City: Knoxville SMITHSON, Noble, lawyer; born Nolensville Williamson Co., Tenn., Dec. 7, 1841; son of John Green and Ann Vaughan (Ladd) SMITHSON, English, Scotch descent; educated Institutions of learning in Williamson Co., Tenn.; married Alice Josephine PATTERSON in 1865; member of Masons, K. T. (Couer de Lion), K. of P.; […]
Monthly Archives: March 2013
City: Knoxville SAYLOR, James William, attorney at law; born Strawberry Plains, Knox Co., Tenn., Jan. 15, 1858; German descent; son of John and Martha (Moulden) SAYLOR; educated Emory & Henry College, Va.; in early life he was a teacher in the public schools of Knox. Co., Tenn.; thrice married, first, […]
City: Knoxville SAXTON, Henry Nevett Jr., timber exporter; born Surrey, England, Dec., 1865; English descent; son of Henry Nevett and Margaret (Cardin) SAXTON; father’s occupation, merchant in the city of London, England; paternal grandparents John Henry and Eliza (Nevett) SAXTON, maternal grandparents Richard and Margaret (Bunn) CARDIN; his maternal grandmother […]
City: Knoxville SAVAGE, William J., manufacturer of machinery; born Leamington, Eng., Aug. 19, 1859; son of Charles and Harriet (Gray) SAVAGE; English descent; educated Kenilworth, Eng.; married Lucy A. TOWERS, St. Stephens N. B., Mar. 20, 1885; Ex-President of Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association, Knoxville, Tenn.; Ex-President of Post C. Travellers […]
City: Knoxville SANFORD, Alfred F., publisher; born Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 21, 1875; English and Swiss descent; son of Edward J. and Emma (Chavannes) SANFORD; father’s occupation, wholesale druggist, railroad president; paternal grandparents John W. and Altha (Fanton) SANFORD, maternal grandparents Albert and Anna (Francillon) CHAVANNES; educated University of Tenn.; married […]
City: Knoxville SANSOM, Richard Henry, lawyer; born Round Rock, Texas, Sept. 4, 1854; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Richard and Mary Agnes (Cooper) SANSON; father’s occupation, lawyer; paternal grandparents D. N. and Mary E. (Brown) SANSOM, maternal grandparents Matthew D. and Mary (Frierson) COOPER; educated Georgetown, Texas, and Montgomery Bell Academy, […]
City: Knoxville SANFORD, Edward Terry, public official, born Knoxville, Tenn., July 23, 1865; son of Edward J. and Emma (Chavannes) SANFORD; grandson of John W. and Altha (Fanton) SANFORD and Adrian and Anna (Francillon) CHAVANNES; graduated from University of Tenn., A. B., Ph. B., 1883, Harvard A. B., 1885, A. […]
City: Knoxville SANDERS, Frank, lawyer; born Knox Co., Tenn., Aug. 31, 1879; son Jas. Preston and Ellen (Parker) SANDERS; Scotch-Irish descent; graduated National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio, B. S., 1901 and Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., LL. B., 1904; early business occupation student and school teacher; married Grace ASHLEY Jan. 22, […]
City: Knoxville RULE, William, editor; born Knox Co., Tenn., May 10, 1839; German descent; son of Frederick and Sarah E. (Brakebill) RULE; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents William and Mary (Kellar) BRAKEBILL; received common school education; married Lucy A. MAXEY Oct. 28, 1858; Republican; farmer; paternal grandparents, Michael and Elizabeth […]
City: Knoxville ROSENTHAL, Abram, attorney at law; born in New York city, Sept. 27, 1886; son of Samuel and Fannie (Wolff) ROSENTHAL; educated in New York city, Albany, N. Y., and University of Tenn. at Knoxville; graduated from latter with degree of Bachelor of Laws; in senior year was winner […]
