City: Carthage HULL, Cordell, lawyer; born Overton Co. (now Pickett Co.), Tenn., Oct. 2, 1871; son of William and Elizabeth (Riley) HULL; father’s occupation, farmer; educated in schools of Ohio and Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., graduating from the latter June 1891; in early life engaged in farming and lumber business; […]
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City: Carthage GORE, John J., lawyer; born in Smith Co., Tenn., 1879; Scotch-Irish descent; son of C. C. and Elizabeth (ROBINSON) GORE; father’s occupation farming; paternal grandparents Mounce and Rebecca (SIMCOE) GORE; maternal grandparents Allen and Martha (STANFORD) ROBINSON; entered Elmwood Academy in 1894; remained in same until 1896; completing […]
City: Brownsville WILLS, Mann, attorney-at-law; born Brownsville, Tenn., May 1, 1870; Scotch-Irish and Welsh descent; son of W. T. and Eliza Cousins (Mann) WILLS; father’s occupation physician; educated private and public schools Haywood Co. and graduated in Law Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., June 1892; married Della WOMACK May 17, 1893; […]
City: Camden ODLE, Joe F., lawyer; born at Coxburg, Tenn., May 29, 1880; son of H. D. ODLE; father was a farmer and stock dealer, merchant; paternal grandparents Richard and Lucretia (Tippett) ODLE; maternal grandparents J. H. and Nancy D. (Wesson) FRY; Scotch-Irish descent; educated at McTyeire Institute and Cumberland […]
City: Brownsville GREAVES, William Francis, Jr., attorney-at-law and physician; born Nut Bush, Tenn., July 28, 1884; English-French and Scotch-Irish descent; son of William Francis and Mary Alice (Gause) GREAVES; educated University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., and Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn.; graduated from the latter with degree of LL. B. […]
Ashland City — JUSTICE, Joseph E., lawyer; born in Cheatham Co., Tenn. May 17, 1869; son of James E. and Ann J. (Hiland) JUSTICE; father’s occupation, educator; educated Ashland Tenn., Institute, and Cumberland University Lebanon Tenn.; graduated from the latter Jan. 1894; worked on a farm until eighteen years of age; […]
FORT, Joel Battle, lawyer, farmer and lecturer; born Robertson Co., Tenn., Aug. 5, 1854; French Huguenot and English descent; son ofJosiah W. and Eliza P. (Dancy) FORT; paternal grandfather Joel Battle FORT; paternal grandmother Nancy Carr (Metcalfe) FORT, maternal grandfather William DANCY, maternal grandmother Nancy (Deggs) DANCY; educated at Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., and graduated […]