City: Memphis NORFLEET, Frank M., born Holly Springs, Miss., April, 1846; son Jesse P. and Jane H. (CARLOCK) NORFLEET; English descent; educated Holly Springs, Miss., Chalmer’s Institute and St. Thomas Hall; married Octavia STINSON, November 14, 1867; member Chickasaw City and Country Clubs; member Mississippi Legislature, session 1884; member Company […]
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City: Memphis NEWTON, Daniel C., building commissioner; born Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 30, 1868; English-Irish descent; son of John and Mary (O’CONNOR) NEWTON; father’s occupation, farmer; educated in common schools and city public schools of Buffalo, N. Y.; in early life was a brick contractor and superintendent of buildings; married […]
City: Nashville MARR, Harrington, physician; born Nashville, Tenn., June 5, 1874; son of Thomas S. and Delia (Tarbox) MARR; father’s occupation, banker and broker; educated Nashville (Tenn.) city schools and graduated from Vanderbilt University Medical Department with degree M.D. on March 3, 1896; member Hermitage Club, Davidson County Medical Academy, […]
City: Nashville MADDIN, Percy Down, lawyer; born Waco, Tex., October 27, 1860; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Dr. John Wesley and Mahala Annie (Downs) MADDIN; father was a physician and surgeon; paternal grandparents Rev. Thomas and Sarah (Moore) MADDIN, maternal grandparents William Wood and Henrietta (Sparks) DOWNS; educated in the public […]
City: Nashville McNEILLY, Robert H., civil engineer; born near Danville, Ky., September 30, 1879; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of James H. and Mary Russell (Weatherford) McNEILLY; father, Presbyterian minister; paternal grandparents Robert and Margaret (Larkins) McNEILLY, maternal grandparents Hardin and Matilda (Lee) WEATHERFORD; great grandfather, John LARKINS, was an […]
City: Nashville McNEILLY, Edwin L., lawyer; born East Nashville October 13, 1869; son James H. and Mary R. (Weatherford) McNEILLY; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Southwestern Presbyterian University and Vanderbilt University; graduated 1893; married Mary H. EWIN August 7, 1895; member Masons, K. of P., Elks, Red Men; Democrat. Source: Who’s Who […]
City: Nashville McMILLIN, Benton, statesman; born Monroe County, Ky., September 11, 1845; received academic education; Democrat; member of Tennessee House of Representatives in 1874; commanded by Governor to treat with State of Kentucky for purchase of territory in 1875; Presidential Elector in 1876; Special Judge of Circuit Court, 1877; elected […]
City: Obion BAIRD, Norton Wilson, editor, printer; born Bradford, Tenn., May 8, 1884; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James M. and Tabitha (SMITH) BAIRD; father’s occupation, lawyer and teacher; paternal grandparents Wilson and Cynthia (GOLATHIN) BAIRD, maternal grandparents William D. and Susan (SHAW) SMITH; educated in the local schools of Gibson […]
City: Obion WILSON, William Mitchell, real estate dealer; born near Troy, Tenn., Oct. 21, 1828; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William Mitchell and Rebecca (WILSON) WILSON; father was planter and farmer; paternal grandparents James and Ruth (DAVIDSON) WILSON, maternal grandparents Thomas and Lucy (LAWSON) WILSON; educated in the local schools of […]
City: Obion JERNIGAN, V. J., physician; born Robertson Co., Tenn., in 1868; educated in Obion Co. schools, Webb Brothers Academy, Bellbuckle, Tenn., and McTyeire Institute, McKenzie, Tenn.; graduated Vanderbilt University medical department, M. D. degree, in 1900; took post-graduate course at New York Polyclinic, 1906, and Vanderbilt University, 1908; married […]
City: Obion GREEN, E. J., lawyer; born Gibson Co., Tenn., in 1873; educated Mason Hall Academy and Southern Normal University and Lebanon Law School; began his career as a school teacher; admitted to bar in 1899; married Annie ARNOLD in 1899; member of Masons, I. O. O. F. and K. […]
City: Obion DARNALL, James F., physician; born Stantonville, Tenn., Sept. 1866; son of Thomas M. and Eliza DARNALL; Scotch-Irish descent; educated in the public schools of McNairy Co., Tenn.; won scholarship to the University of Tenn. and voluntarily relinquished it; graduated Ohio Normal University, Ada, O.; B. S., 1890; received […]
City: Nashville McMORROUGH, Theodore J., lawyer; born (near) Lexington, Miss., August 13, 1877; son T. J. and Cynthia (House) McMORROUGH; Scotch-Irish descent; educated University of Mississippi, University of Nashville, Draughon’s Business College, 1898; Vanderbilt, 1903; married Lutie BATTLE September 5,1903; Mason, K. of P.; Democrat; admitted to bar 1903; senior […]
City: Nashville McKISSICK, James Tracy, minister; born Maury County, Tenn., April 19, 1874; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William McEwen and Frances Olivia (Matthews) McKISSICK; educated Hillsboro High School, Texas Christian University, Waco, Tex., A.M. 1904, Kentucky University, Lexington, Ky., 1905, and Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., S. T. B. 1906; married […]
City: Nashville McGUGIN, Dan E., lawyer and teacher; born Tingley, Ia., July 29, 1879; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Frank and Melissa (Critchfield) McGUGIN; father, farmer and grain dealer; graduated Drake University, Des Moines, Ia., 1901, with Ph.D. degree; from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1904, with LL.B. degree; married […]
City: Nashville McGILL, John Thomas, teacher; born Monroe County, Tenn., October 13, 1851; son of Robert and Elizabeth (Hogg) McGILL; father was a farmer; maternal grandparents Samuel and Mary Polly (Talbot) HOGG; educated Looney’s High School, Gilmer, Tex., and Fayetteville, Ark.; graduated Vanderbilt University, B.S. 1879, Ph.D. 1881, Ph.G. 1882; […]
City: Nashville McFARLAND, W. L., public accountant; born Dancyville, Tenn., July 21, 1856; French-Scotch descent; son of George P. and Mary (Alexander) McFARLAND; father, physician and surgeon; paternal grandparents Lewis and Annie (Jimison) McFARLAND, maternal grandparents William R. and Elizabeth (Jarman) ALEXANDER; graduated Cumberland University, B.S., M.A., F.I.A. and C. […]
City: Nashville McCLURE, James, teacher; born Union City, Tenn., December 24, 1871; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Samuel Houston and Mary (Nolen) McCLURE; father was a farmer; paternal grandfather Henry McCLURE, maternal grandmother was a Miss Peay prior to her marriage, maternal grandparents John and Mary (Newsome) NOLEN; educated Union City […]
City: Nashville McCARN, Jefferson, lawyer; born Marshall, Ark., August 7, 1861; son Cornelius Alexander and Dulcenia Linton (Thomas) McCARN; Scotch-Welsh descent; educated on a ranch in West, Tex., at public school at Brownwood, Tex., and graduated from Vanderbilt June, 1894, LL.B.; married Mary D. ALLISON October 9, 1895; member D.K.E. […]
City: Nashville McALISTER, William King, lawyer; born Nashville, Tenn., July 4, 1850; son of W. K. and Frances R. (Anderson) McALISTER; father, merchant; paternal grandparents John and Frances A. (Thompson) McALISTER, maternal grandparents Andley and Elizabeth (Rhea) ANDERSON; educated at Bethany (W. Va.) College, and graduated from same B.A. June, […]