City: Knoxville ROGERS, Jesse L., attorney at law; born Speedwell, Tenn., April 9, 1855; son of Jesse and Margaret (Wilson) ROGERS; English, German descent; father’s occupation farmer; educated common schools of Claiborne Co.; graduated law Dept. Cumberland University LL. B., Jun 10, 1874; married Annie McFetridge Oct. 24, 1877; member […]
City: Knoxville RISTINE, Charles Elliott, physician; born Abingdon, Va., Dec. 6, 1845; French and English descent; son of John C. and Susan (Elliott) RISTINE; father’s occupation, carriagemaker, merchant; educated University of Tenn. and University of Pa., graduating from the latter with degree of M. D. in 1870; married twice, first […]
City: Knoxville RAMBO, Samuel Russell, real estate dealer; born Knox Co., Tenn., April 24, 1875; French descent; son of Thomas A. and Jane (Johnson) RAMBO; father’s occupation farmer, County Judge, State Representative; paternal grandparents Alexander P. and Susan (McCarmon) RAMBO, maternal grandparents Laban and Anna (Brown) JOHNSON; educated Knox Co. […]
City: Knoxville POWERS, John Pike, Jr., attorney at law; born Mt. Sterling, Ky., Oct. 24, 1875; Scotch-Irish and Anglo-Saxon descent; son of J. Pike and Fannie (Gwin) POWERS; father’s occupation, Baptist minister; paternal grandparents John and Elizabeth (Montgomery) POWERS, maternal grandparents David S. and Frances (Beckham) GWIN; educated University of […]
City: Knoxville PICKLE, George Wesley, lawyer; born Knox Co., Tenn., March 6, 1845; Irish and German descent; son of Jonathan and Margaret (Underwood) PICKLE; education at Knoxville, Tenn., and Princeton, N. J.; read law with Senator VOORHEES in 1868-70, later admitted to bar, and all of his business life has […]
City: Knoxville PERKINS, Charles Albert; Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Tenn.; born Ware, Mass., Oct. 31, 1858; direct descendant of Miles STANDISH; son of A.E.P. and Susan O. (Poor) PERKINS; father’s occupation, clergyman; paternal grandparents Ebenezer and Amelia (Parish) PERKINS maternal grandparents, Henry and Mary (Osborne) POOR; educated at […]
City: Knoxville PERKINS, Angie Villette Warren; born Davidson, Conn., Nov. 6, 1858; daughter of Lysander and Marcia (Mason) WARREN; graduated from Wesleyan University of Conn. A. B., 1876, A. M., 1879; married Charles Albert PERKINS, Sept. 19, 1883; Regent Knoxville Chapter D. A. R., 1898-1900; Pres. Union Presbytery Missionary Societies; […]
City: Knoxville PARMELEE, Martin Egbert, architect; born Oak Grove, Wis., March 20, 1852; French and Holland descent; son of Egbert Benson and Milisia Dove (Noise) PARMELEE; father’s occupation, farmer, nursery man, also postmaster at Juneau, Wis., during Civil war; educated at Juneau, Wis., Wayland University, Beaver Dam, Wis.; married Adelaide […]
City: Knoxville PARHAM, William Thomas, woolen manufacturer; born Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 5, 1833; English and Scotch-Irish descent; son of Edwin Nelson and Mary Ellen (Dunn) PARHAM; father’s occupation, harness maker, general dry goods merchant; paternal grandparents, Edmund and Mary (Bearden) PARHAM, maternal grandparents, Thomas and Ellen (Chambers) Dunn; born in […]
City: Knoxville OGDEN, Robert Morris, educator; born Binghampton, N. Y., July 6, 1877; English and Dutch descent; son of James Sherman and Beulah Maria (Carter) OGDEN; father’s occupation, manufacturer; paternal grandparents, William and Angeline (Abbott) OGDEN, maternal grandparents, John and Alida (Groesbeck) CARTER; educated in private and public Schools, Binghampton, […]