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 […]
Monthly Archives: August 2013
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 […]
City: Memphis DUDLEY, Charles Brown, wholesale lumber business; born Aug. 1, 1884; English descent; son of Harlan J. and Margaret (Brown) DUDLEY; father’s occupation, wholesale lumber business; educated at Fremont, Mich.; began his career in business at Grand Rapids, Mich.; married Nov. 27, 1907; member Chickasaw, Tennessee, Business Men’s Memphis […]
City: Memphis DU BOSE, J. H., manufacturer, president Phoenix Cot. Oil Co. born Mt. Sterling, Ala. Oct. 2, 1871; French Huguenot and Scotch descent; son of Benjamin E. and Sarah Elizabeth (Horn) Du BOSE; educated High School, Furman, Ala.; married Marie TATUM, Nov. 12 1896; reared on farm; moved to […]
City: Memphis DREW, Charles M., wholesale grocer; born Memphis, Tenn., April 11, 1856; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Andrew W. and Rebeccah (Miller) DREW; father, employee Southern Railway, and old M. & C.; educated in the public schools of Memphis, Tenn., also Va. Military Institute, Lexington, Va.; married Lizzie WHITE, Aug. […]
City: Memphis MORGAN, John Talbert, grain dealer; born Roanoke, Va., in 1872; Scotch-Irish descent; son of D.A. and Laura J. (Hines) MORGAN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Evan and Ella (Bunch) MORGAN maternal grandparents James and Jane (Evans) HINES; educated Washington and Lee university, Lexington, Va.; early business occupation, representative […]
City: Memphis MYERS, Henry C., life insurance solicitor; born Wadesboro, N.C., Oct. 17, 1847; German and Irish descent; son of Absalom and Adeline (Roggan) MYERS; father’s occupation, merchant and planter; educated in public schools at Byhalia, Miss., and University of Miss., Oxford, Miss.; began his business career as a farmer, […]
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 […]
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 […]
City: Memphis MOORE, Samuel Lewis, State and County Tax Assessor Shelby County; born (near) Clarksville, Tenn., October 11, 1848; son Samuel A. and Sarah Polk FURGESON MOORE; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Memphis, University of the South, Winchester, Tenn., and finished at Notre Dame, Ind.; married Louisa HACH, October 11, 1876; member […]
City: Memphis MOORE, Herbert, business man; born New Castle, Ind., April 16, 1871; Irish descent; son of Cornelius M. and Elizabeth (Shonk) MOORE; father, merchant; educated in public schools of New Castle, Ind.; began his career as a clerk in mercantile store; was assistant buyer for Oliver-Finnie Co., Memphis, Tenn., […]
City: Memphis MOONEY, Charles P.J., editor; born Bardstown Junction, Ky., Sept. 15, 1865; Irish-English-Scotch descent; son of John and Hannah (Spragins) MOONEY; father’s occupation, farming; paternal grandparents John and Margaret (McCormick) MOONEY, maternal grandparents Isaac and Mary (Rea) SPRAGINS; educated in public schools and St. Mary’s College, Ky., graduating from […]
City: Memphis MONTGOMERY, Stonewall Robert, vice-president Merchants Cotton Press and Storage Co.; born Memphis, Tenn., June 18, 1863; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Henry A. and Maria J. (Dugan) MONTGOMERY; father’s occupation, telegraph and compress business, real estate dealer; paternal grandparents George and Jane (Anderson) MONTGOMERY, maternal grandparents Robert Coleman and […]
City: Memphis MONTEVERDE, Frank Lawrence, former Sheriff Shelby County, Tenn.; born Memphis, Tenn., January 4, 1868; son Antonio and Mary (Latura) MONTEVERDE; Italian descent; graduated Christian Brothers College, Memphis, June 1883; received degree A.B. 1903; married Madeline GUSMANI, April 23, 1891; member Elks, K. of P., Beavers, Italian Society, K. […]
City: Memphis MICHIE, W.T., physician; born Albemarle Co., Va., in 1872; educated in the common schools of Lawrence, Ala., and Charlottesville, Va.; graduated from University of Va., M.D., 1897; he sent some time in the hospitals of Washington and New York, making a special study of the diseases of the […]