City: Midway COBBLE, Lewis M., lawyer; born Midway, Tenn., April 27, 1866; German descent; son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Smith) COBBLE; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Phillip and Sally COBBLE; maternal grandmother Sarah SMITH; educated at Mosheim College; in early life practiced dentistry; married Laura M. TAYLOR, July, 1886; member […]
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City: Midway CLOYD, John Dunwoody, surveyor and farmer; born Mosheim, Tenn., July 8, 1877; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James W. and Mary V. (Dunwoody) CLOYD; fathers’ /sic/ occupation, physician, merchant and farmer; paternal grandparents William and Sarah (Northington) CLOYD; maternal grandparents Adam and Virginia (McSpadin) DUNWOODY; educated Washington College, and […]
City: Middleton NEELY, Alex Walker, farmer; born Middleton, Tenn., Oct. 17, 1878; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John Steele and Elen A. (Park) NEELY; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents John and Mary (Steele) NEELY; maternal grandfather Thomas P. PARK; educated at Middleton, Tenn.; in early life was engaged in stock raising; […]
City: Mercer MERCER, William Abner, clerk; born in Madison Co., Tenn., Nov. 6, 1842; son of Thomas B. and Catherine (Chisum) MERCER; father’s occupation, farming; received common school education; entered the mercantile business in 1869; married Ella M. STATLER, Mat 24, 1871; member of Company “B,” Thirty-third Tennessee Regiment during […]
City: Memphis YOUNG, John Preston, public official; born Chulahoma, Miss., April 18, 1847; French and Scotch-Irish descent; son of A. W. and _____ (Smith) YOUNG; father’s occupation, Presbyterian minister; his maternal grandfather, Ensign John SMITH, and great grandfather, Lieut. Francis SMITH, served in the Sixth Virginia regiment of the continental […]
City: Memphis YERGER, George S., lawyer; born Memphis, Tenn., 1860; German-Scotch-Irish descent; son of Edwin M. and Mary (Henderson) YERGER; father’s occupation, lawyer; paternal grandparents Michael and Margaret (Shall) YERGER, maternal grandparents Anderson and Susan (Hamilton) HENDERSON; educated in Memphis public schools and Law School University of Va.; married Elizabeth […]
City: Mooring RILEY, Joe Edward, farmer; born Weakley Co., Tenn., June 10, 1838; Irish descent; son of Conner and ——- (Gaines) RILEY; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather Edward RILEY; educated in Weakley Co., Tenn.; entered farming in early life; married Margaret TUCKER Jan. 5, 1870; Justice of the Peace; member […]
City: Morristown CARRIGER, James A., attorney at law; born Tazewell, Tenn., Nov. 30, 1845; father’s occupation, physician and surgeon; paternal grandparents John and Margaret (Eliot) CARRIGER, maternal grandparents John Finley and Elizabeth (Cocke) JACK; his maternal grandmother was a daughter Senator William COCKE; educated at University of Va., served as […]
City: Morristown CARROLL, Charles Thomas, minister of the Gospel; born in Cabell Co., West Va., Feb. 27, 1842; son of Samuel and Lucinda (Swan) CARROLL; father’s occupation, farmer and teacher; paternal grandparents James Tillman and Sarah (Black) CARROLL, maternal grandfather Thomas SWAN; educated in High School of Cabell, West Va.; […]
City: Morristown CONVERSE, James Booth, clergyman; born Philadelphia, Pa., April 8, 1844; son of A. and Flavia (Booth) CONVERSE; father’s occupation, minister of the Gospel; paternal grandparents Joel and Elizabeth (Bixby) CONVERSE, maternal grandparents David and Margaret (Cotton) BOOTH; graduated from Princeton, N.J., A.B., 1865, A.M., 1868, Union Theological Seminary, […]
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: Morristown GRANT, Edward Mark, banker; born Ithaca, N.Y., June 26, 1867; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Edward M. and Frances (Spillman) GRANT; father’s occupation, tobacco merchant; paternal grandfather Chauncey L. GRANT; educated Emory & Henry College, Va.; in early life he was in the hardware business; married Margaret TURLEY, Nov. […]
City: Morristown JONES, Robert McFarland, farmer; born Springvale, Tenn., Oct. 28, 1847; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas M. and Louvinia E. (McFarland) JONES; father’s occupation, farmer and trader; paternal grandparents Daniel and Mary (Harrison) JONES, maternal grandparents Robert and Mary A. (Scott) McFARLAND; received common school education; in early life […]
City: Memphis WYNNE, Hugh R., cotton factor; born Forrest City, Ark., June 15, 1873; received primary education in Memphis, Tenn., then continued his studies in Webb School, Bellbuckle, Tenn; left school in 1890 and returned to Memphis and became interested in a stove manufacturing concern known as the Wetter Manufacturing […]
City: Memphis WRIGHT, Luke E., lawyer; born Giles Co., Tenn., Aug. 29, 1846; Scotch descent; son of Archibald and Mary E. (Eldridge) WRIGHT; paternal grandparents John and Nancy (McIntyre) WRIGHT, maternal grandfather Elisha ELDRIDGE, maternal grandmother was a Miss DILLON prior to her marriage; educated University of Miss.; received B. […]
City: Memphis WRIGHT, E. Eldridge, lawyer; born Mobile, Ala., July 25, 1871; Scotch descent; son of Luke E. and Kate Middleton (Semmes) WRIGHT; father, lawyer, diplomatist, ex-governor general of the Philippines, former ambassador to Japan and former secretary of war; paternal grandparents Archibald and Mary E. (Eldridge) WRIGHT; received primary […]
City: Memphis WOOLLEN, Alexander Rogers, manufacturer and cotton merchant; born McLemoresville, Tenn., April 26, 1861; English descent; son of A. T. M. and Mary Jane (Rogers) WOOLLEN; father’s occupation, merchant and planter; paternal grandparents David and Elizabeth (Woollen) WOOLLEN, maternal grandparents Alexander and Miriam (Crandall) ROGERS; educated at McLemoresville, Tenn, […]
City: Memphis SMITH, James Hammond, banker; born Shelbyville, Ky., July 6, 1835; German descent; son of Abram and Margaret (Campbell) SMITH; his father was a member of Capt. Ford’s company under Gen. Andrew Jackson, and was in the battle of New Orleans during war of 1812; his paternal grandparents were […]
City: Memphis SMITH, Horace Neely, banker; born Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 10, 1881; son of James Hammond and Emily (Wright) SMITH; father’s occupation, president People’s Savings Bank & Trust Co.; paternal grandparents Abraham and Margaret (Campbell) SMITH of Kentucky, maternal grandparents Tom T. and Eliza (Lowry) WRIGHT; educated Memphis Military Institute […]
City: Memphis SMITH, Bolton, lawyer, investment banker; born Indianapolis, Ind., July 25, 1861; English descent; son of Francis and Sarah (Bolton) SMITH; father, investment banker; educated in public schools of Dresden, Germany, and of Geneva, Switzerland, and graduated from Central Law School, Indianapolis, Ind., 1882; he also studied law at […]