City: Chattanooga LANCASTER, George D., attorney; born St. Mary’s Co. Md., Feb. 4, 1867; son John L. and Priscilla (Blakistone) LANCASTER; English descent; educated Charlotte Hall, St. Mary’s Co. Md., Georgetown University, graduate of Georgetown University 1888; member Knights of Columbus, Elks; 1888 entered law office of Shepherd & Frazier; […]
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City: Chattanooga KING, Theo. F., Second Vice-President Volunteer State Life Insurance Company; born Memphis, Tenn., June 27, 1864; son Thomas Jefferson and Laura Jane (McGhee) KING; educated institutions of learning Shelby County, Tenn.; Scotch-Irish descent; married Maria Lou STAINBACK; member K. of P., Elks, Masons (Fellowcraft), Mountain City Club, Golf […]
City: Chattanooga JOHNS, Joshua Leroy, corporation and insurance attorney; born Basswood, Wis., February 27, 1881; son William Henry and Cynthia (Logue) JOHNS; French-Welsh descent; graduate of University of Chattanooga June, 1906; Yale in 1907; member Theta Lambda Phi fraternity, K. of P.; nominee of Republican party for State Legislature from […]
City: Chattanooga JENKINS, William Dunbar, civil and consulting engineer; born Adams County, Miss.; son of John Carmichael and Annis Field (Dunbar) JENKINS; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents Robert and Catherine (Carmichael) JENKINS; maternal grandparents Dr. William and Annis Stockton (Field) DUNBAR; educated at Military Schools, France and Belgium; studied engineering […]
City: Chattanooga HOGAN, John H., Chairman of Hamilton County Revenue Commission; born Philadelphia, Pa., November 14, 1842; son Michael and Susan (McGarry) HOGAN; Irish descent; graduate of institutions of learning Philadelphia, A. B. 1861, and A. M. 1866; married Mary A. KELLY, January 1865; Republican; member G. A. R.; held […]
City: Chattanooga FOUST, James Leonidas, lawyer; born Hamilton County, Tenn., December 9, 1867; son William Henry and Elizabeth (Wisdom) FOUST; German, French, English and Irish descent; graduated Emory and Henry College 1891; Cumberland University LL.B. 1892; admitted to bar of Hamilton County 1892; opened law office same year in Chattanooga; […]
City: Chattanooga FLETCHER, John Storrs, attorney at law; born Shelby, Ala., Jan. 13, 1879; English descent; son of G. G. and Mary Fairfax (Storrs) FLETCHER; father’s occupation, merchant; educated Chattanooga High School, Dartmouth College, University of Chattanooga and University of Chicago; graduated Dartmouth B. S. 1904; University of Chattanooga LL. […]
City: Chattanooga HILL, Jesse Thomas, consulting mining engineer; born Nashville, Tenn., March 18, 1850; son Robert Thomas and Katherine T. (Stout) HILL; paternal grandfather Thomas HILL, paternal grandmother Sallie (Wood) HILL; maternal grandfather Samuel Van Dyke STOUT; maternal grandmother Catherine Wilkins (Tannehill) STOUT; English and Dutch descent; educated public schools […]
City: Chattanooga HAYS, William P., county court clerk of Hamilton Co.; born Blount Co., Tenn., Oct 11, 1863; son Joshua O. and Margaret (Conner) HAYS; Scotch-Irish descent; educated in Blount, Roane and London Cos.; married Sallie I. ROBERTS; Mason, I. O. O. F., K. of P., D. O. K. K., […]
City: Chattanooga GRADY, Noah Hamilton, insurance and real estate; born Marion County, Mo., December 26, 1862; son of Josephus and Sarelda J. (Donley) GRADY; Scotch-Irish descent; educated institution of learning at Shelbina, Mo.; married Annie L. VEACH, October 20, 1891; member K. of P., Y. M. C. A., Mountain City […]
