City: Memphis TISDALE, Lew, business man; born Covington, Tenn., Feb. 13, 1869; moved to Memphis when he was thirteen years of age and learned the plumber’s trade with the supply house of J.W.X. Browne; after serving his apprenticeship he remained with Mr. Browne for several years, but in 1892 went […]
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City: Memphis THORNTON, Gustavus Brown, physician; born Bowling Green, Va., Feb. 22, 1835; English descent; son of James Bankhead and Marianna T. (Horner) THORNTON; fathers occupation, lawyer; paternal grandfather James Bankhead THORNTON, of Caroline Co., Va., maternal grandfather Dr. Gustavus Brown HORNER of Warrenton, Va.; educated in Memphis, Tenn., and […]
City: Memphis THOMPSON, Louis Pettit, Circuit Court Clerk; born (near) Germantown, Tenn., January 4, 1864; son Dr. J.A. and Florida C. (Pettit) THOMPSON; educated Germantown, Tenn.; member Masonic Lodge, Elks and Business Men’s Club; Justice of the Peace for two terms, and at present Circuit Court Clerk of Shelby County […]
City: Memphis THOMPSON, Lawrence K., bond dealer; born Tuscumbia, Ala., Nov. 14, 1873; son of J.N. and Lucy (Malone) THOMPSON; educated Bingham School, N.C.; connected with Tuscumbia Banking Co., 1889-1890, with Commercial National Bank, Nashville, Tenn., two years, American National Bank, Nashville, 1894-1905, with Bank of Commerce and Trust Co. […]
City: Memphis THOMPSON, Jesse W., lumberman; born Warsaw, Ind., in 1861; educated in the schools of Leesburg, Warsaw and Terre Haut [sic], Ind.; began his career as a teacher; in 1883 he entered the drug business at Leesburg, Ind., and remained in that business until 1885, when he sold out […]
City: Memphis TAYLOR, Thomas John, fire insurance business; born Haywood Co., Tenn., May 20, 1847; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas and S. Jane (Mooring) TAYLOR; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Thomas and Susan Maria (Coburne) TAYLOR, maternal grandparents J.J. and Margaret (Staten) MOORING; received common school education; early business occupation, […]
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 TAYLOR, Frank, Rubber Vulcanizing Company; born Memphis July 9, 1874; son of William F. and Sallie Shelby (Ford) TAYLOR; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Memphis; married Nannie Pittman JONES October 10, 1906; member Business Men’s Club; former Superintendent of Sprinkling City of Memphis; former Superintendent of City Hospital; member Methodist […]
CITY: South Pittsburg HACKWORTH, Charles L. physician; born Bass, Ala., May 18, 1870; Irish descent; son of Newton and Eliza (Shipp) HACKWORTH; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents Auston and Bettie (Rigney) HACKWORTH; maternal grandparents Thomas REED and Fannie (Gonce) SHIPP; educated Larkinsville, Ala.; graduated in Chattanooga, M. D. April 21, […]
City: South Pittsburg HILL, Henry W., born in Virginia April 17, 1847; son or James and Elizabeth (Garrett) HILL; father manufacturer; Democrat; served as private in Confederate Army during Civil war; member of Methodist church; active president south Pittsburg (Tenn.) Savings Bank; Supt. U. S Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry […]
City: South Pittsburg LODGE, William J., BUSINESS MAN; BORN Delaware Co., Pa., Jan. 12, 1856; English descent; son of Richard and Susan C. (Mason) LODGE; educated public schools of Delaware Co., Pa.; early occupation machinist; moved to south Pittsburg, Tenn., in 1886, Sec. & Treas. Shuster Foundry, eight years, manager […]
City: Birchwood HAWK, Hiram Decatur, merchant and farmer; born Blountville, Tenn., Feb. 11, 1841; Irish-English descent; son of Martin and Mary (Meredith) HAWK, his father was a farmer; paternal grandfather John HAWK, paternal grandmother Rosana (Roller) HAWK, maternal grandfather Joseph MEREDITH, maternal grandmother Susan (Murphy) Meredith; he was in early […]
City: Birchwood BROWN, Charles A., lawyer; born Sept. 14 1856, at Bluff City, Tenn.; English-German descent; son of Abel J. and Emily L. (Teeter) BROWN; paternal grandparents Absalom and Elizabeth (Killian) BROWN, maternal grandparents Jacob and Sophia (Speece) TEETER; educated at Jefferson Male Academy; A. B. June, 1875, Roanoke College, […]
City: Birchwood BARGER, David A., business man, Deputy County Court clerk; born Indian Springs, Tenn., Nov. 26, 1879; German descent; son of George W. and Amanda (Roller) BARGER; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather John BARGER, paternal grandmother Annie (Hickman) BARGER, maternal grandfather George ROLLER, maternal grandmother Elizabeth (Hughes) ROLLER; educated […]
City: Birchwood BARE, James Doyle, merchant, partner in firm of H. E. White & Co.; born Birchwood, Tenn., May 16, 1885; German, Scotch-Irish descent; son of A. M. and Elizabeth (Black) BARE; father’s occupation educator and farmer; paternal grandfather Henry BARE, paternal grandmother Melinda (Frye) BARE, maternal grandfather William Wallace […]
City: Big Spring POWELL, James Arthur, farmer; born Meigs Co., Tenn., Dec. 23, 1870; Scotch-Irish and Dutch descent; son of Robert C. and Mary (Cowan) POWELL; father’s occupation merchant and farmer; paternal grandfather Scott POWELL, paternal grandmother Mary (Womack) POWELL, maternal grandfather Joseph COWAN, maternal grandmother Susan (Chattin) COWAN; educated […]
City: Big Spring McKENZIE, Jeremiah M., farmer; born Meigs Co., Tenn., Dec. 22, 1831; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Benjamin F. and Nancy (Casey) McKENZIE; his father’s occupation was farming and tobacco raising and manufacturing; educated common schools of Meigs Co.; early business occupation merchandise and manufacturer of tobacco; married Margaret […]
City: Big Spring GRUBB, Jacob L., merchant; born Meigs Co., Tenn., Dec. 29, 1856; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William C. and Mary (Womack) GRUBB; father’s occupation farmer, contractor, miner, preacher, veteran Mexican war; paternal grandfather Eldred GRUBB, paternal grandmother Nancy J. (McKenzie) GRUBB, maternal grandfather Jacob WOMACK, maternal grandmother Mary […]
CITY: South Pittsburg PATTON, Robert Alexander, promoter and capitalist; born Sweederie Cove, Marion Co., Tenn., April 10, 1848; Irish and Scotch descent; son of Robert and Elizabeth (Raulston) PATTON; father’s occupation farming, teaching school and public official of Marion Co., Tenn., educated in the public schools of Marion Co., Tenn.; […]
CITY: South Pittsburg POWELL, Robert C., wood pattern maker; born Sullivan Co., Tenn., Sept 19, 1850; English and German descent; son of W. M. and Mary A (Deck) POWELL; father’s occupation carpenter; paternal grandparents Robert and Margaret (Wolford) POWELL; maternal grandparents Abraham and Elizabeth (Droke) DECK; educated in country schools; […]