City: Memphis STOUT, Samuel H., division freight agent L. & N. R.R. Co.; born Bowling Green, Ky., Aug. 24, 1869; English descent; son of John L. and Margaret (Herdman) STOUT; educated Odgen College Bowling Green, Ky., graduated from same B.S. degree in 1889; began his career as a clerk in […]
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City: Memphis SINCLAIR, Alexander Grant, physician; born Charlottenburgh, Glengary Co., Ontario, Canada, July 30, 1842; son of Archibald and Mary (Grant) SINCLAIR; his father was the second son of Peter SINCLAIR of Perthshire, Scotland, who became a resident of Canada in 1800; his paternal grandmother was prior to her marriage […]
City: Memphis SIMMONS, William W., merchant and manufacturer; born Courtland, Ala., December 7, 1865; son A. D. and Martha Jane (Woolard) SIMMONS; educated Alabama; graduated Alabama High School December, 1882; married Annie L. MITCHELL, August 11, 1898; member Masons, Tennessee Club, B. M. C., Memphis Country Club, and Methodist Church; […]
City: Memphis SILVERTOOTH, George W., lawyer; born Munford, Tipton County, Tenn., March 16, 1872; son of Jacob and Caroline (McFadden) SILVERTOOTH; paternal grandfather Judge George W. SILVERTOOTH (at one time) Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky; maternal grandfather Candour McFADDEN, formerly a prominent merchant of Covington, Tenn.; Scotch-Irish descent; educated public and […]
City: Memphis SIBLEY, Bolling, life insurance business; born Augusta, Ga., Aug. 20, 1873; English descent; son of Robert P. and Susie (Bolling) SIBLEY; father’s occupation, lumber and timber dealer, and mining; paternal grandparents Josiah and Sara Ann (Crapon) SIBLEY, maternal grandparents Robert P. and Mary (Wheless) BOLLING; educated at Richmond […]
City: Memphis SCOTT, Alexander Yerger, lawyer; born Three Oaks, Miss., Dec. 17, 1870; English descent; son of Charles and Malvina (Yerger) SCOTT; father’s occupation lawyer; paternal grandfather Charles SCOTT, maternal grandparents Alexander and Elizabeth (Rucks) YERGER; educated University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., and University of Miss.; graduated from latter […]
City: Memphis SCHLOSS, Samuel, business man; born Ingenheim bei Landau, Rhein Pfalz Baiern, Germany, Sept., 1834; moved to New York City early in fall of 1849; married Sarah MAUSS, of Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 11, 1859; moved to Memphis, Tenn., April 6, 1852; he has been a member of the board […]
City: Memphis SCALES, Dabney Minor, lawyer; born Orange County, Va., June 1, 1842; son Peter and Anne (Minor) SCALES; English-Dutch descent; educated Chalmers Institute, Holly Springs, United States Naval Academy and University of Mississippi; graduate LL.B. University of Mississippi June, 1869; passed final examination before Naval Board Mobile, 1862; married […]
City: Memphis SCHLOSS, Harry B., cotton broker; born Memphis, Tenn., March 27, 1863; son Sam and Sarah (Mauss) SCHLOSS; Jewish descent; educated public schools of Memphis; married Pauline ROSENTHAL, December 18, 1887; member I. O. B. B., Rex club, Y. M. H. A., B. M. C., Memphis Cotton Exchange, Memphis […]
City: Memphis SAMFIELD, Max., Rev. Dr., rabbi congregation Children of Israel since 1871; German-Jewish descent; editor; born Bavaria, Germany, Jan., 1845; son of Samuel and Rosa (Mendel) SAMFIELD; educated University of Wurtzurg, Normal College, received degree of doctor of philosophy; married Pauline FRANK in 1873; member Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite […]
City: Memphis SAMELSON, I., business man; born St. Louis, Mo., in 1858; in 1863 his parents removed to Memphis, and he attended the public schools of that place until he was fourteen years of age, then entered the employ of Menkin Bros., dealers in dry goods, as assistant bookkeeper; a […]
City: Memphis RYAN, Thomas, lawyer; born Stanton, Wis., February 3, 1884; son of T. and Mary (Gleason) RYAN; Irish descent; graduated from River Falls State Normal School 1904; taught in public schools New Richmond, Wis., 1904-5; graduate of University of Michigan LL.B. 1908; admitted to practice law in all State […]
City: Memphis ROGERS, William Boddie, physician and surgeon; born Brownsville, Tenn., Nov. 22, 1856; Irish-Welsh descent; son of William E. and Elizabeth (Battle) ROGERS; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents John and Margaret (Sheppard) ROGERS, maternal grandparents William and Flora (Boddie) BATTLE; educated in Memphis, Tenn., graduated in Bellevue Hospital Medical […]
City: Memphis ROACH, Michael Joseph, railroad contractor; born N. Y. (Glenn Fall), June 9, 1864; Irish descent; son of Thos. ROACH; father, farmer; educated in Memphis, Tenn.; in early life was connected with cotton compress; married at Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 29, 1889; member B. P. O. E., business Men’s Club, […]
City: Memphis RILEY, Albert G., lawyer; born in Memphis, Tenn., July 27, 1887; son of William H. and Martha J. (Guild) RILEY; Scottish-Irish descent; educated University of Virginia and graduate of same LL.B. June 19, 1909; member Delta Tau Delta Fraternity; admitted to the bar of Tennessee November 19, 1909; […]
City: Memphis RIECHMAN, John A., mill supplies; born Cincinnati, O., Oct. 7, 1872; German descent; son of John G. and Louise M. (Freber) RIECHMAN; father’s occupation, oil refiner, and manufacturing; educated in common schools of Cincinnati, Ohio; in early life was clerk in railroad office; engaged in mill supplies and […]
City: Memphis RICE, Frank, J., County Register Shelby County, Tenn., and member of firm Rice-Chism Co., general agents Preferred Accident Insurance Company of New York, office, 928-929 Exchange Building, Memphis, Tenn. Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, […]
City: Memphis PHILLIPS, Charles H., manager R. G. Dun & Co.; born Burton, Kansas, Aug. 2, 1878; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Charles T. and Nellie E. (Eckley) PHILLIPS; father Presbyterian minister; educated in Cairo, Ill., and Princeton, Ky.; graduated from high school and college; took first prize at both high […]
City: Memphis PHELAN, Patrick H., Jr., lawyer; born Memphis, Tenn., March 16, 1875; Irish-American descent; son of P. H. and Ellen (Kelly) PHELAN; educated Christian Bros. College, Memphis, Tenn., and St. Mary’s College, Ky., graduated from former, with A. B. degree, 1894, A. M., 1904; Democrat; vice-president City Board of […]
City: Memphis PHARR, Harry Nelson, civil engineer; born La Grange, Ark., May 8, 1875; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Harry Newton and Stella Hogue (Scott) PHARR; father’s occupation, civil engineers C. S. A.; paternal grandparents Robert and Nancy (Allen) PHARR, maternal grandparents James and Mary Louise (Hogue) SCOTT; graduated from University […]