City: Lewisburg FOX, William Davis, banker; born Lewisburg, Tenn., Feb. 23, 1862; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Pervines and Elizabeth L. (Hayes) FOX; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Pervines and Mary (Bennett) FOX, maternal grandparents Davis K. and Minerva (Jackson) HAYES; educated at Lewisburg, Tenn.; in early life was in the […]
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City: Lewisburg CARTER, William Martin, lawyer and editor; Scotch, Irish and English descent; born Readyville, Rutherford County, Tenn., July 23, 1868; son of J. R. and Elizabeth (McBroom) CARTER; his father was a merchant; paternal grandfather Armstead CARTER, paternal grandmother Catherine (Hancock) CARTER, maternal grandfather “Barney” McBROOM, maternal grandmother Annie […]
City: Lewisburg BOYD, John Thomas, farmer and inventor; born in Lewisburg, Tenn., June 2, 1876; Irish descent; son of James E. and Donie (Stillwell) BOYD; his father was a farmer; paternal grandfather James BOYD, paternal grandmother Elizabeth BOYD, maternal grandfather James O. STILLWELL, maternal grandmother Mariah STILLWELL; patented cotton chopper […]