City: Monterey BROWDER, Robert Marvin, dentist; born Olmstead, Logan Co., Ky., March 9, 1880; son of David P. and Florence (Bailey) BROWDER; paternal grandfather Robert BROWDER, paternal grandmother [line omitted here] Jonathan R. BAILEY, maternal grandmother Margaret (Kennedy) BAILEY; Scotch, English and Welsh descent; educated at Vanderbilt University and Branham […]
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City: Monteagle PAYNE, Robert Marion, farmer, teacher, merchant and hotel proprietor; born near Jasper, Tenn., April 3, 1848; Irish-English and Dutch descent; son of Lewis and Mary (Bean) PAYNE; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Robert and Sarah (McMahan) PAYNE, maternal grandparents Obediah and Barbara (Heifner) BEAN; educated in the country […]
City: Monteagle BRYAN, David Hampton, physician; born Morrison, Tenn., Dec. 20, 1858; Irish-Danish and French descent; son of John Alexander and Charlotte Elizabeth (Hampton) BRYAN; father’s occupation farmer; educated at Winchester (Tenn.) Normal; graduated at Nashville, Tenn., degree of M. D., Feb. 25, 1890; in early life was a public […]
City: Milan STONE, Eli Newbern, real estate dealer and public official; born Madison Co., Tenn., Sept. 20, 1847; English and Scotch-Irish descent; son of Clark L. and Margaret (Anderson) STONE; fathers’ /sic/ occupation, farmer, merchant; maternal grandfather Eli ANDERSON, paternal grandfather Uriah STONE; entered Confederate service at age of 16, […]
City: Milan RHODES, James P., lawyer; born Carroll Co., Tenn., Sept. 11, 1853; son of J. W. and Jane (Algee) RHODES; English descent; educated Murfreesboro, Tenn., University of Tenn.; graduated from Lebanon Law School in 1876; married Nina HUTCHERSON April 27, 1882; member K. of P., occupation in youth, farmer; […]
City: Milan HARRISON, James R., banker; born Rome, Tenn., July 15, 1855; son of Ed and Julia (Grissim) HARRISON; father’s occupation, merchant; paternal grandfather James HARRISON, maternal grandparent, James WRATHER; educated at Rome and Nashville, Tenn., graduated from medical department University of Nashville, M. D., 1878; in early life practiced […]
City: Milan EDWARDS, R. E., cotton buyer; born Carroll Co. Tenn., in 1848; son of W. J. and Marjorie (Algee) EDWARDS; English descent; educated Bethel College; married in 1873; member of K. of P. and Masonic lodges; lived on farm until about 16 years of age; entered the Confederate army, […]
City: Milan CLOPTON, Abner, Theadore, physician; born Murray, Ky., June 21, 1876; Irish descent; son of David O. and Laura (Dale) CLOPTON; father’s occupation, farmer; maternal grandfather Isaac Z. DALE; educated in Murray, Ky.; graduated Vanderbilt University, M. D., in 1902; in early life engaged in farming, and drug business; […]
City: Milan BEARD, Elvin Taylor, minister of the gospel; born Saulsbury, Tenn., July 14, 1875; Irish descent; son of William Elvin and Cornelia Adeline (Cavaness) BEARD; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Council Jones and Nancy (Rose) BEARD; maternal grandparents Isaiah and Cherry (Siler) CAVANESS; educated at Woodland Academy, Saulsbury, Tenn., […]
City: Midway CLOYD, John Dunwoody, surveyor and farmer; born Mosheim, Tenn., July 8, 1877; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James W. and Mary V. (Dunwoody) CLOYD; fathers’ /sic/ occupation, physician, merchant and farmer; paternal grandparents William and Sarah (Northington) CLOYD; maternal grandparents Adam and Virginia (McSpadin) DUNWOODY; educated Washington College, and […]
City: Morristown CARRIGER, James A., attorney at law; born Tazewell, Tenn., Nov. 30, 1845; father’s occupation, physician and surgeon; paternal grandparents John and Margaret (Eliot) CARRIGER, maternal grandparents John Finley and Elizabeth (Cocke) JACK; his maternal grandmother was a daughter Senator William COCKE; educated at University of Va., served as […]
City: Morristown FISHER, Jacob Nelson, banker; born Union Co., Pa., Dec. 12, 1859; Dutch descent; son of Daniel and Amelia (Laudenslager) FISHER; father was a farmer; educated in public schools, High School, and University of Tenn., Knoxville, Tenn.; graduated from University of Tenn., B.S., 1885; early business occupation, merchant and […]
City: Memphis WYNNE, Hugh R., cotton factor; born Forrest City, Ark., June 15, 1873; received primary education in Memphis, Tenn., then continued his studies in Webb School, Bellbuckle, Tenn; left school in 1890 and returned to Memphis and became interested in a stove manufacturing concern known as the Wetter Manufacturing […]
City: Memphis SMITH, Horace Neely, banker; born Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 10, 1881; son of James Hammond and Emily (Wright) SMITH; father’s occupation, president People’s Savings Bank & Trust Co.; paternal grandparents Abraham and Margaret (Campbell) SMITH of Kentucky, maternal grandparents Tom T. and Eliza (Lowry) WRIGHT; educated Memphis Military Institute […]
City: Memphis PATTERSON, Malcolm Rice, lawyer; born Somerville, Ala., June 7, 1861; son of Josiah and Josephine (Rice) PATTERSON; graduated Christian Bros. College, Memphis, Tenn., A. M. degree, also studied Vanderbilt University, member Masons, Knights of Pythias and B. P. O. F.; Democrat; District Attorney of Shelby Co., Tenn., 1894-1900; […]
City: Memphis LEROY, Louis, physician; born Chelsea, Mass., September 15, 1874; son of Charles L.A. and Lizzie F. (Somerby) LEROY; French descent; educated public high school, Newark, N.J., University of New York, University of Nashville; graduated medicine in Medico Chirurgical College, Philadelphia, Pa.; City Bacteriologist in Nashville 1900; State Bacteriologist […]
City: Morristown KING, John Rutledge, lawyer; born Mossy Creek, Tenn., Dec. 16, 1870; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Oliver Caswell and Kate (Rutledge) KING; father’s occupation, lawyer; paternal grandparents L.M. and Louise (Massengill) KING, maternal grandparents John C. and Sally (Cobb) RUTLEDGE; educated Morristown (Tenn.) public school and Sweetwater (Tenn.) College, […]
City: Memphis LEECH, Lewis Harper, attorney; born Charlotte, Tenn., November 19, 1885; son H.M. and Margaret (Harper) LEECH; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Vanderbilt University; graduate of same M.A. 1906; taught in North Carolina 1906-07; member Kappa Sigma Greek Letter Fraternity; member Company H, First Tennessee Infantry; admitted to bar in 1908 […]
City: Memphis GORDON, George Washington, soldier, congressman, commander-in-chief United Confederate Veterans; born in Giles Co., Tenn., Oct. 5, 1836; son of Andrew and Eliza K. GORDON; graduated from Western Military Institute in 1859; married Ora S. PAINE, Sept. 5, 1876; in early life was practical civil engineer until outbreak of […]
City: Morristown HENDERSON, Pleasant L., physician and surgeon; born Gate City, Va., Jan. 15, 1866; Scotch descent; son of Guyan L. and Rosanah (Tarter) HENDERSON; father’s occupation, farming; educated Emory & Henry College, Va., and Vanderbilt University, Tenn., Bellevue Hospital Medical College, N.Y., and medical department of University of N.Y.; […]