County, Tenn., August 14, 1866; son of W. H. and Sarah R. (Davis) MITCHELL; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Columbia, Tenn.; married Maggie McGAVOCK, June 2, 1903; member Masonic Lodge No. 31, Columbia, Tenn.; K. of P. No. 37, Columbia, Tenn.; M. W. […]