City: Nashville EASTMAN, Charles Hazen, insurance man; born Plymouth, N. H., February 25, 1845; English descent; son of Elbridge Gerry and Lucy Ann (Carr) EASTMAN; father, editor Union and American, Nashville, Tenn.; paternal grandparents Timothy and Abigail (Wilkins) EASTMAN, maternal grandparents Spencer and Zylphia (Goodrich) CARR; educated Nashville, Tenn., public […]
Daily Archives: November 16, 2013
City: Nashville DUNLAP, William A., Internal Revenue Collector; born Friendsville, Tenn., March 21, 1867; Scotch-Irish descent; son of E. H. and Fannie (Rose) DUNLAP; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents Ephraim and Sarah (Devine) DUNLAP, maternal grandparents Andrew and Susan (Tuck) ROSE; educated at Friendsville Academy and Maryville (Tenn.) College; […]
City: Nashville DUKE, Buford, court stenographer; born Maysville, Mason County, Ky., August 18, 1871; son Charles B. and Nannie Turner (Lewis) DUKE; married Laura B. ANDERSON April 27, 1889; educated Maysville, Mason County, Ky., and All Hallows College, Salt Lake City, Utah; member K. of P., Nashville Lodge; Cumberland Park […]
City: Nashville DUDLEY, William Lofland, Professor of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University; born Covington, Ky., April 16, 1859; English descent; son of George Reed and Emma (Lofland) DUDLEY; father, steamboat owner and manufacturer; educated public schools of Covington; graduated University of Cincinnati 1880, with degree of B.S.; Miami Medical College, 1880-5, M.D. […]
City: Nashville DUBOSE, Horace Mellard, clergyman; born Choctaw County, Ala., November 7, 1858; Huguenot descent; son of Hezekiah and Amanda (Hawkins) DUBOSE; paternal grandparents Joel DUBOSE and Anna (Lee) DUBOSE, maternal grandparents William HAWKINS and Mary (Hill) HAWKINS; educated Waynesboro (Miss.) Academy; studied languages and classics under tutors; received D.D. […]
City: Nashville DROMGOOLE, Will Allen (Miss), author and newspaper staff writer; born Murfreesboro, Tenn; daughter John E. and Rebecca (Blanche) DROMGOOLE; Irish-English-French-Danish descent; educated Clarksville and Murfreesboro; author “Heart of Old Hickory,” “Cinch and Other Stories,” “Rare Old Chums,” “Hero Chums,” “A Boy’s Battle,” “The Valley Path,” “The Farrier’s Dog,” […]
City: Big Sandy DOWDY, Earl H., farmer; born in Henry Co., Tenn., July 2, 1878; English descent; son of Henry and Angeline (Marbry) DOWDY; father’s occupation, farming; received common school education; in early life clerked in a confectionery store, later took up farming, in which business he is now engaged […]
City: Bluff City GIESLER, A. J., farmer and trader born Bluff City, Tenn., Oct. 15, 1848 Dutch and English descent; son of Henry and Nancy A. (Hicks) GEISLER; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather Jacob GIESLER, paternal grandmother Susan (Shultz) GIESLER, maternal grandfather William HICKS, maternal grandmother Nancy HICKS; began farming […]