City: Memphis CHANDLER, Walter Clift, lawyer; born Jackson Madison Co., Tenn., Oct. 5, 1887; son of William Henry and Mary Knoxie (Clift) CHANDLER; English-Scotch descent; graduate of University of Tennessee L.L. B. degree in 1909; member Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Kappa Phi, honorary College Fraternities and Masonic Lodge (De Soto); […]
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City: Memphis CHAMBERS, Paul, lawyer; born Lebanon, Tenn., September 10, 1886; son of William Richard and Nellie (Huddleston) CHAMBERS; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Cumberland University; graduated University of Oregon L.L. B. 1907; married Saidee Louise BUTLER, May 11, 1910; member K. of P., Progress Lodge No. 39 of Memphis; Sigma Alpha […]
City: Memphis CARY, Rhea Preston, lawyer; born Memphis, Tenn. June 6, 1871; English descent; son of Hunsdon and Ellen Preston (Rhea) CARY; father’s occupation, lawyer; paternal grandfather, Miles CARY maternal grandfather, Matthew RHEA; educated in public and private schools in Memphis, Tenn., University of the South Sewanee, Tenn. and Lebanon […]
City: Memphis CARY, Hunsdon, lawyer; born Marshall Co., Miss., Aug. 3, 1842; son of Col. Miles and Susan (Wheatley) CARY; father’s occupation, planter in Miss.; moved to Memphis when an infant; educated in the public and private schools of Memphis, Tenn.; enlisted as private in Capt. John F. CAMERON’s company, […]
City: Memphis CARTER, Matthew E., wholesale grocer; born Louisville, Ky., June 25, 1853; Irish descent; son of Thomas W. and Ellen (Dunn) CARTER; father’s occupation, contractor and structural work; educated Christian Brothers College, Memphis, Tenn.; graduated from University of Georgetown, Washington, D. C., A. B., June, 1875; married Mary GAVIN, […]
City: Memphis CARNES, Samuel T., business man; born in Hardeman Co., Tenn., May 22, 1850; Irish descent; son of James A. and Elizabeth M. (Jones) CARNES; received common school education; at age of sixteen years he entered employ of the Savings Bank of Memphis as “runner” and was later promoted […]
City: Memphis CARRUTHERS, Albert B., business man; born Memphis, Tenn., in 1862; son of J.S. and Fanny L. CARRUTHERS; father’s occupation, cotton expert; educated in the public schools of Memphis, Tenn.; at age of thirteen years he entered the employ of Lowenstein Wholesale Dry Goods Co., as cash boy, and […]
City: Memphis CARROLL, William H., lawyer; born in Panola Co., Miss., in 1843; son of Gen. W. H. and ____ CARROLL; grandson of Governor CARROLL; in 1851 he moved to Memphis, and was educated in the schools of that city, and at Nashville, where he attended the University of Tennessee […]
City: Memphis CARNES, William Watts, insurance agent; born Somerville, Tenn., Sept. 18, 1841; Scotch-Irish-Welsh and English descent; son of James Alexander and Elizabeth M. (Jones) CARNES; educated Memphis and West Tenn. Schools and U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., entered the latter in class of 1857; stood No. 4 at […]