City: New Market PLYLEY, Charles Montgomery, farmer and trader; born in Ross Co., O., March 2, 1868; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas Jefferson and Jennie (Montgomery) PLYLEY; father farmer and tanner; paternal grandparents William and Mary (McConnell) PLYLEY; maternal grandparents James and Mary (Edmiston) MONTGOMERY; educated in public schools of […]
Daily Archives: January 22, 2014
City: New Middleton BAIRD, R.M., farmer; born near New Middleton, Tenn.; son of Jeremiah H. and Delilah (Paris) BAIRD; father was a farmer; educated New Middleton (Tenn) Academy; married Bettie GILL, Nov. 15, 1881; Democrat; has been J.P. of the 17th District eleven years; member of Methodist church, steward and […]
City: Bethpage WOODSON, Edwin Allen, farmer and stock raiser; born at Bethpage, April 25, 1856; Welsh and Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas M. and Amelin M. (Allen) WOODSON; father’s occupation physician and surgeon; paternal grandparents Rev. Lewis M. and Lucinda (Hanna) WOODSON; maternal grandparents Rev. Luke P. and Margaret (Parker) […]
City: Big Sandy DOWDY, James Franklin, merchant and farmer; born near Big Sandy Oct. 13, 1858; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James Wiley and Henrietta (Bachus) DOWDY; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents John and Mary (Upton) DOWDY; maternal grandparents John and Jane (Vaughn) BACHUS; received common school education; began his business […]
City: Big Spring HARRIS, Thomas C., farmer and stockraiser; born Rose Hill, Va.; son of Alexander and Ruth (Moore) HARRIS; father was a farmer and stockman; began his early business career as a farmer;, married Margaret A. MARTIN Feb. 25, 1864; served four years as a private soldier in C. […]
City: Birchwood KYLE, Samuel James, farmer; born Christianburg, Va., Sept. 20, 1855; Irish descent; son of William Emmett and Sallie Meade (Shanklin) KYLE; father’s occupation merchant; educated at Christianburg, Va., (Academic); entered mercantile business in early life; was Deputy Sheriff of Sullivan Co., Tenn., 1898-1902; Deputy County Court Clerk 1902-1906; […]