City: Big Sandy DOWDY, James Franklin, merchant and farmer; born near Big Sandy Oct. 13, 1858; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James Wiley and Henrietta (Bachus) DOWDY; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents John and Mary (Upton) DOWDY; maternal grandparents John and Jane (Vaughn) BACHUS; received common school education; began his business […]
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City: Nashville HARWOOD, Samuel N., lawyer born Benton County, Tenn., June 26, 1870; son R. D. and Mary Eugenia (Pybass) HARWOOD; English descent; educated Waverly College, Winchester Normal, Conservatory of Music, Vanderbilt (oratory), Vanderbilt University; graduated Vanderbilt (Law) 1895; Democrat; nominated and elected County Attorney for Davidson County, Tenn., 1901; […]
City: Big Sandy DOWDY, Earl H., farmer; born in Henry Co., Tenn., July 2, 1878; English descent; son of Henry and Angeline (Marbry) DOWDY; father’s occupation, farming; received common school education; in early life clerked in a confectionery store, later took up farming, in which business he is now engaged […]
City: Jackson TIGRETT, I. B., cashier Union Bank & Trust Co.; born Friendship, Tenn., Sept. 15, 1879; son of Rev. Samuel K. and Elizabeth (Nunn) TIGRETT; Scotch-Irish descent; graduated Union University Jackson, Tenn., B. S. degree in 1898; married Mary Sue KENNEDY July 20, 1904; member Masonic Lodge, K. of […]
City: McIllwain GOSSETT, Dorsey, farmer and stock dealer; born near Holladay, Tenn., Nov. 13, 1869; English descent; son of David A. and E.V. (Camp) GOSSETT; father’s occupation, farmer; educated at Holladay, Tenn., graduated from Holladay Independent Normal, L.I., July 4, 1891, B.S., July 7, 1893; in early life he taught […]
City: Holladay ROBINSON, William G., Postmaster; born Benton Co., Tenn., July 20, 1861; son of William and Nancy V. (Barnes) ROBINSON; Irish descent; father’s occupation, farmer; received common school education; was reared on the farm, later taught school; was interested in the mercantile business 1889-1894, again in 1904-6; now Postmaster […]
City: Holladay MCAULEY, Irving Oswald, farmer and educator; born at Buena Vista, Tenn., in 1860; Irish and Scotch descent; son of John and Darthuley (Rust) MCAULEY; father’s occupation, farmer and merchant; paternal grandparents William and Elizabeth (Butler) MCAULEY, maternal grandparents Jerry T. and Betsy (Allen) RUST; received common school education […]
City: Holladay ADEN, Clint, farmer; born in Benton Co., Tenn., Oct. 24, 1849; Irish descent; son of Albert and Kittie (Utley) ADEN; father’s occupation, farmer and stock raiser; educated at Chaseville, Tenn., and graduated at same place; married Jennie UTLEY Jan. 26, 1876; member W. O. W. (Consul Com.); Democrat; […]
City: Faxon PARKER, J. Calvin, farmer; born Benton Co., Tenn., March 6, 1875; son of W. R. and M. E. (Alston) PARKER, received common school education, married Anna E. ROBBINS Sept. 3, 1893; member F. & A. M.; secretary Newport Lodge 208, Tax Assessor 1903 to 1906, Justice of Peace […]
City: Eva TOTTY, Bolin A., farmer; born Hickman Co., Tenn., Dec. 4, 1842; son of William W. and Jane A. (Campbell) TOTTY; married Jennie A. ATCHISON Sept. 1, 1868; served three and a half years as a private in Confederate army during civil war; member of Southern Methodist church.
City: Carthage COTTON, James Thomas, minister of the Gospel; born Brentwood, Tenn., June 27, 1867; son of John A. and Rachel P. (TUKCER) COTTON; educated common schools, Wall & Mooney’s Academy, Culleoka, Tenn., and Vanderbilt University; graduated from Wall & Mooney’s Academy June, 1890; converted to Christianity 1883; licensed to […]
City: Chaseville PRINCE, William T., merchant; born Chaseville, Tenn., Aug. 29, 1851; French descent; son of Thomas C. and Mary (Merrick) PRINCE; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather John PRINCE, paternal grandmother Rachel (Curtis) PRINCE, maternal grandfather Mote MERRICK, maternal grandmother Celia (Pickett) MERRICK; received common school education; engaged in farming […]
City: Camden PRESSON, Jarrad G., druggist; born Camden, Tenn., Dec. 25, 1856; Irish descent; son of N. W. and Lyda (Lyles) PRESSON; father’s occupation, farmer; received common school education; was reared on a farm and in 1889 became Assistant Postmaster of Camden, Tenn.; entered the drug business in 1892, and […]
City: Camden UTLEY, O. A., minister of the Gospel; born near Camden, Tenn., Oct. 11, 1872; English descent; son of M. V. and Sarah P. (Gassett) UTLEY; father’s occupation, minister of the Gospel; educated Southern Normal University, Huntingdon, Tenn., and graduated from same 1897; married Ada ANDERSON Dec. 1, 1895; […]
City: Camden THOMAS, Dorsey B., farmer and live stock dealer; born Denver, Tenn., Jan. 9, 1870; English descent; son of Dorsey B. and Lucy (Robertson) THOMAS; father’s occupation, lawyer and farmer; paternal grandparents William and Eliza (Bass) THOMAS, maternal grandparents John and Mary (Willis) ROBERTSON; educated at Edgewood and Franklin, […]
City: Camden POTTS, Uriah Austin, merchant; born Davie Co., N. C., Feb. 9, 1861; son of W. S. and M. C. (Painter) POTTS; Dutch, Scotch, Irish and Indian descent; father’s occupation farmer; graduated Big Sandy, Tenn., 1884; early business occupation teacher and then merchant; married M. W. STIGALL Dec. 2, […]
City: Camden ODLE, Joe F., lawyer; born at Coxburg, Tenn., May 29, 1880; son of H. D. ODLE; father was a farmer and stock dealer, merchant; paternal grandparents Richard and Lucretia (Tippett) ODLE; maternal grandparents J. H. and Nancy D. (Wesson) FRY; Scotch-Irish descent; educated at McTyeire Institute and Cumberland […]
City: Camden MORRIS, William Thompson, cashier of Benton County Bank, Camden, Tenn.; born Camden, Tenn., Aug. 8, 18?8; Scotch-Irish descent; son of A. J. and Ann J. (Hill) MORRIS; father’s occupation merchant; educated, common schools of Benton Co.; early business occupation farming; married Inez GIBSON Dec. 30, 1902; member Knights […]
City: Camden MCGILL, William Porter, physician; born in Henderson Co., Tenn., Sept. 22, 1859; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Eli Taylor and Sarah A. (Meals) MCGILL; father’s occupation merchant; educated at Huntingdon and Nashville, Tenn.; graduated at Nashville, Tenn., (Academie) in 1875 and Nashville Medical College with degree of M. D., […]
City: Camden HOLLADAY, George Blanton, Circuit Court Clerk of Benton Co.; born Holladay, Tenn., Feb. 24, 1873; English, German, Scotch-Irish descent; son of John M. and Rachel B. (Mathews) HOLLADAY; father’s occupation merchant, tax collector, 1874-5, County Court Clerk 1875-8; paternal grandfather George W. HOLLADAY, paternal grandmother Catherine (Crider) HOLLADAY, […]