City: Memphis CAIN, Walter, journalist; son John S. and Mattie (Wooshaw) CAIN; Scotch-Irish descent; graduate University of Mississippi 1881, Vanderbilt 1883; married Adelaide DOUGLAS, December 17, 1901; editor Nashville American 1892; for several years editor Nashville Sun; associate editor Memphis News Scimitar.
Daily Archives: June 15, 2013
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City: Memphis CAGE, Harry Hays, general southern agent Erie Railroad; born Canton, Miss., May 23 1864; son of Albert Hunley and Amanda (Garrett) CAGE; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents, Robert H. and Lucy (Hunley) CAGE, maternal grandparents, Lewis W. and Sarah (Singleton) GARRETT; educated in common schools and Tulane University, […]
City: Memphis BURNS, William Britt, physician and surgeon; born Shangaloo, La., February 26, 1869; son T.F. and Mary A. (Thomas) BURNS; Scotch-Welsh descent; educated Prescott, Ark., Tom Allen High School, Kentucky School of Medicine; graduate Kentucky School of Medicine M.D. 1892; post-graduate Polyclinic New York 1898; married Georgia May VALLANDIGHAM, […]
City: Memphis BULLINGTON, Richard Edward, dentist; born Hernando, Miss., Sept. 2, 1847; son of Edward and Caroline (Stubblefield) BULLINGTON; fathers’ [sic] occupation dentist; paternal grandfather, Robert BULLINGTON, maternal grandfather, Peter B. STUBBLEFIELD; educated Kentucky Military Institute, graduated from New Orleans (La.) Dental College, D.D.S., April 1872; married Sallie A. PEETE, […]
City: Memphis BUFORD, George Gillespie, physician; born Oxford, Miss., Dec. 5 1853; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William C. and Nancy (Gillespie) BUFORD; father’s occupation, planter; paternal grandfather, Spencer BUFORD, maternal grandfather, George GILLESPIE; educated University of Miss., and Vanderbilt University, graduated from later [sic] Medical Department, degree of M.D. in […]
City: Memphis BUCKINGHAM, Miles S., banker; born Shelby Co., Tenn., May 16, 1846; son of Henry G. and Eliza (McIntosh) BUCKINGHAM; English and Scotch descent; educated in public and private schools of Memphis, Tenn.; entered banking in early life as postoffice boy, and has filled every position; at present he […]
City: Memphis BUCHANAN, Joseph W., lawyer; born Chatham Co., N.C.; Scotch descent; son of Thomas J. and Sophie (Martin) BUCHANAN; father, planter; paternal grandparents, Joseph and Charity (Williams) BUCHANAN, maternal grandparents Dr. William and Flora Isabella (McQueen) MARTIN; his maternal grandmother was a direct descendant of Robert BRUCE; graduated University […]
City: Memphis BUCHANAN, Arthur S., public official; born DeSoto Co., Miss., Aug. 14, 1856; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of B.B. and Eliza (Smith) BUCHANAN; father, planter; paternal grandfather, B.B. BUCHANAN, maternal grandfather, Daniel SMITH; educated in the common schools; graduated in law from University of Miss., June, 1879; entered […]
City: Memphis BRYAN, Elwood R., dealer in stone and gravel; born Franklin, Ky., Aug. 28, 1873; son of William Robert and Lou (Bell) BRYAN; father, physician; paternal grandparents William and Elizabeth (Clarke) BRYAN, maternal grandparents George and Mary (Paden) BELL; educated Franklin, Ky.; in early life he was manager of […]