City: Memphis MYERS, Henry C., life insurance solicitor; born Wadesboro, N. C., Oct. 17, 1847; German and Irish descent; son of Absalom and Adeline (ROGGAN) MYERS; father’s occupation, merchant and planter; educated in public schools at Byhalia, Miss., and University of Miss., Oxford, Miss.; began his business career as a […]
Yearly Archives: 2014
City: Memphis MULFORD, John Nelson, merchant-jeweler; born Newark, N. J.; son of Lewis C. and Sarah E. (BUNNELL) MULFORD; English descent; educated in city schools of Newark, N. J.; in early life was a manufacturing jeweler’s apprentice; entered merchant jewelry business for himself in Memphis, 1881, under firm name of […]
City: Memphis MOSS, John T., physician and surgeon; born Union City, Tenn., Nov. 4, 1879; Scotch-English descent; son of William G. and Amanda M. (ROSS) MOSS; father’s occupation planter, furniture mfgr. and pharmacist; paternal grandparents W. H. and Sallie (GIDDINS) MOSS; educated Union City Training School, graduated from Jefferson Medical […]
City: Memphis TOWNER, Justin D., dentist; born Lynnville, Tenn., May 12, 1877; son Justin D. and Samantha (Bugg) TOWNER; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Webb’s School, Bell Buckle; Wall and Mooney, Franklin, Tenn., and Vanderbilt University; graduate Vanderbilt University, D.D.S., April, 1898; married Mary Estelle WALL October 27, 1898; member Memphis Dental […]
City: Nashville LOVENTHAL, L. J., insurance agent; born Nashville, Tenn., November 28, 1975; son of L. J. and Mary (Sulzbacher) LOVENTHAL; father was insurance agent; educated Nashville (Tenn.) Public schools and Vanderbilt University; graduated from Nashville High School, June, 1892; entered the insurance business in early life; married Gertrude MOSES, […]
City: Nashville LOGAN, Mercer Patton, clergyman; born “Dungeness,” Goochland County, Va., October 16, 1857; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James W. and Sarah Ann (Strother) LOGAN; educated Roanoke College, Salem, Va., and Virginia Theological Seminary, graduating from latter in 1880; D.D. conferred by Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.; married Elizabeth […]
City: Nashville LINDSEY, Edw. Allen, bank officer; born Nashville, Tenn., August 27, 1871; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Alonzo and Etha Jane (Hagan) LINDSEY; educated in Nashville public schools; engaged in banking early in life; married Alice Miller HALL, October 27, 1896; member Watauga Club and Golf and Country Club, Nashville; […]
City: Nashville LOFTON, George Augustus, Baptist minister; born Panola County, Miss., December 25, 1839; Scotch, Irish, and French descent; son of James Blocker and Olivia Ann (Settle) LOFTON; graduated Mercer University, Penfield, Ga., April, 1872, A. M.; from Baylor University, Texas, 1880, D.D.; Nashville University, May, 1901, LL.D.; Carson & […]
City: Nashville LINDAUER, Ben, wholesale dry goods merchant; born Louisville, Ky., February 16, 1856; German and French descent; son of Ben and Julia (Gross) LINDAUER; father, merchant; educated in Cincinnati, O., and graduated about 1875; began his career as bookkeeper and credit man; married Tillie ROTHSCHILD, October 15, 1890; President […]
City: Memphis TOWNER, Richard Paul, merchant; born Memphis, Tenn., December 11, 1872; son H.N. and Ida B. (Dare) TOWNER; Scotch-English descent; educated Memphis Public Schools, Christian Brothers’ College; married Edna HELBIG June 17, 1906; member Masons, 32 degree; Knights Templar, Shriners, Elks, Royal Arcanum and Hoo Hoos; junior partner in […]
City: Nashville LEWINTHAL, Isadore, rabbi born in Germany, October 17, 1849; son of Rabbi Solomon LEWINTHAL; educated in Germany and graduated at Berlin; took special studies in divinity and became a Jewish rabbi, 1873; married Estelle BLOCK, August 6, 1879; was Rabbi of San Antonio, Tex., 1879-88, and has been […]
City: Nashville LEA, Luke, lawyer; born Nashville, Tenn., April 12, 1879; son of Overton and Ella (Cocke) LEA; father’s occupation, lawyer; educated University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., and Columbia Law School, Columbia University, New York; graduated University of the South, B.A. degree, 1899, and M.A. 1900; Columbia Law School, […]
City: Nashville LAWSON, Isaac Harry, Assistant Instructor and Fellow in Vanderbilt University; born Ossian, Ind.; son of Michael and Katherine (Darrah) LAWSON; father, is Presbyterian minister; paternal grandparents Isaac and Sarah (Medsker) LAWSON, maternal grandparents James A. and Mary A. (McCutcheon) DARRAH; Scotch-Irish descent; educated High School, Indianapolis, Wabash College, […]
City: Nashville LAWRENCE, Charles H., lawyer; born Nashville, Tenn., January, 1866; English descent; son of John and Anna C. (Haub) LAWRENCE; educated in public schools of Nashville; graduated Vanderbilt University, B. A. and LL.B., 1884-1885; member Elks; Professor of Law of Persons, Criminal Law and Practice, Vanderbilt Law School. Source: […]
City: Nashville LATTIN, John Thomas, assistant postmaster; born Somerville, Tenn., March 12, 1851; English and German descent; son of John Thomas and Margaret H. (Zellner) LATTIN; father, postmaster and merchant; paternal grandparents Thomas A. and Lucy (Davison) LATTIN, maternal grandparents Arnold and Margaret (Holmes) ZELLNER; educated Somerville (Tenn.) Male Academy; […]
City: Nashville LANE, William, manager Wallan Buggy Company; born Cairo, Ill., March 2, 1832; son George P. and Edna (Rose) LANE; English descent; graduated University of Virginia 1856; married Marian SIMPSON September 4, 1865; member Odd Fellows, Masons, Country Club; member Baptist Church. Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical […]
City: Nashville LANDRITH, Ira, clergyman and President Belmont College; born Milford, Ellis County, Tex., March 23, 1865; son Martin Luther and Mary M. (Groves) LANDRETH; Scotch-Irish descent; educated in public schools and Trinity University in Texas and Cumberland University; graduated from Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., 1888-89; degrees conferred, B.S., 1888; […]
City: Nashville LANDIS, JOHN T., banker and broker; born Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tenn., August 4, 1866; Swiss-English descent; son of Absalom L. and Nancy (Carter) LANDIS; father, banker, farmer and manufacturer; paternal grandparents John and Mary (Lowe) LANDIS, maternal grandparents William and Keziah (Tannehill) CARTER; educated by private tutor; began […]
City: Nashville LANDIS, Abb Lowe, actuary and counselor; born Bedford County, Tenn., August 9, 1856; son of Absalom L. and Nancy (Carter) LANDIS; descended from the Landis family of North Carolina and the Carters of Virginia; graduated University of Nashville 1875, Vanderbilt University 1876, Lebanon Law School 1879; he engaged […]
City: Nashville LAMBUTH, Walter Russell, clergyman; born Shanghai, China, November 10, 1854; English and Scotch descent; son of James W. and Mary Isabella (McClellan) LAMBUTH; father, missionary to China and Japan; paternal grandparents John R. and Nancy (Kirkpatrick) LAMBUTH; maternal grandparents William G. and Sarah Ann (Cleveland) McCLELLAN; married Daisy […]