City: Memphis BOONE, Arthur U., Baptist minister; born Elkton, Ky., September 7, 1860; son H.G. and Martha M. (Edwards) BOONE; English and Scotch descent (related to Daniel Boone, Kentucky hunter); educated local schools in Kentucky and Southern Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky.; married Eddie B. COOKE, April 30, 1891; author two […]
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City: Memphis BOND, W.T., public official; born Shelby Co., Tenn., Feb. 22, 1850; English descent; son of Samuel and Mary BOND; father’s occupation, physician and farmer; received common school education; reared on farm; he has taken an active part in politics from early youth; in 1894 he was elected to […]
City: Memphis BLACK, William Thomas, surgeon; born Stanton Depot, Tenn., January 13, 1875; son of W.F. and Sallie I. (Coppedge) BLACK; educated Stanton, Tenn., Memphis High School and special course by Prof. Merrill, formerly of Memphis; graduate of Memphis Hospital Medical College 1898; attended surgical clinics in New York, Chicago, […]
City: Memphis CLEMENS, William Marshall, newspaper manager; born Louisville, Ky., April 30, 1874; French Huguenot and Welsh descent; son of John Marshall and Ella V. (Robinson) CLEMENS; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandfather James CLEMENS, maternal grandfather William E. ROBINSON; educated Louisville, Ky., and Center College, Danville, Ky.; graduated from Louisville […]
City: Martin MARTIN, Thos. Dudley, farmer; born Weakley County, Tenn., April 27, 1835; son of William and Sarah (Glass) MARTIN; father’s occupation farmer; educated in Virginia; married C. P. COLLIER April 21, 1863; Democrat; early in life engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of Methodist Church.
City: Manchester CHUMBLEY, Wm. W., farmer; born Columbia, Tenn., Sept. 28, 1854; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Henry A. and Olivia E. (Payne) CHUMBLEY; father’s occupation, farmer; received public school education; engaged in railroading in early life; married Sallie L. WOOTON April 6, 1886; member Royal Arcanum Knights of Pythias; member […]
City: Gallatin SEAY, Edward T., lawyer; assistant district attorney L. & N. R. R. (gen. practice); born Hartville, Tenn., Oct. 15, 1868; son of George E. and Mary J. (Lauderdale) SEAY; English descent; educated, literary and law, Vanderbilt University; graduate Vanderbilt L.L. B. degree in 1891; early business career, attorney […]
City: Gallatin GUTHRIE, George Nuckols, lawyer; born in Shelby Co., Ky., Feb. 18, 1850; Scotch and English descent; son of Isaac Newton and Martha Ann (Montgomery) GUTHRIE; educated at Crocker’s School, Davidson Co., Tenn., and graduated from same June, 1870; in early life he was a school teacher, being at […]
City: Memphis BIGGS, William Percy, attorney at law; born Collierville, Tenn., July 9, 1883; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James Thomas and Statira (Spratt) BIGGS; father’s occupation, merchant and planter; educated Collierville (Tenn.) High School, Webb School, Central University of Ky., University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., and University of Miss., […]
City: Memphis BIGGS, Albert W., lawyer; born Trenton, Tenn., Sept. 8, 1871; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Zach and Julia Elizabeth (Raines) BIGGS; father’s occupation, physician and merchant; paternal grandparents Luke and Marina (Bennett) BIGGS, maternal grandparents E.W. and Elizabeth (Latta) RAINES; educated Trenton, Tenn., Peabody High School and Vanderbilt University; […]
City: Memphis BIERCE, Columbus, manufacturer, builder, owner and operator of cotton compresses; born Circleville, Ohio; English-German descent; son of William Wallace and Elizabeth Ann (Darst) BIERCE; educated in Memphis, Tenn.; in early life he was in the cotton business; member of Tennessee, Chickasaw and Business Men’s Clubs; member of Chickasaw […]
City: Memphis BICKFORD, William A., real estate operator; born Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 11, 1874; English descent; son of Henry H. and Elizabeth (Winchester) BICKFORD; paternal grandparents William A and Louise (Howland) BICKFORD, maternal grandparents George and Jane (Nixon) WINCHESTER; educated city schools of St. Louis, Mo., Denver, Colo., and Memphis, […]
City: Memphis BERGSCHICKER, William, merchant; born Memphis, Tenn.; son Ferdinand and Caroline BERGSCHICKER; German descent; educated public schools; married Katie FREY, January 18, 1898; member K. of P., B.M.C. several German societies; member of Legislature 1908; former City Councilman; member firm A. Bergschicker & Co., harness and buggy business, 126 […]
City: Memphis BENNETT, Everett T., lumberman; born in Boston, Mass., March 18, 1857; reared in Boston, Mass., and educated in the public schools of that city; graduated from the grammar schools in 1871 and the high school in 1875, where he completed his study of books, and then entered a […]
City: Memphis BEATTIE, Robert Marye, lawyer; born Memphis, Tenn., March 23, 1861; Scotch-Irish and French Huguenot descent; son of John Dunn and Susan Elizabeth (Parker) BEATTIE; father’s occupation, merchant in Memphis, Tenn., prior to civil war, and at Starksville [sic], Miss., many years after the war; paternal grandparents Thomas Beall […]
City: Memphis BEARD, Robert Henderson, real estate; born Memphis, Tenn.; son of Judge Wm. D. Beard; English and Scotch descent; educated at K.M.I., Frankfort, Ky., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich; was First Lieutenant in Kentucky Militia; graduate of K.M.I., Frankfort, Ky., A.B., June, 1879; Ann Arbor post-graduate course 1880-81; […]
City: Memphis BAUER, Henry “Dutch,” business man; born Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1873; son of Jacob and Fannie (Danheiser) BAUER; fathers’ occupation, tailor; educated in the Memphis, Tenn., public schools; entered the wholesale drug business in early life; married Adele STERNE, June 4, 1906; member Y.M.H.A., past president and secretary […]
City: Lewisburg FOX, William Davis, banker; born Lewisburg, Tenn., Feb. 23, 1862; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Pervines and Elizabeth L. (Hayes) FOX; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Pervines and Mary (Bennett) FOX, maternal grandparents Davis K. and Minerva (Jackson) HAYES; educated at Lewisburg, Tenn.; in early life was in the […]
City: Lewisburg CARTER, William Martin, lawyer and editor; Scotch, Irish and English descent; born Readyville, Rutherford County, Tenn., July 23, 1868; son of J. R. and Elizabeth (McBroom) CARTER; his father was a merchant; paternal grandfather Armstead CARTER, paternal grandmother Catherine (Hancock) CARTER, maternal grandfather “Barney” McBROOM, maternal grandmother Annie […]
City: Lewisburg BOYD, John Thomas, farmer and inventor; born in Lewisburg, Tenn., June 2, 1876; Irish descent; son of James E. and Donie (Stillwell) BOYD; his father was a farmer; paternal grandfather James BOYD, paternal grandmother Elizabeth BOYD, maternal grandfather James O. STILLWELL, maternal grandmother Mariah STILLWELL; patented cotton chopper […]