City: Chattanooga WILKERSON, William Exum, lawyer; born Smith Co., Tenn., Feb. 2, 1874; son of James Allen and Elizabeth (Hale) WILKERSON; English descent; graduated Masonic College Alexandria, Tenn., 1898; in 1902 attended Cumberland University, from which he graduated in law; principal of Chestnut Mound Academy 1898-1900; in 1900 elected superintendent […]
Monthly Archives: September 2012
City: Chattanooga WILLIAMS, Joseph V., attorney at law; born Sparta, Tenn., March 1, 1872; son of James T. and Matilda (Wallace) WILLIAMS; English descent; father’s occupation, minister of the gospel, educator; paternal grandfather Jesse WILLIAMS; paternal grandmother Elizabeth (Tate) WILLIAMS, maternal grandfather William WALLACE, maternal grandmother Mahala (Felton) WALLACE; educated […]
City: Chattanooga WHEELER, Xenophon, attorney at law; born Homer, Ohio, Feb. 19, 1835; English descent; son of Salmon and Gillin (Chipman) WHEELER; his father was a farmer; paternal grandfather Zalmon WHEELER, paternal grandmother Hannah (Butler) WHEELER, maternal grandfather Joseph CHIPMAN, maternal grandmother was a Miss READ prior to marriage; educated […]
City: Chattanooga WHITAKER, Samuel Estill, attorney; born Winchester, Tenn., September 25, 1886; son of Madison Newton and Florence Jarrrett (Griffin) WHITAKER; English-French, Scotch-Irish descent; educated Winchester Normal College University of Virginia and University of Chattanooga; graduated 1909; Principal Hill City Grammar School 1906-10; member K. of P., I. O. O. […]
City: Chattanooga WOODARD, John R., attorney at law; born Fayetteville, Tenn., Dec. 20, 1882; Scotch-English descent; son of Milton Wright and Ida (Hatcher) WOODARD; father’s occupation, attorney at law; graduated Morgan School of Fayetteville 1903 and Trinity College, Durham, N. C., with degree of B. A. in 1906; member of […]
City: Chattanooga WRIGHT, Sydney Blanchard, attorney at law; born Suffolk, Va., March 27, 1862; Welsh descent; son of William Joseph and Martha Ann (Wright) WRIGHT; entered William and Mary College when 16 years of age; from there entered Randolph Macon, graduating B. A. 1884, M. A. 1887; graduated from University […]
City: Cheap Hill MITCHELL, George Washington, educator; born near Madisonville, Ky., Nov. 25, 1871; English and Irish descent; son of Wm. F. and Elvine E. (Justice) MITCHELL; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Samuel G. and Susan J. (Adams) MITCHELL, maternal grandparents Geo. W. and Rebecca (White) JUSTICE; educated in public […]
City: Chestnut Mound ELROD, James Paschal, merchant; born Chestnut Mound, Tenn., Nov. 14, 1878; son of Ridley and Emma (Halleman) ELROD; father’s occupation, real estate; paternal grandfather E. ELROD, paternal grandmother Eliza (McDonald) ELROD, maternal grandfather George HALLEMAN, maternal grandmother Liza (Apple) HALLEMAN; educated Granville High School, entered mercantile business […]
City: Chestnut Mound KNIGHT, Elijah Haynie, physician and farmer; born Smith Co. Tenn., Aug. 20, 1841; English descent; son of Robert W. and Susan (Haynie) KNIGHT; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather Jonathan KNIGHT, paternal grandmother Ruth (High) KNIGHT, maternal grandfather Elijah HAYNIE, maternal grandmother Clarkey (Beasley) HAYNIE; received common school […]
City: Chuckey EARNEST, Nicholas Peter, farmer; born Chuckey, Tenn., April 15, 1871; German, French Hugenot and Scotch-Irish descent; son of Benjamin Franklin and Mary Martha (Rhea) EARNEST; graduated Sweetwater College, Sweetwater (Tenn.) with degree of B. S. June 3, 1891; married Lida Beatrice DOGGETT Sept. 23, 1896; member Nolachuckey Lodge […]
