City: Paris PORTER, James Davis, attorney-at-law; born Dec. 7, 1828; son of Thomas Kennedy and Geraldine (Horton) PORTER; father physician; paternal grandparents William and Hanna (Kennedy) PORTER; maternal grandparents Josiah and Nancy (White) HORTON; educated at Paris, Tenn., graduated from Univ. of Nashville, A. B., 1846; LL.D. conferred 1880; married […]
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City: Nashville SEARIGHT, Frank Malone; born Nashville, Tenn., September 19, 1867; Scotch-Irish descent; son of George and Fannie (Malone) SEARIGHT; father, wholesale grocer; educated at Nashville, Tenn., High School, 1886; early in life he engaged in the grocery business, also brokerage; married Annie M. SHANNON, in 1893; member Masonic Lodge, […]
City: Nashville SCHUERMAN, William Henry, educator; born Cincinnati, O., November 8, 1859; son of Christian Frederick and Henrietta (Woesten) SCHUERMAN; German descent; father, retired manufacturer; educated Cincinnati public schools, University of Cincinnati, Johns Hopkins; graduated University of Cincinnati, C.E., June 1881; began his business career as Civil Engineer; is now […]
City: Memphis WINCHESTER, James Ridout, D.D.; born Annapolis, Md., March 15, 1852; descendant from the colonial governors of Maryland on maternal side; 9th son of Jacob and Mary (Ridout) WINCHESTER; educated in Virginia Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Va.; graduated from Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Va., with B.A. and B.Ph. […]
City: Sewanee KIRBY-SMITH, Reynolds Marion, physician; born Nashville, Tenn., June 14, 1874; English descent; son of Edmund and Cassie (Selden) KIRBY-SMITH; father, soldier and educator; paternal grandparents Joseph Lee and Frances (Kirby) SMITH, maternal grandparents William and Caroline (Hare) SELDEN; graduated from University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., M. D., […]
City: Nashville SCHOTT, Ernest John, druggist; born Nashville, Tenn., March 10, 1876; German descent; son of Chas. and Emily Ann (Sharp) SCHOTT; father, manufacturer; graduated Vanderbilt University as Pharmaceutical Chemist 1894; engaged in drug business early in life, and is at present proprietor and owner of five drug stores; married […]
City: Nashville RUTHERFORD, Charles H., lawyer; born Sumner County, Tenn., February 16, 1872; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James W. and Amanda (Edwards) RUTHERFORD; father, farmer; paternal grandparents Benjamin and Nancy (Pearce) RUTERFORD; maternal grandparents Drew and Catharine (Dorris) EDWARDS; educated in public schools of Sumner County, Tenn.; was a farmer […]
City: Nashville RUTHERFORD, Alfred G., lawyer; born Sumner County, Tenn., March 28, 1865; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Jas. W. and Amanda (Edwards) RUTHERFORD; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents Benjamin and Nancy (Pearce) RUTERFORD; maternal grandparents Drew and Catharine (Dorris) EDWARDS; educated Sumner County High School; graduated Vanderbilt University, LL.B., […]
City: Nashville RUDDIMAN, Edsel A., Professor of Pharmacy; born Dearborn, Michigan, December 27, 1864; Scotch descent; son of William and Catharine (Noble) RUDDIMAN; father, farmer; paternal grandparents William and Barbara (Leslie) RUDDIMAN, maternal grandparents James and Margaret (Ross) NOBLE; educated Detroit High School and University of Michigan; graduated at University […]
City: Nashville ROSS, Montague S., lawyer; born Savannah, Tenn., August 12, 1880; son W. U. and Lucy Ann ROSS; Scotch-Irish-English descent; graduated University of Nashville 1903, B. A.; George Washington University, Washington D. C., 1907, LL.B.; married Hazel MITCHUM September 9, 1908; member Kappa Alpha (Southern), K. of P.; member […]
City: Nashville ROSE, Wicklifee, General Agent of Peabody Educational Fund; born Saulsbury, Tenn., November 19, 1862; son of Kinchen Langston and Jeannette (Cherry) ROSE; graduated University of Nashville, A.B., 1889; A. M. 1890; student University of Chicago, summer terms, 1897 to 1902; married Ella Morio SUDLER, December 29, 1891; Democrat; […]
City: Nashville RODGERS, Rev. William Thomas, minister; born Wheat, Roane County, Tenn., October 8, 1861; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Jacob B. and Nancy Ann (Magill) RODGERS; graduated Millikin University, A.B., 1889; Lebanon Theological Seminary, B.D., 1891; Union Theological Seminary of New York, B.D., 1892; Roane College, D.D., 1906; Cumberland University, […]
Among the public spirited citizens of any community are often found prominent those who have been reared amid influences which tend to the higher development of the race in general—physical conditions such as the farm offers, with its pure air, water, sunshine and plenty of healthful exercise, which permit free […]
The career of Ben B. Gillespie, of Gallatin, Tennessee, presents a striking example of enterprise, industry and integrity, conducing to eminent success. Reared to the work of the farm, he has continued his operations along agricultural lines to such good effect that today he is the owner of a handsome […]
City: Woodbury HAWES, Robert Rush, merchant, farmer; born Cookeville, Tenn., Aug. 14, 1861; son of James Oscar and Harriet N. (Cooke) HAWES; father, merchant; paternal grandparents, William and Tabitha (Quarles) HAWES, maternal grandparents, Richard F. and Margaret (Cox) COOKE; educated at Hughes and Mims Male Academy, Edgefield, Tenn.; in early […]
City: Winchester ESTILL, Floyd, lawyer; born Winchester, Tenn., Nov. 18, 1858; Scotch descent; son of Francis Thomas and Kathryn (Garner) ESTILL; father’s occupation, lawyer; paternal grandparents, Wallace and Elinor (Crabb) ESTILL, maternal grandparents, Calaway and Beulah (Wadlington) GARNER; educated Carrick Academy; in early life taught school; read law one year […]
It is noteworthy that many of the sturdy and useful citizens of the United States either came from Germany or are of German extraction. Moritz Schubert, the father of Fred L., was born in Saxony, Germany, in 1824, and about 1845 left the Fatherland to seek his fortune in America. […]
City: Tracy City THOROGOOD, George M., secretary and treasurer Tennessee Consolidated Coal Co. and Nunley Ridge Coal Co.; born Cowan, Tenn., July 2, 1879; son of William and Bettie (Hawkins) THOROGOOD; father’s occupation, bridge and stone contactor; paternal grandfather Moses THOROGOOD, maternal grandparents John and Mariah (Buckner) HAWKINS; graduated from […]
Charles Gideon Hounshell, son of Peter W. Hounshell and Rhoda Tarter Hounshell, was born on the Hounshell farm near Rural Retreat Wythe County, Virginia, on January 12, 1874. At the Rural Retreat school Mr. Hounshell began his educational career, continued through Emory and Henry College, finishing at Vanderbilt University, and […]
On Sunday afternoon, October 15, 1939 the beautiful spirit of our beloved friend, and the wife of our faithful pastor, Rev. W. L. HART, slipped away to be with Jesus. Mrs. Hart was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 17, 1892, and was the daughter of the late R. L. […]