City: Chattanooga HILL, Jesse Thomas, consulting mining engineer; born Nashville, Tenn., March 18, 1850; son Robert Thomas and Katherine T. (Stout) HILL; paternal grandfather Thomas HILL, paternal grandmother Sallie (Wood) HILL; maternal grandfather Samuel Van Dyke STOUT; maternal grandmother Catherine Wilkins (Tannehill) STOUT; English and Dutch descent; educated public schools […]
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City: Chattanooga HAYS, William P., county court clerk of Hamilton Co.; born Blount Co., Tenn., Oct 11, 1863; son Joshua O. and Margaret (Conner) HAYS; Scotch-Irish descent; educated in Blount, Roane and London Cos.; married Sallie I. ROBERTS; Mason, I. O. O. F., K. of P., D. O. K. K., […]
City: Chattanooga GRADY, Noah Hamilton, insurance and real estate; born Marion County, Mo., December 26, 1862; son of Josephus and Sarelda J. (Donley) GRADY; Scotch-Irish descent; educated institution of learning at Shelbina, Mo.; married Annie L. VEACH, October 20, 1891; member K. of P., Y. M. C. A., Mountain City […]
City: Chattanooga GLOVER, Alexander S., real estate and insurance; born Province of Ontario, Canada, March 11, 1858; son William A. and Louise (Summers) GLOVER; paternal grandmother Mary (Fletcher) GLOVER; maternal grandfather John R. SUMMERS, maternal grandmother Susan (Harper) SUMMERS; English-German descent; educated institutions of learning of Ontario; married Isabel THOMAS […]
City: Chattanooga GILBREATH, Sidney Gordon, president East Tenn. State Normal School Johnson City; born in Monroe Co., Tenn., April 13, 1869, son James A. and Elizabeth (Brunner) GILBREATH; paternal grandfather John Fisher GILBREATH, paternal grandmother Isabella (Edington) GILBREATH, maternal grandfather Joseph BRUNNER, maternal grandmother Elizabeth (Stonecipher) BRUNNER; English, Irish, Holland […]
City: Chattanooga GIDDINGS, Frederick Ambrose, lawyer; born Seneca Co., Ohio, Feb. 17, 1862; son Frederick S. and Mary Elizabeth (Marshall) GIDDINGS; Scotch-Irish and English descent; educated University of Michigan; married Louise SEVIER June 27, 1895; admitted to bar at Columbus, Ohio, in 1887; admitted to bar at Chattanooga same year.
City: Chattanooga FRIERSON, William Little, lawyer; born Shelbyville, Tenn., Sept. 3, 1868; son Robert P. and Mary (Little) FRIERSON; Scotch-Irish descent; educated and graduated 1887 Southwestern Presbyterian University; member K. of P., Keystone Lodge of Chattanooga; mayor of Chattanooga 1905-07; admitted to bar Sept. 3, ’89; moved to Chattanooga in […]
City: Chattanooga FRAZIER, Jas. B., lawyer; born Pikeville, Tenn., Oct. 18, 1856; son of Thomas N. and Margaret (McReynolds) FRAZIER; graduated from University of Tennessee, A.B., 1878, also law dept.; married Louise Douglas KEITH, Jan. 10, 1883; Democrat; presidential elector at large, 1900; elected governor of Tennessee for terms 1903-1905, […]
City: Chattanooga FORT, Allen, minister of the gospel; born Americus, Ga., June 7, 1882; son of Allen and Floyd (Hollis) FORT; father’s occupation, judge of the supreme court of Georgia; paternal grandfather James A. FORT, paternal grandmother Mary (Belcher) FORT, maternal grandfather John F. HOLLIS, maternal grandmother Susan M. (Cherry) […]
City: Chattanooga FAXON, John Wellington, retired banker; born in Buffalo, N. Y., May 24, 1840; direct descendant of Gov. Wm. BRADFORD of Plymouth Colony; son of Charles and Lucy Ann (Steele) FAXON; father’s occupation, editor and publisher, Hartford, Conn., Buffalo, N. Y., and Clarksville, Tenn.; educated Clarksville, Tenn., Masonic College, […]
