City: Memphis ELGIN, Frank Sanders, attorney at law; born Corinth, Miss., March 5 1875; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Charles P. and Fashion (Duncan) ELGIN; educated at Corinth Miss., and took Summer Law Course, University of Michigan; entered the practice of law in early life, and located in Tennessee; after attaining […]
Monthly Archives: September 2013
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City: Memphis EDRINGTON, John Price, investments and insurance; born Osceola, Ark., Jan. 15, 1862; English descent; son of James Hancock and Nancy Ann (Bowen) EDRINGTON; father, a planter and merchant; paternal grandparents, John Price and Sarah (Beeler) EDRINGTON; maternal grandparents, Charles Gillespie and Susan (Shell) BOWEN; educated at Memphis, Tenn.; […]
City: Memphis EDGINGTON, Thomas Benton, lawyer; born Ontario, Ohio, April 23, 1839; son of Jesse and Hannah (Mitchell) EDGINGTON; English descent; educated public schools Richland County, O.; Baldwin University, graduate Wesleyan University, 1859; A. B., A. M., 1862; LL.D. 1905; admitted to bar April 12, 1861; married Catherine Vose BAXTER […]
City: Memphis EDGINGTON, Jesse, lawyer; born in Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 18, 1873; English descent; son of Thomas B. and Catherine (Baxter) EDGINGTON; educated in Rolfe’s Private Grammar School, Memphis, Tenn., and Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, O.; member Elks and Y. M. C. A.; entered practice of law in November, 1894, […]
City: Memphis LOVE, Samuel B., life insurance; born Columbia, S. C., Jan. 24, 1875; son of William D. and Ellen Leah (Valentine) LOVE; educated Columbia, S. C. in private schools and public schools; began his career as office boy with the Mutual Life Insurance Co., Columbia, S. C., in 1889, […]
City: Memphis METCALF, Charles W., Sr., lawyer, born Jessamine Co., Ky., 1840; educated in the common schools of his native county and took a course at Millersburg (Ky.) College; after leaving college in 1861 he went to Memphis, where he enlisted in Capt. Phil D. Thompson’s cavalry company, which was […]
City: Memphis METCALF, Charles W. Jr., insurance man; born Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 10, 1874; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Charles W. and Mary (Park) METCALF; father’s occupation, lawyer; paternal grandfather Henry METCALF, maternal grandfather William PARK; educated Memphis and Knoxville, Tenn.; graduated from University of Tenn., B. S., June, 1895; in […]
City: Memphis MAURY, Richard B., physician; born Georgetown, D. C. in 1834; son of Richard B. and Ellen (Magruder) MAURY; educated University of Va., 1852-1854; graduated in medicine, University of Va., 1857, University of N. Y., 1858; in early life he was a school teacher; married twice first in 1861, […]
City: Memphis MAURY, John M., physician and surgeon; born Memphis, Tenn., July 25, 1868; French descent; son of Richard B. and Jane S. (Ellett) MAURY; paternal grandparents, Richard B. and Ellen (Magruder) MAURY, maternal grandparents, Henry T. and Rebecca (Seeley) ELLETT; educated in the city schools of Memphis, Tenn., and […]
City: Memphis MAURY, Henry Hancock, merchant; born Memphis, Tenn., June 19, 1860; son of Abraham and Mary J. (Hancock) MAURY; paternal grandparents Dr. William H. and Martha (Worsham) MAURY, maternal grandparents A. S. and Sarah (Ball) HANCOCK; French Huguenot descent; educated Memphis; married Lizzie S. WEBB October 20, 1885; member […]
City: Memphis MATTHEWS, Robert Leedy, real estate and insurance; born in Memphis, Tenn.; most of his life was spent in Mississippi, where he acquired his preliminary education; graduated from Eastman’s Business College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; he returned to Memphis, and at age of eighteen years secured a position with Farrington, […]
City: Memphis MATHEWS, William D., life insurance and fiscal agent; born Eleroy, Stephenson Co., Ill., Oct. 2, 1855; English-Irish-Scotch-Welsh descent; son of Sam R. and Celia (Packer) MATHEWS; father’s occupation manufacturer; paternal grandparents William C. and Eliza MATHEWS, maternal grandparents Daniel B. and Desire (Lincoln) PACKER; educated in the public […]
City: Memphis MATHEWS, Allen Grant, public official; born Mossy Creek, Tenn., Feb. 12, 1866; son of John L. and Lucinda (Henderson) MATHEWS; father’s occupation, merchant and farmer; paternal grandfather Thomas MATHEWS, maternal grandfather George HENDERSON; educated University of Tenn.; began his business career as a lawyer; married Allie HUDIBURG, Oct. […]
City: Memphis MARTIN, Robert E. Lee, business man; born Eufaula, Ala., Dec. 1, 1862; French descent; son of James G. L. and Anna Esther Elizabeth (Besson) MARTIN; father’s occupation, banker and insurance man; educated in High School of Eufaula, Ala.; began his career as secretary Eufaula (Ala.) Flour Mills, and […]
City: Memphis MARTIN, Joseph W., cotton factor; born Memphis, Tenn., March 17, 1871; educated in the public schools of Memphis, Tenn., and University of Virginia, graduating from the latter with honors in 1891; in early life he was in charge of the grocery department of Hill, Fontaine & Co., for […]
City: Memphis MARTIN, John Donelson, lawyer; born Memphis, Tenn., May 4, 1883; descendant of Capt. John DONELSON, Tenn. pioneer leader; son of John D. and Mary Walker (Hull) MARTIN; his paternal grandfather was Brig.-Gen. John D. MARTIN, C. S. A.; great grandson of Judge Alexander M. CLAYTON, Supreme Court of […]
City: Memphis MARSILLIOT, Clarence L., lawyer; born Lansing, Mich., Aug. 6 1871; French and English descent; son of Thomas M. and Agnes (Dart) MARSILLIOT; father’s occupation, stave exporter; educated Richmond, Va.; in early life was a court report; married Bessie Carlotta BUSKEY, Dec. 31, 1901; Worshipful Master De Soto Lodge […]
City: Memphis MANOGUE, Raymond E., lawyer, born Memphis, Tenn.; received degrees of B. A. from Christian Brothers College, and B. L. from University of Va.; formerly connected with the insurlar government of the Philippine Islands as assistant attorney to the Attorney-General; engaged in the practice of law in Memphis, Tenn., […]
City: Memphis MANOGUE, John, business man; born in Ireland in 1843; moved to United States when he was twelve years of age and located in Cincinnati, Ohio; at age of sixteen he entered the employ of the Swift Iron & Steel Company, Cincinnati; he was later made the companys’ /sic/ […]
City: Memphis MANN, Robert, physician; born Brownsville, Tenn., May 1, 1880; English and Irish descent; son of Robert and Emmie A. (Tanner) MANN; fathers’ /sic/ occupation, farmer; educated Brownsville (Tenn.) High School and Vanderbilt University, graduated from Memphis Hospital Medical College, M. D., 1904; reared on farm; began the practice […]