City: Knoxville SANDERS, Frank, lawyer; born Knox Co., Tenn., Aug. 31, 1879; son Jas. Preston and Ellen (Parker) SANDERS; Scotch-Irish descent; graduated National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio, B. S., 1901 and Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., LL. B., 1904; early business occupation student and school teacher; married Grace ASHLEY Jan. 22, […]
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City: Knoxville RULE, William, editor; born Knox Co., Tenn., May 10, 1839; German descent; son of Frederick and Sarah E. (Brakebill) RULE; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents William and Mary (Kellar) BRAKEBILL; received common school education; married Lucy A. MAXEY Oct. 28, 1858; Republican; farmer; paternal grandparents, Michael and Elizabeth […]
City: Knoxville ROSENTHAL, Abram, attorney at law; born in New York city, Sept. 27, 1886; son of Samuel and Fannie (Wolff) ROSENTHAL; educated in New York city, Albany, N. Y., and University of Tenn. at Knoxville; graduated from latter with degree of Bachelor of Laws; in senior year was winner […]
City: Knoxville ROGERS, Jesse L., attorney at law; born Speedwell, Tenn., April 9, 1855; son of Jesse and Margaret (Wilson) ROGERS; English, German descent; father’s occupation farmer; educated common schools of Claiborne Co.; graduated law Dept. Cumberland University LL. B., Jun 10, 1874; married Annie McFetridge Oct. 24, 1877; member […]
City: Knoxville RISTINE, Charles Elliott, physician; born Abingdon, Va., Dec. 6, 1845; French and English descent; son of John C. and Susan (Elliott) RISTINE; father’s occupation, carriagemaker, merchant; educated University of Tenn. and University of Pa., graduating from the latter with degree of M. D. in 1870; married twice, first […]
City: Knoxville RAMBO, Samuel Russell, real estate dealer; born Knox Co., Tenn., April 24, 1875; French descent; son of Thomas A. and Jane (Johnson) RAMBO; father’s occupation farmer, County Judge, State Representative; paternal grandparents Alexander P. and Susan (McCarmon) RAMBO, maternal grandparents Laban and Anna (Brown) JOHNSON; educated Knox Co. […]
City: Knoxville POWERS, John Pike, Jr., attorney at law; born Mt. Sterling, Ky., Oct. 24, 1875; Scotch-Irish and Anglo-Saxon descent; son of J. Pike and Fannie (Gwin) POWERS; father’s occupation, Baptist minister; paternal grandparents John and Elizabeth (Montgomery) POWERS, maternal grandparents David S. and Frances (Beckham) GWIN; educated University of […]
City: Knoxville PICKLE, George Wesley, lawyer; born Knox Co., Tenn., March 6, 1845; Irish and German descent; son of Jonathan and Margaret (Underwood) PICKLE; education at Knoxville, Tenn., and Princeton, N. J.; read law with Senator VOORHEES in 1868-70, later admitted to bar, and all of his business life has […]
City: Knoxville PERKINS, Charles Albert; Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Tenn.; born Ware, Mass., Oct. 31, 1858; direct descendant of Miles STANDISH; son of A.E.P. and Susan O. (Poor) PERKINS; father’s occupation, clergyman; paternal grandparents Ebenezer and Amelia (Parish) PERKINS maternal grandparents, Henry and Mary (Osborne) POOR; educated at […]
City: Knoxville PERKINS, Angie Villette Warren; born Davidson, Conn., Nov. 6, 1858; daughter of Lysander and Marcia (Mason) WARREN; graduated from Wesleyan University of Conn. A. B., 1876, A. M., 1879; married Charles Albert PERKINS, Sept. 19, 1883; Regent Knoxville Chapter D. A. R., 1898-1900; Pres. Union Presbytery Missionary Societies; […]