City: Clareville WEBB, Nathan Henry, physician and merchant; born in Gibson Co., Tenn., Nov. 3, 1848; Welsh and Scotch descent; son of Albert J. WEBB; his mother’s maiden name was SANDFORD; father was a farmer; educated in common schools of Gibson Co., Tenn., and Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., graduating from […]
City: Clarkrange LITTLE, William Perry, educator; born Monroe, Tenn., Oct. 26, 1871; German descent; son of V. S. and Julia (Windle) LITTLE; father’s occupation, marble cutter, farmer; paternal grandparents John and Elizabeth (Barker) LITTLE, maternal grandparents R. S. and Amanda (Harris) WINDLE; educated Alpine Institute, Nettle Carrier, Tenn.; in early […]
City: Clarksville ASKEW, Laurin Bryan, druggist; born at Eufaula, Ala., Aug. 29, 1863; Scotch-English descent; son of Bryan and Mima J. (McLaurin ) ASKEW; father’s occupation merchant; paternal grandparents Bryan and Nannie (Rush) ASKEW; maternal grandparents William and Jennett (Stewart) McLAURIN; educated at Stewart College and Southwestern Presbyterian University, Clarksville, […]
City: Clarksville ATKINSON, W. T., merchant; born Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 7, 1857; English descent; son of Thomas and Rachel (Moss) ATKINSON; father’s occupation, machinist; received common school education; married Bettie RUDOLPH Oct. 14, 1885; clerked 13 years in bookstore in Kentucky; 13 years in Tenn., also in a bookstore; […]
City: Clarksville BALTHIOP, John H., retired merchant; born Robertson Co., Tenn., Aug. 18, 1841; Irish and English descent; son of John C. and Nancy A. (White) BALTHIOP; paternal grandparents Frank and ____(Gardner) BALTHIOP; maternal grandparents John H. and ____ (Bell) WHITE; received common school education; reared on a farm and […]
City: Clarksville BARKSDALE, William Wallace, editor and publisher of Daily Leaf Chronicle, Clarksville (Tenn.); born Clarksville, Tenn., June 27, 1857; son of Wilton Calloway and Araminta Dorma (Martin) BARKSDALE; father’s occupation, contractor; paternal grandfather Hudson BARKSDALE, paternal grandmother Lucinda (Calloway) BARKSDALE, maternal grandfather Bailey MARTIN, maternal grandmother Arminta D. (Watts) […]
City: Clarksville BEACH, John Ross, doctor of dental surgery; born Clarksville,Tenn., July 30, 1873; son of Henry E. and Frances J. (Bourne) BEACH; father’s occupation, dentist; paternal grandfather Henry E. BEACH, paternal grandmother Anne (Matthews) BEACH, maternal grandfather William BOURNE, maternal grandmother Matilda (Carr) BOURNE; educated public schools Clarksville (Tenn.) […]
City: Clarksville BENNETT, Henry Washington, farmer; born Cheatham Co. Tenn., July 13, 1857; son of William and Martha (Dowlen) BENNETT; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather Nathan BENNETT, paternal grandmother Elizabeth (Martin) BENNETT, maternal grandfather Harris DOWLEN, maternal grandmother Sallie (Harrington) DOWLEN; received common school education; married Viola HOOPER Dec. 24, […]
City: Clarksville BRANDAU, John William, physician; born Vinton County, Ohio, Nov. 11, 1857; German descent; son of William and Martha A. (Miller) BRANDAU; father’s occupation, grocer and iron manufacturer; paternal grandfather John BRANDAU, paternal grandmother Elizabeth (Fischer) BRANDAU, maternal grandfather, Adam MILLER, maternal grandmother Anna (Fischer) MILLER; educated University of […]
Town: Cookeville GREGORY, Thomas J., manufacturer, born Jackson Co., Tenn., Jan. 5, 1851; Scotch descent; son of William T. and Sabrina (McDuffie) GREGORY; father’s occupation, merchant; educated in the Public Schools of Tenn.; in early life he was a merchant; married twice, first, Leatha A. WRIGHT, second, Lizzie E. BROWN; […]