City: Cookeville HOLLADAY, Oscar K., attorney at law; born Pekin, Tenn., Nov. 6, 1876; English and Scotch-Irish descent; son of William A. and Martha J. (Jared) HOLLADAY; father’s occupation, farmer; educated Dickson Normal College and Cumberland University; graduated from the former Literary 1897, from the latter law 1898; married Margaret […]
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City: Cookeville LANSDEN, Dick Latta, lawyer; born Bakers Cross Roads, White Co., Tenn., May 15, 1869; son of Hugh Hill and Lee Ann (McGee) LANSDEN; paternal grandfather, Rev. James K. LANSDEN; paternal grandmother, Nancy (McDonald) LANSDEN, maternal grandfather, George MCGEE; maternal grandmother Nancy (Murphy) MCGEE; Irish descent; educated common schools […]
City: Cookeville MOSCRIP, Robert John, civil engineer; born Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 4, 1844; Scotch descent; son of Robert and Eliza (Fairfield) MOSCRIP; father’s occupation, merchant; paternal grandfather, Robert MOSCRIP; paternal grandmother, Agnes (Jeffries) MOSCRIP; maternal grandfather, William FAIRFIELD; maternal grandmother was a Miss HAM prior to her marriage; educated […]
City: Cookeville PROFFITT, Robert Edward Lee, farmer, teacher and merchant; born Putnam Co., Tenn., June 4, 1864; Dutch and Irish descent; son of James and Lucinda (Slagle) PROFFITT; received common school education; was left an orphan at an early age, and thrown upon own resource at age of 10; labored […]
City: Copperhill EMMONS, Nathaniel Henry, 2d, mining engineer; born St. Louis, Mo., May 12, 1870; English and Scotch-Irish descent; son of George B. and Martha (Davis) EMMONS; father’s occupation, literature; paternal grandfather, Nathaniel H. EMMONS, paternal grandmother Elizabeth (Wales) EMMONS, maternal grandfather Horatio Nelson DAVIS, maternal grandmother Margaret (Johnson) DAVIS; […]
City: Corbandale CORBAN, B. J., farmer and merchant; born Palmyra, Tenn., April 6, 1853; English descent; son of Burrell and Sarah A. (Barnes) CORBAN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather C. CORBAN, paternal grandmother Elizabeth (Barnes) CORBAN, maternal grandfather Repps BARNES, maternal grandmother Parthinia (Cross) BARNES; received common school education; married […]
City: Copperhill KING, Mark Colman, banker and financier; born Murphy, N. C., Nov. 10, 1879; son of Mark Colman and Mary C. (Baker) KING; father’s occupation, pharmacist; paternal grandparents Johnson Washington and Nancy Aveline (Colman) KING, maternal grandparents John Jacob and Rebecca (Lowery) BAKER; educated in the high schools of […]
City: Cornersville JONES, Alfred, physician and farmer; born Duckriver, Tenn., May 15, 1839; Welch, English, Irish and French Huguenot descent; son of John Ridley and Martha (Lane) JONES; father’s occupation, physician and planter; paternal grandfather Redding JONES, paternal grandmother Martha (Bustin) JONES, maternal grandfather John LANE, maternal grandmother Sara E. […]
City: Cornersville GAMBILL, John Buchanan, mayor, notary public; born Bedford Co., Shelbyville, Tenn., Nov. 24, 1856; son of Bradley and Sarah C (Anderson) GAMBILL; Irish descent; educated common schools of Bedford Co. Tenn.; married Mattie J. DAMRON Dec. 29, 1895; organized Farmers Bank of Cornersville 1904-07; member real estate firm […]
City: Cornersville HAYWOOD, Egbert Presley Cullen, physician and farmer; born Giles Co. Tenn., 1845; English descent; son of George W. and Sallie (Dabney) HAYWOOD; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandfather Judge John HAYWOOD, paternal grandmother was a Miss EDWARDS prior to her marriage, maternal grandfather John DABNEY, maternal grandmother was a […]
