City: Memphis ESTES, Zenos Newton, public official; born Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 6, 1877; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Zenos N. and Janet Walker (Collier) ESTES; educated in city schools of Memphis, Tenn.; graduated University of Va., B.L. June 1899; completed Mathematics, Latin, French and other classics at University of Va.; traveled […]
Daily Archives: September 12, 2013
City: Memphis ERSKINE, Washington Gordon, insurance; born Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 3, 1878; English and Scotch-Irish descent; son of Alexander and Margaret Louisa (Gordon) ERSKINE; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents, Alexander and Susan Catherine (Russel) ERSKINE, maternal grandparents, George W. and Elizabeth (Bradshow) GORDON; educated in the city schools of Memphis, […]
City: Memphis ERSKINE, Alexander, physician; born Huntsville, Ala., Sept. 26, 1832; Scotch-Irish (Presbyterian) descent; son of Alexander and Susan Catherine (Russel) ERSKINE; paternal grandparents, Michael and Margaret (Hanley) ERSKINE; maternal grandparents, Albert and Ann Frances (Hooe) RUSSEL; his maternal grandfather was a lieutenant-colonel in Revolutionary war; educated University of Virginia […]
City: Memphis EMERY, Samuel C., forecaster U. S. Weather Bureau; born Monroe, Grafton County, N. H., December 10, 1848; son of Horace and Mary (Cheney) EMERY; paternal grandfather Caleb EMERY; paternal grandmother Eleanor (Heath) EMERY, maternal grandfather _____ CHENEY, maternal grandmother Mary CHENEY; English descent; educated common schools; married first, […]
City: Memphis ELY, John Anderson, cotton factor; born Vaiden, Miss., Dec. 9, 1870; English Scotch-Irish descent; son of Richard A. and Mary Frances (Anderson) ELY; father’s occupation planter; paternal grandparents, Thomas and Mary (Madden) ELY, maternal grandparents, Joel and Frances (Maddox) ANDERSON; educated in city schools of Vaiden, Miss., and […]
City: Memphis ELLIS, Robert R., wholesale drugs; born West Point, Miss., December 30, 1868; son David Alexandra and Elizabeth Jane (Balch) ELLIS; English descent; educated West Point and Holly Springs, Miss.; after completing pharmacy studied one year in medicine under Dr. M. B. Herman of Memphis, and at St. Joseph’s […]