City: Memphis DE HAVEN, David William, lawyer; born Oxford, Miss., Oct. 26, 1872; French-English descent; son of David and Mary T. (Dobyns) DE HAVEN; father owned line steamboats between St. Louis and New Orleans; paternal grandparents, William and Sarah (McNelly) DE HAVEN, maternal grandparents, Col. Thos. and Martha (Sharpe) DOBYNS; […]
Daily Archives: July 2, 2013
City: Memphis DAVIS, William C., chief of police, city of Memphis; born Covington, Tipton County, Tenn., March 25, 1843; son L. W. and Margaret C. (Freeman) DAVIS; educated Covington, Tipton County, Tenn.; married Nannie H. SULLIVAN, March 15, 1866; member Ancient Order United Workmen, Knights of Honor; Democrat; served four […]
City: Memphis DAVIS, Thomas L., grain dealer; born in Shelby Co., Tenn., July 10, 1863; educated in the schools of Memphis, Tenn., and after completing primary education he attended a business college, where he took a complete course; in 1883 he engaged with Hill, Fontaine & Co., cotton factors, and […]
City: Memphis DAVIS, Henry Edwards, pharmacist and teacher; born North Chelmsford, Mass., April 25, 1869; son of Joshua and Ellen (Cummings) DAVIS; English, Welsh and Scotch descent; graduate of College of Pharmacy, Boston, 1886; Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, 1897; married Grace G. CHAMBERLAIN, February 2, 1898; member K. of P., […]