City: Nashville TILLETT, Wilbur Fisk, clergyman and teacher; born Henderson, N. C., August 25, 1854; son of John and Elizabeth Jenkins (Wyche) TILLETT; father’s occupation, minister; educated Horner School, Oxford, N. C., Trinity College, N. C., Randolph-Macon College, Va., Princeton Theological Seminary and Princeton University; graduated Randolph-Macon College, A.B. degree, […]
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City: Nashville GAINES, John Wesley, lawyer, ex-congressman; born Davidson Co., Tenn., Aug. 24, 1861; son of Dr. John Wesley and Maria (Wair) GAINES; educated in the country schools; graduated University of Nashville, Vanderbilt University, M. D., 1882, but instead of practicing medicine turned his attention to law, and became a […]
City: Nashville FRANTZ, Frank Flavius, teacher; born Daleville, Va., August 23, 1874; German and French descent; son of Thornton P. and Sarah J. (Petit) FRANTZ; father’s occupation, farming; paternal grandfather Jacob FRANTZ; graduated from Central College, Fayette, Mo., B.A. degree, 1900; Vanderbilt University, M.A. degree, 1902, Ph.D., 1910; entered the […]
City: Nashville FITE, Frank Green, insurance; born Nashville, Tenn., September 2, 1864; Scotch, Irish and English descent; son of Thomas Duncan and Laura (Green) FITE; father, merchant; paternal grandparents Lemuel and Martha (Duncan) FITE, maternal grandparents A. L. P. and Mary (Elliston) GREEN; educated Vanderbilt University; married Lundy PAINE October, […]
City: Nashville EVE, Duncan, surgeon; born Augusta, Ga., May 1, 1853; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Paul F. and Sarah Ann (Duncan) EVE; father was a surgeon; paternal grandparents Oswell and Aphra Ann (Pritchard) EVE, maternal grandparents H. D. and Mary (Irwin) DUNCAN; educated University of Nashville and Kentucky Military Institute; […]
City Nashville ESTES, Patrick Mann, attorney; born Haywood County, Tenn., January 28, 1872; son J. H. and Martha (Mann) ESTES; English descent; educated Richmond College 1890, B. A.; Washington University 1892, LL.D., and Vanderbilt University; married Gray MCLAUGHLIN January 12, 1898; member K. of P., M. W. A.; member Legislature […]
City: Nashville DUDLEY, William Lofland, Professor of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University; born Covington, Ky., April 16, 1859; English descent; son of George Reed and Emma (Lofland) DUDLEY; father, steamboat owner and manufacturer; educated public schools of Covington; graduated University of Cincinnati 1880, with degree of B.S.; Miami Medical College, 1880-5, M.D. […]
City: Nashville DRAKE, Boyd F., Principal of School; born (near) Nashville June 3, 1861; English descent; son B. F. and Julina (Green) DRAKE; educated District Schools of Davidson County, Cloverdale, Tenn.; Vanderbilt University; graduated 1887, M. E. L.; married Effie L. HYDE December 29, 1892; member K. of P., Royal […]
City: Nashville DOUGLAS, Lee, attorney at law; born Nashville, Tenn., May 23, 1885; Scotch-English decent; son of Byrd and Adelaide W. (Gaines) DOUGLAS; father, grain and commission merchant; paternal grandparents Byrd and Martha (Bright) DOUGLAS, maternal grandparents Francis A. and Adelaide (Wharton) GAINES; educated Nashville Grammar and High School, Wallace […]
City: Nashville DIBRELL, Frank, Comptroller of Treasury, State of Tennessee; born Sparta, Tenn., August 6, 1858; son George Gibbs and Mary E. (Leftwich) DIBRELL; French descent; educated Public Schools White County, Emery & Henry College, Va., and Vanderbilt University; married Mary Lou RHEA March 25, 1879; member Knights Templar, Elks […]
City: Nashville HARRIS, Albert Mason, Professor Vanderbilt University; born Old Mystic, Conn., January 13, 1868; English descent; son of William C. and Elizabeth (Comer) HARRIS; father, building contractor; paternal grandparents George W. and Hannah Vincent (Hinckley) HARRIS, maternal grandparents John and Elizabeth (Parkhurst) COMER; educated Old Mystic schools, Emerson College […]
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: Nashville DEWITT, John H., attorney at law; born in Summer /sic/ Co., Tenn., September 21, 1872; son Rev. Marcus B. and Mary Hibbett DEWITT; Holland Dutch and Scotch-Irish descent; paternal grandfather, Dr. W. J. DEWITT; paternal grandmother, Mary (Beardin) DEWITT; maternal grandfather, John J. HIBBETT; maternal grandmother, Nancy (Parker) HIBBETT; […]
City: Nashville DENNY, Collins, Bishop M. E. Church, South; born Winchester, Va., May 28, 1854; son of William R. and Margaret A. (Collins) DENNY; English descent; father, merchant and manufacturer; paternal grandparents William and Margaret (Hotsenpiller) DENNY, maternal grandparents Joseph S. and Rebecca (Brown) COLLINS; educated Shenandoah Valley Academy, Winchester, […]
City: Nashville BLAKE, Vachel Weldon, teacher; born Cuero, Tex., April 27, 1881; English descent; son of Daniel Bigelow and Mary (Weldon) BLAKE; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents Joshua and Frances Jemima (Bigelow) BLAKE, maternal grandparents Vachel and Sophia (Dodge) WELDON; primary and preparatory education at Cuero, Tex., public and private […]
City: Nashville BILLINGTON, R. Wallace, physician; born Franklin, Tenn., December 7, 1880; English-Scotch descent; son of William K. and Martha Sue (Elliott) BILLINGTON; father, planter and stock breeder; paternal grandparents Reuben and Matilda (Wallace) BILLINGTON, maternal grandparents John J. and Mary (McCord) ELLIOTT; educated public schools and Battle Ground Academy, […]
City: Nashville BAXTER, Perkins P., lawyer; born Nashville, Tenn., June 16, 1869; son Edmund and Eliza T. BAXTER; Scotch-Irish-Huguenot descent; educated private schools and Vanderbilt University; graduate Vanderbilt University 1890; LL. D.; married Leonora RICHARDSON June 29, 1898; he began practice of law in firm of Baxter & Hutchison June […]
City: Nashville BARTHELL, Edward East, lawyer; born Nashville, Tenn., April 8, 1866; son of John P and Fannie (Card) BARTHELL; paternal grandparents Joseph and Christinia (Lutz) BARTHELL, maternal grandparents William and Mary (Rose) CARD; educated public schools, East Nashville Academy; graduated Vanderbilt University, LL.B., June, 1888; was telegraph operator in […]
City: Nashville AVENT, Frank, lawyer; Railroad Commissioner; born Murfreesboro, Tenn., March 7, 1858; son James M. and Mary W. (Childress) AVENT; graduated Vanderbilt Literary Department and from Lebanon Law School in 1880; married Mayna TREANOR April 2, 1891; member K. of P., I. O. O. F. Democrat; member Legislature 1887-89; […]
City: Nashville ALTMAN, John T., physician; born Milan, Tenn., August 21, 1864; German-Irish descent; son of Joel William and Rachel Ann (Maddox) ALTMAN; father, farmer; educated Concord Academy, S. W. B. University, and Vanderbilt University; graduated from Vanderbilt University, M. D., 1886; in early life he was a farmer, later […]