City: Knoxville AYRES, Brown, educator; born Memphis Tenn, May 25, 1856; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of Samuel Warren and Elizabeth Little (Cook) AYRES; father’s occupation lawyer; paternal grandparents, Isaac and Mary Furman (Smith) AYRES, maternal grandparents, William Arthur and Catherine Stewart (Brown) COOK; educated Washington & Lee University, Stevens […]
Daily Archives: June 21, 2013
City: Knoxville AUSTIN, Richard Wilson, attorney at law, member of Congress from 2d Congressional District of Tenn.; born Decatur, Ala. Aug. 26, 1857; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John Hall and Mary E. (Parker) AUSTIN; paternal grandfather, Samuel AUSTIN; maternal grandfather, Edwin PARKER; educated University of Tenn., and Loudon (Tenn) High […]
City: Knoxville ATCHLEY, William Abner, minister of the gospel; born Sevierville, Tenn., April 20, 1860; English descent; son of Thomas and Lydia L. (Atchley) ATCHLEY; father’s occupation, brickmason; paternal grandparents, Noah and Nancy (Farris) ATCHLEY, maternal grandparents, Isaac and Nancy (Bowers) ATCHLEY; educated Carson and Newman College, and Newton Theological […]
City: Knoxville ASHMORE, William Monroe, Public Official; born Jefferson City, Tenn., Aug. 19, 1851; son of Robert Henderson and Mary Elizabeth (Weldon) ASHMORE, Scotch-Irish descent; educated Carson & Newman College; married Mary Virginia HOMER Nov. 30, 1883; member Masons (Oriental, No. _, of Knoxville), K. of P. and I. O. […]
City: Knoxville ANDERSON, David Deaderick, lawyer; born Washington Co., Tenn., Dec. 9, 1840; son of Alexander and Eliza Rosa (Deaderick) ANDERSON; German and English descent; his father was Supreme Court Judge of California, and in 1840 United States Senator; educated University of Tenn. and graduate of same A. B. degree […]
City: Memphis DAVANT, James Steel, commissioner of Memphis Freight Bureau; born Gillisonville, S. C., Aug. 20, 1852; French descent; son of Adrian Erwin and Margaret (White) DAVANT; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents, Charles and Isabella (Lloyd) DAVANT, maternal grandparents Charles and Eliza (Hollingshead) WHITE; in early life was employed by […]
City: Memphis DAVANT, Arthur R., commercial agent Southern Railway Co.; born in Gillisonville, Beaufort district (now Hampton county), S. C., July 1867; received education under private tutors until fourteen years of age, then went to Montgomery, Ala., and attended school until twenty years of age, when he went to Knoxville, […]
City: Memphis DARNELL, Rowland, lumber dealer; born Freedom, Ind., Dec. 9, 1854; received common school education and spent one year at State University of Ind.; began his career as employee of J. T. WILLIAMS of New York City, he remained with that house for three years; then went to Indianapolis, […]
City: Memphis DANIEL, Robert W., commercial agent Seaboard Air Line; born Columbus, Ga., Oct. 5, 1875; son of James T. and Alice M. (Gray) DANIEL; father’s occupation, wholesale groceryman; educated at Columbus, Ga., and graduated from public school in 1891; entered the railroad business in early life; member of Memphis […]
City: Memphis CURRY, Albert Bruce, minister; born Decatur County, Ga., July 16, 1852; son Calvin A. and Jane (Gregory) CURRY; Scotch descent; educated Mineral Springs Academy, University of Virginia; graduated Columbia Theological Seminary, S. C., May, 1875; married Mary E. QUARTERMAN, September, 1883; was pastor Darien, Ga., 1875-83; Gainesville, Fla., […]