City: Paris PORTER, James Davis, attorney-at-law; born Dec. 7, 1828; son of Thomas Kennedy and Geraldine (Horton) PORTER; father physician; paternal grandparents William and Hanna (Kennedy) PORTER; maternal grandparents Josiah and Nancy (White) HORTON; educated at Paris, Tenn., graduated from Univ. of Nashville, A. B., 1846; LL.D. conferred 1880; married […]
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City: Paris MATTHEWSON, John Porter, practicing physician; born Wadesboro, Ky., Sept. 22, 1840; Scotch descent; son of Daniel and Lucy C. (Scruggs) MATTHEWSON; father merchant; paternal grandparents John and Katherine (McLeod) MATTHEWSON; maternal grandparents Chesley and Celia (Glover) SCRUGGS; educated Murray (Ky) Seminary, graduated from University of Nashville, M. D., […]
City: Paris OLIVER, Augustus A., physician; born McKenzie, Tenn., Jan. 27, 1884; English-Scotch-Irish descent; son of Dr. J. M. and Elizabeth (Haynes) OLIVER; paternal gradparents /sic/ James L. and Martha Ann (Southall) OLIVER; maternal grandparents John and Elizabeth (Dillahunty) HAYNES; educated at schools of Paris and Nashville, Tenn.; after three […]
City: Nashville ROSS, Montague S., lawyer; born Savannah, Tenn., August 12, 1880; son W. U. and Lucy Ann ROSS; Scotch-Irish-English descent; graduated University of Nashville 1903, B. A.; George Washington University, Washington D. C., 1907, LL.B.; married Hazel MITCHUM September 9, 1908; member Kappa Alpha (Southern), K. of P.; member […]
City: Nashville ROSE, Wicklifee, General Agent of Peabody Educational Fund; born Saulsbury, Tenn., November 19, 1862; son of Kinchen Langston and Jeannette (Cherry) ROSE; graduated University of Nashville, A.B., 1889; A. M. 1890; student University of Chicago, summer terms, 1897 to 1902; married Ella Morio SUDLER, December 29, 1891; Democrat; […]
City: Tusculum DOAK, Hubert P., physician and surgeon; born Tusculum, Tenn., Feb. 29, 1864; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Samuel S. and Julia M. (King) DOAK; father’s occupation, professor of mathematics G. & T. College; paternal grandparents S.S.M. and Eliza D. (Snapp) DOAK, maternal grandfather Jonathan KING; educated at Greeneville and […]
Well established in the successful practice of his profession in the thriving town of Hohenwald, Dr. William Barnabas Tucker is numbered among the representative physicians of Lewis County and prior to his locating at Hohenwald in 1907, was one of the best known members of the medical profession in the […]
Among the immigrants to Tennessee from the state of North Carolina was Vincent S. Dabbs, who was born in the latter state in 1815, and who came with his brothers and sisters to Tennessee at an early date. They settled in Perry, Wayne and Lewis counties. Vincent S. Dabbs was […]
City: Trenton BIGGS, Zach, physician; born Gibson Co., Tenn., March 22, 1833; Scotch-English descent; son of Luke and Marina (Bennett) BIGGS; educated University of Nashville Medical College, graduated from same in 1856; in early life was a farmer; served as assistant surgeon of Co. F, 55th Tenn., Regiment, C. S. […]
City: Pulaski BALLENTINE, John Goff, retired lawyer-banker; born Pulaski, Giles County, Tenn., May 20, 1825; son of Andrew Mitchell and Mary Tuttle (Goff) BALLENTINE; Scotch-Irish descent; graduated from Wurtemburg Academy, 1841; University of Nashville 1845, and Harvard 1848; married Mary Elizabeth LAIRD, November 14, 1854; member I. O. O. F.; […]
City: Paris BOLLING, Warner Thomas, minister; born Green Co., Ala., May 25, 1846; English descent; son of Warner Thomas and Harriett (Smith) BOLLING; his father was a planter; educateed /sic/ at Emory & Henry College, Va.; degree of D.D. conferred by University of Nashville, Tenn.; in early life he was […]
CHARLES STUBBINS BRIGGS, A. M., M. D. Beginning when young to familiarize himself with the rudiments of medicine and surgery, Charles S. BRIGGS, A. M., M. D., has, through close study and earnest application, constantly added to his knowledge, and has gained an enviable reputation for superior professional skill and ability […]
City: Nashville PADGETT, Hazel, physician; born Columbia, Tenn., July 4, 1867; son John B. and Rebecca O. (Phillips) PADGETT; English descent; educated Webb School, and the University of Penn.; graduated University of Pennsylvania 1892; M.D.; married Maude Effie WILLIAMSON November 27, 1900; member Modern Woodmen of America, Odd Fellows, K. […]
City: Nashville WALKER, Bradley, attorney-at-law; born Columbia, Tenn., October 14, 1877; son W. Q. and Alice (Cabler) WALKER; Scotch-Irish descent; graduated from Peabody Normal College, University of Nashville, 1898, University of Virginia, 1902; L.I., A.B., and B. of L; married Ethel MATHEWS Dec 17, 1903; member of Trinity Consistory No. […]
City: Nashville VAUGHN, Robert, attorney-at-law; born Nashville, Tenn., August 10, 1856; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Michael and Emma A. (Baxter) VAUGHN; paternal grandparents David and Sarah (Thomas) VAUGHN; maternal grandparents Robert and Rebecca Boone (Mockbee) BAXTER; graduated from University of Nashville and Lebanon Law School, 1876-77, with A.B. and LL.B. […]
City: Nashville MORGAN, Henry William, dentist; born Davidson County, Tenn., October 25, 1853; son of William Henry and Sarah A. (Noel) MORGAN; father’s occupation, dentist and educator; paternal grandparents Joseph Underwood and Mary (Adams) MORGAN, maternal grandparents Garnett L. and Caroline (Rouse) NOEL; educated in public schools of Nashville; graduated […]
City: Nashville McMORROUGH, Theodore J., lawyer; born (near) Lexington, Miss., August 13, 1877; son T. J. and Cynthia (House) McMORROUGH; Scotch-Irish descent; educated University of Mississippi, University of Nashville, Draughon’s Business College, 1898; Vanderbilt, 1903; married Lutie BATTLE September 5,1903; Mason, K. of P.; Democrat; admitted to bar 1903; senior […]
City: Nashville McALISTER, William King, lawyer; born Nashville, Tenn., July 4, 1850; son of W. K. and Frances R. (Anderson) McALISTER; father, merchant; paternal grandparents John and Frances A. (Thompson) McALISTER, maternal grandparents Andley and Elizabeth (Rhea) ANDERSON; educated at Bethany (W. Va.) College, and graduated from same B.A. June, […]
City: Newbern BREWER, John Doddridge, physician and surgeon; born Carroll Co., Miss. Jan. 10, 1878; son of Ratcliffe R. and May (McEachern) BREWER; Scotch-Irish descent; educated common schools Miss.; graduate University of Nashville Grisham May 3, 1905; member Masons, I. O. O. F. K of P., W. O. W., Maccabees, […]
City: Nashville LOFTON, George Augustus, Baptist minister; born Panola County, Miss., December 25, 1839; Scotch, Irish, and French descent; son of James Blocker and Olivia Ann (Settle) LOFTON; graduated Mercer University, Penfield, Ga., April, 1872, A. M.; from Baylor University, Texas, 1880, D.D.; Nashville University, May, 1901, LL.D.; Carson & […]