City: Memphis TAYLOE, Alfred D., wholesale paper business; born in St. Joseph, Mo., August 29, 1882; son of James W. and Elizabeth (Green) TAYLOE; English descent; educated at Omaha, Neb.; member Chickasaw Club; Secretary and Treasurer Tayloe Paper Company. Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable […]
Daily Archives: December 31, 2013
City: Memphis TAVEL, Charles Albert, dentist; born Dover, Tenn., Sept. 13, 1864; son of Paul Frederick and Mary Elizabeth (Airheart) TAVEL; father was a druggist; paternal grandfather Paul S. TAVEL, maternal grandfather John AIRHEART; educated public schools, graduated Vanderbilt University, D.D.S. degree, in 1899; began his career as a newspaper […]
City: Memphis TANSIL, John Bell, lawyer; born Dresden, Tenn., July 13, 1878; Scotch-English descent; son of Col. E.E. and Jackie (Bell) TANSIL; father’s occupation, ex-Co. Court Clerk, Weakley Co., Tenn., at present farmer; paternal grandparents Erasmus D. and Mary TANSIL, maternal grandparents Dr. Pulaski B. and Sarah L. BELL; educated […]
City: Memphis TALBERT, Walter W., mining operator; born Grenada, Miss., July 18, 1859; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John R. and Maria Louisa (Talbert) TALBERT; educated in the free schools of Memphis, Tenn. and Gathright’s University of Gohlson, Noxubee Co., Miss., graduated from latter; in early life he was a clerk […]
City: Memphis STREICHER, H.P., president and manager H.P. Streicher Co., general contractors, Memphis, Tenn. Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
City: Memphis STRATTON, Leslie M., merchant; born Lebanon, Tenn., Feb. 23, 1881; English descent; son of Golladay and Louisa (Norman) STRATTON; educated common schools of Lebanon, Tenn., studied at Cumberland University; began his career as a newsboy, later became clerk in wholesale grocery store; he is now president of Benedict-Warren […]
City: Memphis STOUT, Samuel H., division freight agent L. & N. R.R. Co.; born Bowling Green, Ky., Aug. 24, 1869; English descent; son of John L. and Margaret (Herdman) STOUT; educated Odgen College Bowling Green, Ky., graduated from same B.S. degree in 1889; began his career as a clerk in […]
City: Memphis SINCLAIR, Alexander Grant, physician; born Charlottenburgh, Glengary Co., Ontario, Canada, July 30, 1842; son of Archibald and Mary (Grant) SINCLAIR; his father was the second son of Peter SINCLAIR of Perthshire, Scotland, who became a resident of Canada in 1800; his paternal grandmother was prior to her marriage […]
City: Memphis SIMMONS, William W., merchant and manufacturer; born Courtland, Ala., December 7, 1865; son A. D. and Martha Jane (Woolard) SIMMONS; educated Alabama; graduated Alabama High School December, 1882; married Annie L. MITCHELL, August 11, 1898; member Masons, Tennessee Club, B. M. C., Memphis Country Club, and Methodist Church; […]