City: Memphis FRANCIS, Elmer Ellsworth, physician; born Madison, Ind., July 18, 1863; Scotch-English descent; son of Walter S. and Amy (Firth) FRANCIS; father’s occupation, steamboat captain and real estate dealer; paternal grandfather, Jno. FRANCIS, maternal grandparents, Vincent and Emily (Briggs) FIRTH; educated in public schools of Madison, Ind., and in […]
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City: Memphis FOWLKES, Jeptha M., business man; born Shelby Co., Tenn., March 4, 1847; English descent; son of Jeptha and Maria (Baker) FOWLKES; educated in private schools of Memphis, Tenn.; began his career as bookkeeper, later cotton factor, and since 1889 he has been secretary and treasurer of Merchants Cotton […]
City: Memphis KYLE, William Halliday, banker; born Vevay, Ind., Jan. 8, 1868; Scotch-Irish descent; son of George Harrison and Tabitha (Craig) KYLE; father, architect; paternal grandparents, George and _______ (Redfern) KYLE, maternal grandparents, Joseph and _____ (Mendenhall) CRAIG; educated at Vevay, Ind.; began career in dry goods business, later became […]
City: Memphis KRAUSS, William, physician; born near Kaisaslantern [sic], Germany, June 13, 1861; son of Wilhelm and Babette (Muller) KRAUSS; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents Jacob and Regina (Kempf) KRAUSS, maternal grandfather Frederick MULLER; received preliminary education in K-k. Studien Anstalt, Kaiserslauten [sic], Germany; Ph.G. University of Maryland, 1883, […]
City: Memphis KORTRECHT, Alexander Humphries, lawyer; born Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 14, 1859; son of Charles and Augusta (Betts) KORTRECHT; father’s occupation, lawyer; married Mary Wilson POLK, Nov. 2?, 1884; Past Master DeSoto Lodge No. 299, F. & A.M., Past Master Tennessee Consistory No. 1, A.A.S.R., Past Potentate Alchymia Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S.; […]