City: Dyersburg JOHNSTON, Henry Bascom, minister of the gospel; born Lauderdale Co., Tenn., July 6, 1860; son of Rev. George and Elizabeth (Lindsey) JOHNSTON; educated McTyeire Institute, McKenzie, Webb school, Culeoka and Vanderbilt University, received degree of D.D. June 1908; married Mattie ERWIN Dec. 2, 1886; joined the M. E. […]
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City: Fayetteville CULLUM, John Medicus, physician; born in Cheatham Co., Tenn., Dec. 25, 1870; French descent; son of Lovell H. and Nancy E. (Hooper) CULLUM; paternal grandparents Lovell and Pattie (Garland) CULLUM, maternal grandparents Jesse H. and Charlotte (Gossett) HOOPER: educated Dickson Normal College, Dickson, Tenn., graduated from same, L. […]
City: Fayetteville BLAIR, Edward K. physician and surgeon; born Lincoln Co., Tenn., March 24, 1867; Scotch-Irish descent; son of J. W. and Sarah J. (Moore) BLAIR; father’s occupation, farmer; received academic education Winchester Normal, Winchester, Tenn., and graduated in medicine at Vanderbilt University, March, 1893; was reared on a farm […]
City: Fairfield WALKER, William Baker, Jr., merchant; born Fairfield, Tenn., Aug. 5, 1861; son of W. B. and Patsy (Land) WALKER; father was a farmer; educated in the Public School at Fairfield Academy and took business course at Winchester Normal; worked on farm and clerked in a country store in […]
City: Cookeville HOLLADAY, Oscar K., attorney at law; born Pekin, Tenn., Nov. 6, 1876; English and Scotch-Irish descent; son of William A. and Martha J. (Jared) HOLLADAY; father’s occupation, farmer; educated Dickson Normal College and Cumberland University; graduated from the former Literary 1897, from the latter law 1898; married Margaret […]
City: Cornersville JONES, Alfred, physician and farmer; born Duckriver, Tenn., May 15, 1839; Welch, English, Irish and French Huguenot descent; son of John Ridley and Martha (Lane) JONES; father’s occupation, physician and planter; paternal grandfather Redding JONES, paternal grandmother Martha (Bustin) JONES, maternal grandfather John LANE, maternal grandmother Sara E. […]
City: Cornersville HAYWOOD, Egbert Presley Cullen, physician and farmer; born Giles Co. Tenn., 1845; English descent; son of George W. and Sallie (Dabney) HAYWOOD; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandfather Judge John HAYWOOD, paternal grandmother was a Miss EDWARDS prior to her marriage, maternal grandfather John DABNEY, maternal grandmother was a […]
City: Cosby MCGAHA, Francis G., merchant; born at Cosby, Tenn., March 26, 1865; English and Irish descent; son of Francis G. and Milly (Murrell) MCGAHA; father’s occupation, farmer; educated Pigeon Forge Academy, Sevier Co., Tenn., and Newport High school, Newport, Tenn.; in early life was a school teacher; taught eighteen […]
City: Covington DICKSON, B. V., physician; born Tipton Co. Tenn., Oct, 30, 1877; son of James Fentress and Rachael (Payne) DICKSON; educated public schools and Central University, Ky.; graduate of Memphis Hospital Med. College; married March, 1903; member Masons, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Fra.; president and secretary Co. Med. Soc.; examiner […]
City: Henderson FREED, Arvy Glenn, educator; born in Lawrence Co., Ind., Aug. 3, 1862; Dutch-Irish descent; son of Joseph and Eliza (Hayes) FREED; educated at Mitchell, Ind., Lebanon, O., and Valparaiso, Ind., graduated at Lebanon, O., and Valparaiso, Ind. and the following degrees were conferred upon him; L.I., B.S., and […]
City: Henderson HARWELL, John T., banker; born near Guntown, Miss., Aug. 2, 1872; English descent; son of Len L. and Nancy (Humphreys) HARWELL; his father was a planter; paternal grandparents Grief and Evelyn (Pullen) HARWELL, maternal grandparents, John T. and Jane (Verner) HUMPHREYS; educated in the common schools and Memphis […]
City: Henderson DAY, Isaac Butler, retired educator and minister of the Gospel; born at Spring Creek, Madison Co., Tenn., Jan. 18, 1837; son of Lemuel and Mary (Senter) DAY; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather John DAY; his paternal grandmother was a Miss HOWARD prior to her marriage; maternal grandparents William […]
City: Cookeville SISK, Thirmie K., teacher; born Burke Co., N. C., Feb. 7, 1878; English and German descent; son of John and Mary (Spainhous) SISK; father’s occupation, farmer; educated Patton High school, Morganton, N. C., and Peabody College, and University of Nashville, graduated from Peabody College and University of Nashville […]
City: Cottage Grove MCREE, Allen P., physician and druggist; born Adamsville, Tenn., Aug. 13, 1863; Scotch descent; son of N. H. and Agnes (Davis) MCREE; father’s occupation, farmer; educated at Cottage Grove, (Tenn.) and University of Tenn.; graduated from U. of T., M. D. 1894; married Mary Emma ALDRIDGE 1888; […]
City: Elizabethton JENKINS, James D., insurance solicitor; born at Elizabethton, Tenn., Sept. 2, 1870; Welsh-German ancestors; son of Capt. David B. and Evelyn (Stover) JENKINS; father was a farmer who enlisted in the Federal army and after the civil war became internal revenue collector, later, trustee of Carter Co., Tenn.; […]
City: Elizabethton PEPPER, George Henry, farmer; born Bristol, Va., Sept. 17, 1869; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Jesse H. and Mary (Taylor) PEPPER; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents John and Mary (Robinson) PEPPER, maternal grandparents Alfred W. and Bessie (Brewer) TAYLOR; educated Virginia Military Institute, University of Tenn. and Cumberland University, […]
City: Hartsville HALE, W.J., merchant; born in Sevier Co., Tenn., March 10, 1836; Welsh descent; son of Cyrus B. and Eliza (Taylor) HALE; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents William and Priscilla (Cage) HALE; maternal grandparents Joseph and Martha (Blakemore) TAYLOR; educated at Enon College; in early life he was […]
City: Harriman STAPLES, John W., attorney at law; born at Wartburg, Tenn., July 17, 1870; son of Samuel H. and Mary E. T. (Childress) STAPLES; father’s occupation, attorney at law; paternal grandparents, B.T. and Millie (Hall) STAPLES, maternal grandparents, John and Mary (Bowling) CHILDRESS; educated public schools of Roane Co., […]
City: Emmett RHEA, John Preston, physician; born Bluff City, Tenn., Feb. 6, 1872; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John Preston and Matilda (Longacre) RHEA, the father was a physician and surgeon; paternal grandparents, Robert and Nancy (Davison) RHEA, maternal grandparents, Joseph H. and Mary (Edwards) LONGACRE; educated in local schools Sullivan […]
City: Erin HOBBS, James Claiborne, lawyer; born Waverly, Tenn., Feb. 8, 1866; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Jesse P. and Louse (Darden) HOBBS; father’s occupation, farmer; graduate Edgewood, Dickson College and Cumberland University, receiving the degrees of B. S. in 1889, A. B. in 1893 and LL. B. in 1896; his […]