City: Milan CALDWELL, Robert Arthur, farmer; born Gibson Co., Tenn., Jan. 5, 1857; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Samuel Lafayette and Sarah (Sturdivant) CALDWELL; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents John W. and Marguerite (Calbe) CALDWELL; maternal grandparents William and Martha (Arington) STURDIVANT; educated at Knoxville, Tenn.; entered farming in early life; […]
Daily Archives: October 29, 2013
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City: Milan BEARD, Elvin Taylor, minister of the gospel; born Saulsbury, Tenn., July 14, 1875; Irish descent; son of William Elvin and Cornelia Adeline (Cavaness) BEARD; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Council Jones and Nancy (Rose) BEARD; maternal grandparents Isaiah and Cherry (Siler) CAVANESS; educated at Woodland Academy, Saulsbury, Tenn., […]
City: Midway COBBLE, Lewis M., lawyer; born Midway, Tenn., April 27, 1866; German descent; son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Smith) COBBLE; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Phillip and Sally COBBLE; maternal grandmother Sarah SMITH; educated at Mosheim College; in early life practiced dentistry; married Laura M. TAYLOR, July, 1886; member […]
City: Midway CLOYD, John Dunwoody, surveyor and farmer; born Mosheim, Tenn., July 8, 1877; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James W. and Mary V. (Dunwoody) CLOYD; fathers’ /sic/ occupation, physician, merchant and farmer; paternal grandparents William and Sarah (Northington) CLOYD; maternal grandparents Adam and Virginia (McSpadin) DUNWOODY; educated Washington College, and […]
City: Middleton NEELY, Alex Walker, farmer; born Middleton, Tenn., Oct. 17, 1878; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John Steele and Elen A. (Park) NEELY; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents John and Mary (Steele) NEELY; maternal grandfather Thomas P. PARK; educated at Middleton, Tenn.; in early life was engaged in stock raising; […]