City: St. Joseph Agent L. & N. R. R. Co., postmaster; born Green Hill, Ala. Dec. 31, 1872; Irish and German Scotch descent; son of James Henry and Lucy Irene (Hill) STUTTS; father’s occupation proprietor of hotel; paternal grandparents Jacob and Nancy (Richardson) STUTTS; maternal grandparents Martin and Elizabeth (Smith) […]
Lawrence
City: Lawrenceburg WILLIAMS, Robert Bone, lawyer; born in Wilson county, Tenn., Feb. 1, 1866; English-Irish-Scotch-Welsh descent; son of Julius Howard and Sarah Elizabeth (Owen) WILLIAMS; father’s occupation farmer, merchant and ex-county court chairman; paternal grandparents Julius H. and Margaret (Cason) WILLIAMS; maternal grandparents Daniel E. and Mary (Roberson) OWEN; educated […]
City: Lawrenceburg STARNES, Daniel W., lawyer; born Fountain county, Ind., Oct. 21, 1842; French-German descent; son of Henry and Katharine (Myers) STARNES; father’s occupation farmer; educated at Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind.; served in Tenth Ind. Vol. Infantry, and Indiana Legion through civil war, with rank of second lieutenant, and first […]
City: Lawrenceburg SIMS, Joseph, teacher; born Wayne county, Tenn., Aug. 27, 1876; English descent; son of Abraham M. and Hannah (Stooksberry) SIMS; father’s occupation farmer and stock raiser; paternal grandparents Robert and Frances (Merritt) SIMS; maternal grandparents Robert and Jan Sharp STOOKSBERRY; educated in public and private schools; graduated from […]
City: Lawrenceburg MORRISON, John F., lawyer; born at Waynesboro, Tenn., July 14, 1864; son of Merida and Lydia (Hardin) MORRISON; father’s occupation farmer; educated at Clifton, Tenn., Lebanon, O., and Nashville, Tenn.; graduated from National Normal University, Lebanon, B. S. degree 1883; Vanderbilt University, B. A., 1889; L.L. B., 1890; […]
City: Lawrenceburg MEREDITH, Thomas Hamilton, public official; born Pulaski, Tenn., May 1846; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of Thomas H. and Jane (Hodge) MEREDITH; father’s occupation, Miss. planter; paternal grandparents Thomas H. and Jane (Jordan) MEREDITH; maternal grandparents Joseph and S. Elizabeth (Burch) HODGE; educated at Giles College, Pulaski, Tenn.; […]
City: Lawrenceburg FRIERSON, Horace, Jr., attorney-general Eleventh Judicial Circuit; born Columbia, Tenn., Feb. 5, 1881; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of Horace and Jeannie (Phillips) FRIERSON; father’s occupation, wholesale dry goods merchant; paternal grandparents Luther and Jane E. (Stephenson) FRIERSON; maternal grandparents Charles W. and Jane (Crockett) PHILLIPS; educated at […]
City: Lawrenceburg CROSTHWAITE, George Edgar, public official; born in Maury county, Tenn., July 25, 1873; Scotch-Irish, English and German descent; son of William Mack and Mary Elizabeth (McBride) CROSTHWAITE; father’s occupation farmer and mechanic; paternal grandparents John Newton and Nancy (Mack) CROSTHWAITE; maternal grandparents Samuel and Mary (Voorhies) McBRIDE; educated […]
City: Iron City SEAVEY, Hial Paul, Postmaster, farmer and real estate dealer; born Pomfret, Vt., May 21, 1842; English descent; son of Isaac and Rebecca (Paul) SEAVEY; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Edmund and Sarah (Smith) SEAVEY; maternal grandparents Hial and Mary (Stevens) PAUL; received academic education in public schools […]
City: Hohenwald CHRISTIAN, Jones Wesley, farmer; born Lawrence Co., Tenn., Feb. 19, 1838; Swedish and German descent; son of Thomas T. and Maria W. (Biffle) CHRISTIAN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Nathaniel and Margaret (Payton) CHRISTIAN, maternal grandparents Valentine and Susanna (Lacey) BIFFLE; received common school education; married F. Robenia […]
City: Dyer BOUCHER, Geo. Washington, editor; born in Lawrence Co., Tenn.; Scotch-Irish descent; son of J. R. and Sara (Gaither) BOUCHER; graduated at Huntingdon, Tenn., courses of B. A., (1892), B. S. (1895), A. B., (1898), A. M.; (1906); member of Masonic Lodge; Democrat; represented Gibson Co., in Tenn., General […]
City: Clifton STRIBLING, Christopher C., postmaster Clifton, Tenn.; born Lawrence Co., Tenn., Nov. 24, 1844; son of Andrew Hampton and Sarah E. (Elton) STRIBLING; English descent; worked on a farm until 17 years of age; received a common school education and was a soldier in the Union army during the […]