City: Memphis DAVIS, Frank W., wharfmaster of Memphis; born Wheeling, W. Va., March 22, 1856; Welsh-Irish descent; son of James R. and Hester (Robison) DAVIS; father’s occupation, steamboat engineer, and captain of boat; paternal grandfather, Paul DAVIS, maternal grandparents, John and Nancy (McFadden) ROBISON; educated in the common schools of […]
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City: Memphis HOWE, Harry Northrop, civil engineer; born Fulton, N.Y., Jan. 13, 1882; English descent; son of Henry Clay and Marion D. (Northrop) HOWE; father’s occupation, lawyer; paternal grandparents, Asa and Mary (Brigham) HOWE, maternal grandparents David A. and Dorliskie (Curtis) NORTHROP; graduated from Cornell University, C.E., 1904; associate member […]
City: Memphis HORTON, Johnston Bright, wholesale grain business; born Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 13, 1880; English and Scotch descent; son of W.H. and Lilla Belle (Bright) HORTON; father’s occupation, grain merchant; paternal grandparents Claiborne M. and Malvina (Harrison) HORTON, maternal grandparents Johnston and Sarah (Slack) BRIGHT; educated in public schools of […]