City: Nashville THRUSTON, Gates Phillips, retired lawyer; born Dayton, O., June 11, 1835; English, Scotch, French and Dutch descent; son of Robert A. and Marianna L. (Phillips) THRUSTON; father was a lawyer; paternal grandparents, Judge Buckner and Jeannette (January) THRUSTON, maternal grandparents, Horatio G. and Elizabeth (Houston) PHILLIPS; educated Miami […]
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City: Nashville TERHUNE, John R., telegrapher; born Rome, Ga., October 18, 1859; son of W. B. and Clara (Alexander) TERHUNE; father, lawyer; educated in common schools of Rome, Ga.; went to work as telegrapher early in life; at one time served as alderman and councilman, Lexington, Ky.; married Jennie WEST, […]
City: Nashville TAYLOR, Robert Love, U. S. Senator; born Happy Valley, Carter Co., Tenn., July 31, 1850; son of Nathaniel G. and Emily (Haynes) TAYLOR; father was Member of Congress and Commissioner of Indian Affairs; received academic education at Princeton, N. J.; Democrat, member of 46th Congress (1879-81) from 1st […]
City: Nashville TAVEL, Albert Benjamin, public official; born Neuchatel, Switzerland, May 20, 1843; Swiss and Italian descent; son of Paul Frederic and Marie Helene (Sabbatino) TAVEL; father’s occupation, bookseller in Naples and Neuchatel, farmer and bookbinder in Tennessee; paternal grandparents, Paul Frederic and Esther (Henry) TAVEL; educated in Stewart and […]
City: Nashville SUTER, Herman, journalist; born Greensburg, Pa., Dec. 10, 1874, educated Princeton University; graduated from Princeton University 1899; 1900-07 editor and publisher at Washington, D.C.; April, 1907, helped to form Tennesseean company, became editor and publisher Nashville Tennesseean; member of Nashville Golf and Country Club, Watauga Club, National Press […]
City: Nashville STUBBLEFIELD, David Rankin, dentistry; born Jasper, Tenn., 1856; son of George Jeffries and Mary Ann (Rankin) STUBBLEFIELD; father, lawyer; educated Edgefield Male Academy and Emory & Henry College, Va., graduated from former in 1876, and later /sic/ 1882; received degrees A.B., M.D., A.M., DD.S.; early occupation, practicing medicine, […]
City: Memphis TOWNER, H.N., merchant; born Baltimore, Md., April 3, 1851; English descent; son of D.F. and A.C. (Morris) TOWNER; educated Episcopal Academy, Cheshire, Conn., graduated June, 1867; in early life he was connected with mill supply and rubber store; married May 16, 1882; member of Unity Lodge K. of […]
City: Memphis TOBIN, Joseph Semmes, lawyer; born Memphis, Tenn., December 14, 1878; son Thomas F. and Julia (Semmes) TOBIN; paternal grandparents Edward Sarsfield and Bridget (Fogerty) TOBIN, maternal grandparents B.J. and Isantha (Jordan) SEMMES; Irish-Dutch descent; educated Christian Brothers, Memphis, and Johns-Hopkins, Baltimore, Md., A.B. and M.A.; member Memphis Country […]
City: Memphis TISDALE, Lew, business man; born Covington, Tenn., Feb. 13, 1869; moved to Memphis when he was thirteen years of age and learned the plumber’s trade with the supply house of J.W.X. Browne; after serving his apprenticeship he remained with Mr. Browne for several years, but in 1892 went […]
City: Memphis THORNTON, Gustavus Brown, physician; born Bowling Green, Va., Feb. 22, 1835; English descent; son of James Bankhead and Marianna T. (Horner) THORNTON; fathers occupation, lawyer; paternal grandfather James Bankhead THORNTON, of Caroline Co., Va., maternal grandfather Dr. Gustavus Brown HORNER of Warrenton, Va.; educated in Memphis, Tenn., and […]
City: Memphis THOMPSON, Louis Pettit, Circuit Court Clerk; born (near) Germantown, Tenn., January 4, 1864; son Dr. J.A. and Florida C. (Pettit) THOMPSON; educated Germantown, Tenn.; member Masonic Lodge, Elks and Business Men’s Club; Justice of the Peace for two terms, and at present Circuit Court Clerk of Shelby County […]
City: Memphis THOMPSON, Lawrence K., bond dealer; born Tuscumbia, Ala., Nov. 14, 1873; son of J.N. and Lucy (Malone) THOMPSON; educated Bingham School, N.C.; connected with Tuscumbia Banking Co., 1889-1890, with Commercial National Bank, Nashville, Tenn., two years, American National Bank, Nashville, 1894-1905, with Bank of Commerce and Trust Co. […]
City: Memphis THOMPSON, Jesse W., lumberman; born Warsaw, Ind., in 1861; educated in the schools of Leesburg, Warsaw and Terre Haut [sic], Ind.; began his career as a teacher; in 1883 he entered the drug business at Leesburg, Ind., and remained in that business until 1885, when he sold out […]
City: Memphis TAYLOR, Thomas John, fire insurance business; born Haywood Co., Tenn., May 20, 1847; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas and S. Jane (Mooring) TAYLOR; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Thomas and Susan Maria (Coburne) TAYLOR, maternal grandparents J.J. and Margaret (Staten) MOORING; received common school education; early business occupation, […]
City: Memphis TAYLOR, Robert L., secretary University of Memphis; born near Milan, Tenn., Oct. 27, 1869; Scotch descent; son of B.J. and Lucretia (Spellings) TAYLOR; educated in public schools and High School at Yorkville, Tenn., and Southern Normal University, Huntingdon, Tenn.; graduated in scientific course in 1892, classic course in […]
City: Memphis TAYLOR, Frank, Rubber Vulcanizing Company; born Memphis July 9, 1874; son of William F. and Sallie Shelby (Ford) TAYLOR; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Memphis; married Nannie Pittman JONES October 10, 1906; member Business Men’s Club; former Superintendent of Sprinkling City of Memphis; former Superintendent of City Hospital; member Methodist […]
CITY: South Pittsburg HACKWORTH, Charles L. physician; born Bass, Ala., May 18, 1870; Irish descent; son of Newton and Eliza (Shipp) HACKWORTH; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents Auston and Bettie (Rigney) HACKWORTH; maternal grandparents Thomas REED and Fannie (Gonce) SHIPP; educated Larkinsville, Ala.; graduated in Chattanooga, M. D. April 21, […]
City: South Pittsburg HILL, Henry W., born in Virginia April 17, 1847; son or James and Elizabeth (Garrett) HILL; father manufacturer; Democrat; served as private in Confederate Army during Civil war; member of Methodist church; active president south Pittsburg (Tenn.) Savings Bank; Supt. U. S Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry […]
City: South Pittsburg LODGE, William J., BUSINESS MAN; BORN Delaware Co., Pa., Jan. 12, 1856; English descent; son of Richard and Susan C. (Mason) LODGE; educated public schools of Delaware Co., Pa.; early occupation machinist; moved to south Pittsburg, Tenn., in 1886, Sec. & Treas. Shuster Foundry, eight years, manager […]
City: Birchwood HAWK, Hiram Decatur, merchant and farmer; born Blountville, Tenn., Feb. 11, 1841; Irish-English descent; son of Martin and Mary (Meredith) HAWK, his father was a farmer; paternal grandfather John HAWK, paternal grandmother Rosana (Roller) HAWK, maternal grandfather Joseph MEREDITH, maternal grandmother Susan (Murphy) Meredith; he was in early […]