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 […]
Monthly Archives: November 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, […]
City: Harriman SEVIER, Charles Bascom, public official; born Kingston, Tenn., Nov. 12, 1852; French Huguenot and English descent; is a great grandson of John SEVIER, first governor of Tenn.; son of Elbridge Gerry and Mary Caroline (Brown) SEVIER; his father was a lawyer and farmer; paternal grandparents James and Nancy […]
City: Harms SUGG, Jeff Davis, farmer; born in Lincoln Co., Tenn., June 26, 1861; son of William Conrad and Susan (Wood) SUGG; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Cullen E. and Sidney (Conrad) SUGG, maternal grandparents Dr. John and Josephine (Dobbins) WOOD; received common school education; began his business career as […]
City: Harriman ROCKWELL, Warren Ayres, manufacturer; born Gundelsheim, Germany, Feb. 18, 1871; English descent; son of Dr. John A. and Martha Denny (Ayres) ROCKWELL; paternal grandparents Judge John A. and Mary Watkinson (Perkins) ROCKWELL; maternal grandparents Warren and Rachel (Denny) Ayres; educated at Norwich, Conn.; graduated from Norwich Academy, Norwich, […]
City: Jackson MCGEHEE, A. J., lawyer, born Carroll Co., Tenn., Dec. 25, 1859; son of A. C. and Susan (Chandler) MCGEHEE; graduate of Southwestern Univ. Jackson, Tenn., in 1881; married Jennie L. DODDE Nov. 10, 1886; admitted to bar 1885 and was assistant attorney-general for two years, 1887-1889; then turned […]
City: Graysville SHELTON, Erasmus Archer, physician; born Tazewell Co., Va., May 9, 1846; English and Scotch descent; son of Samuel F. and Permelia C. (Gregory) SHELTON; father’s occupation farmer and minister; paternal grandparents Wesley and Emily (Hayden) SHELTON; maternal grandparents John and Mary E. (Pig) GREGORY; received common school education; […]
City: Graysville CLOUSE, John W., public official; born Knox Co., Tenn., Feb. 9, 1842; Dutch-Irish descent; son of George W. and Nancy A. (McInturff) CLOUSE; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents, Thomas and Rachel (Clouse) CLOUSE, maternal grandparents John and Nancy A. MCINTURFF; in early life was engaged in farming; entered […]
City: Gravelhill GOOCH, John Roberts, merchant; born Gravelhill, Tenn., Dec. 14, 1870; son of William Andrew and Nancy (Murphy) GOOCH; in early life was a farmer boy; later clerked in store; received common school education; began business for himself March 2, 1896 with less than $400.00 capital in a small […]
City: Gravelhill DODDS, Benjamin Claud, physician, born Mefflin, Tenn., Sept. 14, 1881; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas Mitchell and Martha Elizabeth (Massengil) DODDS; paternal grandparents Tom and Polly (Barham) DODDS; maternal grandparents Samuel D. and Mary (Hendrix) MASSENGIL; graduated Robinson College, Henderson, Tenn., June 1903 degree of B. S.; graduated […]
City: Gleason NEWBERRY, George Washington, farmer and lawyer; born in Weakley Co., Tenn., June 3, 1851; English-Irish descent; son of William and Nancy (Terrell) NEWBERRY; received common school education; began his business career as a farmer; later became interested in banking; then studied law and was admitted to the bar […]
City: Granville KELLY, Frederick A., merchant, and banker; born at Granville, Tenn., April 20, 1858; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John J. and Mary F. (Armistead) KELLY; educated at Granville, and New Middleton, Tenn., Institute; in early life taught school; later was made Jackson Co., Trustee; in 1880 entered the retail […]