City: Chattanooga COHN, Walter Heyman, lawyer; born Elgin, Tex., February 28, 1888; son Herman and Hattie (Cohn) COHN; German descent; graduated Chattanooga Normal College 1885, University of Chat-Normal College 1905, University of Chattanooga 1909, L. B., member Theta Lambda Phi Greek Letter Fraternity; Deputy Clerk and Master 1909; Law Editor […]
City: Chattanooga COHN, Julius Joseph, insurance; born Elgin, Tex., February 12, 1885; son Herman and Hattie COHN; German descent; educated Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, O., and Chattanooga institutions of learning; member Junior Order of United American Mechanics, Alpha Phi Greek Letter Fraternity, Progress Club of Chattanooga; engaged in newspaper work […]
City: Chattanooga CLIFT, Moses H., attorney; born at Soddy, Hamilton County Tenn., Aug. 25, 1836; son of William and Nancy (Brooks) CLIFT; English, Scotch and Irish descent; married Florence PARROTT Jun 27, 1883; is a Mason (Knight Templar); was a major in the Confederate Army, serving first on the staff […]
City: Chattanooga CLEARRY, Peter J. A., Brigadier General U. S. A., retired; born Malta, N. Y., Nov. 7, 1839; educated at Queen’s University, Ireland; graduated from Royal College of Surgeons, London, Eng., M. D. 1860; married Sarah KEITH Sept. 28, 1865; appointed from N. Y., Assistant Surgeon U. S. V., […]
City: Chattanooga CLEAGE, William Bradford, Treasurer of City of Chattanooga; born Athens, Tenn., August 28, 1877; son of John Henry and Elizabeth (Tipton) CLEAGE; paternal grandfather Alexander CLEAGE; Dutch-English descent educated schools of Chattanooga; married Francis HAGAN, June 19, 1907; member Elks, K. of P., member of Legislature of Tennessee […]
City: Chattanooga CHAMBLISS, Samuel M., attorney at law; born Richmond, Va., March 22, 1869; son John A. and Mary (MAULDIN) CHAMBLISS; French, Scotch and English descent; educated Columbia (N.Y.) College (academic and law departments); graduated Ph.D. 1891; married Anna May GERSTLE, December 18, 1894; Adjutant and First Lieutenant at Military […]
City: Chattanooga CHAMBLISS, Alexander W., attorney; born Greenville, S. C., September 10, 1864; son John A. and Mary (Mauldin) CHAMBLISS; French, Scotch and English descent; graduated from Kenmore College, 1881; married Lillian Carter NELSON, April 26, 1886; member Keystone Lodge, K. of P., Chamber of Commerce; Mayor of Chattanooga, 1902-05; […]
City: Chattanooga CHAMBERS, Henry A., attorney at law; born Iredell Co., N. C., May 17, 1841; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Joseph and Ellen (Cashion) CHAMBERS; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather Henry CHAMBERS, paternal grandmother Jane (Cowan) CHAMBERS, maternal grandfather James CASHION, maternal grandmother Mary (Barkley) CASHION; educated Olin High School, […]
City: Chattanooga CASE, Halbert Brigham, attorney at law; born Mecca, Trumbull Co., Ohio, May 3, 1838; son Joseph Luther and Eliza P. (Bidwell) CASE; English descent; graduate University of Michigan, L. B., March 29, 1864; married Caroline Esther KIBBEE June 23, 1863; she died April 3, 1872, and he later […]
City: Chattanooga CAMERON, Robert T., attorney; born Birchwood, Tenn., June 1, 1877; oldest son of James and Mary Elizabeth (Defries) CAMERON; Scotch-French descent; educated Carson and Newman College, and graduated from the law department of Cumberland University at Lebanon, 1902; moved to Chattanooga and began the practice of law 1903; […]