City: Nashville WILLS, Andrew Woods, lawyer, postmaster; born near Philadelphia, Pa., April 30, 1841; son of William and Elizabeth (Marple) WILLS; father’s occupation, manufacturer and farmer; paternal grandfather Michael WILLS; graduated Norristown, Pa., in 1860; entered the practice of law in early life; President and General Manager Sheffield Coal, Iron […]
Monthly Archives: February 2014
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City: Nashville WILLIAMS, John Phillip, manufacturer; President Bon Air Coal Company; born Montgomery County, Tenn., February 22, 1848; son J. P. and Mildred (Hopson) WILLIAMS; paternal grandfather, Henry WILLIAMS; paternal grandmother, Mary WILSON; maternal grandfather, George Boyd HOPSON; maternal grandmother, Eliza READ; English descent; educated Miama /sic/ University, Oxford Ohio; […]
City: Nashville WIKLE, Douglas, lawyer; Public Official; born Cartersville, Ga., July, 1861; Scotch-Irish-German and English descent; son of Judge Jesse R. and Mary (Hooper) WIKLE; paternal grandparents Henry and Annie (Bandy) WIKLE, maternal grandfather Matthew HOOPER, maternal grandmother was a Miss LANE prior to her marriage; educated Cartersville, Ga., branch […]
City: Nashville WEST, Joseph Ready, attorney-at-law; born Hadensville, Todd County, Ky., January 16, 1858; son of Joseph Burrus and Mary Rebecca (Jarrad) WEST; English descent; educated Nashville and Clarksville, Tenn.; graduated S. P. University, Clarksville, June, 1877, B.A.; Vanderbilt University, June, 1880, B.L.; he taught school and practiced law in […]
City: Nashville WEBER, Henry Carlton, teacher; born Nashville, Tenn., November 7, 1860; German and French-English descent; son of Henry and Margaret (Walker) WEBER; father was teacher in Germany and Tennessee; paternal grandfather Christian WEBER, maternal grandparents Carleton and Caroline (Malette) WALKER; educated University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn.; began teaching […]
City: Pinhook Landing HORNSBY, Samuel J., farmer; born Roane Co., Tenn., Dec. 9, 1854; English descent; son of B.M. and Mahala (Brady) HORNSBY; father was farmer and Trustee of Roane Co. for two terms; paternal grandparents William and Rachael (Longacre) HORNSBY; maternal grandparents Farl and Elizabeth (Smith) BRADY; received education […]
City: Pinhook Landing HARDIN, Martin Luther, farmer; born Ten Mile Stand, Tenn., Oct. 17, 1861; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John H. and Elizabeth (Patterson) HARDIN; father farmer; paternal grandparents John P. and Naomi (Gash) HARDIN, maternal grandparents James and Mary (Witten) PATTERSON; educated at Hiwassee College; married Sallie J. BROWN, […]
City: Pinhook Landing PEAK, Mellville Cox, merchant; born Pin Hook Landing, 1870; son of W.C. and Nancy (Matlock) PEAK; Irish descent; father, merchant and planter; paternal grandparents Jacob and Kesiah (Prigmore) PEAK, maternal grandparents William and Sallie (Dodson) MATLOCK; educated in Decatur High School; married Iva SHERMAN, April 10, 1901; […]
City: Pinhook Landing GUINN, Joel Franklin, preacher, farmer; born Decatur, Tenn., Oct. 19, 1842; English descent; son of Joshua and Elizabeth (Brooks) GUINN; his father was a farmer; paternal grandparents Bat and Susan (Huff) GUINN, maternal grandparents Leonard and Mary (Fuller) BROOKS; educated at Decatur and Oak Grove Academies; married […]
City: Pinhook Landing BOGGESS, Eliisha Sharp, farmer; born Ten Mile Stand, Meigs Co., Tenn., Jan. 9, 1856; son of Abijah F. and Levina C. (Sharp) BOGGESS; father was a farmer; received a limited education in the county schools; took business course, Atlanta, Ga., 1876; married Martha J. EWING, Dec. 30, […]
