City: Loudon BACON, Charles Harrison, Sec. and Treas. Loudon Hosiery Mills; born Loudon, Tenn., May 3, 1877; English descent; son of Nathaniel P. and Sophia (Wilson) BACON; father’s occupation, farmer and merchant; paternal grandparents Drewry A. and Caroline (Ballard) BACON, maternal grandparents John and Malinda (Marney) WILSON; educated in the […]
Monthly Archives: May 2013
City: McMinnville JONES, Richard Edwin, insurance man; born McMinnville, Tenn., April 29, 1872; English descent; son of W.E.B. and Ann L. (Page) JONES; father’s occupation, attorney-at-law; educated McMinnville (Tenn.) city schools, and Burritt College, Spencer, Tenn.; in early life he was a printer and publisher; married Nannie Lena WADE, Sept. […]
City: Lee Valley ROGERS, James Wilson, farmer, miller and merchant; born Lee Valley, Tenn., Aug. 26, 1869; Irish descent; son of H. S. and Cornelia T. (Willis) ROGERS; paternal grandparents David and Patsy (Mitchell) ROGERS; maternal grandparents Maj. W. W. and Nancy (Mitchell) WILLIS; educated Oak Hill, Overton Co., and […]
City: Lobelville LANCASTER, William Henry, farmer; born Hickman Co., Tenn., March 20, 1844; English descent; son of Gabriel and Martha J. (Cotham) LANCASTER; father was a minister of the gospel; educated in the Perry Co. (Tenn.) country schools; entered farming in early life; married Mary E. DENSON, June 16, 1872; […]
City: Livingston WHITE, Edward Donnell, lawyer; born Monroe, Tenn., May 2, 1870; English-French descent; son of Samuel Andrew Jackson and Sarah Hassie (Forshee) WHITE; father’s occupation, minister in Cumberland Presbyterian church; paternal grandparents, William Grant and Nancy (Dennis) WHITE, maternal grandparents Joseph and Elizabeth (Parker) FORSHEE; graduated from Alpine (Tenn.) […]
City: Littlelot EASLEY, James Thomas, banker; born Dickson, Tenn., July 24, 1872; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John W. and Elizabeth (Sugg) EASLEY; father’s occupation, farming; paternal grandparents Robin and Mary (Parker) EASLEY, maternal grandparents J. H. and Susan (Lewis) SUGG; educated in Kentucky and Georgia; graduated in Georgia with A. […]
City: Lebanon VAUGHAN, John Curry, traveling salesman; born La Guardo, Tennessee, Jan. 16, 1866; descendant of the early settlers of Wilson county, Tenn.; son of Edward D. and Ella (Kirkpatrick) VAUGHAN; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents Rev. M. S. and Sallie (Vaughan) VAUGHAN; maternal grandparents Dr. J. C. and Narcie […]
City: Livingston SPECK, Burr L., real estate agent; born Henard, Tenn., Nov. 22, 1867; Dutch descent; son of James H. and Rebecca (Lea) SPECK; father’s occupation, farmer, merchant; paternal grandparents John and Nancy (Ashburn) SPECK, maternal grandparents Malichi and Annie (Cox) LEA; educated at Alpine and Oak Hill, Tenn.; in […]
City: Lebanon TABOR, Alford Cauldwell, minister of the gospel; born March 9, 1853; Irish descent; son of Thomas and Ann (Davis) TABOR; educated at Monticello, Ky.; in early life he was a carriage maker; married twice, first Lee Ann HARRIS, Jan. 23, 1873; second Bell ROGERS, Oct. 1, 1896; member […]
City: Livingston SMITH, Barton O., farmer, miller; born Davidson Co., N. C., March 9, 1873; Dutch-Welsh descent; son of George W. and Elizabeth (Huff) SMITH; received common school education; began his business career as farmer, later entered the mining and saw mill business; married Margaret V. DILLEN, April 6, 1899; […]
City: Lebanon STRATTON, Mrs. Lelia Owen, Evangelist and W. C. T. U. lecturer; born Talbot county, Ga., Aug. 16, 1862; Welsh and Irish descent; daughter of Sidney Bruce and Mary Elizabeth (German) OWEN; father’s occupation planter; educated in Talbot county and Forsythe, Ga.; married Samuel Golladay STRATTON, Dec. 1, 1881; […]
City: Livingston ROBERTS, Albert H., lawyer; born Overton Co., Tenn., July 4, 1868; Irish-Welsh and German descent; son of J. A. and Sarah E. (Carlock) ROBERTS; father’s occupation farming; paternal grandparents Jesse and Mahala (Murdock) ROBERTS; maternal grandparents B. L. and Eliza (Hayter) CARLOCK; educated in the High Schools of […]
City: Livingston OFFICER, William Robinson, lawyer; born Clay Co., Tenn., June 18, 1872; English-Irish and Welsh descent; son of John Holford and Ida (Chowing) OFFICER; paternal grandparents, William A. and Cynthia (Holoford) OFFICER maternal grandparents Dr. Z. R. and Rebecca (McMillin) CHOWNING; educated in the common schools of Clay and […]
City: Lebanon STRATTON, Francey C., banker; born Lebanon, Tenn., Aug. 19, 1868; Dutch and French descent; son of Samuel G. and Alice (Fisher) STRATTON; father’s occupation banker; paternal grandparents Thomas J. and Caroline (Golladay) STRATTON; maternal grandparents Houston and Ann (Cossitt) FISHER; educated Cumberland University; entered the banking business in […]
City: Lebanon ROBERTSON, Nathan Glenn, attorney-at-law; born in Wilson county, Tenn.; son of Lewis W. and Elizabeth (Glenn) ROBERTSON; father’s occupation farmer, judge of the county court three terms; paternal grandparents Higdon K. and Elizabeth (King) ROBERTSON; maternal grandparents Nathan and Catherine (McDaniel) GLENN; graduated from Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., […]
City: Livingston HOGUE, John Robert, attorney at law; born Cumberland Co., Ky., April 14, 1862; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Vardamon and Catharine (Story) HOGUE; father was a farmer; received common school education; entered farming and mercantile business in early life; was also interested in lumber business; married Martha S. SIDWELL […]
City: Livingston GUTHRIE, Walker D., merchant; born Albany, Ky., Dec. 27, 1876; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William S. and Mary (Pierce) GUTHRIE; father’s occupation, minister of the gospel; educated at Albany (Ky.) High School and Overton Co. (Tenn.) Academy; in early life was a farmer, later taught school in Arkansas […]
City: Livingston GORE, Charles Claborn, attorney at law; born Smith Co., Tenn., Dec. 13, 1887; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Claborn Charles and Elizabeth (Robinson) GORE; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Mounce and Rebecca (Simcoe) GORE, maternal grandparents Allen and Martha (Stanford) ROBINSON; educated at Peabody College and Cumberland University, graduated […]
City: Lebanon PURYEAR, Joseph Richard, practicing physician; born Hartsville, Tenn., Nov. 12, 1859; French and Irish descent; son of Thomas and Tabitha (Reeves) PURYEAR; father’s occupation farmer; educated Cumberland University and Vanderbilt University; graduated from latter with degree M. D. in 1881; married Connie BARTON, Dec. 9, 1880; has been […]
City: Livingston CARLOCK, Thomas Ward, farmer, surveyor; born Livingston, Tenn., Dec. 19, 1857; Dutch-Irish descent; son of John M. and Mahala (Tays) CARLOCK; educated at Livingston, Tenn.; entered farming in early life, later taught school; married Winnie NEELY in 1903; member F. & A. M., W. M. of Lodge, 1908; […]