City: Memphis COLLIER, William Armistead, lawyer; born near Stanton, Tenn., Feb. 12, 1847; English descent; son of Thomas Barksdale and Catherine Page (Nelson) COLLIER; father’s occupation, planter; paternal grandparents, Dabney and Sallie (Barksdale) COLLIER, maternal grandparents, Norborne and Lucy (Chiswell) NELSON; educated Mt. Carmel, Tipton Co., Tenn., and other local […]
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City: Memphis BLACK, William Thomas, surgeon; born Stanton Depot, Tenn., January 13, 1875; son of W.F. and Sallie I. (Coppedge) BLACK; educated Stanton, Tenn., Memphis High School and special course by Prof. Merrill, formerly of Memphis; graduate of Memphis Hospital Medical College 1898; attended surgical clinics in New York, Chicago, […]
City: McKenzie GRISSAM, Clyde, lawyer; industrial journalism; born Brownville [sic], Haywood Co. Tenn., March 15, 1881; son of M.M. and Julia (Brown) GRISSAM; English descent; attended Brownsville High school and Vanderbilt Law school; member of I.O.O.F., D.T.D. Frat.; nominated for legislature by Haywood Co. Republicans, 1902; defeated; nominated Republicans of […]
City: Johnsons Grove WINBURN, Henry Clay, farmer; born Haywood Co., Tenn., April 12, 1845; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Henry G. and Nancy A. (Wood) WINBURN; father’s occupation farmer and teacher; paternal grandparents Henry and Sarah E. (Eason) WINBURN; maternal grandparents Francis I. and Nancy E. (Milbourn) WOOD; received common school […]
City: Jackson SEVIER, Charles Anderson, dentist; born Brownsville, Tenn., Aug. 13, 1870; son of Dr. Charles H. and Cora E. (Anderson) SEVIER; Scotch-Irish-French Huguenot descent; his great-great-grandfather, Robert SEVIER, brother of Gov. John SEVIER, was a soldier of the Revolution, and fell at King’s Mountain; his great-grandfather, Major Charles SEVIER, […]
City: Humboldt THOMAS, John H., banker; born Haywood Co., Tenn., Aug. 31, 1848; son of W. B. and Sallie (Williams) THOMAS; Welsh descent; educated Jackson, Tenn., West Tenn. College; in early life was a physician, practicing from 1869 to 1891; married Hattie E. GREGORY Jan. 17, 1877; member Elks; organized […]
City: Forked Deer HUMPHREYS, Samuel T., merchant, born Brownsville, Tenn., Nov. 17, 1862; son of Samuel L. and Roberta (Hood) HUMPHREYS; Scotch descent; paternal grandparents Wiley J. and Luvisa (Link) HUMPHREYS, maternal grandparents Anthony and Sarah (Mann) HOOD; received common school education; entered business 1887, at Forked Deer, where he […]
City: Dyer BYARS, Ezelle S., insurance man, born in Haywood Co., Tenn., Sept. 25, 1867; Irish-Dutch descent; son of Wesley S. and Nancy A. (Smith) BYARS; father was minister of the gospel; educated Southern Baptist University at Jackson, Tenn., and graduated from same June 1895, with degree of B. S.; […]
City: Covington NEWMAN, N. R., physician; born at Stanton, Tenn., Nov. 7, 1875; son of L. C. and Susan (Rives) NEWMAN; educated at Webbs School, Culleoka, Tenn., and Vanderbilt University, graduating from the latter with degree of M. D. April, 1899; married Alda McBRIDE Nov, 22, 1904; member Knights of […]
City: Denmark TYSON, Benjamin, farmer; born Haywood Co., Tenn., Oct. 4, 1847; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Benjamin and Pamela (Moore) TYSON; father was a merchant and farmer, who came to Tenn., from North Carolina; educated in the local schools of Haywood and Madison Co’s., Tenn.; began life as a clerk […]
