City: Knoxville PICKLE, George Wesley, lawyer; born Knox Co., Tenn., March 6, 1845; Irish and German descent; son of Jonathan and Margaret (Underwood) PICKLE; education at Knoxville, Tenn., and Princeton, N. J.; read law with Senator VOORHEES in 1868-70, later admitted to bar, and all of his business life has […]
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City: Knoxville PERKINS, Charles Albert; Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Tenn.; born Ware, Mass., Oct. 31, 1858; direct descendant of Miles STANDISH; son of A.E.P. and Susan O. (Poor) PERKINS; father’s occupation, clergyman; paternal grandparents Ebenezer and Amelia (Parish) PERKINS maternal grandparents, Henry and Mary (Osborne) POOR; educated at […]
City: Knoxville PERKINS, Angie Villette Warren; born Davidson, Conn., Nov. 6, 1858; daughter of Lysander and Marcia (Mason) WARREN; graduated from Wesleyan University of Conn. A. B., 1876, A. M., 1879; married Charles Albert PERKINS, Sept. 19, 1883; Regent Knoxville Chapter D. A. R., 1898-1900; Pres. Union Presbytery Missionary Societies; […]
City: Knoxville PARMELEE, Martin Egbert, architect; born Oak Grove, Wis., March 20, 1852; French and Holland descent; son of Egbert Benson and Milisia Dove (Noise) PARMELEE; father’s occupation, farmer, nursery man, also postmaster at Juneau, Wis., during Civil war; educated at Juneau, Wis., Wayland University, Beaver Dam, Wis.; married Adelaide […]
City: Knoxville PARHAM, William Thomas, woolen manufacturer; born Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 5, 1833; English and Scotch-Irish descent; son of Edwin Nelson and Mary Ellen (Dunn) PARHAM; father’s occupation, harness maker, general dry goods merchant; paternal grandparents, Edmund and Mary (Bearden) PARHAM, maternal grandparents, Thomas and Ellen (Chambers) Dunn; born in […]
City: Knoxville OGDEN, Robert Morris, educator; born Binghampton, N. Y., July 6, 1877; English and Dutch descent; son of James Sherman and Beulah Maria (Carter) OGDEN; father’s occupation, manufacturer; paternal grandparents, William and Angeline (Abbott) OGDEN, maternal grandparents, John and Alida (Groesbeck) CARTER; educated in private and public Schools, Binghampton, […]
City: Knoxville OATES, Edward G., banker; born Duckton, Tenn., July 23, 1858; English descent; son of Edward T. and Elizabeth (Tregea) OATES; father’s occupation, merchant; paternal grandparents, Phillip and Susannah (Tregonning) OATES, maternal grandfather, William TREGEA; graduated from University of Tenn. B. S., June, 1877; in early life was traveling […]
City: Knoxville NEWMAN, Charles Sheridan, banker born Orange Co., Va., Jan. 30, 1839; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of James and Mary (Scott) NEWMAN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather, Reuben NEWMAN; maternal grandfather, John SCOTT; educated in Orange Co., Va., Schools and University of Virginia; served as 1st Lieutenant and […]
City: Knoxville WHITE, William Thomas, educator; born near Walhalla, S. C., May 12, 1859; son of Thomas and Margaret (Keogh) WHITE; father’s occupation real estate; Irish-English descent; paternal grandparents James and Hannah (Ryan) WHITE; maternal grandparents Edward and Margaret (McDonald) KEOGH; educated University of Tenn., and graduated from same June, […]
City: Knoxville WHITTLE, Charles Anderson, editor; born Trundle’s Cross Roads, Tenn., Feb. 29, 1872; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of James Madison and Mary (McCallie) WHITTLE; father’s occupation farmer and mill operator; paternal grandparents John and Mary (Keener) WHITTLE; maternal grandparents Andrew and Harietta (Cunningham) MCCALLIE; educated Harrison Seminary, Sevier […]
