City: Pulaski BASS, Jacob Miller, farmer; born Giles Co., Tenn., Sept. 28, 1825; his paternal grandmother Martha (Hix) BASS was a direct descendant of Pocahontas; son of Nathan and Martha (Beaty) BASS; father farmer; educated in the common schools which were taught in log cabins, never graduated but obtained a […]
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City: Pulaski BALLENTINE, John Goff, retired lawyer-banker; born Pulaski, Giles County, Tenn., May 20, 1825; son of Andrew Mitchell and Mary Tuttle (Goff) BALLENTINE; Scotch-Irish descent; graduated from Wurtemburg Academy, 1841; University of Nashville 1845, and Harvard 1848; married Mary Elizabeth LAIRD, November 14, 1854; member I. O. O. F.; […]
City: Pulaski ABERNATHY, James Polk, lawyer; born Giles Co., Tenn., June 15, 1849; son of Charles C. and Elizabeth (Dickson) ABERNATHY; Scotch descent; educated in country schools and Giles College; married first Lulu JONES, Nov. 9, 1875, second Mamie BUTLER, Nov. 24, 1891; member KuKlux; Mason, Odd Fellow, K. of […]
City: Pulaski ABERNATHY, Andrew Jackson, lawyer; born Giles Co., Tenn., Sept. 18, 1834; Scotch-Welsh descent; son of Charles C. and Susanna W. (Harris) ABERNATHY; father farmer and clerk of circuit court for 24 years; paternal grandparents William and Elizabeth (Clayton) ABERNATHY; maternal grandparents Tyree and Susanna (Swift) HARRIS; was educated […]
City: Memphis TREZEVANT, Marye Beattie, lawyer; born Memphis, Tenn., August 28, 1846; French descent; son of John Timothy and Eleanor Louisa (Beattie) TREZEVANT; father’s occupation, lawyer; paternal grandfather Dr. John T. TREZEVANT, maternal grandfather Thomas B. BEATTIE; educated in Memphis, Tenn.; married Susan K. SIMMONS, Feb. 14, 1865; Democrat; member […]
City: Rogersville OWEN, Robert Alexander, minister of the gospel; born Franklin, N.C., Aug. 25, 1852; son of Thomas W. and Jane (Reid) OWEN; father was farmer and trader and soldier in Confederate army; received his education in the common schools of North Carolina; was farmer and school teacher in early […]
City: Rogersville NELSON, Henry J., druggist; born Murfreesboro, Tenn., July 4, 1847; Scotch-English descent; son of Joseph and Mary E. (Graves) NELSON; father, druggist; educated at Murfreesboro, Tenn.; entered the drug business at Murfreesboro, Tenn., in early life; served a short while in Confederate army during civil war; married Lillie […]
City: Rogersville KYLE, H.G., lawyer, chancellor of the Second Chancery Division of the State of Tennessee; Republican; residence, Rogersville, Tenn. Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
City: Rogersville FULKERSON, Francis Marion, farmer and stock dealer; born Rogersville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 1877; Scotch-Irish-Dutch descent; son of Francis Marion and Penelope (Neill) FULKERSON; father, attorney at law; paternal grandparents Abraham and Margaret L. (Vance) FULKERSON, maternal grandparents James Kane and Catherine D. (Hale) NEILL; educated at Rogersville, Tenn., […]
City: Rogersville BOWEN, Alfred Thomas, lawyer; born Hancock Co., Tenn., March 12, 1866; son of Jason Y. and Ruth A. (Lea) BOWEN; paternal grandfather Jesse BOWEN; maternal(sp) grandmother Sallie (Durham) BOWEN; maternal grandfather Archer LEA; maternal grandmother ____ (Hendrix) LEA; English descent; father’s occupation farmer; educated Sneedville, McKinney High School; […]
City: Rogersville ARMSTRONG, William Henry, physician and surgeon; born Stony Point, Tenn., Oct. 3, 1861; German-Scotch-Irish descent; son of William Lyons and Sallie Caldwell (Buren) ARMSTRONG; father, farmer and merchant; educated Sweetwater, Tenn.; graduated from Louisville Medical College, M.D., 1889, New York Polyclinic, 1898; married Sue Miller LYONS, Feb. 11, […]
City: Rockwood TURNER, James Columbus, insurance man; born Roane Co., Oct. 8, 1860; Irish descent; son of Wm. C. and Louise J. (Smith) TURNER; father farmer; educated Burritt College, Spencer, Tenn.; married Mary Lee BARNETT, March 24, 1898; began his business career as bookkeeper in mercantile business; Republican; member I.O.O.F., […]
City: Rockwood TANNER, Joseph D., banker; born Logan Co., Ky., Jan. 18, 1864; son of Alexander B. and Catherine (Hill) TANNER; father, dealer in tobacco; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Rochester (Ky.) High School; began his business career as merchant; was later Circuit Court Clerk Butler Co., Ky.; married Georgia B. PREWITT, […]
City: Rockwood McNUTT, John F., lawyer; born Kingston, Tenn., July 20, 1859; Scotch-English descent; son James W. and Katherine (Hosley) McNUTT; father physician; educated Maryville (Tenn.) College; before taking up the practice of law he taught school; married Maude WEBSTER, April 28, 1892; served as Colonel on staff of Gov. […]
City: Rockwood HAGGARD, Fred G., attorney-at-law, born Roane Co., Tenn., Nov. 1st, 1878; son J.H. and Nancy J. (Kindrick) HAGGARD; father farmer; paternal grandparents Robert G. and Polly (McPherson) HAGGARD, maternal grandparents John and Martha (Owings) KINDRICK; educated Rockwood High School and American Univ., Harriman, Tenn., graduating from the Rockwood […]
City: Paris SWEENEY, James, Co. Court Clerk; born Henry Co., Tenn., Nov. 30, 1864; son Calvin and Hannah (Check) SWEENEY; Scotch-Irish descent; father is retired manufacturer and Union Veteran; married Mattie B. JOYNER May 19, 1898; member W. O. W. (Past Consul Commander); Co. Court Clerk Aug. 1906-1910; re-elected 1910 […]
City: Paris SPICER, James R., funeral director; born Humphreys Co., Tenn., Sept. 10, 1858; Irish descent; son of Charley and Eliza (Long) SPICER; father was a farmer; educated Edgewood Normal College on Yellow Creek, Dickson Co., Tenn.; began his career as clerk and office boy for Dan RICE at Tennessee […]
One of the most attractive establishments in Obion is the jewelry establishment of Q. SHIRES. One of the finest stores in the city, it occupies three hundred and seventy-five feet of floor space and is filled with heavy and expansive glass cases containing every variety of jewelry. This stock is of […]
A well-to-do and leading business man of Obion, as a man who has in more than one line given worthy public service, and as a member of organizations that tend toward the betterment of humanity, L. A. Ward is one whose life is of interest to historian and reader. Of […]
The Reverend Charles Henry CLARK, whose church in Nashville, Tennessee is the hostess of the National Baptist Convention for 1913, is one of the really great and interesting characters of the National Baptist Convention. He was born October 15, 1855, in Christian County, Kentucky. His father was unknown to him, […]