City: Memphis WILLIAMS, Joseph J., born Somerville, Tenn.; Sept. 1852; received his education in the schools of Memphis Tenn., began his career as clerk in drug store at age of eighteen years, and remained there for several years, becoming interested in the business as a partner; in 1874 he became […]
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City: Whiteville RUSSELL, Robert Sidney, dentist; born Danceyville, Fayette Co., Tenn., Oct. 23, 1867; son of John A. and Sophia (Davis) RUSSELL; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Danceyville Academy; graduate in Dentistry at Baltimore, Md.; married Mary L. ATKINS Dec. 18, 1896; moved to Whiteville, Tenn., from Fulton, Ky., in 1904; engaged […]
Among the well-known and substantial business men of Troy, Obion County, Benjamin H. Settle occupies a prominent position as a dealer in dressed lumber and building materials of all kinds. He was born in North Carolina, August 11, 1849, and is a son of Benjamin and Sarah (Campbell) Settle, both […]
City: Oakland SMITH, John P., farmer; born Maury Co., Tenn., Aug. 29, 1837; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John and Rebecca (BINZWELL) SMITH; father was a farmer; received common school education; served in the civil war as private of Co., B, 13th Tenn. Regiment infantry May 28, 1861 – Jan. 1, […]
City: Oakland SMITH, James G., farmer; born Oakland, Tenn., March 13, 1853; son of John B. and Mary A. (HARRIS) SMITH; father’s occupation, farmer and merchant; educated at Macon, Tenn., in early life was a merchant; married Maggie L. HALL, Dec. 18, 1878; Mason; Democrat; former justice of the peace […]
City: Oakland KYLE, Finis Porter, farmer; born Oakland, Tenn., Jan. 7, 1855; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Capt. Bartley and Susan (MAURY) KYLE; father was a teacher and farmer; educated at Oakland, Macon and Hickory Withe, Tenn.; reared on a farm and all of his life has been devoted to farming […]
City: Oakland HENRY, Percy Dumville, banker; born Arthur, Ill., March 12, 1882; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William M. and Susan (JACKSON) HENRY; father, physician; paternal grandfather George HENRY; maternal grandparents Charles K. and Sarah (DUMVILLE) JACKSON; educated at Slaughtersville, Ky.; Entered banking business Oct. 1901; at present he is cashier […]
City: Memphis PALMER, J. W., Jurist; born Fayette County, May, 1860; son David and Anna E. (TUCKER) PALMER; educated private tutor and at Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Va.; married Letitia Kerr JONES 1898; Judge Second Criminal Court, Shelby County; practiced law in Lauderdale County until 1895; practiced law in Shelby County […]
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 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: Memphis RIDDICK, Thomas Kader, lawyer; born Fayette Co., Tenn., July 9, 1851; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Edward Garrett and Harriet Ann (Mayo) RIDDICK; educated Macon Masonic College, Macon, Tenn., graduating from same A. B., 1868, and Cumberland University, LL.B., 1871; taught school in early life; entered practice of law […]
City: Memphis RANDOLPH, William Mortimer, lawyer; born (near) LaGrange, Fayette County, Tenn., June 16, 1837; son Rodolph and Lucretia Ann (Greene) RANDOLPH; educated at Arkadelphia, Ark.; married Rebecca Ellen WASSELL, January 17,1861; member Memphis Country Club and Hatchie Coon Hunting and Fishing Club; Confederate States District Attorney for the Eastern […]
City: Memphis GALLOWAY, Alexander Brodnax, lawyer; born Somerville, Tenn., December 26, 1884; son of Thomas S. and Miverva Allison (Greenlee) GALLOWAY; Scotch-Irish descent; educated high school Somerville, Cumberland University; graduate of Cumberland University LL. B. June, 1908; married Miss Jim COMBS, November 11, 1908; Episcopalian.
City: Memphis KETCHUM, Morgan C., lawyer; born Oakland, Tenn., Feb. 2, 1874; son of William and Ella (Cartwright) KETCHUM; father’s occupation, merchant and planter; paternal grandparents Levi and Georgiana (Walker) KETCHUM, maternal grandparents Morgan and Sarah W. (Grandy) CARTWRIGHT; educated in private schools at Oakland, Somerville, and Franklin, Tenn., Vanderbilt […]
City: Memphis KENNEDY, Sara Beaumont, author, editor; born Somerville, Tenn.; daughter of Robert and Nora (Devereux) CANNON; father’s occupation, physician; graduated St. Mary’s Protestant Episcopal School, Raleigh, N.C.; married Walker KENNEDY, Jan. 10, 1888; member Colonial Danes, [sic] D.A.R., Nineteenth Century Club, Memphis, Tenn.; author of stories Ladies’ Home Journal, […]
City: Memphis FALLS, James N., business man; born Fayette Co., Tenn., Feb. 1, 1841; of German descent; son of Gilbreath and Frances (McNees) FALLS; educated in the city schools of Memphis, Tenn.; in 1861 he enlisted with the Bluff City Grays, an independent company, which afterward became Co. “B” 154th […]
City: Memphis LONG, Nicholas M., minister of the gospel; born Somerville, Tenn., July 27, 1849; English and Scotch-Irish descent; son of Nicholas and Margaret J. (Rhea) LONG; father’s occupation, lawyer,, civil engineer and soldier in Seminole War; paternal grandparents John J. and Frances (Quinlan) LONG, maternal grandparents Matthew and Mary […]
City: Memphis MCNUTT, William C., business man; born Somerville, Tenn. Dec. 23, 1852; son of Samuel F. and Anne C. (White) MCNUTT; father’s occupation cotton factor; educated at Memphis and Covington, Tenn.; began his business career as a cotton factor and planter; member of Business Men’s Club; Democrat; original member […]
City: Memphis HUNTER, James F., banker; born Tipton Co., Tenn., Oct. 29, 1856; English descent; son of Alfred D. and Clarinda (Weaver) HUNTER; father, farmer, educated local schools of Tipton Co., Tenn.; studied under Judge Byars in civil engineering school of Covington, Tenn., 1876; in early life was a civil […]
City: Memphis MEWBORN, Joseph Lemuel, dentist; born Madison Co., Ala., March 3, 1838; English descent; son of Charlton Augusta and Mary Jane (Long) MEWBORN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Joshua and Sarah (Charlton) MEWBORN, maternal grandparents Lemuel and Jane (House) LONG; educated Macon Masonic College, LaGrange Synodical College and New […]