City: Henderson BALDY, William Hamilton, assistant Postmaster; born near Clarendon, Ark., Aug. 17, 1877; Irish and English descent; son of William Hugh and Rosa Virginia (Rawlings) BALDY; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Paul Hamilton and Elizabeth T. (Watkins) BALDY; maternal grandparents William A. and Nancy M. (May) RAWLINGS; educated at […]
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City: Henderson HARWELL, John T., banker; born near Guntown, Miss., Aug. 2, 1872; English descent; son of Len L. and Nancy (Humphreys) HARWELL; his father was a planter; paternal grandparents Grief and Evelyn (Pullen) HARWELL, maternal grandparents, John T. and Jane (Verner) HUMPHREYS; educated in the common schools and Memphis […]
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 […]
City: Cookeville SISK, Thirmie K., teacher; born Burke Co., N. C., Feb. 7, 1878; English and German descent; son of John and Mary (Spainhous) SISK; father’s occupation, farmer; educated Patton High school, Morganton, N. C., and Peabody College, and University of Nashville, graduated from Peabody College and University of Nashville […]
City: Cottage Grove MCREE, Allen P., physician and druggist; born Adamsville, Tenn., Aug. 13, 1863; Scotch descent; son of N. H. and Agnes (Davis) MCREE; father’s occupation, farmer; educated at Cottage Grove, (Tenn.) and University of Tenn.; graduated from U. of T., M. D. 1894; married Mary Emma ALDRIDGE 1888; […]
City: Elizabethton JENKINS, James D., insurance solicitor; born at Elizabethton, Tenn., Sept. 2, 1870; Welsh-German ancestors; son of Capt. David B. and Evelyn (Stover) JENKINS; father was a farmer who enlisted in the Federal army and after the civil war became internal revenue collector, later, trustee of Carter Co., Tenn.; […]
City: Elizabethton JOHNSON, William Thomas, real estate dealer; born Elizabethton, Tenn., Feb. 25, 1856; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas C. and Nancy J. (Tipton) JOHNSON; received common schood /sic/ education; married Jennie CAMERON Oct. 2, 1901; Mason, Knight Templar and Shriner; began life as a farmer, but later engaged in […]
City: Elizabethton PEPPER, George Henry, farmer; born Bristol, Va., Sept. 17, 1869; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Jesse H. and Mary (Taylor) PEPPER; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents John and Mary (Robinson) PEPPER, maternal grandparents Alfred W. and Bessie (Brewer) TAYLOR; educated Virginia Military Institute, University of Tenn. and Cumberland University, […]
City: Elizabethton WILCOX, David Powell, minister of the gospel; born Unicoi Co., Tenn., June 8, 1830; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John and Letitia (Silson) WILCOX; paternal grandparents James and Mary (Doan) WILCOX, maternal grandparents Steven and Mary (Pierce) SILSON; received common school education and in early youth was a saddler […]
City: Elkton BAUGH, John Edward, physician; born Elkmont, Ala., Dec. 6, 1858; son of William Aaron and Sarah (Grigsby) BAUGH; paternal grandparents John and Martha Elizabeth (Trotter) BAUGH, maternal grandparents Edward W. and Parmelia Littleberry (Adams) GRIGSBY; educated at preparatory schools Mulberry, Pulaski and Gallatin, Tenn.; graduated from University of […]
City: Embreeville TAYLOR, Alfred Alexander, farmer and lecturer; born Happy Valley, Tenn., Aug. 6, 1848; English-Scotch-Irish and German descent; son of Nathaniel G. and Emaline (Haynes) TAYLOR; father’s occupation, Methodist minister and farmer; paternal grandparents James P. and Mary (Carter) TAYLOR, maternal grandparents David and Rhoda (Haynes) HAYNES; received academic […]
City: Covington FALLIN, James R., hardware merchant; born near Covington, Tenn., April 23, 1847; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Charles W. and Sarah E. (Talley) FALLIN; received common school education; in early life was a carpenter; married Mollie B. STEPHENS Dec. 23, 1890; enlisted in the C. S. A. as private […]
City: Covington FLIPPIN, James H., merchant; born in Fayete /sic/ Co., Tenn., Oct. 2, 1865; English and French descent; son of James A. and Bettie (Dupree) FLIPPIN; educated at Oakland, Tenn.; in early life was a farmer, later became a merchant, in which business he is now engaged; married Elizabeth […]
City: Covington GREEN, Richard Henry, newspaper man; born Tipton Co. Tenn., June 19, 1857; son of John U. and Mary Jane (Sanford) GREEN; paternal grandfather James West GREEN, paternal grandmother Elizabeth (Bass) GREEN, maternal grandfather Robert W. SANFORD, maternal grandmother Anna Dow (Small) SANFORD; Scotch-Irish descent; educated by Prof. James […]
City: Covington HOLDERMAN, J. A., postmaster; born Owenboro, Ky., March 7, 1861; son C. H. and Sarah (Foster) HOLDERMAN; German descent; graduate High school; afterwards studied law; married Annie BATES Oct. 2, 1884; Republican; made race for legislature 1892; chairman of Tipton Co. Republican organization; organized Co. for Spanish-American war […]
City: Covington HUNT, W. N., county register; born Tipton Co. Tenn., March 12, 1862; son of Dr. A. D. and Sallie (Nelson) HUNT; self educated; married Annie STRANGE Jan. 7, 1891; member K. of P., I. O. O. F., Maccabees; Democrat.
City: Hartsville HALE, W.J., merchant; born in Sevier Co., Tenn., March 10, 1836; Welsh descent; son of Cyrus B. and Eliza (Taylor) HALE; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents William and Priscilla (Cage) HALE; maternal grandparents Joseph and Martha (Blakemore) TAYLOR; educated at Enon College; in early life he was […]
City: Harriman STAPLES, John W., attorney at law; born at Wartburg, Tenn., July 17, 1870; son of Samuel H. and Mary E. T. (Childress) STAPLES; father’s occupation, attorney at law; paternal grandparents, B.T. and Millie (Hall) STAPLES, maternal grandparents, John and Mary (Bowling) CHILDRESS; educated public schools of Roane Co., […]
City: Embreeville TAYLOR, James Patton, farmer; born in Carter Co., Tenn., Dec. 22, 1844; English, Scotch-Irish and German descent; son of Nathaniel Greene and Emaline (Haynes) TAYLOR; father’s occupation, farmer, minister of the gospel, politician and statesman; educated at Boone’s Creek, (Tenn.) Academy, Pennington Seminary (N. J.) and Edgefield High […]
City: Emmett RHEA, John Preston, physician; born Bluff City, Tenn., Feb. 6, 1872; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John Preston and Matilda (Longacre) RHEA, the father was a physician and surgeon; paternal grandparents, Robert and Nancy (Davison) RHEA, maternal grandparents, Joseph H. and Mary (Edwards) LONGACRE; educated in local schools Sullivan […]