City: Memphis JOHNSTON, Charles D., librarian; born St. Louis, Mo., January 13, 1876; son John R. and Ann D. (Miller) JOHNSTON; Scotch-English descent; educated city schools St. Louis; married Elizabeth I. MASSOT, December 29, 1899; entered library work in St. Louis Mercantile Library, October 4, 1889; held various positions and […]
Daily Archives: August 27, 2013
City: Memphis JOHNSON, Joseph Samuel, U.S. marshall; born near Huntingdon, Tenn., June 1, 1872; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Joseph A. and Mary Catherine (McLeod) JOHNSON; father’s occupation, farmer, teacher, sheriff of Carroll Co., Tenn. (60’s), and U.S. Deputy Collector, etc.; graduated from Southern Normal University, Huntingdon, Tenn. B.S., July, 1899; […]
City: Memphis JOHNSON, Harry P., born Eastwood, Canada, Feb. 25, 1863; Irish descent; son of Colin Campbell and Helen (Clark) JOHNSON; educated in common and high schools of Canada; after leaving school took service with the Molson’s Bank of Montreal, Canada; after serving five years was elected manager of one […]
City: Memphis JOHNSON, Edwin Lehman, consulting cottonseed specialist, inventor, chemist; born Memphis, Tenn., May 14, 1862; English-Dutch and German-Scotch-Irish descent; paternal grandparents Cyrus and Anne Alletta (Schenck) JOHNSON, maternal grandparents G.W. and Elmina (Leonard) FISHER; educated in Tennessee, Ohio, R.I., N.Y. and S.C.; graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., B.P., […]
City: Memphis JAMES, George R., manufacturer, born Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 12, 1866; English descent; son of Henry and Caroline (Roosa) JAMES; educated in public schools of Memphis, Tenn.; became secretary and treasurer of the James & Granam Wagon Co., in 1886, and in 1889 became president of same company, and […]