City: Dyersburg FLANARY, David L., physician and surgeon; born Waverly, Tenn., Oct. 23, 1880; son of Isaac and Margaret (Johnson) FLANARY; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Dickson Normal University of Nashville and Ky. State University; graduated L. I., 1898, B. S., 1901; and A. B. 1903; went to New York in 1907 […]
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City: Dyer MEDLING, Wm. T., physician; born at Milton, Tenn., Nov. 3, 1849; English-Scotch-Irish descent; son of Francis M. and Harriet Elizabeth MEDLING; father’s occupation, physician; maternal grandparents John and Fannie (Medling) MEDLING; maternal grandparents Alex and Davie (Gibson) RICHMOND; educated at Rutherford, Tenn.; graduated from University of Nashville March […]
City: Dyer BYARS, Ezelle S., insurance man, born in Haywood Co., Tenn., Sept. 25, 1867; Irish-Dutch descent; son of Wesley S. and Nancy A. (Smith) BYARS; father was minister of the gospel; educated Southern Baptist University at Jackson, Tenn., and graduated from same June 1895, with degree of B. S.; […]
City: Dyer BALL, Clyde L., lawyer; born at Dyer, Tenn., Sept. 2, 1890; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Albert L. and Addie A. (Gordon) Ball; father was a retail merchant; maternal grandparents J. L. and L. (Flowers) GORDON; paternal grandparents W. R. and E. A. BALL; educated in West Tenn., College; […]
City: Dunlap GRIFFITTS, Jacob Lafayette, clergyman; born in Loudon Co., Tenn., Nov. 14, 1869; Welsh and Scotch-Irish descent; son of John Wesley and Mary E. (Donaldson) GRIFFITTS; paternal grandparents, Emanuel and Rachel (Jenkins) GRIFFITTS; maternal grandparents James H. and Lucinda (Matthews) DONALDSON; educated at Unitia Academy Unitia, Tenn., and graduated […]
City: Covington NEWMAN, N. R., physician; born at Stanton, Tenn., Nov. 7, 1875; son of L. C. and Susan (Rives) NEWMAN; educated at Webbs School, Culleoka, Tenn., and Vanderbilt University, graduating from the latter with degree of M. D. April, 1899; married Alda McBRIDE Nov, 22, 1904; member Knights of […]
City: Columbia McKNIGHT, J. T., attorney at law, public official; born in Marshall Co., Tenn.; March 13, 1878; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John C. and Emma (Coleman) McKNIGHT; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents William and Nancy COLEMAN; educated Kentucky University, Country Schools of Marshall Co., Hayes-McLean School, Lewisburg, Tenn., and […]
City: Dunlap BOYD, Simon Bradford, photographer; born river Hill, White Co., Tenn.; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of B. B. and Mary E. (Graham) BOYD; paternal grandparents Mack and Matilda (Cannon) BOYD, maternal grandparents Wesley and Loraine (Henry) GRAHAM; educated at Irving College; began life as a teacher, and later […]
City: Dresden WEBB, Wm. King, attorney at law; born at Dukedom, Tenn., Sept. 10, 1876; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Clark Hardy and Mary Elizabeth (McWherter) WEBB; educated Dixon Normal College, at Dixon, Tenn., and University of Valparaiso, Ind.; graduated from U. V. Aug. 16, 1892, with degree of L. B. […]
City: Dresden TANSIL, Egbert E., farmer; born in Weakley Co., Tenn., May 11, 1839; English descent; son of Erasmus D. and Mary A. (Allen) TANSIL; father was a planter; paternal grandparents Edward and Piety (Thomas) TANSIL, maternal grandparents James and —–(Brasfield) ALLEN; educated at Hickory Grove (Tenn.) Academy and Cumberland […]
City: Elizabethton HYDER, Daniel L., farmer; born Elizabethton, Tenn., Feb. 2, 1864; Dutch and Irish descent; son of Jonathan H. and Elizabeth (Fletcher) HYDER; father’s occupation, minister; paternal grandparents J. H. and Pauline (Edens) HYDER , maternal grandparents John and Leah (Brooks) FLETCHER; educated at Milligan and Washington Colleges and […]
City: Dresden JONES, Joseph Elmer, lawyer; born Huntington, Tenn., Oct. 29, 1857; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas E. and Sarah E. (Jones) JONES; father’s occupation, farmer; educated at Huntington (Tenn.) Academy; began his career as a farmer; married Ella HILL, Oct. 16, 1881; Democrat; Attorney-General of 12th Judicial Circuit of […]
City: Dresden HALL, Frank Palmer, lawyer, jurist; born Sept. 16, 1870; son of Benjamin Franklin and Martha (Higgs) HALL; grandson of William and Sarah HALL, and Alfred and Martha HIGGS; Scotch descent; received common school education; graduated Cumberland University L.L. B. June 1892; married Lillian G. FELT, Dec. 29, 1898; […]
City: Dresden GARRETT, Finis J., born in Weakly Co., Tenn., Aug. 26, 1875; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Noah J. and Virginia (Baughman) GARRETT; fathers occupation farmer; paternal grandparents Noah and Elizabeth (Willbanks) GARRETT; maternal grandparents J. R. and Mary (Ore) BAUGHMAN; graduated from Bethel College with degree of B. A., […]
City: Dresden ELKINS, Robert Asa, lawyer; born Dyer, Tenn., Aug. 29, 1880; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Charles Emerson and Nancy Caroline (Strother) ELKINS; the father being a farmer and trader; paternal grandparents Woodson and Susana (DeLoach) ELKINS; maternal grandparents, Christopher and Susan (Daughtry) STROTHER; educated in the public schools of […]
City: Doyle SMITH, Robert E. Lee, physician; born in Van Buren Co., Tenn., Dec. 21, 1864; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Henry P. and Cynthia C.(Hill) SMITH; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents, George C. and Martha (Gooch) SMITH, maternal grandparents, Winkfield and Martha (Anderson) HILL; educated Burritt College, Spencer, Tenn., graduating […]
City: Doyle LEWIS, Powell K., physician; born in White Co., Tenn., May 4, 1879; Irish descent; son of Tandy L. and –(Kimbrough) LEWIS; his father, being a farmer and member of Tennessee State Legislature; educated in local schools of White Co., Tennessee, and graduated with degree of M. D. University […]
City: Dover RICE, James William, lawyer and farmer; born Stewart Co., Tenn., April 28, 1851; Scotch-Irish and English-Welsh descent; son of J. E. and Julia (Dawson) RICE, his father being a lawyer and Judicial officer; educated local schools Clarksville, Tenn., and Lexington, Ky.; graduated from Lebanon University, Lebanon, Tenn., with […]
City: Fayetteville NOBLITT, Boone Edgar, physician; born Booneville, Tenn., Sept. 5, 1867; son Dr. D. J. and Sylvania (Boone) NOBLITT; English, German descent; father’s occupation, physician; educated Knoxville, Tenn., Winchester and Nashville; graduate of Vanderbilt, M. D. degree March, 1891; married Lizzie SULLIVAN Aug. 12, 1892; member W. O. W., […]
City: Fayetteville GOODNER, David Milton, physician; born in Madison Co., Ala., Jan. 26, 1849; Sotch-Irish /sic/ descent; son of Superior and Martha (Williams) GOODNER; father was a tanner and farmer; received academic education Cumberland University and graduated at Mobile Medical College in 1876; married Naomi RENTZ in 1876; member of […]