City: Sparta RICHARDS, A. F., physician; born Sparta, Tenn., May 21, 1866; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Daniel R. and Mary (Taylor) RICHARDS; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather Richard RICHARDS; paternal grandmother, was a Miss Vance, prior to her marriage; maternal grandparents Cread A. and Sara (Walling) TAYLOR; educated at Onward […]
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City: Sparta RICHARDS, SAMUEL GAINES, traveling salesman; born Cave, Tenn., Aug. 12, 1859; Dutch and Irish descent; son of Daniel R. and Mary Jane (Taylor) RICHARDS, educated at Onward High School near Doyle, Tenn.; was a salesman, farmer and teacher in early life; married Arminda B. GIST, Dec. 20, 1882; […]
City: Sparta TUBB, James R., manufacturer of spokes; born Smithville, Tenn., May 30, 1852; son of John B. and Harriett J (Richardson) TUBB; father’s occupation lawyer; educated Smithville, Tenn.; early business occupation merchant; married Laura BRONSON Oct. 29, 1876; was Mayor of Sparta for six years; member of Church of […]
City: Sparta WARD, William Jefferson, dairy farmer; born White Co., Tenn., July 7, 1852; Irish and English descent; son of Andrew Jackson and Mary Adeline (Cashdollar) WARD; father was a farmer; educated in the public schools of White Co., Tenn., and Zion Academy; moved to Missouri in 1886, and elected […]
City: Sparta YOUNG, Charles Coker, retired merchant; born Sparta, Tenn. Feb. 25, 1845; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William Martin and Matilda (Wallace) YOUNG; father’s occupation tanner, bank cashier and farmer; paternal grandparents James and Elizabeth (Draper) YOUNG; maternal grandparents Jack and Elizabeth (Simpson) WALLACE; educated at Sparta, Tenn.; early occupation […]
City: Spencer BRADY, James M., lawyer; born McMinnville, Tenn., Nov. 29, 1873; Dutch-Irish descent; son of Hugh J. and Cherokee D. (Wilcher) BRADY; father’s occupation farmer, merchant and U. S. Revenue Collector; educated in common schools and Burritt College, graduating from the latter B.S., June 1892; entered practice of law […]
City: Spencer HASTON, Ernest N., Lawyer and public official; born Cummingsville, Tenn., March 26, 1877; Irish descent; son of George W. and Sarah (Shockley) HASTON; father farmer and stockman; paternal grandparents Isaac and Elizabeth (Sparkman) HASTON; maternal grandparents Phillip and Elizabeth (Rhodes) SHOCKLEY; graduated from Burritt College, B. A., May […]
City: Spencer PASSONS, Edward T., farmer and lumberman; born White Co., Tenn., July 25th, 1836; English descent; son of Major and Anna (Anderson) PASSONS; father farmer; educated at Spencer Tenn.; served as private in Civil war; entered farming in early life; married Evaline YORK, Dec. 30, 1857; member Masons; Democrat; […]
City: Spencer WALKER, James Anderson, born Sweet Gum, Tenn., Nov. 16, 1863; Irish descent; son of Joseph H. and Nancy (Haston) WALKER; father farmer; educated in the common schools; in early life was a farmer; married Mattie MITCHELL, April 27, 1892; Mason; Democrat; sheriff 1890-92, county road commissioner 1900; at […]
City: Spot MATHEY, Louis Charles, manufacturer of lumber, farmer; born Louisville, Ky., May 24, 1857; French descent; son of Louis Constant and Augustine (Marchal) MATHEY; father architect, contractor and builder Louisville, Ky.; paternal grandfather John Roche MATHEY; maternal grandparents John B. and Marie (Du Point) MARCHAL; graduated at Louisville, Ky., […]
City: Nashville GREEN, Grafton, lawyer; born Lebanon, Tenn., August 25, 1872; son Nathan and Bettie (McClain) GREEN; English-Scotch-Irish descent; graduated Cumberland University, A. A., 1891; LL. B., 1893; married Pauline DINGES, December 10, 1898; admitted to bar 1893; elected Judge of Supreme Court of Tennessee August 4, 1910. Source: Who’s […]
City: Nashville GRAY, John Moffitt, Jr., merchant-manufacturer; born Gallatin, Tenn., June 29, 1869; English descent; son of John M. and Elvira Dale (Pillow) GRAY; father, merchant and farmer; paternal grandparents Ben and Martha (Morse) GRAY; maternal grandparents Jerome B. and Elvira (Dale) PILLOW; he is a descendant of Sir Thomas […]
City: Nashville GRAY, Joseph Preston, dentist; born in Pettus County, Mo., January 20, 1855; son of Sidney C. and Margaret L. GRAY; graduated from University of Tennessee, M.D., 1800; DD.S. 1891; married Ella DUNCAN in 1898; entered the practice of dentistry in Nashville in 1890; Professor of Prosthetic and Oral […]
City: Nashville GOODLOE, Hallum Wood, Secretary of State; born Haywood (now Crockett) County), Tenn., June 8, 1869; son Caswell A. and Sallie (Wood) GOODLOE; educated Public Schools and Thompson’s Classical Institute at Alamo, Tenn., and University of Tennessee, Knoxville; married Mary Tarbell DAWSON June 18, 1902; Knights Templar Mason, Elk, […]
City: Nashville GOODLETT, Caroline Douglas Meriwether, born Woodstock Farm, Todd County, Ky., November 4, 1833; Scotch-English descent; daughter of Charles Nicholas Minor and Caroline H. (Barker) MERIWETHER; paternal grandparents Dr. Charles Nicholas and Ann Minor MERIWETHER, who were cousins to Diana MINOR, who married Richard MAURY, father of Commodore Mathew […]
City: Nashville GLENN, Leonidas Chalmers, Professor of Geology; born Crowder’s Creek, N. C., September 9, 1871; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William Davis and Sarah Priscilla (Torrence) GLENN; father, merchant and farmer; paternal grandparents John Franklin and Jennie Gray (Scott) GLENN, maternal grandparents William Wilson and Sarah Ann (Wilson) TORRENCE; educated […]
City: Nashville GILLILAND, Eugene, educator; born Stephensport, Ky., March 23, 1872; Irish-German descent; son of Joseph H. and Barine Frances (Brashear) GILLILAND; father’s occupation, contractor; paternal grandparents Adam and Elizabeth (Springer) GILLILAND, maternal grandparents Jabez and Eva (Frymire) BRASHEAR; educated in Brekenridge County, Ky., Normal College, and State University of […]
City: Nashville GAUT, John M., lawyer; born Cleveland, Tenn., October 1, 1841; son J. C. and Sarah A. (McReynolds) GAUT; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Academy, Cleveland, Tenn.; Rutger’s College, New Brunswick, N. J.; graduated A. B. 1866, A.M. 1869, LL.D. 1908, LL.D. Missouri Valley College 1907; married, first Michie M. HARRIS, […]
City: Nashville GARRETT, John Berry, Grand Secretary F. & A. M.; born in Davidson County, Tennessee., October 7, 1854; Welsh descent; son of William Walton and Margaret (Johnson) GARRETT; paternal grandparents Jonathan R. and Sarah (Waggoner) GARRET, maternal grandparents William H. and Charity (Morris) JOHNSON; educated at University of Tennessee; […]
City: Nashville GAINES, John Wesley, lawyer, ex-congressman; born Davidson Co., Tenn., Aug. 24, 1861; son of Dr. John Wesley and Maria (Wair) GAINES; educated in the country schools; graduated University of Nashville, Vanderbilt University, M. D., 1882, but instead of practicing medicine turned his attention to law, and became a […]