City: Knoxville WALLER, Calvin Bernard, minister of the gospel; born Jearoldstown, Tenn., July 30, 1874; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William A. and Sarah C. (Wilcox) WALLER; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Andrew and Ellem (Kennedy) WALLER, maternal grandparents Joseph and Anna (Lair) WILCOX; educated Jonesboro (Tenn.) High school and Carson […]
Daily Archives: March 19, 2013
City: Knoxville VESTAL, Robert, president Vestal Lumber & Mfg Co.; born Knoxville, Tenn., April 17, 1875; English descent; son of Robert and Annie Mary (Gredig) VESTAL; father’s occupation, wholesale clothing merchant; paternal grandparents, Jeremiah and Sarah (Murray) VESTAL; maternal grandparents, Jeremiah and Annie (Gredig) GREDIG; educated at Knoxville, Tenn.; graduated […]
City: Knoxville VAN DEVENTER, Horace, lawyer; public official; born Clinton, Iowa, July 22, 1867; Dutch-French Huguenot-Scotch-English descent; son of James Thayer and Laetitia (Flournoy) VAN DEVENTER; paternal grandparents Christopher and Sally (Birckhead) VAN DEVENTER, maternal grandparents Thomas Jefferson and Maria (Dallam) FLOURNOY; educated in the public schools of Clinton, Iowa, […]
City: Knoxville TYSON, Lawrence Davis, lawyer; born Greeneville, N. C., July 4, 1861; son of Richard Lawrence and Margaret Louise (Turnage) TYSON; graduated U. S. Military Academy 1883; married Bettie Humes MCGHEE, Feb. 10, 1886; served as second lieutenant Ninth U. S. Infantry June 13, 1883; promoted to first lieutenant […]
City: Knoxville TURNER, Charles Willard, educator; born Boston, Mass., Feb. 23, 1844; son of Roswell Willard and Mary (Howard) TURNER; graduated from Amherst (Mass.) A. B., 1865, A. M., 1892; married Kate Hamilton HILL, Oct. 1, 1866; admitted to bar 1867; practiced law 1867-1892; Associate Prof. Law 1892-1905; Lecturer on […]
City: Knoxville STEINMETZ, Karl E., lawyer, legal writer; born Sandy Sun, Pa., June 17, 1886; German descent; son of Ferdinand and Emma (Brewen) STEINMETZ; educated Centralia (Pa.) High school, Bucknell University, Pa., Maryville (Tenn.) College and University of Chicago and University of Wis.; graduated from University of Wis. with LL. […]
City: Knoxville STEPHENSON, Thomas L., President and Gen. Mngr. Knoxville Iron Co.; born Lenoir City, Tenn., Nov. 5, 1863; English descent; son of G. W. and Mary (Thompson) STEPHENSON; father’s occupation, millwright; educated in public and private schools at Knoxville, Tenn.; began life as office boy in Knoxville Iron Co. […]
City: Knoxville TAYLOR, Joseph Judson, minister of the gospel; born Henry Co., Va., Nov. 1, 1855; Welsh descent; son of Daniel G. and Martha (King) TAYLOR; father’s occupation, minister of the gospel; paternal grandparents Reuben and Nancy (Gray) TAYLOR, maternal grandparents Joseph and Mary (Clanton) KING; educated at Jacksonville High […]
City: Knoxville THORNBURGH, John Minnis, lawyer; born Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 10, 1881; son of ex-Congressman Col. Jacob M. and Laura Emma (Pettibone) THORNBURGH; educated University of Tenn. and Columbia University, N. Y., graduated from University of Tenn. with degree B. A. 1901, LL. B., 1902, valedictorian; member Phi Gamma Delta […]
City: Knoxville TILLMAN, Lewis, attorney at law; born Bedford Co., Tenn., Nov. 20, 1845; son of Lewis and Catherine (Davidson) TILLMAN; father’s occupation, farmer, circuit and chancery court clerk; educated at Fairfield Academy, Bedford Co., Tenn.; worked on farm during the civil war, 1860-5; married Emma ROGERS Feb. 24, 1874; […]