A well-to-do and leading business man of Obion, as a man who has in more than one line given worthy public service, and as a member of organizations that tend toward the betterment of humanity, L. A. Ward is one whose life is of interest to historian and reader. Of […]
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City: Obion WILSON, Tench Carson, capitalist; born Troy, Tenn., April 2, 1867; son of William M. and Nancy Ann (CARUTHERS) WILSON; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Troy and Glass, Obion Co.; member I. O. O. F., K. of P., W. O. W.; interested Obion real estate, farming, etc. Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: […]
City: Obion WILSON, Nancy Ann CARUTHERS, born near Boone’s Hill, Lincoln Co., Tenn., Aug. 24, 1830; daughter of Matthew and Frances (CHILES) CARUTHERS; father’s occupation, farming; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Lincoln Co. at Boone’s Hill, settled by Daniel BOONE; married William M. WILSON; member Methodist church. Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A […]
City: Obion WILSON, Alphonso, real estate and fire insurance; born Obion Co., Tenn., Feb. 27, 1859; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William M. and Nancy Ann (CARUTHERS) WILSON; father’s occupation, merchant and real estate dealer; paternal grandparents William and Rebecca (WILSON) WILSON, maternal grandparents Matthew and Fanny (CHILDS) CARUTHERS; educated in […]
City: Obion UPCHURCH, Calvin Edgar, dentist; born West Greene, Ala., Nov. 23, 1877; son of Calvin and Sallie J. (CHILDER) UPCHURCH; father farmer; educated at Auburn, Ala.; graduated from Vanderbilt University, D.D.S. May 6, 1904; in early life was a salesman; married Sadye Marie HOWELL, Dec. 4, 1907; member Masons, […]
City: Obion SHARP, J. B., physician; born in Gibson Co., Tenn., Nov. 25, 1853; educated in the common schools of Gibson Co., Tenn., and Odd Fellows’ School, Humboldt, Tenn.; graduated from University of Ky,, M. D., 1884; moved to Obion Co., Tenn., in 1883, and entered the practice of medicine; […]
City: Obion REED, George Walter, banker; born Pocahontas, Tenn., Oct. 13, 1868; English German descent; son of John Hampton and Mary Jane (BENNETT) REED; father’s occupation, farmer and miller; educated in the public school of McNairy and Obion Cos., Tenn.; entered banking in early life and helped organize Kenton (Tenn.) […]
City: Obion MORRIS, Thomas Overton, lawyer; born Troy, Tenn., Sept. 28, 1879; son of George P. and Ella C. (WILSON) MORRIS, paternal grandfather Thomas O. MORRIS, paternal grandmother Bessie (BUCKLEY) MORRIS, maternal grandfather William WILSON, maternal grandmother Nancy A. (CARUTHERS) WILSON; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Obion and Glass, Tenn.; graduate of […]
City: Obion HOWELL, J. W., merchant; established grocery business in Obion, Tenn., eighteen years ago, and is the oldest merchant in place at this time; served as city Councilman of Obion, Tenn., several terms; now City Recorder and has held office four years. Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference […]
City: Obion CHILES, J. T., merchant; born Giles Co., Tenn., in 1846; Irish descent; son of John and Demarias (CROFT) CHILES, father was a farmer; educated in the common schools of Obion Co., Tenn., and Centralia, Ill.; began his career as a farmer; married Willie BOBBETT; member of Brown Lodge […]
City: Obion BUCHANAN, J. W., merchant; born in Obion Co., Tenn.; son of J. A. and Nannie BUCHANAN; moved to Obion, Tenn., Dec. 1899; made general manager of Obion Glass Hardware Co. May 14, 1901; and sold his interest in business Jan. 1, 1909, resigning as manager and began business […]
City: Obion BEARD, R. H., business manager Obion Hardware Co.; born in Gibson Co., Tenn.; began his career as a farmer and bookkeeper; moved to Obion Co., in 1904 and was bookkeeper for T. C. Wilson Furniture Co. and later for Obion Hardware Co., at present he is manger for […]
City: Obion BAIRD, Norton Wilson, editor, printer; born Bradford, Tenn., May 8, 1884; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James M. and Tabitha (SMITH) BAIRD; father’s occupation, lawyer and teacher; paternal grandparents Wilson and Cynthia (GOLATHIN) BAIRD, maternal grandparents William D. and Susan (SHAW) SMITH; educated in the local schools of Gibson […]
City: Obion WILSON, William Mitchell, real estate dealer; born near Troy, Tenn., Oct. 21, 1828; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William Mitchell and Rebecca (WILSON) WILSON; father was planter and farmer; paternal grandparents James and Ruth (DAVIDSON) WILSON, maternal grandparents Thomas and Lucy (LAWSON) WILSON; educated in the local schools of […]
City: Obion JERNIGAN, V. J., physician; born Robertson Co., Tenn., in 1868; educated in Obion Co. schools, Webb Brothers Academy, Bellbuckle, Tenn., and McTyeire Institute, McKenzie, Tenn.; graduated Vanderbilt University medical department, M. D. degree, in 1900; took post-graduate course at New York Polyclinic, 1906, and Vanderbilt University, 1908; married […]
City: Obion GREEN, E. J., lawyer; born Gibson Co., Tenn., in 1873; educated Mason Hall Academy and Southern Normal University and Lebanon Law School; began his career as a school teacher; admitted to bar in 1899; married Annie ARNOLD in 1899; member of Masons, I. O. O. F. and K. […]
City: Obion DARNALL, James F., physician; born Stantonville, Tenn., Sept. 1866; son of Thomas M. and Eliza DARNALL; Scotch-Irish descent; educated in the public schools of McNairy Co., Tenn.; won scholarship to the University of Tenn. and voluntarily relinquished it; graduated Ohio Normal University, Ada, O.; B. S., 1890; received […]
City: Nashville McCLURE, James, teacher; born Union City, Tenn., December 24, 1871; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Samuel Houston and Mary (Nolen) McCLURE; father was a farmer; paternal grandfather Henry McCLURE, maternal grandmother was a Miss Peay prior to her marriage, maternal grandparents John and Mary (Newsome) NOLEN; educated Union City […]
City: Memphis MOSS, John T., physician and surgeon; born Union City, Tenn., Nov. 4, 1879; Scotch-English descent; son of William G. and Amanda M. (ROSS) MOSS; father’s occupation planter, furniture mfgr. and pharmacist; paternal grandparents W. H. and Sallie (GIDDINS) MOSS; educated Union City Training School, graduated from Jefferson Medical […]
Mrs. PIERCE is a daughter of Judge Isaac HUNTER, of New Madrid, Mo., and is related to the earliest pioneer families of Kentucky and Missouri. Her great-great-grandfather, Capt. Joseph HUNTER, who served in the Revolutionary War, came down the Ohio River with Gen. George CLARK and settled on Corn Island, opposite the present site of […]