City: Nashville CASSETTY, James, coal merchant; born Gainesboro, Tenn., April 24, 1852; English and French descent; son of Thomas D. and Matilda (Apple) CASSETTY; father’s occupation, harness and saddlery; educated in Nashville, Tenn., in early life worked six years in the printing business; married Julia CAPPS, October 28, 1872; member Masons, Odd Fellows, Red Men, […]
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City: Memphis HOBSON, William Langhorne, wholesale grocer; born Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 16, 1877; French descent; son of Samuel and Lucy (Capers) HOBSON; father wholesale grocer; paternal grandparents William J. and Polly (Sims) HOBSON, maternal grandparents Benjamin and Rebecca (Graves) CAPERS; educated in Tennessee and Virginia; entered wholesale grocery business in […]
City: Memphis HINES, John Henderson, wholesale lumber and timber lands; born Gloster, Miss., October 14, 1871; son of John H. and Annie L. (Toler) HINES; paternal grandparents William B. and Jane (Coppege) HINES, maternal grandparents W. Thomas and Adeline (Causery) TOLER; educated Fairview Academy, Binnsville, Miss.; married Mary McLAIN May […]
City: Memphis HERMAN, Maxence Brull, physician and surgeon; born Brumath, France, Dec. 20, 1852; Jewish descent; son of Leopold and Estelle (Brull) HERMAN; father’s occupation, merchant; paternal grandfather Bernard HERMAN, maternal grandfather Susana BRULL; educated Jesuit College, in France; received degree M.D. Missouri Medical College, March 1, 1890; in early […]
City: Memphis HENNING, D.M., physician and surgeon; born October 15, 1875; son B.G. and Nellie (Frayser) HENNING; educated Phillips Exeter, N.H., Columbia, N.Y., graduated Memphis Hospital Medical College 1900 and College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York 1902; Mason; he served two years with the Tennessee State Troops in […]
City: Knoxville KENNERLY, Wesley Travis, lawyer; born Henry Co., Tenn., Aug. 29, 1877; Irish descent; son of C. M. and Sarah A. (Travis) KENNERLY; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents, John W. and Martha (Ross) KENNERLY, maternal grandparents, Dr. Jos. H. and Eliza (Crump) TRAVIS; educated in the common schools of […]
City: Memphis HENDERSON, B.R., business man; born Huntingdon, Tenn., July, 1842; educated in the common schools of Memphis, Tenn.; began his career as a newsboy, and was later taken into the employ of Lehman & Co. as errand boy and general helper, he remained with this firm two years, and […]
City: Memphis HENDERSON, Robert G., physician; born Memphis, Tenn., in 1875; educated in public schools of Memphis, Tenn., and Hampden-Sidney College of Virginia; graduated from Memphis Hospital Medical College in 1899; he has taken post-graduate courses at the Bellevue Hospital, Roosevelt Hospital and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of […]
City: Memphis HENNING, Bennett G., physician and planter; born Durhamville, Tenn., October 16, 1849; son Dr. David M. and Anna B. (Greaves) HENNING; educated Tipton High School; graduated Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York, M.D.; married Cornelia FRAYSER, October 15, 1874; member Masons and Odd Fellows; member Police and Fire […]
City: Memphis HEISKELL, Lucius Lamar, public official; born in Shelby Co., Tenn., Feb. 4, 1883; son of F.H. and Augusta (Lamar) HEISKELL; father’s occupation, chancellor; paternal grandfather Joseph B. HEISKELL, maternal grandfather L.Q.C. LAMAR; educated in public schools, Memphis University School and University of Tenn., graduating from latter, B.S., 1904, […]
City: Memphis HEISKELL, Frederick Hugh, lawyer; born Rogersville, Tenn., July 31, 1851; son of Joseph Brown and Sarah Ann (McKinney) HEISKELL; father’s occupation, lawyer; paternal grandparents Frederick and Eliza (Brown) HEISKELL, maternal grandparents John A. and Eliza (Ayre) McKinney; educated at Washington & Lee University; entered the practice of law […]
City: Memphis HARRIS, Cummings, physician; born Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 7, 1878; Scotch-Irish and Huguenot descent; son of Andrew J. and Emily S. (Cummings) HARRIS; father’s occupation, real estate; paternal grandparents Judge William R. and Eveline Parsons (Atkins) HARRIS, maternal grandparents Dr. J.Y. and Mary E. (Collins) CUMMINGS; educated Webb’s School, […]
City: Memphis HEISKELL, Carrick White, lawyer; born in Knox Co. Tenn., July 25, 1836; son of Frederick S. and Eliza (Brown) HEISKELL; father’s occupation, newspaper editor and publisher, then farmer; paternal grandfather Frederick HEISKELL, maternal grandmother was a Miss STIDLINGER prior to her marriage; maternal grandparents Joseph and Mary (Harbison) […]
City: Memphis HAUN, Wilson Yandell, lawyer; born Milan, Gibson Co., Tenn., Aug. 29, 1875; son of Robert F. and ——– (Williamson) HAUN; Scotch-Irish, English and Dutch descent; graduated Milan High School May 15, 1896; early business, teaching school; married Evelyn CARROLL June 22, 1910; former Assistant U.S. District Attorney West […]
City: Memphis HARSH, Thomas W., attorney; born Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 16, 1879; son of George and Elizabeth K. (Edwards) HARSH; German-Scotch descent; graduated Cumberland University 1900; admitted to bar in 1901; became associated with George HARSH, with offices in 506-07 Memphis Trust Bldg., Memphis, Tenn.; member of Christian church.
City: Memphis HARSH, George, lawyer; born Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 13, 1870; son of Capt. George Harsh; father’s occupation, wholesale grocer and banker; educated at Nashville and Lebanon, Tenn.; graduated from Cumberland University law department in 1893 and engaged immediately in practice of law at Memphis, Tenn.; married Thankful BARRY, in […]
City: Memphis HARRELSON, W.H., attorney; member firm of Banks & Harrelson; born Pittsboro, Miss., 1868; son of L.W. and Permelia (Bryan) HARRELSON; educated Pittsboro, Jackson, Miss., and Memphis, Tenn.; married Lida SPENCER, June 20, 1908; admitted to practice law Nov. 15, 1905; member of Methodist Church.
City: Memphis HARDY, Lewis Rogers, vice-president Brinly-Hardy Co.; born Louisville, Ky., Aug. 26, 1875; English descent; son of James Edward and Lucy Gilmer (Davis) HARDY; father’s occupation, retired plow manufacturer; paternal grandfather Nathaniel HARDY, paternal grandmother was a Miss HOWARD prior to her marriage, maternal grandparents Ben O. and Susan […]
City: Memphis HANSON, Charles C., business man; born near Opelika, Ala., March 29, 1867; Swedish descent; son of John C. and Emily (Mitchell) HANSON; High School Graduate; from 1885 to 1898 he was connected with a railroad in various departments, and in 1898 he became special agent of executive officers, […]
City: Memphis HANSON, Henry P., printer; born Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 2, 1863; English descent; son of John Philip and Harriet (Wood) HANSON; father’s occupation, dyer; educated in the public schools of Memphis, Tenn.; entered printing business in early life; married Rosa PIAGGIO; member Knights of Pythias, Business Men’s Club, is […]