City: Fayetteville MOORES, James Augustus, merchant; born Cyruston, Tenn., June 3, 1871; English and Scotch-Irish descent; son of William L. and Sarah Jane (McCallum) MOORER /sic/; father’s occupation physician and surgeon; paternal grandparents William and Elizabeth (Sugg) MOORES, maternal grandparents Neal and Lucretia (Fox) McCALLUM; married Eva NEELD Sept. 9, […]
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City: Fayetteville MOORE, Oliver J., merchant; born Upson Co., Ga., Sept. 10, 1864; Irish descent; son of Jerry and Frances (Ansley) MOORE; father’s occupation farmer and contractor; educated in the common schools of Ga., and Calhoun Collegiate Institute; left home at the age of 16 and worked to secure his […]
City: Fayetteville MCLAUGHLIN, James Buchanan merchant; born Smithland, Tenn., Oct. 21, 1856; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Dr. William Hart and Margaret Knight (Eskridge) MCLAUGHLIN; paternal grandfather William MCLAUGHLIN, maiden name of paternal grandmother was HART, maternal grandparents Sam and Margaret (Knight) ESKRIDGE; educated College at Bellville, Tenn., and graduated from […]
City: Fayetteville MCLAUGHLIN, Guy Jean, merchant; born Smithland, Tenn., Aug 1, 1886; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James Buchanan and Martha I (Derrick) MCLAUGHLIN; father’s occupation hardware merchant; educated Morgan school, Fayetteville, Tenn., and Washington and Lee Universities, Va.; graduated from the former May, 1903; married Jennie HENDRICK March 10, 1910; […]
City: Fayetteville MADDEN, James Franklin, merchant and tailor; born Thamesville, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 17, 1868; son of J. W. and Mary (Hazard) MADDEN; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Canada and graduated from Stone’s Cutting School, Chicago, July, 1905; married Ethel MCWATERS, Watford, Canada, Nov. 9, 1893; member K. of P., I. O. […]
City: Fayetteville HOLMAN, Thomas P., physician, born in Lincoln Co., Tenn., March 3, 1834; English and Irish descent; son of James W. and Jean (Flack) HOLMAN; father’s occupation Baptist Minister and farmer; paternal grandparents Hardy and Elizabeth (Wilson) HOLMAN; maternal grandparents Thomas and Susan (Dougherty) FLACK; graduated Murfreesboro, Tenn., with […]
City: Fayetteville HIGGINS, Joseph Carrigan, public official; born Coldwater, Tenn., May 13, 1872; Scotch-Irish descent; son of George W. and Susan (Carrigan) HIGGINS; father’s occupation lawyer and Judge; paternal grandparents Owen W. and Fannie (Stone) HIGGINS; maternal grandparents Hiram and Fannie (Randolph) CARRIGAN; in early life was newspaper editor; later […]
City: Fayetteville GOODNER, David Milton, physician; born in Madison Co., Ala., Jan. 26, 1849; Sotch-Irish /sic/ descent; son of Superior and Martha (Williams) GOODNER; father was a tanner and farmer; received academic education Cumberland University and graduated at Mobile Medical College in 1876; married Naomi RENTZ in 1876; member of […]
City: Fayetteville DRENNAN, John Calvin, clothing merchant; born Fayetteville, Tenn., May 16, 1871; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James J. C. and Frances J. (Dale) DRENNAN; father’s occupation, farming; educated Fayetteville, Tenn., and graduated from Fayetteville (Tenn.) Collegiate Institute B. S., May 22, 1893; began his career as a traveling salesman […]
City: Fayetteville DALE, William Calvin, merchant; born Molino, Lincoln Co., Tenn., April 9, 1874; son of J. H. and Mary E. (Marshall) DALE; father’s occupation furniture dealer and undertaker; paternal grandparents John and Polly (Phagan) DALE; maternal grandparents Quintin and Eliza (Hill) MARSHALL; received common school education at Molino, Tenn.; […]
City: Dyersburg JOHNSTON, Henry Bascom, minister of the gospel; born Lauderdale Co., Tenn., July 6, 1860; son of Rev. George and Elizabeth (Lindsey) JOHNSTON; educated McTyeire Institute, McKenzie, Webb school, Culeoka and Vanderbilt University, received degree of D.D. June 1908; married Mattie ERWIN Dec. 2, 1886; joined the M. E. […]
City: Fayetteville CULLUM, John Medicus, physician; born in Cheatham Co., Tenn., Dec. 25, 1870; French descent; son of Lovell H. and Nancy E. (Hooper) CULLUM; paternal grandparents Lovell and Pattie (Garland) CULLUM, maternal grandparents Jesse H. and Charlotte (Gossett) HOOPER: educated Dickson Normal College, Dickson, Tenn., graduated from same, L. […]
City: Fayetteville COWAN, William Guy, hardware merchant; born Shelbyville, Tenn., Feb. 16, 1872; son of Oliver and Sallie (Bryson) COWAN; father’s occupation, hardware merchant, retired; educated at Dickson Academy, Shelbyville, Tenn.; married Myra MCGUIRE Nov. 20, 1901; member Knights of Pythias; Democrat; formerly served in State Militia for two years; […]
City: Fayetteville BRIGHT, John Morgan, Statesman, lawyer; born Fayetteville, Tenn., Jan. 1817; English and Welsh descent; son of James and Nancy (Morgan) BRIGHT; paternal grandparents James M. and Margaret (Smythe) BRIGHT; his paternal grandmother was a sister of Gen. Wm. HALL; maternal grandparents John and Mary (Hall) MORGAN; he was […]
City: Fayetteville BLAIR, Edward K. physician and surgeon; born Lincoln Co., Tenn., March 24, 1867; Scotch-Irish descent; son of J. W. and Sarah J. (Moore) BLAIR; father’s occupation, farmer; received academic education Winchester Normal, Winchester, Tenn., and graduated in medicine at Vanderbilt University, March, 1893; was reared on a farm […]
City: Faxon PARKER, J. Calvin, farmer; born Benton Co., Tenn., March 6, 1875; son of W. R. and M. E. (Alston) PARKER, received common school education, married Anna E. ROBBINS Sept. 3, 1893; member F. & A. M.; secretary Newport Lodge 208, Tax Assessor 1903 to 1906, Justice of Peace […]
City: Farner SHEARER, John Manuel, business man; Justice of the Peace and Notary Public; born Valley River, N. C., Sept. 12, 1841; English and French descent; great grandfather served in revolutionary war and witnessed the surrender of Cornwallis; son of Whey Kimbell and Catherine (Ramsey) SHEARER; received common school education; […]
City: Fairfield WALKER, William Baker, Jr., merchant; born Fairfield, Tenn., Aug. 5, 1861; son of W. B. and Patsy (Land) WALKER; father was a farmer; educated in the Public School at Fairfield Academy and took business course at Winchester Normal; worked on farm and clerked in a country store in […]
City: Evensville EVENS Thomas Haws, farmer; born Evensville, Tenn., March 17 ,1856; Welsh descent; son of Joseph Smith and Sarah J. (Haws) EVENS; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Evens and Mary (Smith) EVENS, maternal grandparents Thomas and Jane (Haws) HAWS; has been engaged in farming all of his life; married […]
City: Eva TOTTY, Bolin A., farmer; born Hickman Co., Tenn., Dec. 4, 1842; son of William W. and Jane A. (Campbell) TOTTY; married Jennie A. ATCHISON Sept. 1, 1868; served three and a half years as a private in Confederate army during civil war; member of Southern Methodist church.