City: Murfreesboro RICHARDSON, James Daniel, Sr., Sovereign Grand Commander Scottish Rite Masons, Southern Jurisdiction; born Rutherford County, Tenn., March 10, 1843; son of John W. and Augusta (Starnes) RICHARDSON; paternal grandfather James RICHARDSON, paternal grandmother Mary (Watkins) RICHARDSON, maternal grandfather Daniel STARNES, maternal grandmother Harriet (Russell) STARNES; English descent; father’s […]
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City: Murfreesboro RANDOLPH, Beverly, farmer; born near Walter Hill, Tenn., Sept. 5, 1837; English descent; son of Beverly and Lucy W. (Searcy) RANDOLPH; father a farmer and merchant; paternal grandparents, /apparently a line missing/ William W. and Lucy (Harris) SEARCY; educated in common schools of Rutherford Co., Tenn., and at […]
City: Murfreesboro RAGSDALE, Thos. Charleton, minister of the gospel; born Laurens district, S. C., Dec. 26, 1863; English-Irish descent and German descent; son of Edward Carter and Elizabeth Sarah (Calhoun) RAGSDALE; father’s occupation, physician, local preacher and farmer; paternal grandparents, Edmund and Sallie (Hill) RAGSDALE, maternal grandparents, E. and Fannie […]
City: Murfreesboro PERKINS, Charles Franklin, lumberman; born Nashville, Tenn., April 7, 1866; English descent; son of Daniel Price and Kate (Morgan) PERKINS; father, a lumberman; paternal grandparents, Peter and Sarah (Camp) PERKINS, maternal grandparents, Rufus and Jane (Williams) MORGAN; educated at Nashville, and Murfreesboro, Tenn.; entered the lumber business in […]
City: Murfreesboro PALMER, Horace Edward, lawyer-jurist; born Murfreesboro, Tenn., September 26, 1855; son of General Joseph B. and Ophelia M. (Burrus) PALMER; paternal grand parents, William M. and Mildred (Johns) PALMER, maternal grandparents LaFayette and Eliza (Ready) BURNS; father’s occupation, lawyer; educated Union University, Murfreesboro, Tenn., and University of Virginia; […]
City: Murfreesboro OVERALL, Asburry M., born Rutherford Co., Tenn., April 20, 1844; English descent; son of James G. OVERALL; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents Robert and Mary (Espey) OVERALL; maternal grandparents Baxter and Mary (Webb) DAVIS; married Hudie M. LOWE, May 1878; member B. P. O. E., Lodge No. […]
City: Memphis STANTON, William M., lawyer; born Meridian, Miss., June 2, 1889; Irish descent; son of Martin and Johanna (Shea) STANTON; educated in public schools, Christian Brothers [sic] College, and Vanderbilt University; graduated from Christian Brothers [sic] College, A.B., June 1908, Vanderbilt University, L.L. B., June 1910; in early life […]
City: Memphis STANTON, Benjamin Palmer, commission merchant; born in Memphis, Tenn., March 4, 1871; son of J.S. and Georgia R. (Gwyn) STANTON; graduated from Memphis City Public School May 29, 1888; married Julia WRIGHT May 22, 1895; member City Club and Madison Heights Methodist Episcopal Church, Memphis.
