City: Lebanon VAUGHAN, John Curry, traveling salesman; born La Guardo, Tennessee, Jan. 16, 1866; descendant of the early settlers of Wilson county, Tenn.; son of Edward D. and Ella (Kirkpatrick) VAUGHAN; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents Rev. M. S. and Sallie (Vaughan) VAUGHAN; maternal grandparents Dr. J. C. and Narcie […]
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City: Lebanon TABOR, Alford Cauldwell, minister of the gospel; born March 9, 1853; Irish descent; son of Thomas and Ann (Davis) TABOR; educated at Monticello, Ky.; in early life he was a carriage maker; married twice, first Lee Ann HARRIS, Jan. 23, 1873; second Bell ROGERS, Oct. 1, 1896; member […]
City: Lebanon STRATTON, Mrs. Lelia Owen, Evangelist and W. C. T. U. lecturer; born Talbot county, Ga., Aug. 16, 1862; Welsh and Irish descent; daughter of Sidney Bruce and Mary Elizabeth (German) OWEN; father’s occupation planter; educated in Talbot county and Forsythe, Ga.; married Samuel Golladay STRATTON, Dec. 1, 1881; […]
City: Lebanon STRATTON, Francey C., banker; born Lebanon, Tenn., Aug. 19, 1868; Dutch and French descent; son of Samuel G. and Alice (Fisher) STRATTON; father’s occupation banker; paternal grandparents Thomas J. and Caroline (Golladay) STRATTON; maternal grandparents Houston and Ann (Cossitt) FISHER; educated Cumberland University; entered the banking business in […]
City: Lebanon ROBERTSON, Nathan Glenn, attorney-at-law; born in Wilson county, Tenn.; son of Lewis W. and Elizabeth (Glenn) ROBERTSON; father’s occupation farmer, judge of the county court three terms; paternal grandparents Higdon K. and Elizabeth (King) ROBERTSON; maternal grandparents Nathan and Catherine (McDaniel) GLENN; graduated from Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., […]
City: Lebanon PURYEAR, Joseph Richard, practicing physician; born Hartsville, Tenn., Nov. 12, 1859; French and Irish descent; son of Thomas and Tabitha (Reeves) PURYEAR; father’s occupation farmer; educated Cumberland University and Vanderbilt University; graduated from latter with degree M. D. in 1881; married Connie BARTON, Dec. 9, 1880; has been […]
City: Lebanon NORRIS, Archibald Debow, surveyor; born Smith county, Tenn., Dec. 29, 1838; Irish and French Huguenot descent; son of John Blackmore and Margaret (Debow) NORRIS; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents George and Jane (Scobey) NORRIS; maternal grandparents Archibald and Susan (Balou) DEBOW; educated Taylorsville, Tenn., and Meadville, Pa.; graduated […]
City: Lebanon MARTIN, Andrew Bennett, lawyer; born Trousdale Ferry, Smith county, Tenn., Dec. 9, 1836; English and Irish descent; son of Matthew Moore and Matilda (Crow) MARTIN; father’s occupation physician; paternal grandparents Peter and Elizabeth (Henderson) MARTIN; maternal parents James and Jane (Porter) CROW; educated at Lebanon, Tenn.; graduated Cumberland […]
City: Lebanon McFARLAND, John W., physician; born Wilson county, Tenn., March 22, 1843; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James H. and Charlotte (Walker) McFARLAND; father’s occupation physician; educated at Lebanon, Tenn.; graduated at Nashville, Tenn., with degree M. D., March 1868; in early life he was a farmer; served as lieutenant […]
City: Lebanon MACKENZIE, Mrs. Lucy Smith; born Lebanon, Tenn., in 1849; descendant of Col. Miles CARY of Jamestown, Va.; daughter of Henry F. and Mary D. (Morris) SMITH; father’s occupation merchant and farmer; paternal grandparents George and Elizabeth (Barksdale) SMITH; maternal grandparents Rev. Edward and Elizabeth Cary (Whitaker) MORRIS; graduated […]
City: Lebanon HUMPHREYS, Allison Battle, manufacturer; born Somerville, Tenn., Oct. 22, 1875; Norman-French and Irish descent; son of Alfred Battle and Madeline (Allison) HUMPHREYS; father’s occupation attorney-at-law; paternal grandparents John and Sandal (Battle) HUMPHREYS; maternal grandparents Robert Porter and Alethia (Saunders) ALLISON; graduated from Cumberland University, degree A.B., 1894; L.L. […]
City: Lebanon GREEN, William Edgar, wholesale grocer; born Lebanon, Tenn., May 1, 1869; English descent; direct descendant of early settlers at Jamestown, Va.; son of William E. and Amanda E. (Solomon) GREEN; father’s occupation livery business; paternal grandparents John S. and Janet (Morris) GREEN; maternal grandparents Elijah Durham and Mary […]
City: Lebanon GREEN, Nathan, teacher of law; born Winchester, Tenn., Feb. 19, 1827; son of Nathan and Mary (Field) GREEN; father’s occupation lawyer, public official; educated at Lebanon, Tenn.; graduated from Cumberland University A. B., 1845; A. M., 1848; L.L.B., 1849; later received the L.L.D. degree; in early life he […]
City: Lebanon FOSTER, Robert Verrell, minister of the gospel, educator; born near Lebanon, Tenn., Aug. 12, 1845; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Rufus H. and Sarah (Spain) FOSTER; father’s occupation stock raiser; graduated from Cumberland University with degree A. B. and A. M.; Union Theological Seminary (N.Y.); Trinity University (Tex.), degree […]
City: Lebanon FAULKNER, Walter Sanders, lawyer; born Lebanon, Tenn., Nov. 23, 1874; English-Scotch descent; son of James Jones and Nora (Sanders) FAULKNER; educated at Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., and graduated from same with degree L.L. D. in 1893; member of I. O. O. F., K. P.; Democrat; presidential elector Fourth […]
City: Lebanon COE, Harry Lee, lawyer; born Lebanon, Tenn., April 5, 1873; English descent; son of Jesse F. and Mary J. (Rowe) COE; father’s occupation public official; graduated from Cumberland University with degree Bachelor of Law, June 1, 1896; in early life he was clerk in store; married Nannie BRATTEN, […]
City: Lebanon EDGERTON, Howard King, physician; born in Wayne county, N. C., Oct. 22, 1865; English descent; son of Gabriel G. and Harriet (Copeland) EDGERTON; educated at Guilford College; graduated from University of Nashville and Vanderbilt Medical College with degree M. D., April 1889; in early life worked on father’s […]
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: Lebanon DILLARD, Benjamin Joel, jeweler; born Lebanon, Tenn., April 6, 1857; French and Scotch descent; son of Allen and Selety Ann (Goostree) DILLARD; father’s occupation cabinetmaker and farmer; educated at Lebanon, Tenn.; has been a jeweler since he was 17; married Anna L. SECHREST of Crittenden, Ky.; June 6, […]
City: Lebanon BUCHANAN, Isaac William Pleasant, educator; born Cane Hill, Ark., April 18, 1866; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Andrew Hays and Malinda (Alexander) BUCHANAN; father’s occupation educator; paternal grandparents Isaac and Naomi (Crawford) BUCHANAN; maternal grandparents, Randolph and Elizabeth (Sharber) ALEXANDER; graduated from Cumberland University, degree of A. B., 1884, […]