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 […]
Daily Archives: February 8, 2014
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, […]