City: Memphis WARING, Roane, lawyer; born in Shelby C0., Tenn., July 20, 1881; English-Scotch descent; son of Thomas Roane and Elizabeth Bell (Ashe) WARING; father’s occupation, merchant; paternal grandparents Robert P. and ___________ (Henry) WARING, maternal grandparents Sheppard M. and Martha (Rogers) ASHE; educated at Christian Bros. College, Memphis, Tenn., […]
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City: Memphis WARD, Francis Watson druggist; born Huntsville, Ala., Jan. 6, 1860; Sctoch-Welsh [sic] descent; son of John James and Ellen Tyler (Young) WARD; father’s occupation, lawyer, captain in C.S. army; paternal grandparents Francis Watson and Mary (McKee) WARD, maternal grandparents Dr. William Tyler and Ellen Gordon (Stewart) YOUNG; educated […]
City: Memphis WILLINGHAM, John T., president and general manager Memphis Coffin Co.; born in Barnwell District, S.C., Aug. 30, 1861; when he was about four years old his parents moved to Columbus, Ga., where he was reared and educated; he began his business career when he was eighteen years of […]
City: Memphis WINKELMAN, Henry T., manufacturer “Staff of Life Bread;” born Memphis, Tenn., October 25, 1870; son Henry and Marie (Schlatter) WINKELMAN; German descent; educated Memphis Public Schools; married Arra Belle COWGILL October 16, 1906; was elected on the Reform ticket November, 1905, member of the Board of Public Works; […]
City: Memphis WILLS, Wirt James, chairman water commission; born Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 1, 1863; English-French descent; son of Peter Branch and Anne Bott (Archer) WILLS; father’s occupation, merchant; paternal grandparents William and Ridley (Branch) WILLS, maternal grandparents Alexander and Mary (Hatcher) ARCHER; educated in the city schools of Memphis, Tenn.; […]
City: Memphis WINCHESTER, James Ridout, D.D.; born Annapolis, Md., March 15, 1852; descendant from the colonial governors of Maryland on maternal side; 9th son of Jacob and Mary (Ridout) WINCHESTER; educated in Virginia Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Va.; graduated from Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Va., with B.A. and B.Ph. […]
City: Memphis TRIMBLE, Frank, real estate; born Hazel Green, Ky., in 1840; educated in the schools of Kentucky; in October, 1862, he went to Illinois, where he remained two years, then came to Memphis; began his career as a merchant, and in 1884 he sold out mercantile business and engaged […]
City: Memphis TRIMBLE, C. Howard, lawyer; born Princeton, Ill., Nov. 13, 1859; son of Uriah James and Jane (Cook) TRIMBLE; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Matthew and Lydia (Thatcher) TRIMBLE, maternal grandparents Caleb and Lucy (Clapp) COOK; graduated from Princeton (Ill.) High school, receiving classic diploma, in 1879; in early […]
City: Memphis TRIGG, William Winston, cotton seller; born Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 11, 1868; English descent; son of William Winston and Narcissa (Sexton) TRIGG; father’s occupation, planter; paternal grandparents John and Elizabeth (Bailey) TRIGG, maternal grandparents William and Mary (Watson) SEXTON; educated at Memphis, Tenn.; entered the cotton business in early […]
City: Memphis WOOD, William Henry, life insurance agent; born Glastonbury, Conn., May 27, 1869; Irish-French descent; son of Moses D. and Julia (Cain) WOOD; fathers’ [sic] occupation, silversmith; educated in the public schools of Gastonbury, [sic] Conn.; in early life he entered the life insurance business; married Frances WEATHERFORD, Sept. […]
City: Memphis SPEED, James Marlin, banker; born Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 25, 1873; English-Irish descent; son of Robert A. and Mary (Jones) SPEED; paternal grandparents Jones S. and Julia (Kearney) SPEED, maternal grandfather Reuben JONES, maternal grandmother was a Miss BRITROM prior to her marriage; educated Christian Brothers’ College, Memphis, Tenn., […]
City: Memphis STICKLEY, Robert H., lawyer; born in Madisonville, Tenn., November 30, 1883; son of Vastine and Josephine (Houston) STICKLEY; German and Norman French descent; educated at Webb School, Bolivar Academy, Hiwassee College, Lebanon Law School; graduate of Bolivar Academy and Lebanon Law School L.L.B.; Scottish Rite Mason 32d degree; […]
City: Memphis WILLIAMS, James Mathew, commission merchant, grain, hay, flour, etc.; born near Brunswick, Tenn., Sept. 1, 1841; Welsh-Scotch and English descent; son of Henry and Mary (Black) WILLIAMS; father’s occupation, farmer and magistrate Shelby Co., Tenn., 12 years; paternal grandparents James and Susan (Peebles) WILLIAM [sic], maternal grandparents Mathew […]
City: Memphis WILLIAMS, Joseph J., born Somerville, Tenn.; Sept. 1852; received his education in the schools of Memphis Tenn., began his career as clerk in drug store at age of eighteen years, and remained there for several years, becoming interested in the business as a partner; in 1874 he became […]
City: Memphis WILLIAMS, John Sneed, cotton broker; born Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 25, 1869; English descent; son of J.J. and Arra R. (Watkins) WILLIAMS; educated in Memphis, Tenn.; began his career as an employe [sic] of a railroad; married Edith REID, April 3, 1895; member DeSoto Lodge, Chickasaw Club, Country Club […]
Colonel Gates—by which name the subject of this review is affectionately known through all Tennessee and in many other Southern states—has lived a life that is not only eventful but full of valuable achievement for his state. Distinguished as a Confederate veteran, effective as an editor of prominence and influence, […]
City: Memphis WALSH, Anthony, banker; born in in [sic] Cook Co., Ill., April 29, 1856; educated in the public schools of Memphis, Tenn.; began his business career as clerk in a grocery store in 1869; in 1877 he formed a partnership with his brother, which firm is now known as […]
City: Memphis VOEGELI, Edward H., real estate and loans; born Cincinnati, Ohio; son John W. and Elizabeth (Schue) VOEGELI; German-French descent; educated in Memphis and St. Louis; member Tennessee Club, Chickasaw Club and Country Clubs; Memphis Cotton Exchange; author “A Memphian’s Trip Around the World;” started on trip in 1897, […]
City: Memphis VINTON, Thomas Oliver, banker; born Marietta, Ohio, May 9, 1865; son Thomas Adams and Harriet (Toothaker) VINTON; English and French descent; educated Marietta and Cincinnati, Ohio; married Mary C. WOOD October 18, 1888; member Masons, Business Men’s Club, Chickasaw Club, Country Club; was Registration Commissioner under Gov. McMillan […]
City: Memphis VAN VLEET, Peter P., wholesale druggist; born Tecumseh, Mich., Nov. 17, 1849; Dutch-English descent; son of Ralph S. and Henrietta (Lockwood) VAN VLEET; paternal grandparents Peter P. and Martha (Swartout) VAN VLEET, maternal grandfather Cornelius LOCKWOOD; educated Kalamazoo (Mich.) College; in early life he was in the retail […]