City: Knoxville PARMELEE, Martin Egbert, architect; born Oak Grove, Wis., March 20, 1852; French and Holland descent; son of Egbert Benson and Milisia Dove (Noise) PARMELEE; father’s occupation, farmer, nursery man, also postmaster at Juneau, Wis., during Civil war; educated at Juneau, Wis., Wayland University, Beaver Dam, Wis.; married Adelaide […]
City: Knoxville PARHAM, William Thomas, woolen manufacturer; born Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 5, 1833; English and Scotch-Irish descent; son of Edwin Nelson and Mary Ellen (Dunn) PARHAM; father’s occupation, harness maker, general dry goods merchant; paternal grandparents, Edmund and Mary (Bearden) PARHAM, maternal grandparents, Thomas and Ellen (Chambers) Dunn; born in […]
City: Knoxville OGDEN, Robert Morris, educator; born Binghampton, N. Y., July 6, 1877; English and Dutch descent; son of James Sherman and Beulah Maria (Carter) OGDEN; father’s occupation, manufacturer; paternal grandparents, William and Angeline (Abbott) OGDEN, maternal grandparents, John and Alida (Groesbeck) CARTER; educated in private and public Schools, Binghampton, […]
City: Knoxville OATES, Edward G., banker; born Duckton, Tenn., July 23, 1858; English descent; son of Edward T. and Elizabeth (Tregea) OATES; father’s occupation, merchant; paternal grandparents, Phillip and Susannah (Tregonning) OATES, maternal grandfather, William TREGEA; graduated from University of Tenn. B. S., June, 1877; in early life was traveling […]
City: Knoxville NEWMAN, Charles Sheridan, banker born Orange Co., Va., Jan. 30, 1839; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of James and Mary (Scott) NEWMAN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather, Reuben NEWMAN; maternal grandfather, John SCOTT; educated in Orange Co., Va., Schools and University of Virginia; served as 1st Lieutenant and […]
City: Knoxville WHITE, William Thomas, educator; born near Walhalla, S. C., May 12, 1859; son of Thomas and Margaret (Keogh) WHITE; father’s occupation real estate; Irish-English descent; paternal grandparents James and Hannah (Ryan) WHITE; maternal grandparents Edward and Margaret (McDonald) KEOGH; educated University of Tenn., and graduated from same June, […]
City: Knoxville WHITTLE, Charles Anderson, editor; born Trundle’s Cross Roads, Tenn., Feb. 29, 1872; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of James Madison and Mary (McCallie) WHITTLE; father’s occupation farmer and mill operator; paternal grandparents John and Mary (Keener) WHITTLE; maternal grandparents Andrew and Harietta (Cunningham) MCCALLIE; educated Harrison Seminary, Sevier […]
City: Knoxville WHITAKER, Walter Claiborne, clergyman; born Lenoir, N. C., Jan. 28, 1867; English and Scotch descent; son of Lucius Fletcher and Rowena (Oates) WHITAKER; father’s occupation teacher; paternal grandparents Wesley and Sally (Langley) WHITAKER; maternal grandparents Claiborne OATES; educated at Marion and Auburn, Ala.; graduated from Ala. Polytechnic Institute, […]
City: Knoxville WELLER, Charles Ashburn, mining and manufacturing; born Augusta Co., Va., Feb. 6, 1858; Scotch-Irish and German descent; son of Addison and Sarah Elizabeth (Keeran) WELLER; father minister of the gospel; paternal grandparents Benjamin and Catharine (Bish) WELLER; maternal grandparents Eli and Mary Elizabeth (Rinker) KEERAN; educated at Randolph-Macon […]
City: Knoxville WELCKER, William Louis, lawyer; born at Poplar Creek, Roane county, Tenn., Feb. 17, 1849; German and Scotch-Irish descent; son of Charles F. and Caroline Virginia WELCKER; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents were John Henry and Elizabeth (Inman) WELCKER; maternal grandparents James Coffield and Margaret (Lewis) MITCHELL; received […]