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, […]
Daily Archives: October 31, 2012
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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. […]