City: Obion MORRIS, Thomas Overton, lawyer; born Troy, Tenn., Sept. 28, 1879; son of George P. and Ella C. (WILSON) MORRIS, paternal grandfather Thomas O. MORRIS, paternal grandmother Bessie (BUCKLEY) MORRIS, maternal grandfather William WILSON, maternal grandmother Nancy A. (CARUTHERS) WILSON; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Obion and Glass, Tenn.; graduate of […]
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City: Obion GREEN, E. J., lawyer; born Gibson Co., Tenn., in 1873; educated Mason Hall Academy and Southern Normal University and Lebanon Law School; began his career as a school teacher; admitted to bar in 1899; married Annie ARNOLD in 1899; member of Masons, I. O. O. F. and K. […]
City: Memphis TAYLOR, Robert L., secretary University of Memphis; born near Milan, Tenn., Oct. 27, 1869; Scotch descent; son of B.J. and Lucretia (Spellings) TAYLOR; educated in public schools and High School at Yorkville, Tenn., and Southern Normal University, Huntingdon, Tenn.; graduated in scientific course in 1892, classic course in […]
City: Memphis JOHNSON, Joseph Samuel, U.S. marshall; born near Huntingdon, Tenn., June 1, 1872; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Joseph A. and Mary Catherine (McLeod) JOHNSON; father’s occupation, farmer, teacher, sheriff of Carroll Co., Tenn. (60’s), and U.S. Deputy Collector, etc.; graduated from Southern Normal University, Huntingdon, Tenn. B.S., July, 1899; […]
City: Martin WATTERS, Henry Eugene, teacher and preacher; born Graves County, Ky., Sept. 14, 1876; English and Scotch-Irish descent; son of T. M. and Josephine (Ransom) WATTERS; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents John and Mary (McReynolds) WATTERS; maternal grandparents Matt and Elizabeth (Hall) RANSOM; graduated Southern Normal University, Southern Normal […]
City: Martin ROBINSON, Matthias West, teacher; born Alexandria, Tenn., Feb. 18, 1873; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Wm and Catherine (Smith) ROBINSON; paternal grandfather Edward ROBINSON; paternal grandmother Maggie (Truett) ROBINSON; maternal grandmother [sic] Nicholas SMITH; maternal grandmother Penelopy (Summers) SMITH; received education at various colleges of Tennessee; graduated at Southern […]
City: Huntingdon MADDOX, Pearl Wilson, lawyer; born in Weakley Co., Tenn., April 10, 1872; son of Thomas Crowley and Lucinda (Epperson) MADDOX; educated in the public schools of Weakley Co., Tenn., and Southern Normal University, Huntingdon, Tenn., graduated from latter with L.L. B. degree April 7, 1898; began his business […]
City: Fruitland BENNETT, Hugh T., farmer and stock raiser; born Fruitland, Tenn. March 4, 1881; Scotch-Irish descent; son of W. N. and Mattie (McLeary) BENNETT; educated in public schools of Gibson Co., University of Tenn., Knoxville and S. N. U., Huntingdon, Tenn., married Ethel YANDELL Sept. 9, 1902; member K. […]
City: Greenfield FEATHERSTON, Samuel S., educator; born in Weakley Co., Tenn., Feb. 18, 1864; English descent; son of Charles Edward and Jane (Young) FEATHERSTON; father’s occupation farmer; educated Bethel College, McKenzie, Tenn., S.N.U., Huntingdon, Tenn., N.N.U. Lebanon, Ohio, and at Bowling Green, Ky.; graduated Lebanon, Ohio, business and teachers course, […]
City: Camden UTLEY, O. A., minister of the Gospel; born near Camden, Tenn., Oct. 11, 1872; English descent; son of M. V. and Sarah P. (Gassett) UTLEY; father’s occupation, minister of the Gospel; educated Southern Normal University, Huntingdon, Tenn., and graduated from same 1897; married Ada ANDERSON Dec. 1, 1895; […]
City: Camden HARDIN, Martin L., educator; born near Camden, Benton Co., Tenn., June 22, 1881; English descent; son of A. V. and Victoria (Barker) HARDIN; educated Camden, Tenn., Southern Normal University, Huntingdon, and Hall-Moody Institute, Martin, Tenn.; graduated Hall-Moody Institute with degrees of B. S. and A. B. Jan., 1909; […]