City: Brownsville YOUNG, Alsey B., physician and surgeon; born Haywood Co., Tenn., May 3, 1858; son Jacob Franklin and Sarah E. (Bradford) YOUNG; paternal grandfather E. G. YOUNG, paternal grandmother Rebecca (Byler) YOUNG; maternal grandfather Hiram BRADFORD, maternal grandmother Emily (Allen) BRADFORD; Scotch-Irish descent; educated common schools Lauderdale Co. and […]
City: Brownsville WILLS, Mann, attorney-at-law; born Brownsville, Tenn., May 1, 1870; Scotch-Irish and Welsh descent; son of W. T. and Eliza Cousins (Mann) WILLS; father’s occupation physician; educated private and public schools Haywood Co. and graduated in Law Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., June 1892; married Della WOMACK May 17, 1893; […]
City: Brownsville THORNTON, Nicholas Perkins, farmer; born Brownsville, Tenn., Aug. 1, 1859; English and Russian descent; son of Burwell and Lucy (Perkins) THORNTON; his father was a physician; paternal grandparents Frank and Annie (Boyd) THORNTON, maternal grandparents N. T. and Lucy (Turner) PERKINS; received common school education and early in […]
City: Brownsville THOMAS, William, live stock dealer; born St. Louis, Mo., 1865; son of R. G. and Mary (McLemore) THOMAS; Scotch and Welsh descent; educated public schools and University of Tennessee; married Irma ALLEN 1895; member Masons, K. of P., W. O. W., Odd Fellows, treasurer of taxing district of […]
City: Brownsville THOMAS, Spencer F., banker; born Brownsville, Tenn., Aug. 28, 1856; son Robt. S. and Martha (Farrington) THOMAS; Welsh descent; educated University of Tennessee; married Kate FANNING Dec. 28, 1880; member K. of P., member of state and county Democratic Executive Committees; member board of trustees of University of […]
City: Brownsville SUMNERS, William Lee, physician; born Medon, Tenn., Nov. 14, 1878; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William Henry and Mary Hudson (Dunaway) SUMMERS [sic]; father’s occupation physician; paternal grandfather Archie SUMNERS, paternal grandmother M. SUMNERS, maternal grandfather John DUNAWAY, maternal grandmother Ann (Bryant) DUNAWAY; educated Bethel College and University of […]
City: Brownsville SHORT, Thomas Randolph, merchant; born Haywood Co., Aug. 8, 1840; son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Grigg) SHORT; paternal grandparents Edmund and Mary (Lanier) SHORT; maternal grandparents Rausie and Mary (Jordan) GRIGG; Irish descent; educated at Union University, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; in early life engaged in farming; married Tempa C. […]
City: Brownsville SEVIER, John Henry, physician and surgeon; born Brownsville, Tenn., Aug. 11, 1862; son Dr. C. H. and Cora E. (Anderson) SEVIER; French descent; graduate Vanderbilt University (M. D.) March, 1883; married Lee WAGGONER Nov. 3, 1887; member K. of P., K. O. T. M.; house surgeon Medical College […]
City: Brownsville RICHARDSON, William Lebbens, educator and farmer; born Haywood Co., Tenn., June 31, 1839; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John and Mary C. (Wright) RICHARDSON; father’s occupation farmer and mechanic; paternal grandfather Lebbens RICHARDSON, paternal grandmother Francis (Wilkins) RICHARDSON, maternal grandfather William WRIGHT, maternal grandmother Rebecca (Smith) WRIGHT; married Amanda […]
City: Brownsville RAGLAND, F. B., merchant; born Denmark, Madison Co., Tenn., 1845; son F. B. and Elizabeth (Springfield) RAGLAND; Scotch descent; educated private schools in Haywood Co., Tenn.; married Mary A. CALLENDER Sept. 5, 1866; member K. of P.; three years’ service in Confederate army, member 12th Tenn. Cavalry; fought […]