City: Harriman WINSLOW, Henry M., lawyer; born in Carrollton, Ky., Aug. 3, 1850; descended on his father’s side from the Winslows and Beverleys of New Kent Co., Va., and on his mother’s side from Count Du Puy, a Huguenot refugee who fled his castle at time of the revocation of […]
Daily Archives: November 25, 2012
City: Greeneville WOODYARD, S. Walter, physician and surgeon; born at White Gate, Giles Co., Va., Jan. 16, 1869; German-English descent; son of William and Francis (Keeling) WOODYARD; father was a farmer and stock raiser; paternal grandparents John and Elizabeth (Summers) WOODYARD; maternal grandparents Abner and Mary (Farley) KEELING; educated in […]
City: Greeneville WILLIS, James William, banker and manufacturer; born Greene Co., Tenn., March 7, 1854; English and Irish descent; son of John H. and Elizabeth J. (McCord) WILLIS; father’s occupation farmer and contractor; paternal grandparents James and ______ (Hall) WILLIS, maternal grandparents, James and Margaret R. (Bell) MCCORD; received common […]
City: Greeneville SUSONG, Joseph Alexander, lawyer; born Parrottsville, Tenn., Nov. 7, 1864; son of Nicholas and Ellen C. (Huff) SUSONG; father’s occupation farmer and trader; graduated at Emory and Henry College Va., June 1887 with degree of A. B.; all his life has been devoted to the practice of the […]
City: Greeneville SHUGART, Charles Offert, minister of the gospel; born Ducktown, Tenn., Oct. 1, 1881; German-Dutch and Scotch-Irish descent; son of Livingston and Laura (McLeod) SHUGART; father’s occupation merchant; paternal grandfather Levi SHUGART; paternal grandmother was a Miss PICKLE prior to her marriage; maternal grandparents Sidney and Susie (Greer) MCLEOD; […]
City: Greeneville SHOUN, Alexander Nelson, attorney at law; born Johnson Co., Tenn., Nov. 1, 1851; German and English descent; son of George H. and Theodosia (Wilson) SHOUN; father’s occupation merchant; paternal grandparents Andrew and Elizabeth (Powell) SHOUN; maternal grandparents Andrew and Elizabeth (McQueen) WILSON; graduated at Emory and Henry College, […]
City: Greeneville PENCE, John Hoss, educator; born in Washington Co., Tenn., Oct. 20, 1876; German descent; son of John B. and Selina J. (Bowman) PENCE; father’s occupation farmer, teacher and minister of the Gospel; paternal grandfather John PENCE; paternal grandmother was a Miss BYERLY prior to her marriage; maternal grandparents […]
City: Greeneville NEAS, Luna Lafayette, public official; born Cocke Co., Tenn., March 30, 1862; German descent; son of George and Sally (Renner) NEAS; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents Michael and Sarah (Bower) NEAS; maternal grandparents William and Magdaline (Gabel) RENNER; had no opportunity to go to school but educated himself […]
City: Greeneville MYERS, Newton Cloyd, farmer, stock breeder; born in Greene Co., Tenn., Jan. 18, 1875; German, Scotch-Irish-English descent; son of Michael Carter and Martha Ellen (Bible) MYERS; paternal grandparents Michael and Sophia (Carter) MYERS, maternal grandparents Christian and Louisa Mariah (Tucker) BIBLE; educated Mosheim, Tenn., Kentucky University, Lexington, Ky; […]
City: Greeneville MOREY, James Marsh, manufacturer; born Jonesboro, Tenn., Nov. 20, 1844; English descent; son of Ira and Hannah M. (Herrick) MOREY; father’s occupation, minister of the gospel; paternal grandfather Ira MOREY, paternal grandmother was a Miss SHAW prior to her marriage, maternal grandparents Ephraim and Marilla (Spencer) HERRICK; educated […]