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. […]
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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.
City: Euchee WOODY, William, farmer; born Blount Co., Tenn.; Dutch descent; son of John and Jane WOODY; father was a farmer; married Mary MATRAY March 19, 1868; member of Grand Army Post, served three years in the U. S. army in the civil war, and attained the rank of Sergeant; […]