City: Sharon SHANNON, James Edward, physician and surgeon; born near Sharon, Tenn., June 23, 1864; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Henry Jefferson and Anna Eliza (Tansil) SHANNON; father, physician and surgeon; paternal grandparents James and Mary (Shannon) SHANNON, maternal grandparents Edward Albert and Caroline (Jenkins) TANSIL; educated in the country schools, […]
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City: Ripley BANKS, Roderick S., Clerk and Master of the Chancery Court; born Gibson Wells, Tenn.; son of James H. and Melissa (Hopkins) BANKS; father’s occupation, farming, educated Lebanon, Tenn.; graduate of law dept. Cumberland Univ. 1900; marriage Ella SINCLAIR July 30, 1905; member Masonic Order; member M. E. church, […]
City: Pulaski WILKES, Walter Stewart, lawyer; born Pulaski, Tenn., April 26, 1879; English descent; son of J. Summerfield and Florence Alabama (Barker) WILKES; father lawyer and member supreme court of Tenn.; paternal grandparents, R. A. L. and Judith (Harris) WILKES; maternal grandparents B. B. and Martha (Sample) BARKER; educated Wall […]
Hon. B. F. ALEXANDER, a native of Rutherford County, Tenn., was born January 20, 1849, and is the son of Madison H. and Catherine (Suttle) ALEXANDER, natives respectively, of Tennessee and Virginia. The father, who is a well known and prosperous farmer, still resides in this county. The mother, who […]
WALTER H. ANDERSON, the junior member of the well-known law firm at Harriman of Scott, Chandler & Anderson, has been in practice at Harriman since 1910, and has already attained recognition as one of the rising young attorneys of the East Tennessee bar. Mr. Anderson educated himself, and while growing […]
CITY: Waverly BOWMAN, J. Bethel, lawyer; born Snow’s Creek, Tenn., Nov. 4, 1879; son of Thomas F. and Cordelia Ann (Wright) BOWMAN; father was a lawyer; educated at Waverly and Lebanon Tenn.; graduated from Waverly High School and Cumberland University LL. B. May, 1900; in early life was in the […]
CITY: Watertown SMITH, John Robert, lawyer; born Statesville, Tenn., May 24, 1861; Irish and Dutch descent; son of R. T. and Amanda (Doss) SMITH; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents, John Y. and Leona (Shanks) SMITH, maternal grandparents, John P. and Lucretia (Threat) DOSS; graduated from Cumberland University, June 1889; was […]
City: Shelbyville BEARDEN, Edwin Whiteside, public official; born Shelbyville, Tenn., March 23, 1875; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Walter S. and Margaret C. (Whiteside) BEARDEN; father, Chancellor of 5th Division Tenn.; paternal grandparents Dr. F. R. and Susan (Blake) BEARDEN, maternal grandparents Thomas C. and Margaret (Robinson) WHITESIDE; educated S. W. […]
City: Shelbyville ERWIN, Joseph Boyd, minister; born Williamson County, Tenn., January 23, 1846; son of Alexander Rogers and Louise Eleanor (Boyd) ERWIN; his father was a Methodist minister; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Florence University of Florence, Ala.; honorary degree D.D., June, 1886, by Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn.; married Fannie C. SMITH, […]
City: Tiptonville BURNETT, James T., attorney and banker; born Dixon Springs, Tenn., 1868; Scotch-Irish descent; son of J. H. and Mary Don (Fippen) BURNETT; father was a tobacco speculator; educated Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., and graduated from same LLB., 1890; in early life was a farmer, and has been dependent […]
City: Pulaski CROWELL, Ernest W., lawyer; born Bedford Co., Tenn., March 21, 1884; of German-Irish descent; son of Hiram B. and Margaret E. (Cook) CROWELL; father Methodist minister; paternal grandparents, Charles M. and Lavina (Foster) CROWELL; maternal grandparents, V. P. and Elizabeth (Lents) CROWELL; educated Bedford Co., Institute, and Cumberland […]
City: Paris CALDWELL, Samuel Houston, retired physician; born Henry County, Tenn., Dec. 10, 1836; Scotch-French descent; son of R. D. and Elizabeth (Dupree) CALDWELL; father farmer and tobacco manufacturer; graduated from Cumberland University B.A., June 1855; married Mary R. THOMPSON, Dec. 24, 1860; began the practice of medicine early in […]
City: Nashville PITTS, John A., lawyer, banker; born Wayne Co., Tenn., June 3, 1849; son of John F. and Emarintha M. PITTS; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents, John and Clarissa PITTS, maternal grandparents, Abraham and Nancy MONTAGUE; English descent; educated Clifton Masonic academy; graduated from law department of Cumberland University, […]
City: Nashville PILCHER, James Stuart, attorney-at-law; born Eutaw, Ala.; son Dickson Green and Jane Hope (Carothers) PILCHER; English-Scotch descent; educated Houston, Miss.; graduated Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., Jan. 1869, L.B.; married Margaret Hamilton CAMPBELL; member of Vaiden (Miss.) Light Artillery 1861-65; member Presbyterian church; paternal grandfather, John PILCHER; paternal grandmother, […]
City: Nashville OVERALL, John W., farmer; U. S. Marshal; born Liberty, DeKalb County, Tenn., February 7 1855; son Wesley and Arena (White) OVERALL; paternal grandparents, Jacob and Sarah (Lawrence) OVERALL; maternal grandparents, James and Mary (English) WHITE; English-German descent; educated DeKalb Public Schools, Cumb. University; graduated Cumb. University 1877; A.B.; […]
City: Nashville PARKS, Hamilton, lawyer; born Dyer County, Tenn., December 30, 1845; son Rev. Hamilton and Rebecca (Stewart) PARKS; Scotch-Irish-English descent; graduated from Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., A.B., 1868; A. M., 1876; LL.B., 1877; married first, November 14, 1869; second, October 7, 1878; member of Knights Templar, Masons; Trustee of […]
City: Nashville PENDLETON, Isaac Louis, attorney-at-law; born Smith County, Tenn., December 24, 1866; son James B. and Samantha (Moores) PENDLETON; English-Scotch-Irish descent; educated Alexandria Masonic Normal School and Cumberland University, Lebanon; graduated Alexandria 1889, Lebanon Law School 1893, B. S. and LL.B.; married Nettie DONNELL December 22, 1891; member K. […]
City: Neptune STONE, Robert James, farmer, and livestock dealer; born Cumberland Furnace, Tenn., March 15, 1878; Scotch-German descent; son of R. B. and Sarah (Jackson) STONE; father’s occupation, 25 years general manager of Drouillard Iron Co., Cumberland Furnace, Tenn., and for past 12 years has been dealing in real estate […]
City: Nashville WOODCOCK, William M., bookkeeper; born Macon County, Tenn., September 4, 1842; English descent; son of Wiley and Harriet (Simmons) WOODCOCK; father was a physician; educated in the common schools of Macon County, Tennessee, and Monroe County, Kentucky; graduated Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., Law Department, in June, 1875; in […]
City: Nashville MORRIS, Robert Lewis, lawyer; born (near) Nashville, Tenn., April 9, 1847; son Henry B. and Sarah (Willis) MORRIS; English-French-Welsh descent; educated High School, Nashville, and Cumberland University; married Lucy Napier HUDSON June 20, 1872; member Masons; entered Confederate Army April, 1864;, age 17; First Lieutenant in command Co. […]