City: Tate Springs JARNAGIN, John Robert, merchant, farmer, stockman; born Tate Springs, Tenn., Nov. 21, 1867; son of Thomas J. and Katherine M. (Taylor) JARNAGIN; father, merchant; paternal grandparents Chesley and Martha (Gill) JARNAGIN, maternal grandparents Hughes O. and Frances (Cos) TAYLOR; educated in the public schools of Grainger Co., […]
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City: Tate Springs TOMLINSON, Oscar Roland, physician; born Mooresburg, Tenn., 1870, Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas and Malvina (Proffitt) TOMLINSON; paternal grandparents Henry Marshall and Anna (Carr) TOMLINSON, maternal grandparents John Bright and Rachel (Bryan) PROFFITT; educated Emory & Henry College, Va., and University of Tenn., graduated from Bellevue Hospital […]
City: Trenton HARWOOD, Thomas Everett, lawyer; born Trenton, Tenn., Aug. 5, 1852; son of R. D. and Mary (Everett) HARWOOD; father’s occupation, in early life a printer, later a merchant and then for many years a farmer; paternal grandparents William and Sarah Ann (Grizzard) HARWOOD, maternal grandfather Thomas H. EVERETT, […]
City: Tracy City FULTS, Jefferson D., lawyer; German and English descent; son of Smith and Timie Ellen (Sanders) FULTS; father, farmer; paternal grandparents Daniel and Philadelphia (Thompson) FULTS, maternal grandparents Thomas and Polly Mary (Cox) SANDERS; educated common schools, Shook College, Tracy City, Tenn., University of Tenn., at Knoxville, and […]
City: Oliver Springs RICHARDS, John R., coal operator and merchant; born Danville, Pa., Oct. 15, 1857; son of Joseph and Ann (Thomas) RICHARDS; paternal grandfather John RICHARDS, paternal grandmother Ann (Evans) RICHARDS, maternal grandfather David W. THOMAS, maternal grandmother Ann (Williams) THOMAS Welsh descent; fathers’ /sic/ occupation, rolling mill superintendent; […]
City: Memphis ROY, Shane, attorney at law; born Henning, Lauderdale County, Tenn., August 20, 1887; son of Samuel Martin and Margaret Allen (Pipken) ROY; Scottish-Irish descent; graduate of University of Tennessee LL.B. 1909; member Masonic (Henning Lodge No. 654), K. of P. (Henning Lodge No. 209); admitted to bar in […]
City: Sparta MEREDITH, Dan Martin, lawyer, born Sparta, Tenn., Oct. 19, 1872; Scotch Irish descent; son of W. H. and Fannie (Brown) MEREDITH; father carpenter; paternal grandfather Martin MEREDITH; maternal grandparents Thomas and Margaret (Weaver) BROWN; graduated from University of Tenn., B. L. degree June 1895; won medal for oratory […]
City: Sparta RICHARDS, A. F., physician; born Sparta, Tenn., May 21, 1866; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Daniel R. and Mary (Taylor) RICHARDS; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather Richard RICHARDS; paternal grandmother, was a Miss Vance, prior to her marriage; maternal grandparents Cread A. and Sara (Walling) TAYLOR; educated at Onward […]
City: Nashville GRAY, Joseph Preston, dentist; born in Pettus County, Mo., January 20, 1855; son of Sidney C. and Margaret L. GRAY; graduated from University of Tennessee, M.D., 1800; DD.S. 1891; married Ella DUNCAN in 1898; entered the practice of dentistry in Nashville in 1890; Professor of Prosthetic and Oral […]
City: Nashville GOODLOE, Hallum Wood, Secretary of State; born Haywood (now Crockett) County), Tenn., June 8, 1869; son Caswell A. and Sallie (Wood) GOODLOE; educated Public Schools and Thompson’s Classical Institute at Alamo, Tenn., and University of Tennessee, Knoxville; married Mary Tarbell DAWSON June 18, 1902; Knights Templar Mason, Elk, […]
City: Nashville GARRETT, John Berry, Grand Secretary F. & A. M.; born in Davidson County, Tennessee., October 7, 1854; Welsh descent; son of William Walton and Margaret (Johnson) GARRETT; paternal grandparents Jonathan R. and Sarah (Waggoner) GARRET, maternal grandparents William H. and Charity (Morris) JOHNSON; educated at University of Tennessee; […]
City: Nashville GOODPASTURE, Albert Virgil, book dealer; born Livingston, Tenn., November 19, 1865; son of Jefferson Dillard and _________ GOODPASTURE; father; lawyer; paternal grandparents John and Marjorie (Bryan) GOODPASTURE, maternal grandparents Jacob and Jane C. (Marchbanks) DILLON; educated University of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University; graduated University of Tennessee, B.S., 1875; […]
City: Murfreesboro TATE, Lester H., dental surgeon; born Heflin, Ala., July 9, 1886; son of Frank P. and Mattie (Patterson) TATE; father’s occupation, farmer; graduated from University of Tenn., degree D.D.S. May 1, 1908; began his career as a salesman; married Ellen L. CARNEY, Nov. 13, 1908; member of B. […]
City: Murfreesboro SIMS, Burt L., Southern Express agent; born Shelbyville, Tenn., June 15, 1875; son of William Edward and Lucy (Burt) SIMS; father’s occupation, farmer, merchant and guager; educated at Shelbyville (Tenn) high school, and University of Tenn.; began his career in various printing offices in Shelbyville, Tenn.; married Frances […]
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: 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: New Middleton CROCKETT, William M., physician; born Rockville, Tenn., Aug. 8, 1872; son of Overton Washing and Alice (Crockett) CROCKETT; father was a merchant; educated Murfreesboro, Tenn., graduated from University of Tenn., March 1898; in early life was a farmer; married Mary Catherine BARNES, Dec. 24, 1892; Royal Arch […]
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., Univerity of New York, University of Nashville, graduated medicine in Medico Chirurgical College, Philadelphia, PA.; City Bacteriologist in Nashville, 1900; State Bacteriologist Tennessee; […]
City: Memphis METCALF, Charles W. Jr., insurance man; born Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 10, 1874; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Charles W. and Mary (Park) METCALF; father’s occupation, lawyer; paternal grandfather Henry METCALF, maternal grandfather William PARK; educated Memphis and Knoxville, Tenn.; graduated from University of Tenn., B. S., June, 1895; in […]
City: Memphis MATHEWS, Allen Grant, public official; born Mossy Creek, Tenn., Feb. 12, 1866; son of John L. and Lucinda (Henderson) MATHEWS; father’s occupation, merchant and farmer; paternal grandfather Thomas MATHEWS, maternal grandfather George HENDERSON; educated University of Tenn.; began his business career as a lawyer; married Allie HUDIBURG, Oct. […]