City: Knoxville WHITAKER, Walter Claiborne, clergyman; born Lenoir, N. C., Jan. 28, 1867; English and Scotch descent; son of Lucius Fletcher and Rowena (Oates) WHITAKER; father’s occupation teacher; paternal grandparents Wesley and Sally (Langley) WHITAKER; maternal grandparents Claiborne OATES; educated at Marion and Auburn, Ala.; graduated from Ala. Polytechnic Institute, […]
City: Knoxville WELLER, Charles Ashburn, mining and manufacturing; born Augusta Co., Va., Feb. 6, 1858; Scotch-Irish and German descent; son of Addison and Sarah Elizabeth (Keeran) WELLER; father minister of the gospel; paternal grandparents Benjamin and Catharine (Bish) WELLER; maternal grandparents Eli and Mary Elizabeth (Rinker) KEERAN; educated at Randolph-Macon […]
City: Knoxville WELCKER, William Louis, lawyer; born at Poplar Creek, Roane county, Tenn., Feb. 17, 1849; German and Scotch-Irish descent; son of Charles F. and Caroline Virginia WELCKER; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents were John Henry and Elizabeth (Inman) WELCKER; maternal grandparents James Coffield and Margaret (Lewis) MITCHELL; received […]
City: Knoxville WELCKER, James Henry, lawyer; born Roane county, Tenn., Aug. 28, 1854; German and Scotch descent; son of Charles Freeling and Caroline (Mitchell) WELCKER; father’s occupation farmer; educated East Tenn. University (now University of Tenn.), and Columbian University, Washington, D. C.; graduated East Tenn. University with degree A. B., […]
City: Knoxville WEBB, Eugene Mitchell, Public Official; born Dandridge, Tenn., Oct. 1, 1874; English descent; son of Andrew and Jane (Walker) WEBB; father’s occupation, Sheriff Jefferson Co., Tenn., member of General Assembly of Tenn., farmer; paternal grandparents Thomas and Annie (Martin) WEBB, maternal grandparents William and Elizabeth (Bettis) WALKER; educated […]
City: Knoxville WALLER, Calvin Bernard, minister of the gospel; born Jearoldstown, Tenn., July 30, 1874; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William A. and Sarah C. (Wilcox) WALLER; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Andrew and Ellem (Kennedy) WALLER, maternal grandparents Joseph and Anna (Lair) WILCOX; educated Jonesboro (Tenn.) High school and Carson […]
City: Knoxville VESTAL, Robert, president Vestal Lumber & Mfg Co.; born Knoxville, Tenn., April 17, 1875; English descent; son of Robert and Annie Mary (Gredig) VESTAL; father’s occupation, wholesale clothing merchant; paternal grandparents, Jeremiah and Sarah (Murray) VESTAL; maternal grandparents, Jeremiah and Annie (Gredig) GREDIG; educated at Knoxville, Tenn.; graduated […]
City: Knoxville VAN DEVENTER, Horace, lawyer; public official; born Clinton, Iowa, July 22, 1867; Dutch-French Huguenot-Scotch-English descent; son of James Thayer and Laetitia (Flournoy) VAN DEVENTER; paternal grandparents Christopher and Sally (Birckhead) VAN DEVENTER, maternal grandparents Thomas Jefferson and Maria (Dallam) FLOURNOY; educated in the public schools of Clinton, Iowa, […]
City: Knoxville TYSON, Lawrence Davis, lawyer; born Greeneville, N. C., July 4, 1861; son of Richard Lawrence and Margaret Louise (Turnage) TYSON; graduated U. S. Military Academy 1883; married Bettie Humes MCGHEE, Feb. 10, 1886; served as second lieutenant Ninth U. S. Infantry June 13, 1883; promoted to first lieutenant […]
City: Knoxville TURNER, Charles Willard, educator; born Boston, Mass., Feb. 23, 1844; son of Roswell Willard and Mary (Howard) TURNER; graduated from Amherst (Mass.) A. B., 1865, A. M., 1892; married Kate Hamilton HILL, Oct. 1, 1866; admitted to bar 1867; practiced law 1867-1892; Associate Prof. Law 1892-1905; Lecturer on […]