City: Murfreesboro RICHARDSON, James Daniel, Sr., Sovereign Grand Commander Scottish Rite Masons, Southern Jurisdiction; born Rutherford County, Tenn., March 10, 1843; son of John W. and Augusta (Starnes) RICHARDSON; paternal grandfather James RICHARDSON, paternal grandmother Mary (Watkins) RICHARDSON, maternal grandfather Daniel STARNES, maternal grandmother Harriet (Russell) STARNES; English descent; father’s […]
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City: Murfreesboro RANDOLPH, Beverly, farmer; born near Walter Hill, Tenn., Sept. 5, 1837; English descent; son of Beverly and Lucy W. (Searcy) RANDOLPH; father a farmer and merchant; paternal grandparents, /apparently a line missing/ William W. and Lucy (Harris) SEARCY; educated in common schools of Rutherford Co., Tenn., and at […]
City: Murfreesboro RAGSDALE, Thos. Charleton, minister of the gospel; born Laurens district, S. C., Dec. 26, 1863; English-Irish descent and German descent; son of Edward Carter and Elizabeth Sarah (Calhoun) RAGSDALE; father’s occupation, physician, local preacher and farmer; paternal grandparents, Edmund and Sallie (Hill) RAGSDALE, maternal grandparents, E. and Fannie […]
City: Murfreesboro PERKINS, Charles Franklin, lumberman; born Nashville, Tenn., April 7, 1866; English descent; son of Daniel Price and Kate (Morgan) PERKINS; father, a lumberman; paternal grandparents, Peter and Sarah (Camp) PERKINS, maternal grandparents, Rufus and Jane (Williams) MORGAN; educated at Nashville, and Murfreesboro, Tenn.; entered the lumber business in […]
City: Murfreesboro PALMER, Horace Edward, lawyer-jurist; born Murfreesboro, Tenn., September 26, 1855; son of General Joseph B. and Ophelia M. (Burrus) PALMER; paternal grand parents, William M. and Mildred (Johns) PALMER, maternal grandparents LaFayette and Eliza (Ready) BURNS; father’s occupation, lawyer; educated Union University, Murfreesboro, Tenn., and University of Virginia; […]
City: Murfreesboro OVERALL, Asburry M., born Rutherford Co., Tenn., April 20, 1844; English descent; son of James G. OVERALL; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents Robert and Mary (Espey) OVERALL; maternal grandparents Baxter and Mary (Webb) DAVIS; married Hudie M. LOWE, May 1878; member B. P. O. E., Lodge No. […]
City: Milton MATHES, E. A., farmer; born Milton, Tenn., Jan 12, 1842; son of J. H. and Harriet (Allen) MATHES; father’s occupation, mechanic; paternal grandparents J. H. and Sarah (Thomas) MATHES, maternal grandparents, Eli and Elizabeth (Lasiter) ALLEN; educated at Milton, Tenn.; entered farming in early life; married twice, first, […]
City: Memphis KING, Thomas B., cotton merchant; born White County, Ark., July, 1861; son Thomas B. and Eliza B. (Thomas) KING; educated in Murfreesboro, Tenn.; married, first Mollie WILLIAMS, Brownsville, 1887; second, Fannie KING, Memphis, 1904; mayor of Bells, Tenn., 1884-85; member of Tennessee Legislature 1887 from Crockett County, Tenn.; […]
City: Nashville CARR, James B., President B. H. Stief Jewelry Company; born LaVergne, Tennessee, March 7, 1857; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William N. and Sarah (Patterson) CARR; father in postal service; attended the Nashville city schools; engaged in the jewelry business early in life; was elected manager of B. H. STIEF Jewelry Company in 1891; is […]
City: Lewisburg CARTER, William Martin, lawyer and editor; Scotch, Irish and English descent; born Readyville, Rutherford County, Tenn., July 23, 1868; son of J. R. and Elizabeth (McBroom) CARTER; his father was a merchant; paternal grandfather Armstead CARTER, paternal grandmother Catherine (Hancock) CARTER, maternal grandfather “Barney” McBROOM, maternal grandmother Annie […]
