City: Nashville STAHLMAN, Edward Bushrod, newspaper publisher; born Mecklenburg, Germany, September 2, 1844; son of Frederick and Christiane (Lange) STAHLMAN; German descent; his father was an educator; his aunt was a close friend of the Empress Augusta; his uncle was a German Government Official, and was decorated three times by […]
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City: Nashville SMITHER, James William, manager of the Prudential Insurance Company of America; born Memphis, Tenn., June 26, 1878; son Chas. G. and Georgia (Tate) SMITHER; educated public schools Memphis, Tenn.; married Louise PERSON, of Memphis, Jan. 30, 1907; member Elks’ lodge No. 72, Nashville, Tenn.; Hermitage Club, Nashville, Tenn.; […]
City: Nashville SMITH, Robert Trimble, lawyer; born Davidson County, Tenn., April 16, 1865; son Robert McPhail and Letitia Clark (Trimble) SMITH; Scotch descent; educated city public schools and Vanderbilt University; graduated High School 1882, and Vanderbilt University 1886, LL.B. member Hermitage Club and Golf and Country Club; admitted to bar […]
City: Nashville MORTON, West Humphreys, County Register Davidson County; born Nashville, Tenn., September 15, 1870; son J. W. and Annie (Humphreys) MORTON; educated Nashville; early business, newspaper work; married Mary PERRY April 15, 1894; member Shriners, Scottish Rite Masons, Odd Fellows, K. of P., Elks, Red Men, Cumberland Club; Register […]
City: Nashville MORTON, M. B., newspaper man; born Russellville, Ky., August 6, 1859; son William and Sophia W. (Warren) MORTON; English-Scotch-Irish descent; educated private schools and Bethel College, Russellville, Ky.; married Emma COLLIER February 26, 1890; formerly city editor Birmingham Age-Herald and Nashville American, reporter on and afterward city editor […]
City: Nashville MORTON, John Watson, public official, retired; born Hillsboro, Tenn., September, 1842; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Dr. John Watson and Sarah Buchanan (Goodwin) MORTON; maternal grandparents John and Sarah (Ridley) BUCHANAN; his paternal grandmother was called “The Heroine of the West;” his maternal grandfather commanded Fort Buchanan on Mill […]
City: Nashville MORRIS, Robert Lewis, lawyer; born (near) Nashville, Tenn., April 9, 1847; son Henry B. and Sarah (Willis) MORRIS; English-French-Welsh descent; educated High School, Nashville, and Cumberland University; married Lucy Napier HUDSON June 20, 1872; member Masons; entered Confederate Army April, 1864;, age 17; First Lieutenant in command Co. […]
City: Nashville MORGAN, Henry William, dentist; born Davidson County, Tenn., October 25, 1853; son of William Henry and Sarah A. (Noel) MORGAN; father’s occupation, dentist and educator; paternal grandparents Joseph Underwood and Mary (Adams) MORGAN, maternal grandparents Garnett L. and Caroline (Rouse) NOEL; educated in public schools of Nashville; graduated […]
City: Nashville MIKELL, Henry J., clergyman; rector Christ Church, Nashville; born Sumter, S. C., August 4, 1873; son Dr. Thomas Price and Rebecca (Moses); graduated University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., B.A., 1895; M.A. and B.D., 1898; married Henrietta Campbell BRYAN, Charleston, S. C., November 8, 1905; member Kappa Alpha […]
City: Nashville MASON, Arthur B., insurance; born Barren Plains, Tenn., August 12, 1858; English and Irish descent; son of Thomas Ryan and Victoria Jane (Taylor) MASON; paternal grandfather Granberry B. MASON, maternal grandfather Jesse B. TAYLOR; educated Barren Plains, Tenn., and Adairville, Ky.; early business occupation general store, drugs and […]
City: Nashville MARR, Thomas Scott, architect; born Nashville, Tenn., October 20, 1867; English, Scotch, and French descent; son of Thomas Scott and Delia (Tarbox) MARR; father was a banker and broker; educated in the School for Deaf at Knoxville, Tenn., and Massachusetts Institute of Technology; graduated National Deaf Mute College, […]
City: Nashville YANCEY, Richard H., editor; born Fayette County, Tenn., November, 1855; son of Edwin T. and Mary (Anderson) YANCEY; Welsh descent, family came to Virginia in 1642; educated at LaGrange Academy and Cumberland University; graduated in law at Lebanon Law School; engaged in newspaper work at 23 years of […]
City: Nashville MARR, Harrington, physician; born Nashville, Tenn., June 5, 1874; son of Thomas S. and Delia (Tarbox) MARR; father’s occupation, banker and broker; educated Nashville (Tenn.) city schools and graduated from Vanderbilt University Medical Department with degree M.D. on March 3, 1896; member Hermitage Club, Davidson County Medical Academy, […]
City: Nashville MADDIN, Percy Down, lawyer; born Waco, Tex., October 27, 1860; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Dr. John Wesley and Mahala Annie (Downs) MADDIN; father was a physician and surgeon; paternal grandparents Rev. Thomas and Sarah (Moore) MADDIN, maternal grandparents William Wood and Henrietta (Sparks) DOWNS; educated in the public […]
City: Nashville McNEILLY, Robert H., civil engineer; born near Danville, Ky., September 30, 1879; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of James H. and Mary Russell (Weatherford) McNEILLY; father, Presbyterian minister; paternal grandparents Robert and Margaret (Larkins) McNEILLY, maternal grandparents Hardin and Matilda (Lee) WEATHERFORD; great grandfather, John LARKINS, was an […]
City: Nashville McNEILLY, Edwin L., lawyer; born East Nashville October 13, 1869; son James H. and Mary R. (Weatherford) McNEILLY; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Southwestern Presbyterian University and Vanderbilt University; graduated 1893; married Mary H. EWIN August 7, 1895; member Masons, K. of P., Elks, Red Men; Democrat. Source: Who’s Who […]
City: Nashville McMILLIN, Benton, statesman; born Monroe County, Ky., September 11, 1845; received academic education; Democrat; member of Tennessee House of Representatives in 1874; commanded by Governor to treat with State of Kentucky for purchase of territory in 1875; Presidential Elector in 1876; Special Judge of Circuit Court, 1877; elected […]
City: Nashville McMORROUGH, Theodore J., lawyer; born (near) Lexington, Miss., August 13, 1877; son T. J. and Cynthia (House) McMORROUGH; Scotch-Irish descent; educated University of Mississippi, University of Nashville, Draughon’s Business College, 1898; Vanderbilt, 1903; married Lutie BATTLE September 5,1903; Mason, K. of P.; Democrat; admitted to bar 1903; senior […]
City: Nashville McKISSICK, James Tracy, minister; born Maury County, Tenn., April 19, 1874; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William McEwen and Frances Olivia (Matthews) McKISSICK; educated Hillsboro High School, Texas Christian University, Waco, Tex., A.M. 1904, Kentucky University, Lexington, Ky., 1905, and Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., S. T. B. 1906; married […]
City: Nashville McGUGIN, Dan E., lawyer and teacher; born Tingley, Ia., July 29, 1879; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Frank and Melissa (Critchfield) McGUGIN; father, farmer and grain dealer; graduated Drake University, Des Moines, Ia., 1901, with Ph.D. degree; from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1904, with LL.B. degree; married […]