City: Knoxville CALHOUN, Joseph Painter, clergyman; born Gohenville, Pa., Feb. 15, 1852; son of Capt. Samuel Neal and Hannah (Sheridan) CALHOUN; paternal grandparents Hon. John and Elizabeth (Anthony) CALHOUN, maternal grandfather John SHERIDAN, his maternal grandmother was a Miss CAMPBELL prior to her marriage; student in Glen Run Academy, Armstrong […]
Daily Archives: January 30, 2013
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City: Knoxville BROWNLOW, John Bell, real estate; born Elizabethton, Tenn., Oct. 19, 1839; maternally he is a direct descendent of Capt. James GAINES who was a Revolutionary soldier, and a member of the Convention of N.C., from Chatham Co., which ratified the Constitution of U.S., and from Judge Edmund PENDLETON, […]
City: Knoxville BRANSON, Lloyd, artist; born in Knox Co., Tenn., of English parentage; educated University of Tenn., and National Academy of Design, N.Y.; Democrat; has painted portraits of governors, judges, college presidents and private individuals, all over the South.
City: Jefferson City JEFFRIES, Millard Dudley, educator; born Culpepper Co. Va., Nov. 18, 1855; English and Welsh descent; son of Thomas and Mary Mildred (Lewis) JEFFRIES; father’s occupation, carpenter, lumberman and farmer; paternal grandfather, Richard JEFFRIES; paternal grandmother was a Miss POLLARD prior to her marriage; maternal grandparents, John and […]
City: Knoxville BOYD, Samuel B., chief of Knoxville Fire Department; born Washington Co., Va., March 20, 1865; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Samuel B. and Isabella (Reed) BOYD; father’s occupation, merchant; educated University of Tenn., member of class of 1886; in early life he was engaged in furniture business; married Julia […]
City: Knoxville BOLT, George Washington, Public Official; born Loudon Co., Tenn., March 4, 1864; son of William Jasper and Elizabeth (Wells) BOLT; English, Irish and Dutch descent; educated institutions of learning of Loudon Co.; married Mary J. PRESTON; member I.O.O.F., Chilhowee No. 247, of Knoxville; Columbia Counsel No. 43 of […]
City: Knoxville BOIES, William Ely, retired clergyman and writer of prose and verse; born Charleston, S.C., Jan. 27, 1823; son of Artemus and Abigail (Ely) BOIES; Scotch-Irish descent; father’s occupation, clergyman; received preparatory education in Boston public Latin school; graduate of Yale, A.B. degree, in 1844; A.M. degree in 1847; […]
City: Knoxville BAUMAN, Albert Benjamin, architect; born Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. 30, 1861; German descent; son of William and Catherine (Schneider) BAUMAN; father’s occupation, architect and builder; paternal grandparents, Frank and Catherine (Lowe) BAUMAN, maternal grandparents, Jacob and Cristina (Bolt) Schneider; educated in public and private schools Knoxville, Tenn.; became an […]
City: Knoxville BARNETT, John William Jr. lawyer; born Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 27, 1882; son of John W. and George Anna (Loftiss) BARNETT; English descent; educated Morristown high school and University of Tenn.; graduated from University of Tenn. B.S. and LL. B. degrees in 1905 and 1906; member Masons (Master’s Lodge […]
City: Knoxville BARBER, George Franklin, architect; born DeKalb Co., Ill., July 30, 1854; son of Lyman R. and Cornelia A. (Spring) BARBER; father’s occupation farmer; educated in local schools of DeKalb, Ill., in early life was a builder for ten years; in 1888 published an architectural design in a New […]