City: Livingston BURKS, Robert Lee, real estate dealer; born Rutherford Co., Tenn., May 12, 1848; Irish descent; son of Willis and Lucinda (Blakeley) BURKS; father’s occupation, farmer, hotel proprietor; paternal grandfather Sam BURKS, a revolutionary soldier; his paternal grandmother was a Miss GIBSON prior to her marriage; maternal grandparents James […]
City: Lebanon DOSS, William Hughes, minister of the gospel; born Bedford county Tenn., Nov. 25, 1854; Welsh descent; son of William and Mariah Ann (Hughes) DOSS; father’s occupation minister of the gospel; graduated from Webb’s School, June, 1875; in early life he was a farmer; married Belle PROTER, May 8, […]
City: Memphis BARKSDALE, William Randolph, cotton factor, hardwood lumber and grocer; born Murfreesboro, Tenn., Aug. 6, 1850; English-Scotch descent; son of William H. and Fannie (Baskette) BARKSDALE; paternal grandfather, Randolph BARKSDALE, maternal grandfather, Dr. William BASKETT; educated at Old Nottingham school near Somerville, Tenn.; began his career as clerk and […]
City: Lascassas BYRN, William M., farmer; born Milton, Tenn.; son of W. B. BYRN; father’s occupation farmer; educated at Milton, Tenn.; in early life was in the mercantile business three years; married twice, first Phidelius DOUGHERTY in 1869; second Mrs. Mattie A. MANEY, Oct., 1886; member F. & A. M., […]
City: Jackson SAVAGE, George Martin, minister of the gospel and teacher; born Tishomingo Co., Miss., Feb. 5, 1849; son of Hamilton Giles and Eleanor Jane (Shields) SAVAGE; English-Irish and Scotch descent; father’s occupation, minister of the gospel and farmer; paternal grandparents Martin and Elizabeth (Hudspath) SAVAGE, maternal grandparents George and […]
City: Jackson JONES, Amos B., minister of the gospel; educator; born Boydton Va., Dec. 4, 1841; Irish-Welsh-Dutch and English-French descent; son of Amos Wesley and Caroline Matilda (Blanch) JONES; fathers’ /sic/ occupation, minister and president of Memphis Conference Female Institute; educated at Jackson, Tenn., and Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Auburn, Ala.; […]
City: Eagleville WILLIAMS, R. E., retired banker; Eagleville, Tenn., Oct. 8, 1859; son of Chesley and Elizabeth (Jordan) WILLIAMS; father’s occupation, merchant and farmer; paternal grandparents James and Martha (Allison) WILLIAMS, maternal grandparents Thomas and Mary (Hyde) JORDAN; educated at Jackson, Tenn., Southwestern Baptist University; in early life engaged in […]
City: Eagleville HUGHES, Madison Red, lecturer; born Williamson Co., Tenn., Dec. 18, 1847; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William T. and Mary J. (Henning) HUGHES; father was a physician and farmer; paternal grandparents, Madison R. and Mary (Matthews) HUGHES, maternal grandparents, David and Martha (Hay) HENNING; educated in the common schools […]
City: Eagleville DUGGAN, Solon Snethen, physician; born Beech Grove, Coffee Co., Tenn., Nov. 19, 1848; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of Benjamin Frederick and Nancy (Elliott) DUGGAN; father was a physician and surgeon, who was appointed by Isham G. Harris as surgeon of the 55th Tenn. Regiment during the civil […]
City: Eagleville BROWN, Robert S., Jr., merchant; born Eagleville, Tenn, July 28, 1871; son of Robert and Alice (Booker) BROWN; Irish descent; educated Eagleville, Tenn; married Henrietta OWEN Dec. 12, 1894; Postmaster at Eagleville (13 years); member Christian church.