City: Memphis HURT, Alden B., investments; born Carroll County, Miss., January 19, 1854; son Wilson N. and Elizabeth (Bomar) HURT; educated common schools and Mississippi College; graduated Mississippi College, Clinton, Miss., B.S., June, 1876; married Belle WALL, Richmond, Va., April, 1883; member Masonic Lodge and City Club; member Mississippi Legislature […]
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City: Memphis HUNTER, James F., banker; born Tipton Co., Tenn., Oct. 29, 1856; English descent; son of Alfred D. and Clarinda (Weaver) HUNTER; father, farmer, educated local schools of Tipton Co., Tenn.; studied under Judge Byars in civil engineering school of Covington, Tenn., 1876; in early life was a civil […]
City: Memphis EARLY, W. C., wholesale grocer; born Doylesville, Va., Nov. 20, 1864; English descent; son of J. A. and Mildred L. (Wood) EARLY; father’s occupation, merchant and farmer; paternal grandparents, John and Margaret (Allen) EARLY, maternal grandparents, Thos. L. and Emily M. (Wood) WOOD; graduated from University of Va., […]
City: Memphis DUTRO, L. W., postmaster; born at Fayetteville, O., Oct. 23, 1857; French and Scotch descent; son of George W. and Anna M. (Armstrong) DUTRO; educated in common schools; graduated from Bryant’s Business College, Zanesville, O., 1879; began his career as clerk in grocery store; member of firm Dutro […]
City: Memphis DUNSCOMB, John S., insurance; born Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 26, 1860; of Scotch-Irish descent; son of Samuel and Marietta (Elder) DUNSCOMB; educated in private schools of Memphis, Tenn., and Southwestern Presbyterian University, Clarksville, Tenn.; graduated from Ledden’s Business College; in early life was a bookkeeper for insurance company; at […]