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; […]
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City: Euchee HOLLOMON, Pleas H., farmer; born Euchee, Tenn., April 1, 1858; son of John R. and Mary (Baker) HOLLOMON; paternal grandparents Pleasant and Susanna (Richman) HOLLOMON; maternal grandparents Isaac and Jane (Looney) BAKER; received common school education; married Burnettie EWING Sept. 25, 1909; Democrat; member of Baptist church.
City: Euchee HOBACK, John George, mchinist /sic/; born McMinn Co., Tenn., Jan. 23, 1845; German descent; son of William and Elizabeth (Hutsell) HOBACK; father was a contractor and builder; educated in local schools of Athens, Tenn.; early occupation, farmer, later engaged in lumber manufacturing and in stock raising industries; married […]
City: Euchee GRIFFITH, James Turk, planter born Ten Mile Valley, Tenn., Sept. 20, 1840; son of James T. and Mary Finlay (Ragland) GRIFFITH; Welsh descent; his father was a planter; paternal grandparents Abner and Sarah (Turk) GRIFFITH, maternal grandparents Gideon and Artemecia (Wilson) RAGLAND; received common school education; married Margaret […]
City: Cookeville CAPSHAW, Robert Bird, attorney at law; born Warren Co. Tenn., Oct. 13, 1855; Irish and Dutch descent; son of James Wesley and Nancy Ann (Parsley) CAPSHAW; father’s occupation, farmer and mechanic; paternal grandfather James W. CAPSHAW, Sr., paternal grandmother Priscilla (Taber) CAPSHAW, maternal grandfather Anthony W. PARSLEY, maternal […]
City: Cookeville GREGORY, Thomas J., manufacturer, born Jackson Co, Tenn., Jan. 5, 1851; Scotch descent; son of William T. and Sabrina (McDuffie) GREGORY; fathers’ /sic/ 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. […]
City: Cookeville HOLLADAY, Oscar K., attorney at law; born Pekin, Tenn., Nov. 6, 1876; English and Scotch-Irish descent; son of William A. and Martha J. (Jared) HOLLADAY; father’s occupation, farmer; educated Dickson Normal College and Cumberland University; graduated from the former Literary 1897, from the latter law 1898; married Margaret […]
City: Cookeville LANSDEN, Dick Latta, lawyer; born Bakers Cross Roads, White Co., Tenn., May 15, 1869; son of Hugh Hill and Lee Ann (McGee) LANSDEN; paternal grandfather, Rev. James K. LANSDEN; paternal grandmother, Nancy (McDonald) LANSDEN, maternal grandfather, George MCGEE; maternal grandmother Nancy (Murphy) MCGEE; Irish descent; educated common schools […]
City: Cookeville MOSCRIP, Robert John, civil engineer; born Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 4, 1844; Scotch descent; son of Robert and Eliza (Fairfield) MOSCRIP; father’s occupation, merchant; paternal grandfather, Robert MOSCRIP; paternal grandmother, Agnes (Jeffries) MOSCRIP; maternal grandfather, William FAIRFIELD; maternal grandmother was a Miss HAM prior to her marriage; educated […]
City: Cookeville PROFFITT, Robert Edward Lee, farmer, teacher and merchant; born Putnam Co., Tenn., June 4, 1864; Dutch and Irish descent; son of James and Lucinda (Slagle) PROFFITT; received common school education; was left an orphan at an early age, and thrown upon own resource at age of 10; labored […]
City: Copperhill EMMONS, Nathaniel Henry, 2d, mining engineer; born St. Louis, Mo., May 12, 1870; English and Scotch-Irish descent; son of George B. and Martha (Davis) EMMONS; father’s occupation, literature; paternal grandfather, Nathaniel H. EMMONS, paternal grandmother Elizabeth (Wales) EMMONS, maternal grandfather Horatio Nelson DAVIS, maternal grandmother Margaret (Johnson) DAVIS; […]
City: Corbandale CORBAN, B. J., farmer and merchant; born Palmyra, Tenn., April 6, 1853; English descent; son of Burrell and Sarah A. (Barnes) CORBAN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather C. CORBAN, paternal grandmother Elizabeth (Barnes) CORBAN, maternal grandfather Repps BARNES, maternal grandmother Parthinia (Cross) BARNES; received common school education; married […]
City: Copperhill KING, Mark Colman, banker and financier; born Murphy, N. C., Nov. 10, 1879; son of Mark Colman and Mary C. (Baker) KING; father’s occupation, pharmacist; paternal grandparents Johnson Washington and Nancy Aveline (Colman) KING, maternal grandparents John Jacob and Rebecca (Lowery) BAKER; educated in the high schools of […]
City: Cornersville JONES, Alfred, physician and farmer; born Duckriver, Tenn., May 15, 1839; Welch, English, Irish and French Huguenot descent; son of John Ridley and Martha (Lane) JONES; father’s occupation, physician and planter; paternal grandfather Redding JONES, paternal grandmother Martha (Bustin) JONES, maternal grandfather John LANE, maternal grandmother Sara E. […]
City: Cornersville GAMBILL, John Buchanan, mayor, notary public; born Bedford Co., Shelbyville, Tenn., Nov. 24, 1856; son of Bradley and Sarah C (Anderson) GAMBILL; Irish descent; educated common schools of Bedford Co. Tenn.; married Mattie J. DAMRON Dec. 29, 1895; organized Farmers Bank of Cornersville 1904-07; member real estate firm […]
City: Cornersville HAYWOOD, Egbert Presley Cullen, physician and farmer; born Giles Co. Tenn., 1845; English descent; son of George W. and Sallie (Dabney) HAYWOOD; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandfather Judge John HAYWOOD, paternal grandmother was a Miss EDWARDS prior to her marriage, maternal grandfather John DABNEY, maternal grandmother was a […]
City: Cosby CATON, Thomas, minister of the Gospel, farmer; born in Roane Co., N. C., Dec. 24, 1819; English descent; son of Stephen and Susie (Dedmon) CATON; maternal grandfather Thomas DEDMON; educated in local schools of native county, and Saturday and Sunday school in Blount Co., Tenn.; began life as […]
City: Cosby MCGAHA, Francis G., merchant; born at Cosby, Tenn., March 26, 1865; English and Irish descent; son of Francis G. and Milly (Murrell) MCGAHA; father’s occupation, farmer; educated Pigeon Forge Academy, Sevier Co., Tenn., and Newport High school, Newport, Tenn.; in early life was a school teacher; taught eighteen […]
City: Cottage Grove BRIZENDINE, Henry Williamson, merchant; born near Paris, Henry Co., Tenn., Sept. 24, 1848; German-English descent; son of John Asher and Edith Ann (Walker) BRIZENDINE; father’s occupation, farmer; received common school education; married Grizzie Anna BOWDEN Nov. 19, 1874; in early life was a farmer boy; in 1892-3 […]
City: Covington BOYD, William Townes, (T. BOYD); born Mecklenburg Co., Va., Jan. 20, 1844; Scotch descent; son of Francis Walker and Isabella (Townes) BOYD; paternal grandparents Robert and Tabitha (Walker) BOYD, maternal grandparents William and Lucy R. (Maclin) TOWNES; educated Hampden Sidney College (Va.) graduated from same with B.A. degree […]