City: Morristown HOBBS, John N., minister of the Gospel; born near Morristown, Tenn., Jan. 14, 1855; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of Allen W. and Sallie S. (Noe) HOBBS; father’s occupation, schoolteacher and farmer; paternal grandparents Rev. Nathan and Mary (Hargiss) HOBBS, maternal grandparents John F. and Mary (Read) NOE; […]
Monthly Archives: September 2013
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City: Morristown HENDERSON, Pleasant L., physician and surgeon; born Gate City, Va., Jan. 15, 1866; Scotch descent; son of Guyan L. and Rosanah (Tarter) HENDERSON; father’s occupation, farming; educated Emory & Henry College, Va., and Vanderbilt University, Tenn., Bellevue Hospital Medical College, N.Y., and medical department of University of N.Y.; […]
City: Morristown FRENCH, George Decatur, minister of the Gospel; born in Tazewell Co., Va., Dec. 11, 1846; Scotch-Irish and German descent; his paternal great grandfather and grandfather were soldiers in the Revolutionary War, and served in the same company; his paternal grandmother was the daughter of Mitchell CLAY, whose family […]
City: Paris SWEENEY, John Calvin, lawyer; born Henry Co., Tenn., June 22, 1850; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Jas. J. and Elizabeth (Barbee) SWEENEY; his father was a farmer and brick manufacturer; received education in the schools of Henry Co., Tenn.; he was a farmer in his youth; married Martha BOMAR, […]
City: Paris TYSON, Hugh E., attorney at law; born Henry Co., Tenn., March 22, 1882; son of Joel W. and Nancy H (Peebles) TYSON; English descent; father’s occupation, farmer; graduated Cumberland University LL. B. in 1906; married Ora MCWHERTER Nov. 3, 1909; after leaving Cumberland University moved to Henry Co. […]
City: Paris VAN CLEAVE, F. M., dry goods and clothing merchant; born Henry Co., Tenn., March 17, 1858; German descent; son of Robert M. and Susan (Jackson) VAN CLEAVE; father’s occupation, farming; educated at Paris, Tenn.; began his career as dry goods salesman, and entered dry goods and clothing business […]
City: Paris WALKER, Thomas Bruce, banker; born Henry Co., Tenn., May 16, 1855; son of George W. and Mildred (Anderson) WALKER; Scotch descent; educated institutions of learning in Henry Co.; married Lavinia JONES June 21, 1894; father’s occupation, merchant and trader; entered banking business in 1907 with the Citizens’ Bank […]
City: Paris YATES, Otway, banker; born Westerfield, Ky., July 11, 1885; son of John R. and Nancy (Smith) YATES; English descent; father’s occupation, flour manufacturer at Rochester, Ky.; educated Georgetown College, Georgetown, Ky.; member Masons (scribe in chapter, Capt., General in commandery and Capt. Host in Council); W. O. W., […]
City: Morristown McCANLESS, Michael C., lawyer; born Morristown, Tenn., May 6, 1874; Scotch-Irish-Dutch and English descent; son of N.L. and Margaret E. (Carriger) McCANLESS; father’s occupation, grain and produce merchant; paternal grandparents John B. and Cassander (Gordon) McCANLESS, maternal grandparents Dr. Michael and Sarah Ann (Jack) CARRIGER; educated Carson and […]
City: Morristown McCRARY, George B., retired merchant and miller; born Sullivan, Tenn., March 31, 1836; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John and Sabrina (Akard) McCRARY; father’s occupation, farmer; educated at Bristol, Tenn.; in early life he was a carpenter and bridge builder; married Hannah J. HARRISON, Dec. 1, 1868; member of […]
City: Morristown MORRIS, Daniel Carmichael, public official; born Morristown, Tenn., Jan. 19, 1856; Welsh and Irish descent; son of Drury and Susan E. (Carmichael) MORRIS; father was a merchant; paternal grandparents John and Rachel (Reese) MORRIS, maternal grandparents Daniel and Prudence (Howell) CARMICHAEL; graduated from Reagon high School, Morristown, Tenn., […]
City: Morristown PARROTT, John H., minister of the Gospel; born New Market, Tenn., July 2, 1844; son of M.J. and Cynthia (Caldwell) PARROTT; father was a railroad man; educated Knoxville, Tenn., and Burlington, N.J.; was a merchant in early life; married Lou J. GRIFFITH, Nov. 7, 1878; member Masonic Lodge; […]
City: Morristown PERRY, John Wiley, clergyman; born Cameron, Va., Feb. 8, 1866; English and Dutch descent; son of William Marshall and Elizabeth Ann (Sandridge) PERRY; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Hastings M. and Catherine (Skard) SANDRIDGE; educated in the country public and private schools and Vanderbilt University; graduated from latter, […]
City: Morristown PRICE, Richard Nye, minister of the Gospel and author; born Elk Garden, Va., July 30, 1830; English-Welsh and German descent; son of John Wesley and Mary (Miller) PRICE; father was a farmer in Washington Co., Va.; paternal grandparents Richard and Priscilla (Crabtree) PRICE, maternal grandparents Joseph and Susan […]
City: Memphis GASTON, John, business man; born near Bordeau, in South France, in 1828; at age of twelve years he left the farm and went to Paris, where an uncle kept a small hotel and restaurant; later he became steward on an ocean steamer and crossed the Atlantic many times; […]
City: Memphis GARNSEY, Cyrus Jr., general manager and treasurer Galloway Coal Company, General Manager and Treasurer Patterson Transfer Company, Active Vice-President of the State National Bank and the United States Trust and Savings Bank; born Seneca Falls, N. Y., April 10, 1861; son Cyrus and Eliza Goodwin (Hoskins) GAINSEY; educated […]
City: Memphis GALLOWAY, R., coal operator; born London, Eng., November 6, 1843; son of R. and Mary (Whittington) GALLOWAY; Scotch descent; educated St. Louis and Keokuk, Iowa; married twice, 1865 and 1908; member Masonic order; 1864 clerk on Memphis boats; 1865 clerk M. & C. Railway; in 1879 he was […]
City: Memphis GARDNER, William Montgomery, civil engineer; born Augusta, Ga., August 14, 1869; son Gen. W. M. and Helen (Long) GARDNER; graduated Rome, Ga.; member Chickasaw Club, B. M. C., member and Director of the American Society of Civil Engineers, New York National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C.; member of […]
City: Memphis GALLOWAY, Jacob Scudder, lawyer; born near Morristown, N. J., Feb. 14, 1838; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of Samuel and Rebecca (Scudder) GALLOWAY; father’s occupation, Presbyterian minister; paternal grandparents, Joseph and Mary (Bowman) GALLOWAY, maternal grandparents, Dr. Jacob and Hester Rule (McClain) SCUDDER; graduated from Princeton University, N. […]
City: Memphis GALLOWAY, Alexander Brodnax, lawyer; born Somerville, Tenn., December 26, 1884; son of Thomas S. and Miverva Allison (Greenlee) GALLOWAY; Scotch-Irish descent; educated high school Somerville, Cumberland University; graduate of Cumberland University LL. B. June, 1908; married Miss Jim COMBS, November 11, 1908; Episcopalian.