City: Murfreesboro TODD, Andrew Lee, attorney at law; born near Murfreesboro, Tenn., July 27, 1872; son of Aaron and Elizabeth (Prater) TODD; father’s occupation, farming; educated Southwestern Baptist University, and Lebanon law school, graduated from latter LL.B. Jan., 1898, and from Waters Business College, in 1892; began his career as […]
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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 SPARKS, Jesse Wadlington, lawyer; born near Murfreesboro, Tenn., February 10, 1867; Scotch, Irish and French descent; son of Jesse Wadlington and Josephine (Bivins) SPARKS; his father was a lawyer and at one time American Consul to Mexico; educated common schools, Union University, Montgomery-Bell Academy and Cumberland University, Lebanon, […]
City: Murfreesboro SMITH, Edgar P., lawyer; born Rutherford County, Tenn., February 20, 1850; son of Ephriam F. and Caroline (Miles) SMITH; his father was a farmer; paternal grandparents John and Virginia (Carter) SMITH, maternal grandparents Patterson and Dicey (Moore) MILES; educated Bethel College, Ky., and Union University, Murfreesboro; graduated in […]
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: Murfreesboro SINGLETON, William Rufus, bookkeeper; born Murfreesboro, Tenn., Jan. 21, 1859; English descent; son of Stephen H. and Sarah M. (Tompkins) SINGLETON; father was a merchant and farmer; paternal grandparents, Hazeal and Lavinia (Hope) SINGLETON, maternal grandparents, James M. and Kitty G. (Rucker) TOMPKINS; educated at Murfreesboro, Tenn.; in […]
City: Murfreesboro RUCKER, James Joshua, physician and farmer; born (near) Murfreesboro, Tenn., November 15, 1846; son of Robert Bedford and Mary (Harrison) RUCKER; paternal grandfather James RUCKER, paternal grandmother Lucy (Bedford) RUCKER, maternal grandfather Joshua HARRISON, maternal grandmother Sophia (Shapard) HARRISON; English descent; father’s occupation, physician; educated common schools of […]
City: Murfreesboro WOODFIN, John T., furniture dealer and funeral director; born Rutherford County, Tenn., December 13, 1869; son of H. L. and Mary E. (Clark) WOODFIN; paternal grandparents Samuel and Sarah (Barnhill) WOODFIN, maternal grandparents William and Emily (Kelton) CLARK; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Heritage High School and Woodbury College; graduated […]
City: Murfreesboro WILKINSON, George Henry, born Brunswick Co., Va., June 30, 1840; Scotch-Irish descent; son of H. W. and Adaline W. (Howse) WILKINSON; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents, William and Mary E. (Steinback) WILKINSON, maternal grandparents, Ambrose and Mary (Hartwell) HOWSE; educated at Cumberland University, was a farmer and […]
City: Murfreesboro VICKERS, Rufus William, druggist; born Huntingdon, Tenn., March 17, 1866; son of Rufus Washington and Martha D. (Hicks) VICKERS; educated in a country printing office; early business, printer; father’s occupation, contractor; married Lizzie WOOD, April 12, 1892; member K. of P. and I. O. O. F.; Secretary County […]
City: Murfreesboro RIDLEY, Granville Sumner, lawyer; born Rutherford County, Tenn. May 12, 1847; Scotch, English and German descent; son of James A. and Almira (Russworm) RIDLEY; his father was a physician; paternal grandparents Henry and Elizabeth (Allison) RIDLEY, maternal grandparents, Gen. John S. and Sarah (Clark) RUSSWORM; educated Cumberland University, […]
City: Murfreesboro RICHARDSON, John E., lawyer; born in Rutherford Co., Tenn., Jan. 7, 1857; English descent; son of John W. and Augusta M (Starnes) RICHARDSON; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents, James and Mary (Watkins) RICHARDSON; maternal grandparents Daniel and Harriet (Russell) ; educated at Princeton, N, J.; graduated Princeton, N. […]
City: Murfreesboro RICHARDSON, James Daniel, Jr., attorney at law; born Murfreesboro, Tenn., January 4, 1875; son of James D. and Allie (Pippin) RICHARDSON; English descent; father’s occupation, Sovereign Grand Commander Scottish Rite Masons, Southern Jurisdiction; educated Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn.; graduate of Cumberland University, LL.B. degree, 1896; […]
City: Murfreesboro RICHARDSON, James Daniel, Sr., Sovereign Grand Commander Scottish Rite Masons, Southern Jurisdiction; born Rutherford County, Tenn., March 10, 1843; son of John W. and Augusta (Starnes) RICHARDSON; paternal grandfather James RICHARDSON, paternal grandmother Mary (Watkins) RICHARDSON, maternal grandfather Daniel STARNES, maternal grandmother Harriet (Russell) STARNES; English descent; father’s […]
City: Murfreesboro RANDOLPH, Beverly, farmer; born near Walter Hill, Tenn., Sept. 5, 1837; English descent; son of Beverly and Lucy W. (Searcy) RANDOLPH; father a farmer and merchant; paternal grandparents, /apparently a line missing/ William W. and Lucy (Harris) SEARCY; educated in common schools of Rutherford Co., Tenn., and at […]
City: Murfreesboro RAGSDALE, Thos. Charleton, minister of the gospel; born Laurens district, S. C., Dec. 26, 1863; English-Irish descent and German descent; son of Edward Carter and Elizabeth Sarah (Calhoun) RAGSDALE; father’s occupation, physician, local preacher and farmer; paternal grandparents, Edmund and Sallie (Hill) RAGSDALE, maternal grandparents, E. and Fannie […]
City: Murfreesboro PERKINS, Charles Franklin, lumberman; born Nashville, Tenn., April 7, 1866; English descent; son of Daniel Price and Kate (Morgan) PERKINS; father, a lumberman; paternal grandparents, Peter and Sarah (Camp) PERKINS, maternal grandparents, Rufus and Jane (Williams) MORGAN; educated at Nashville, and Murfreesboro, Tenn.; entered the lumber business in […]
City: Murfreesboro PALMER, Horace Edward, lawyer-jurist; born Murfreesboro, Tenn., September 26, 1855; son of General Joseph B. and Ophelia M. (Burrus) PALMER; paternal grand parents, William M. and Mildred (Johns) PALMER, maternal grandparents LaFayette and Eliza (Ready) BURNS; father’s occupation, lawyer; educated Union University, Murfreesboro, Tenn., and University of Virginia; […]
City: Murfreesboro OVERALL, Asburry M., born Rutherford Co., Tenn., April 20, 1844; English descent; son of James G. OVERALL; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents Robert and Mary (Espey) OVERALL; maternal grandparents Baxter and Mary (Webb) DAVIS; married Hudie M. LOWE, May 1878; member B. P. O. E., Lodge No. […]
City: Memphis STANTON, William M., lawyer; born Meridian, Miss., June 2, 1889; Irish descent; son of Martin and Johanna (Shea) STANTON; educated in public schools, Christian Brothers [sic] College, and Vanderbilt University; graduated from Christian Brothers [sic] College, A.B., June 1908, Vanderbilt University, L.L. B., June 1910; in early life […]