City: Knoxville NASH, Walter Starnes, surgeon; born Chicago, Ill., Dec. 15, 1865; Scotch-English descent; son of Jeff A. and Mareta E. (Starnes); father’s occupation farmer; educated in public schools of Ky.; graduated from University of Mich with degree M. D. June 27, 1889; in early life he was a farmer […]
Monthly Archives: March 2013
City: Knoxville MYNDERS, Seymour Allen, educator; born Knoxville, Tenn., March 12, 1862; German-American descent; son of Abram and Sabra (Simmons) MYNDERS; father’s occupation, patternmaker; graduated from University of Tenn. with degree A. B. in 1880; married Pobrecitta Berleta RICHERSON Aug. 25, 1884; member K. of P., F. & A. M., […]
City: Knoxville MYNATT, Rufus Adison, Atty.-Gen. of Knox Co., Tenn.; born Union Co., Tenn., Dec. 21, 1871; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James A. and Melvina (Alley) MYNATT; educated in local schools of Knox Co., Tenn.; began his business career as school teacher; taught school in Knox Co., 1892-3, moved to […]
City: Knoxville MOUNTCASTLE, Robert Edward Lee, born Jefferson City, Tenn., Feb. 21, 1865; English-Scotch and Irish descent; son of A. J. and Cornelia Frances (Williams) MONCASTLE; graduated from Carson and Newman College with degree of A. B. June 1880, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Va., June, 1882; married Eliza Bird […]
City: Knoxville MOSES, Everett, lawyer; born Knoxville, Tenn., April 11, 1882; Welsh and English descent; son of William E. and Annie (Partin) MOSES; graduated from University of Tenn. with degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1906; in early life was business manger Montgomery, Ala., Journal 1902, Virginia Daily Press, Roanoke, […]
City: Knoxville MORRELL, Norman Blake, attorney at law; born Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 10, 1870; son of Henry Hobart and Mary Elizabeth (Badger) MORRRELL; father’s occupation, minister of the gospel (Protestant Episcopal); educated public schools and University of Tenn., graduated from University of Mich. with degree Bachelor of Laws in […]
City: Knoxville MORGAN, Wiley Lee, editor; born Rehobarthville, Morgan Co., Ga., Nov. 24, 1874; German-Welsh descent; son of James Lafayette and Lucinda (Jones) MORGAN; father’s occupation, hotel proprietor; paternal grandparents, E. S. and Phoebe (Launins) MORGAN, maternal grandparents, Wiley and Sarah (Edwards) JONES; educated in Atlanta (Ga) City Schools, 1881-4, […]
City: Knoxville MOONEY, Richard Ewell, banker; born Papervale, Sullivan Co., Tenn., Dec. 30, 1865; son of Albert A. and Margaret M. (Luttrell) MOONEY; father’s occupation, employee of railroad; paternal grandparents, James and Sarah F. (Balch) MOONEY, maternal grandparents, Richard and Mary (Smithson) LUTTRELL; educated at Bristol, and Knoxville, Tenn.; in […]
City: Knoxville MOBERLY, William A., Gen. Manager Rand Powder Co.; born Richmond, Ky., Sept. 28, 1867; Scotch-Irish descent; son of J. J. and Eliza (Merit) MOBERLY; father’s occupation, farmer; educated Richmond, and Stanford, Ky.; in early life he worked in Transportation dept. L & N. R. R., and Southern Ry.; […]
City: Memphis HILL, A. Bruce, secretary Board of Education; born in Tipton Co., Tenn., Dec. 12, 1837; Scotch-Irish and French descent; son of John S. and Henrietta (Dewese) HILL; educated at Mt. Carmel Academy, Tipton Co., Tenn., and graduated from same; worked on farm until 1855, then taught school two […]
City: Knoxville MCKINNEY, Annie Valentine Booth; authoress; born Warren Co., Miss., daughter of Col. S. S. and Anne (Valentine) BOOTH; graduated from Hillman College, Clinton, Miss.; married Samuel MCKINNEY, of Vicksburg, Miss., Feb. 14, 1879; Pres of Tenn. Woman’s Press and Authors Club; Pres. Knoxville Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy; […]
City: Knoxville MCCLUNG, Charles James, wholesale hardware merchant; born Knoxville, Tenn., July 12, 1866; Scotch-Irish descent; son Franklin H. and Eliza Ann (Mills) MCCLUNG; father’s occupation, wholesale dry goods merchant; paternal grandparents, Matthew and Eliza Jane (Morgan) MCCLUNG; maternal grandparents, Adam Lee and Matilda (Holtman) MILLS, educated Univ. of Tenn., […]
City: Knoxville MCCLUNG, Calvin Morgan, merchant; born St. Louis, Mo., May 12, 1855; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Franklin Henry and Eliza Ann (Mills) MCCLUNG; father’s occupation, wholesale dry goods merchant; paternal grandparents, Matthew and Eliza Jane (Morgan) MCCLUNG, maternal grandparents, Adam Lee and Matilda (Holtzman) MILLS; educated in private schools […]
City: Knoxville LUTTRELL, Samuel Bell, merchant and banker; born Knoxville Tenn., July 23, 1844; Scotch-Irish-English and French descent; son of James Churchwell and Eliza Carr (Bell) LUTTRELL; father’s occupation, lawyer; paternal grandparents, James C. and Martha (Armstrong) LUTTRELL, maternal grandparents, Samuel and Eliza (Sanders) BELL; educated in private schools, and […]
City: Knoxville LINDSAY, Hugh Barton, lawyer; born Campbell Co., Tenn., Nov. 3, 1856; Scotch-Irish descent; son of C. S. and Valentine (Bowling) LINDSAY; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather, William LINDSAY, maternal grandfather, Larkin BOWLING, educated in the local schools of Campbell Co. and Academy at Jacksboro, Tenn.; married Sarah Elizabeth […]
City: Knoxville LESTER, Charles W., lawyer; son of William and Lucinda (Tuck) LESTER of Knox Co, Tenn.; their families were among the pioneer settlers of East Tenn., having emigrated from Virginia; they are of Scotch and English descent; their people having come to this country in the early settlement of […]
City: Knoxville KINCAID, John Henry; physician, eye specialist; born Claiborne Co., Tenn., June 11, 1878; Scotch descent; son of Marcellus M. and Martha Kirby (Mars) KINCAID; father’s occupation, live stock broker, or dealer; educated University of Tenn., University of Mich., and University of Vienna, Austria; graduated from University of Mich., […]
City: Knoxville KEHR, Cyrus, patent, trade-mark and copyright lawyer; born near Goshen, Elkhart Co., Ind., March 30, 1856; German-Swiss descent; son of Jacob Miller and Magdalena (Kornhaus) KEHR; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents John and Magdalena (Miller) KEHR; maternal grandparents, Joseph and Barbara (Guth) KORNHAUS; educated public schools, Elkhart Co., […]
City: Knoxville KEFFER, Charles Albert, horticulturist; born Des Moines, Ia., June 11, 1861; son of S. B. and Rebecca (Kagey) KEFFER; paternal grandfather, Robinson KEFFER; maternal grandfather Isaac KAGEY; educated Des Moines (Ia) High School, and Iowa Agricultural College; Sec. Tenn. Horticultural Soc.; member various State Horticultural Societies, American Pomological […]
City: Knoxville JOHNSON, Curtis Boyd, business man; born Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 10, 1875; son of Jackson S. and Belle (Biddle) JOHNSON; educated in Public schools, and Draughon’s Business College, Nashville, Tenn., graduating from the latter in 1893; in early life he taught bookkeeping and penmanship in Business College; now has […]