City: Birchwood
BARE, James Doyle, merchant, partner in firm of H. E. White & Co.; born Birchwood, Tenn., May 16, 1885; German, Scotch-Irish descent; son of A. M. and Elizabeth (Black) BARE; father’s occupation educator and farmer; paternal grandfather Henry BARE, paternal grandmother Melinda (Frye) BARE, maternal grandfather William Wallace BLACK, maternal grandmother Almira (Echols) BLACK; received graded school education; member and Past Grand, Lodge I. O. O. F. Birchwood Tenn.; in early life taught school; elected Superintendent of Public Instruction James Co., 1907, served one term; became partner in the firm of H. E. White & Co., Birchwood, Tenn., 1907; Republican; member Baptist church.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
