City: Memphis MULFORD, John Nelson, merchant-jeweler; born Newark, N.J.; son of Lewis C. and Sarah E. (Bunnell) MULFORD; English descent; educated in city schools of Newark, N.J.; in early life was a manufacturing jeweler’s apprentice; entered merchant jewelry business for himself in Memphis, 1881, under firm name of J.N. Mulford […]
Daily Archives: August 23, 2013
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City: Memphis MOSS, John T., physician and surgeon; born Union City, Tenn., Nov. 4, 1879; Scotch-English descent; son of William G. and Amanda M. (Ross) MOSS; father’s occupation, planter, furniture mfgr. and pharmacist; paternal grandparents W.H. and Sallie (Giddins) MOSS; educated Union City Training School, graduated from Jefferson Medical College, […]
City: Memphis MOSS, John T., lawyer; born in Dyer Co., Tenn., Oct. 8, 1848; English and French descent; son of John Hartwell and Martha Ann (Nash) MOSS; paternal grandparents John and Abba (Brown) MOSS, his maternal grandparents, Thomas and Nancy (Rawlings) NASH, moved to Dyer Co. from Nashville; their ancestors […]
City: Memphis MORGAN, William Brown, business man; born Covington, Tenn., March 26, 1875; Welsh descent; son of Francis A. and Amanda C. (Adams) MORGAN; paternal grandparents, John Lawrence and Anna Roberts (Wills) MORGAN, maternal grandparents Collin and Francisca (—–) ADAMS; educated in local schools of Lonoke and Searcy, Ark.; in […]
City: Memphis MORGAN, Arthur Ernest, consulting engineer; born Cincinnati, O., June 20, 1878; English-Dutch-Scotch-Welsh-Irish-German-French descent; son of John D. and Anna T. (Wiley) MORGAN; father’s occupation, civil engineer; paternal grandfather Benjamin MORGAN, maternal grandfather Enos WILEY; educated University of Colorado; married Urania JONES in 1904; member of American Society of […]