City: Franklin McCORKLE, David Eusebius, lawyer; born in Dyer Co., Tenn., Aug. 19, 1858; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Samuel Smith and Margaret (Wharey) McCORKLE; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Johiel M. and Elizabeth (Smith) McCORKLE, maternal grandparents, Jonathan and Jane (Walkup) WHAREY; educated in Southern Union Normal School, Newbern, Tenn.; […]
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City: Greeneville FOWLER, William F., dentist; born Parrottsville, Tenn., Oct. 6, 1839; Irish and English descent; son of Francis T. and Jane (Maloney) FOWLER; father’s occupation physician; paternal grandparents, Thomas and Mary (Baldridge) FOWLER, maternal grandparents, Robert and Catherine (Cooper) MALONEY; educated at Greeneville, Tenn.; graduated from Greeneville, A. M., […]
City: Greeneville DOUGHTY, George W., businessman; born Greeneville, Tenn., March 29, 1874; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John H. and Elizabeth C. (Harmon) DOUGHTY; father a merchant and banker; paternal grandparents Sampson and Rebecca (Wheat) DOUGHTY; maternal grandparents William A. and Emily (Maloney) HARMON; educated at Yale and University of Virginia […]
City: Greeneville BROWN, Henry Royce, druggist, chemist and manufacturer; born at Greeneville, Tenn., April 20, 1854; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Joseph R. and Fannie J. (Broyles) BROWN; father’s occupation merchant; paternal grandparents Joseph R. and Mary (Alexander) BROWN, maternal grandparents Dr. James and Tempy (Broyles) BROYLES; educated at Emory & […]
City: Greeneville ALLEN, James, farmer and stock raiser; born near Greeneville, Tenn., March 27, 1855; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James and Laura M. (Brown) ALLEN; paternal grandparents Daniel and Mary (Baker) ALLEN; maternal grandparents Peter and Sarah (Foster) BROWN; educated at Morristown, Tenn., and Emory & Henry College, Va.; has […]
City: Graysville TAYLOR, William Hale, teacher; born Cannon Co., Tenn., April 22, 1837; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James R. and Elizabeth (Barton) TAYLOR; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents Edmund and Mary (Roberts) TAYLOR; maternal grandparents Joshua and Jane (Hale) BARTON; graduated from Marion Collegiate Institute Cannon, Co., Tenn., June 13, […]
City: Franklin HOWLETT, Kirby Smith, physician; born Culleoka, Tenn., Aug. 24, 1862; English and Scotch descent; son of I. J. and Ruth (Howard) HOWLETT; father’s occupation, merchant; paternal grandparents A. B. and Elizabeth (Clemons) HOWLETT, maternal grandparents William and Mary (Nelson) HOWARD; educated Webb’s School and Vanderbilt University, graduated from […]
City: Franklin HORTON, Lucy Henderson, born Williamson Co., Tenn., Jan. 14, 1851; daughter of Dr. Samuel and Rachel Jane Martin (Hughes) HENDERSON; she is a lineal descendant on the maternal side of Gen. Joseph MARTIN, and Col. Arch HUGHES, both of revolutionary fame; she is also a lineal descendant of […]
City: Franklin HENDERSON, John Hughes, lawyer; born Williamson Co., Tenn., Dec. 18, 1849; son of Dr. Samuel and Rachel Jane (Hughes) HENDERSON; his father was a physician and surgeon; paternal grandparents Samuel and Lucy (Rickman) HENDERSON, maternal grandparents John and Sallie (Martin) HUGHES; educated in the local schools of Franklin, […]
City: Franklin HAMMOND, Lily Hardy, authoress; born Newark, N. J., Sept. 24, 1859; daughter of Henry C. and Huldah E. (Dozier) HARDY; educated in private schools and at Packer Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y.; married John Dennis HAMMOND, Sept. 10, 1879; author of “The Master Word” 1905.
