City: Halls FERGUSON, Elry A., banker; born Halls, Tenn., Oct. 24, 1876; son of George M. and Martha FERGUSON; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Halls, Tenn.; married Annie Love KIMBROUGH July 6, 1909; member W.O.W., K. of P. and I.O.O. F.; was Deputy Register Lauderdale Co. Oct., 1899, to Oct., 1904; cashier […]
Daily Archives: November 22, 2012
City: Harriman CARR, Horace Maynard, attorney at law; born at Cumberland Gap, Tenn., Nov. 14, 1863; son of James and Jane (Cloud) CARR; father’s occupation farmer; graduated from Cumberland College, Lebanon, Tenn., with degree L.L. D.; member K. of P., F. & A.M., Knights Templar (Capt. General in Commandery); Democrat; […]
City: Harriman BROWN, Samuel C., lawyer; born Cumberland Co., Tenn., Uov. [sic] 1855; English-German descent; son of James Washington and Mahulda P. (Narramore) BROWN; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents James and Joanna (Hayes) BROWN; maternal grandparents Fielding M. and Martha (Taylor) NARRAMORE; graduated from Grant University, Athens, Tenn., with degree […]
City: Harriman DENNY, Daniel, coal operator; born at Brookline, Mass., July 7, 1864; son of Francis Parkman and Emily Parker (Groom) DENNY; father’s occupation, Grain Commission business; paternal grandparents Daniel and Harriet (Gardner) DENNY; maternal grandparents Thomas and Emily (Parker) GROOM; educated private schools and Boston, Mass., Latin, and Harvard […]
City: Harriman GOODMAN, Louis Edward, wholesale merchant; born near Auburn, N.Y. Jan. 1, 1863; German and English descent; son of John and Althinia (Ditton) GOODMAN; graduated at Port Byron, N.Y., in 1880; at the age of 17 was a telegraph operator for R.R., working from coast to coast; began traveling […]
City: Greeneville MILBURN, William Elbert Franklin, lawyer; born at Milburnton, Tenn., Nov. 15, 1842; English descent; son of William and Martha (Frame) MILBURN; father’s occupation Methodist Minister graduated from East Tenn., Wesleyan University with degree of A. B., in 1871, and from University of Michigan with degree of Master of […]
City: Greeneville LA RUE, Samuel Bruce, bookkeeper; born Newport, Tenn., Feb. 12, 1864; French-Irish and Dutch descent; son of James C. and Margaret (Parrott) LA RUE; father’s occupation, farmer, merchant; educated Chattanooga University and University of Tenn.; married twice, first M. G. TRIM Nov. 4, 1888, second E. B. MCINTURFF […]
City: Greenfield FEATHERSTON, Samuel S., educator; born in Weakley Co., Tenn., Feb. 18, 1864; English descent; son of Charles Edward and Jane (Young) FEATHERSTON; father’s occupation farmer; educated Bethel College, McKenzie, Tenn., S.N.U., Huntingdon, Tenn., N.N.U. Lebanon, Ohio, and at Bowling Green, Ky.; graduated Lebanon, Ohio, business and teachers course, […]
City: Greenfield GROOMS, Zebulon W., wholesale and retail dealer in live stock; born in Weakley Co., Tenn., Aug. 30, 1856; English descent; son of Right M. and Eliza Ann (Ray) GROOMS; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents Bright and Katy (Windows) GROOMS; maternal grandfather Nathan RAY; his maternal grandmother was a […]
City: Greenfield JETER, William Jordan, merchant; born in Weakley Co., Tenn., Feb. 26, 1875; Scotch-Irish descent; son of George S. and Mary L. (Ward) JETER; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents William B. and Mary C. (Baswell) JETER, maternal grandparents, J. Jordan and Almeda T. (Hatcher) WARD; graduated Huntington Normal College, […]