City: Nashville FITE, Leonard Beard, dry goods commission merchant; born Nashville, Tenn., December 21, 1856; German and Scotch-Irish descent; son of Leonard Beard and Virginia G. L. (Randall) FITE; father’s occupation, wholesale dry goods merchant; educated Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn.; interested in the wholesale dry goods business in early life; […]
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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: Birchwood YOAKLEY, William Frederick, agriculturist; born in Sullivan Co. Tenn., Oct. 7, 1843; English-German descent; son of Jesse E. and Mary A. (Hull) YOAKLEY; paternal grandparents Richard and Hannah (Hicks) YOAKLEY, maternal grandparents Frederic and Mary A. (Coak) HULL; educated in common schools of Sullivan Co.; graduated from Oakland […]
City: Nashville FARRAR, Frederic Emerson, composer and teacher of voice, piano and composition; born Haverhill, Mass., June 25, 1864; English, Scotch and Welsh descent; son of Joseph Emerson and Emily Linsay (Pond) FARRAR; father, retired shoe manufacturer; paternal grandparents Kimball and Almira (Emerson) FARRAR, maternal grandparents James Sullivan and Hannah […]
City: Nashville EWING, William James, newspaperman; born Nolensville, Tenn., January 21, 1856; Scotch-German descent; son of Robert P. and Sarah (Nolen) EWING; father, shoemaker; attended public schools; in early life he worked as newsboy and paper carrier; later became newspaper reporter and served as City Editor, Managing Editor, Editor-in-Chief of […]
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 ESHMAN, Andrew N., minister of the gospel, educator; born Mount Pleasant, Tenn., June 1, 1865; German and Scotch-Irish descent; son of Jacob and Mary Jane (Henry) ESHMAN; father, farmer; educated in the country schools of Lincoln and Marshall Counties, Tenn., and graduated from Winchester Normal College in 1890; […]
City: Nashville EASTMAN, Corinne Gleaves, teacher; born Nashville, Tenn., May 23, 1853; Scotch-English descent; father, merchant; daughter of Henry Albert and Eliza Jane (Tannehill) GLEAVES; paternal grandparents Thomas and Mary (Dean) GLEAVES, maternal grandparents Wilkins and Eliza (Dewees) TANNEHILL; graduated Nashville high school, June 1870; married Elbridge Gerry EASTMAN February […]
City: Spencer BILLINGSLEY, William N., president of Burritt College; born Pikeville, Tenn., Nov. 9, 1853; English and Welsh descent; son of John M. and Hannah D. (Myers) BILLINGSLEY; father was a farmer and stock raiser; paternal grandparents Samuel and Nancy (Mulkey) BILLINGSLEY; maternal grandparents John D. and Mary (Snoddy) MYERS; […]
City: Bluff City EDWARDS, Author Washington, farmer; born Boone’s Creek, Washington Co., Tenn., March 15, 1855; Welsh-Dutch descent; son of S. E. and Mary (Kitzmiller) EDWARDS; paternal grandparents, David and Elizabeth (Hughes) KITZMILLER; educated in common schools of Virginia and Tennessee; began life as a farmer and has continued in […]
City: Nashville EASTMAN, Charles Hazen, insurance man; born Plymouth, N. H., February 25, 1845; English descent; son of Elbridge Gerry and Lucy Ann (Carr) EASTMAN; father, editor Union and American, Nashville, Tenn.; paternal grandparents Timothy and Abigail (Wilkins) EASTMAN, maternal grandparents Spencer and Zylphia (Goodrich) CARR; educated Nashville, Tenn., public […]
City: Nashville DUNLAP, William A., Internal Revenue Collector; born Friendsville, Tenn., March 21, 1867; Scotch-Irish descent; son of E. H. and Fannie (Rose) DUNLAP; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents Ephraim and Sarah (Devine) DUNLAP, maternal grandparents Andrew and Susan (Tuck) ROSE; educated at Friendsville Academy and Maryville (Tenn.) College; […]
City: Nashville DUKE, Buford, court stenographer; born Maysville, Mason County, Ky., August 18, 1871; son Charles B. and Nannie Turner (Lewis) DUKE; married Laura B. ANDERSON April 27, 1889; educated Maysville, Mason County, Ky., and All Hallows College, Salt Lake City, Utah; member K. of P., Nashville Lodge; Cumberland Park […]
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 DUBOSE, Horace Mellard, clergyman; born Choctaw County, Ala., November 7, 1858; Huguenot descent; son of Hezekiah and Amanda (Hawkins) DUBOSE; paternal grandparents Joel DUBOSE and Anna (Lee) DUBOSE, maternal grandparents William HAWKINS and Mary (Hill) HAWKINS; educated Waynesboro (Miss.) Academy; studied languages and classics under tutors; received D.D. […]
City: Nashville DROMGOOLE, Will Allen (Miss), author and newspaper staff writer; born Murfreesboro, Tenn; daughter John E. and Rebecca (Blanche) DROMGOOLE; Irish-English-French-Danish descent; educated Clarksville and Murfreesboro; author “Heart of Old Hickory,” “Cinch and Other Stories,” “Rare Old Chums,” “Hero Chums,” “A Boy’s Battle,” “The Valley Path,” “The Farrier’s Dog,” […]
City: Big Sandy DOWDY, Earl H., farmer; born in Henry Co., Tenn., July 2, 1878; English descent; son of Henry and Angeline (Marbry) DOWDY; father’s occupation, farming; received common school education; in early life clerked in a confectionery store, later took up farming, in which business he is now engaged […]
City: Bluff City GIESLER, A. J., farmer and trader born Bluff City, Tenn., Oct. 15, 1848 Dutch and English descent; son of Henry and Nancy A. (Hicks) GEISLER; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather Jacob GIESLER, paternal grandmother Susan (Shultz) GIESLER, maternal grandfather William HICKS, maternal grandmother Nancy HICKS; began farming […]
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 […]