City: Cosby CATON, Thomas, minister of the Gospel, farmer; born in Roane Co., N. C., Dec. 24, 1819; English descent; son of Stephen and Susie (Dedmon) CATON; maternal grandfather Thomas DEDMON; educated in local schools of native county, and Saturday and Sunday school in Blount Co., Tenn.; began life as […]
City: Cosby MCGAHA, Francis G., merchant; born at Cosby, Tenn., March 26, 1865; English and Irish descent; son of Francis G. and Milly (Murrell) MCGAHA; father’s occupation, farmer; educated Pigeon Forge Academy, Sevier Co., Tenn., and Newport High school, Newport, Tenn.; in early life was a school teacher; taught eighteen […]
City: Cottage Grove BRIZENDINE, Henry Williamson, merchant; born near Paris, Henry Co., Tenn., Sept. 24, 1848; German-English descent; son of John Asher and Edith Ann (Walker) BRIZENDINE; father’s occupation, farmer; received common school education; married Grizzie Anna BOWDEN Nov. 19, 1874; in early life was a farmer boy; in 1892-3 […]
City: Covington BOYD, William Townes, (T. BOYD); born Mecklenburg Co., Va., Jan. 20, 1844; Scotch descent; son of Francis Walker and Isabella (Townes) BOYD; paternal grandparents Robert and Tabitha (Walker) BOYD, maternal grandparents William and Lucy R. (Maclin) TOWNES; educated Hampden Sidney College (Va.) graduated from same with B.A. degree […]
City: Covington DICKSON, B. V., physician; born Tipton Co. Tenn., Oct, 30, 1877; son of James Fentress and Rachael (Payne) DICKSON; educated public schools and Central University, Ky.; graduate of Memphis Hospital Med. College; married March, 1903; member Masons, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Fra.; president and secretary Co. Med. Soc.; examiner […]
City: Covington DOWNING, Richard Vaughan, farmer; born near Covington, Tenn., May 29, 1874; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Elijah McMahon and Elizabeth Anne (Vaughan) DOWNING; educated common schools of Tipton Co., Tenn., graduated Dickson, Tenn., with degree of B.S. in 1895; in early life was a merchant, later took up farming; […]
City: Henderson FREED, Arvy Glenn, educator; born in Lawrence Co., Ind., Aug. 3, 1862; Dutch-Irish descent; son of Joseph and Eliza (Hayes) FREED; educated at Mitchell, Ind., Lebanon, O., and Valparaiso, Ind., graduated at Lebanon, O., and Valparaiso, Ind. and the following degrees were conferred upon him; L.I., B.S., and […]
City: Gallatin HARRIS, Russell Curtis, physician; born Bethpage, Sumner Co., Tenn., July 22, 1853; Anglo-Saxon descent; son of Greenberry B. and Mary (Gillespie) BRYSON; fathers’ occupation, stonemason and miller; paternal grandparents Overton and Martha (Brown) HARRIS, maternal grandparents Peter and Jennie (Gillespie) BRYSON; educated Co. schools Gallatin (Tenn.) High School […]
City: Henderson HARDEMAN, Nicholas Brodie, educator and minister of the gospel; born in McNairy Co., Tenn., May 18, 1874; Anglo-Saxon descent; son of J.B. and Nannie (Smith) HARDEMAN; father’s occupation, physician; graduated at Henderson, Tenn., with degree of M.A. June, 1897; in early life was a farmer boy and later […]
City: Gallatin HOSKINS, Isaac Crittenden, evangelist; born in Jefferson Co., Ky., Nov. 29, 1860; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William Crittenden and Mary Elizabeth (Woods) HOSKINS; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Alfred Crittenden and Nancy (Monroe) HOSKINS, maternal grandparents David and Elizabeth (Martin) WOODS; educated in the public schools of Louisville, […]