City: Chattanooga GLOVER, Alexander S., real estate and insurance; born Province of Ontario, Canada, March 11, 1858; son William A. and Louise (Summers) GLOVER; paternal grandmother Mary (Fletcher) GLOVER; maternal grandfather John R. SUMMERS, maternal grandmother Susan (Harper) SUMMERS; English-German descent; educated institutions of learning of Ontario; married Isabel THOMAS […]
City: Chattanooga GILBREATH, Sidney Gordon, president East Tenn. State Normal School Johnson City; born in Monroe Co., Tenn., April 13, 1869, son James A. and Elizabeth (Brunner) GILBREATH; paternal grandfather John Fisher GILBREATH, paternal grandmother Isabella (Edington) GILBREATH, maternal grandfather Joseph BRUNNER, maternal grandmother Elizabeth (Stonecipher) BRUNNER; English, Irish, Holland […]
City: Chattanooga GIDDINGS, Frederick Ambrose, lawyer; born Seneca Co., Ohio, Feb. 17, 1862; son Frederick S. and Mary Elizabeth (Marshall) GIDDINGS; Scotch-Irish and English descent; educated University of Michigan; married Louise SEVIER June 27, 1895; admitted to bar at Columbus, Ohio, in 1887; admitted to bar at Chattanooga same year.
City: Chattanooga FRIERSON, William Little, lawyer; born Shelbyville, Tenn., Sept. 3, 1868; son Robert P. and Mary (Little) FRIERSON; Scotch-Irish descent; educated and graduated 1887 Southwestern Presbyterian University; member K. of P., Keystone Lodge of Chattanooga; mayor of Chattanooga 1905-07; admitted to bar Sept. 3, ’89; moved to Chattanooga in […]
City: Chattanooga FRAZIER, Jas. B., lawyer; born Pikeville, Tenn., Oct. 18, 1856; son of Thomas N. and Margaret (McReynolds) FRAZIER; graduated from University of Tennessee, A.B., 1878, also law dept.; married Louise Douglas KEITH, Jan. 10, 1883; Democrat; presidential elector at large, 1900; elected governor of Tennessee for terms 1903-1905, […]
City: Chattanooga FORT, Allen, minister of the gospel; born Americus, Ga., June 7, 1882; son of Allen and Floyd (Hollis) FORT; father’s occupation, judge of the supreme court of Georgia; paternal grandfather James A. FORT, paternal grandmother Mary (Belcher) FORT, maternal grandfather John F. HOLLIS, maternal grandmother Susan M. (Cherry) […]
City: Chattanooga FAXON, John Wellington, retired banker; born in Buffalo, N. Y., May 24, 1840; direct descendant of Gov. Wm. BRADFORD of Plymouth Colony; son of Charles and Lucy Ann (Steele) FAXON; father’s occupation, editor and publisher, Hartford, Conn., Buffalo, N. Y., and Clarksville, Tenn.; educated Clarksville, Tenn., Masonic College, […]
City: Chattanooga COHN, Walter Heyman, lawyer; born Elgin, Tex., February 28, 1888; son Herman and Hattie (Cohn) COHN; German descent; graduated Chattanooga Normal College 1885, University of Chat-Normal College 1905, University of Chattanooga 1909, L. B., member Theta Lambda Phi Greek Letter Fraternity; Deputy Clerk and Master 1909; Law Editor […]
City: Chattanooga COHN, Julius Joseph, insurance; born Elgin, Tex., February 12, 1885; son Herman and Hattie COHN; German descent; educated Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, O., and Chattanooga institutions of learning; member Junior Order of United American Mechanics, Alpha Phi Greek Letter Fraternity, Progress Club of Chattanooga; engaged in newspaper work […]
City: Chattanooga CLIFT, Moses H., attorney; born at Soddy, Hamilton County Tenn., Aug. 25, 1836; son of William and Nancy (Brooks) CLIFT; English, Scotch and Irish descent; married Florence PARROTT Jun 27, 1883; is a Mason (Knight Templar); was a major in the Confederate Army, serving first on the staff […]