City: Jackson CANTRELL, B. P., president Jackson Woolen Mills; born Lebanon, Tenn., Feb. 8, 1866; son of Judge Robert and Martha (Magness) CANTRELL; Scotch-Irish descent; educated (Lebanon, Tenn.) Cumberland University; married Bessie JENNINGS, Oct. 1889; member Masons, Knight Templars, Past Eminent Commander, K. of P., I. O. O. F., Noble […]
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City: Jackson CALDWELL, William Addison, banker; born Greensboro, N. C. Sept. 20, 1865; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William Addison and Rachel (Donnell) CALDWELL; father’s occupation, Treas. N. C. R. R., and banker; paternal grandparents Thomas Craighan and Elizabeth (Doak) CALDWELL, maternal grandparents, Major Robert and Nancy (Cabe) DONNELL; educated S. […]
City: Jackson BYNUM, Robert Lee, educator; born Union City, Tenn., Sept. 28, 1867; Scotch- Irish and English descent; son of William J. and Theresa Ann (Gilbert) BYNUM; father’s occupation, merchant and farmer; paternal grandparents Green Horton and Lizzie (Day) BYNUM, maternal grandparents Washington M. and Eliza (Cole) GILBERT; educated Vanderbilt […]
City: Jackson BULLOCK, E. L., lawyer; Chancellor of the Eighth Chancery Division of the State of Tennessee; Democrat; residence Jackson, Tenn.
City: Jackson BLACKMAN, John A., physician; born Gibson Co., Tenn., March 5, 1859; Scotch-English descent; son of John and Elna (Reid) BLACKMAN; father farmer; educated Memphis Conference High School, Montezuma, Tenn., A. B. course 1880; received M. D. degree May, 1883; in early life was a farmer; married Lula GRIZZARD, […]
City: Jackson BLACKARD, W. T., Co. Clerk, born Madison Co. near Humboldt, Tenn.; son of Wiley F. and Terrisa M. (Wilie) BLACKARD; educated common schools; married Lella Wade UTLEY Oct. 12, 1892; member Jackson City Council; member City Board of Education; County Court Clerk Madison Co.; Trustee Jackson Free Library.
City: Jackson BIGGS, William Hyman, lawyer; born Friendship, Crockett Co., Tenn., Sept. 4, 1850; son of W. W. and Matilda (Robertson) BIGGS; father’s occupation, farmer; educated country schools and Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn.; graduated with degree of L.L. B. at Lebanon, Tenn., June, 1874; in early life worked on farm […]
City: Jackson ANDERSON, Hugh Crump, banker; born McNairy Co., Tenn., Feb. 2, 1851; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William Tayler and Mahala (Wisdom) ANDERSON; father’s occupation, farmer, merchant; paternal grandparents, Thomas and Mary (Davis) ANDERSON; maternal grandparents, James and Susan (Seargent) WISDOM; educated at West Tennessee College, Jackson, Tenn., and Cumberland […]
City: Huntingdon WATSON, Charles Mayes, ginner; born at Jackson, Tenn., Sept. 5, 1869; Scotch-Irish-English descent; son of Joseph Anderson and Emma (Hilliard) WATSON; father’s occupation educator; educated in the public schools of Durham, Texas; in early life worked on a farm and left the farm at the age of 22 […]
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: Humboldt SENTER, John M., insurance; born Humboldt, Tenn., 1868; son of N. A. and Elizabeth (Baird) SENTER; Scotch-Irish descent; educated public schools; married Mattie TINSLEY Dec., 1895; member Masonic Lodge, K. of P. and I. O. O. F.; early business career, merchant for sixteen years in Humboldt; entered insurance […]
City: Humboldt SENTER, J. D., lawyer; born Humboldt, Tenn., March 17, 1872; son of N. A. and Elizabeth (Baird) SENTER; English-Scotch-Irish descent; graduated Cumberland University L. L. B. in 1896; occupation In youth, student; married Nell LANG June 5, 1901; member Masonic Lodge and B. P. O. E.; member of […]
City: Humboldt SENTER, Alvin H., City Marshal; born Trenton, Tenn., in 1869; son of J. M. and Margaret (Hess) SENTER; Scotch-Irish descent; educated public schools of Humboldt and Trenton; married Myrtle BENNETT Dec. 16, 1890; member I. O. O. F., K. of P. and W. O. W.; elected marshal Dec., […]
City: Henderson OZIER, Millard F., lawyer; born in Madison Co., Tenn., Sept. 15, 1853; French descent; son of William and Mary (Smith) OZIER; educated at Henderson and Lebanon, Tenn., graduated at Lebanon, Tenn., LL. B. June 8, 1876; married Bettie MASON Feb. 26, 1878; member Knights of Pythias; reared on […]
City: Henderson DICKEY, Isaac T., farmer; born at Finger, Tenn., Nov. 6, 1869; Scotch-Irish descent; son of George W. and Amanda (McIntyre) DICKEY; educated at West Tenn., Christian College, reared on a farm near Finger, Tenn., and paid for his own education; entered the grocery business at Abbott, Tex., in […]
City: Gadsden ROSAMON, John W., farmer and fruit grower; born Madison Co., Tenn., Sept. 17, 1842; Irish-German descent; son of John D. and Elizabeth (Hefley) ROSAMON; father was a tanner and farmer; paternal grandparents Henry and Nancy (Rowe) ROSAMON, maternal grandparents Mike and Peggy (Hamilton) HEFLEY; began life on father’s […]
City: Jackson MCGEHEE, A. J., lawyer, born Carroll Co., Tenn., Dec. 25, 1859; son of A. C. and Susan (Chandler) MCGEHEE; graduate of Southwestern Univ. Jackson, Tenn., in 1881; married Jennie L. DODDE Nov. 10, 1886; admitted to bar 1885 and was assistant attorney-general for two years, 1887-1889; then turned […]
City: Dyersburg JOHNSTON, HENRY BASCOM, minister of the gospel; born Lauderdale Co., Tenn., July 6, 1860; son of Rev. George and Elizabeth (Lindsey) JOHNSTON; educated McTyeire Institute, McKenzie, Webb school, Culeoka and Vanderbilt University, received degree of D. D. June, 1908; married Mattie ERWIN Dec. 2, 1886; joined the M. […]
City: Dyersburg EWELL, M. Watson, Businessman, mayor of Dyersburg, Tenn., born Madison Co., Tenn., Dec. 6, 1867; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Wm B. and Mary M. (Brown) EWELL; paternal grandparents Joshua and Mary Bryan (Blount) EWELL; maternal grandparents Anthony and Nancy (Carlyle) BROWN; educated at public schools of Madison Co.; […]
City: Henderson DAY, Isaac Butler, retired educator and minister of the Gospel; born at Spring Creek, Madison Co., Tenn., Jan. 18, 1837; son of Lemuel and Mary (Senter) DAY; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather John DAY; his paternal grandmother was a Miss HOWARD prior to her marriage; maternal grandparents William […]