City: Memphis SPEERS, Noah Walker, President Workingmen’s Building & Loan Association; born Cincinnati, Ohio, June 9, 1849; son of N.W. and Elizabeth (Eberhart) SPEERS; educated Public Schools of Cincinnati; married, first, Clara RANDALL (died 1890) November 17, 1875; married, second, Mrs. Clara H. POWELL December 2, 1905; Mason, 32d degree, […]
City: Memphis SPEED, Robert A., business man; Vice-President C.G. & E. Co.; born Louisville, Ky., March 24, 1844; son of James S. and Julia A. (Kerney) SPEED; Irish-English descent; academic education; married Mollie M. JONES November {No. 27; Fire and Police Commissioner} {28, 1872; Democrat; member B.P.O.E.} Memphis, 1890-94; elected […]
City: Memphis SMYTHE, Frank D., surgeon; born Kosciusko, Miss., March 10, 1867; English descent; son of Daniel L. and Emma B. (Oldham) SMYTHE; educated in common city schools; graduated Tulane University, New Orleans, La., M.D., 1891; married Sallie WARD, Oct. 14, 1890; member Knights Templar, Tennessee Club, Business Men’s Club; […]
City: Memphis SMITH, Wright Hammond, Vice-President and General Manager of the Jonesboro, Lake City & Eastern Railroad, present headquarters at Jonesboro, Ark.; born in Memphis, Tenn., July 21, 1871; son of James H. and Emily (Wright) SMITH; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Wharton Jones School, Memphis, and Bingham School, N.C., finishing at […]
City: Memphis SMITH, J. Maddin, insurance man; born Yalobusha Co., Miss., April 18, 1865; English and Irish descent; son of E.W. and Sarah Elizabeth (Pulliam) SMITH; father’s occupation, physican [sic] and surgeon; graduated from Hiwassee College, East Tenn., A.B., 1882; began his business career in railroad office at Water Valley, […]
City: Mooresburg MONEYHUN, J. A., farmer and teacher; born Upper Clinch, Hawkins Co., Tenn., Oct. 18, 1869; Irish descent; son of J. M. and Elizabeth C. (Gilliam) MONEYHUN, father’s occupation, farming; educated at Emory & Henry College; began teaching in early life; married Laura WOLFE, Aug. 3, 1903; member I. […]
City: Mooresburg LIVESAY, Leonard Lloyd, teacher, merchant and farmer; born Kyles Ford, Tenn., March 5, 1854; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Andrew J. and Mary S. (Davis) LIVESAY; father’s occupation, farmer, merchant; paternal grandparents Peter and Susan (Testerman) LIVESAY, maternal grandparents Milum and Ellen (Baldwin) DAVIS; received common school education; married […]
City: Montezuma SKINNER, Edwin V., teacher and farmer; born near Montezuma, Tenn., Feb. 1, 1866; English descent; son of Absalom W. and Elizabeth (Hassell) SKINNER; father’s occupation, farmer; educated Jackson District High School, Montezuma, Tenn.; entered the educational work in early life; married Jennie BURKHEAD March 20, 1898; member Farmers’ […]
City: Montezuma ROLAND, William Thomas, farmer; born in McNairy Co., Tenn., Nov. 24, 1859; son of Henry and Margaret (Muse) ROLAND; father’s occupation, farmer; received common school education; married Frances A. MANESS, of McNairy Co., Feb. 9, 1882; member W. O. W.; Democrat; former Constable, 1886-1888, Deputy Sheriff, 1889-1891; has […]
City: Monterey FISHER, Oscar Bell, lumberman; born Fayetteville, Tenn., March 8, 1873; Scotch-Irish descent; son of J. C. and Mattie (Bell) FISHER; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather G. W. FISHER, maternal grandfather G. W. BELL; educated at Shelbyville and Farmington, Tenn.; in early life he was a farmer; married Estelle […]
City: Monterey CONASTER, Orion Clemens, attorney at law; born Jamestown, Tenn., Jan. 30, 1863; German descent; educated at Hiwassee College, East Tenn., Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn.; graduated from Hiwassee B. S., May 1, 1883, Cumberland University, B. L., 1885; in early life worked on farm and taught school to pay […]
City: Monterey CARAWAY, Robert Franklin, manufacturer of lumber; born Otway, Ohio, July 10, 1861; Scotch-Irish descent; son of T. L. H. and Ruth A. (Ralstin) CARAWAY; father’s occupation, farmer, lumberman; paternal grandparents Henry and Delilah (Jones) CARAWAY, maternal grandparents Robert and Mary (Elliott) RALSTIN; educated in the common schools of […]