City: Piney Flats WOLFE, John Bunyan, furniture manufacturer; born near Piney Flats, Tenn., Oct 18, 1857; German descent; son of F.M. and Winifred (Shell) WOLFE; father, farmer; paternal grandparents John and Priscilla (Webb) WOLFE, maternal grandparents Andrew and Winifred (Boyd) SHELL; received education in the district schools; married Nora E. […]
City: Piney Flats SANDERS, John Henry, carpenter and farmer; born Piney Flats, Tenn., Nov. 16, 1846; English-German descent; son of William and Sarah J. (Yoakley) SANDERS; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents John and Barbara (Hodges) SANDERS; maternal grandparents Henry and Anne (Barnett) YOAKLEY; received a common school education; married […]
City: Normandy HUFFMAN, T. L., farmer; born Normandy, Tenn., German descent; son of G. C. and Eliza J. (PHILLIPS) HUFFMAN; father farmer; educated Winchester, Tenn., and Lexington, Ky., and graduated 1886 and 1890; began farming in early life; married Emma JARRELL, 1900; member F. & A. M.; member Presbyterian church, […]
City: Normandy HUFFMAN, Ephream Sharp, live stock breeder and dairy farmer; born Bedford Co., Tenn. Nov. 21, 1867; Dutch descent; son of John Peter and Margaret Jane (ANTHONY) HUFFMAN; father’s occupation farming; paternal grandparents John and Polly (CORTNER) HUFFMAN; maternal grandparents Adam and Sallie (SHARP) ANTHONY; educated public schools and […]
City: Nashville WEAVER, Rufus Washington, clergyman; born Greensboro, S. C., June 3, 1870; Scotch-Irish-English descent; son of Preston D. and Elizabeth (Forbis) WEAVER; father, merchant and farmer; paternal grandparents Rev. Amos and Emily (Tomlinson) WEAVER, maternal grandparents David and Elizabeth (Woodburn) FORBIS; attended Greensboro (N. C.) High School, Johns Hopkins […]
City: Nashville WATTS, James Lovell, lawyer; born Robertson County, Tenn., May 20, 1845; son James and Elizabeth Jackson (Miles) WATTS; English descent; educated “Old Field” School, Robertson County, Tenn.; elected County Superintendent of Public Instruction Robertson County, Tenn., April, 1873; re-elected April, 1875; resigned April, 1876, and removed to Nashville […]
City: Nashville WATTS, Frank Overton, banker; born Paducah, Ky., November 14, 1867; son of Thomas L. and Ruth (Caldwell) WATTS; educated in public and preparatory schools of Tennessee; began his career as Bank Clerk and Officer at Union, City, Tenn., and since 1903 he has been President of First National […]
City: Nashville WATKINS, James Morgan, Associate General Agent of Masachusetts /sic/ Mutual Life Insurance Company; born Meridian, Miss, July 3, 1886; son Edmond and Idelette (Dial) WATWINS; Welsh-English descent; graduate Princeton University B.A. 1908; member Elm Club, Princeton, member Mountain City Club, Chattanooga, member Chattanooga Golf and Country Club, member […]
City: Nashville WASHINGTON, William Hunter, lawyer; born at Springfield, Tenn.; he is a descendant of John WASHINGTON, (the uncle of Gen. George WASHINGTON, and grandson of that John WASHINGTON who came from the northern part of England in 1857, and who was the founder of the family in America) son […]
City: Nashville WASHBURN, Charles Campbell, professional singer; born Quincy, Ill., December 15, 1868; English descent; son of Cornelius and Isora E. (Blades) WASHBURN; paternal grandparents Vincent Robinson and Elizabeth (Collins) WASHBURN, maternal grandparents William and Amanda (Gates) BLADES; attended Covington (Ky.) High School; graduated from Vanderbilt University, B.D., in 1892, […]