City: Franklin HAMMOND, John Dennis, church secretary; born Franklin, Ga., May 12, 1850; son of Judge Dennis F. and Adeline E. (Robinson) HAMMOND; educated University of Ga., A. B. degree in 1870; graduated from Drew Theological Seminary B. D., 1875; Central College, of Mo., D. D., 1886; married Lily HARDY […]
City: Franklin GREEN, Edward E., banker; born in Williamson Co., Tenn., Feb. 14, 1865; descendant of GREENS and SHERWOODS of North Carolina, some of whom occupied official positions in colonial and revolutionary times; son of Joseph and Elizabeth Marion (Hyde) GREEN; educated in Campbell School, Franklin, Tenn.; in early life […]
City: Franklin GENTRY, Watson Meredith, physician and surgeon; born Davidson Co., Tenn., Jan. 31, 1831; English descent; son of Theophilus Lacey and Rebecca B. (Sappington) GENTRY; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Watson and Theodocia (Poindexter) GENTRY, maternal grandparents Dr. Thomas and Elizabeth (Stockett) SAPPINGTON; educated at Triune Academy, Athlophrenic Academy, […]
City: Franklin GENTRY, Susie, patriotic worker; daughter of Watson Meredith and Martha A. (Jones) GENTRY; her father is a retired physician and surgeon; paternal grandparents Theophilus Lacy and Theodosia (Poindexter) GENTRY, maternal grandparents Dr. John Ridley and Martha (Lane) JONES; was educated by private instructors and at Battle Ground Academy, […]
City: Franklin FOWLKES, Henry Pleasant, lawyer; born Hickman Co., Tenn., Oct. 22, 1843; English-Scotch-Irish and German descent; son of Henry R. and Susan A. (Bussell) FOWLKES; father’s occupation farmer and merchant; paternal grandparents Gabriel and Jeney (Hyde) FOWLES; maternal grandparents Pleasant and Docie (Mayberry) BUSSELL; educated at Franklin, Tenn., and […]
City: Franklin FAW, Walter Wagner, lawyer; born at Johnson City, Tenn., July 3, 1867; German-English and French descent; son of Thomas Ambrose and Carrie E. (Wagner) FAW; father’s occupation, merchant; paternal grandparents Jonathan and Sarah (Parks) FAW, maternal grandparents Matthias Miller and Matilda (Fyffe) Wagner; educated at Ky. Military Institute, […]
City: Franklin DOZIER, Tennie Pinkerton, born near Franklin, Tenn., Aug. 8, 1861; English and Scotch-Irish descent; her paternal ancestors took active part in the War of the Roses on the side of the House of Lancaster, or the red rose; daughter of James and Sarah Caroline (Anderson) PINKERTON; father’s occupation, […]
City: Franklin CROCKETT, Robert Hugh, lawyer; born Williamson Co., Tenn., Dec. 10, 1869; son of William Alonzo and Anne J. (Sayers) CROCKETT; English, Irish, Scotch, Danish, French and Italian descent; paternal grandparents Andrew and Catherine Walker (Bell) CROCKETT; maternal grandparents James Jefferson and Anne M. (Taliaferro) SAYERS; educated Montgomery Bell […]
City: Franklin COX, Nicholas Nicols, ex-Congressman; born in Bedford Co., Tenn., Jan. 6, 1837; educated in the common schools of Sequin, Texas; graduated from Lebanon Law School, L.L.B., 1858; removed to Texas in boyhood and was reared at Sequin, Tex.; admitted to bar in 1858; in practice at Franklin, Tenn., […]
City: Franklin COWAN, George I., farmer and insurance agent; born Derry Co., Ireland, Oct. 15, 1842; son of Robert W. and Hannah (Limerick) COWAN; educated in the local schools of Shelbyville, Bedford Co., Tenn.; after leaving school enlisted in the Confederate army under Gen. N. B. FORREST, with rank of […]