City: Winchester ESTILL, Floyd, lawyer; born Winchester, Tenn., Nov. 18, 1858; Scotch descent; son of Francis Thomas and Kathryn (Garner) ESTILL; father’s occupation, lawyer; paternal grandparents, Wallace and Elinor (Crabb) ESTILL, maternal grandparents, Calaway and Beulah (Wadlington) GARNER; educated Carrick Academy; in early life taught school; read law one year […]
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City: Winchester CLARK, Rufus Anthony, teacher; born Coffee County, Tenn., November 20, 1846; son of James A. and Amelia (Wilkinson) CLARK; Scotch-Irish descent; father’s occupation, farming; educated Beech Grove, Tenn.; married Ellen HENDERSON, June 26, 1879; worked on farm until twenty years of age; taught school five months at Wartrace, […]
City: Whiteville SIMMONS, Eugene, editor; born Hardeman Co., Tenn., Nov. 21, 1887; son of Jas. F. and Mary E. (Sammons) SIMMONS; educated public school at Whiteville, Union University, Jackson, Tenn.; member K. of P.; lived on farm near Whiteville, Tenn.; until 16 years of age when family moved to Whiteville […]
City: Whiteville RUSSELL, Robert Sidney, dentist; born Danceyville, Fayette Co., Tenn., Oct. 23, 1867; son of John A. and Sophia (Davis) RUSSELL; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Danceyville Academy; graduate in Dentistry at Baltimore, Md.; married Mary L. ATKINS Dec. 18, 1896; moved to Whiteville, Tenn., from Fulton, Ky., in 1904; engaged […]
City: Trezevant WILSON, Robley D., County Court Clerk; mechanic; born Rutherford Co., Tenn., Feb. 27, 1849; son of Dr. William H. and Frances (Sanders) WILSON; educated Hickory Grove Tenn.; married Lydia R. HARWOOD, Feb. 17th 1869; lodge affiliations; Blue Lodge and Royal Arch Chapter Masons; chaplain in both lodges for […]
City: Trezevant WALKER, John Russell, lawyer; born Friendship, Tenn., Dec. 3, 1855; son of William M. and Sarah F. (Davis) WALKER; Scotch-Irish-French descent; educated Academy at Friendship, Tenn.; married Elizabeth B. TAYLOR, Oct. 29, 1882; Republican; member of State Republican Committee many years; Mayor of Trenton 1881-1882; Vice President First […]
City: Trenton CALDWELL, Waller Cochran, lawyer; born Obion Co., Tenn., May 14, 1849; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Isaac Willis and Sarah E. (Whipple) CALDWELL; father, farmer; educated at Union City and Lebanon, Tenn.; graduated at Lebanon Law School, LL.B. degree, 1872, and later received LL.D. degree; reared on a farm; […]
City: Trenton BIGGS, Zach, physician; born Gibson Co., Tenn., March 22, 1833; Scotch-English descent; son of Luke and Marina (Bennett) BIGGS; educated University of Nashville Medical College, graduated from same in 1856; in early life was a farmer; served as assistant surgeon of Co. F, 55th Tenn., Regiment, C. S. […]
City: Tracy City TIDMAN, George W., merchant; born Bedworth, Warwickshire, England, March 3, 1870; son of John and Susan (Hunt) TIDMAN; father’s occupation, merchant and hotel proprietor; educated at Tracy City and Winchester, Tenn.; in early life was clerk, bookkeeper and storekeeper; married Gertrude KELLEMS, June 15, 1892; Worshipful Master […]
City: Tracy City THOROGOOD, George M., secretary and treasurer Tennessee Consolidated Coal Co. and Nunley Ridge Coal Co.; born Cowan, Tenn., July 2, 1879; son of William and Bettie (Hawkins) THOROGOOD; father’s occupation, bridge and stone contactor; paternal grandfather Moses THOROGOOD, maternal grandparents John and Mariah (Buckner) HAWKINS; graduated from […]
City: Tracy City STEPP, Francis Marion, proprietor Tidman House, and merchant; born near Irving College, Tenn., Nov. 19, 1867; son of William Carrol and Nancy (McGee) STEPP; educated at Beech Grove and Viola, Tenn.; in early life was a farmer; married Emma GIBBS, March 17, 1889; member Royal Arcanum and […]
City: Sewanee BROOKS, Preston Smith, merchant; born Fairfield, S. C., July 1, 1854; English and Irish descent; son of Preston Smith and Martha Caroline (Means) BROOKS; father’s occupation, lawyer and congressman; educated University of the South; entered mercantile business in early life, and has continued in same since; married Maria […]
City: Sewanee BISHOP, William Samuel, educator and clergyman; born Northhampton, Mass., Aug. 26, 1865; son of George Sayles and Hannah More (Williston) BISHOP; father’s occupation, clergyman, pastor emeritus First Reformed Church, East Orange, N. J.; paternal grandparents William Samuel and Mary (Sayles) BISHOP, maternal grandparents John Payson and Cecilia (Lyman) […]
City: Sewanee BARTON, Samuel Marx, educator; born near Winchester, Va., May 9, 1859; son of Joseph M. and Mary (Neill) BARTON; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents Richard Walker and Caroline (Marx) BARTON, maternal grandparents Lewis and Anne (Stribling) NEILL; paternal great-great-grandparents Rev. Thomas BARTON and Ethel (Rittenhouse) BARTON, sister […]
City: Sevierville WILLIAMS, Samuel M., public official; born Jones Cove, Tenn., March 20, 1869; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Carroll and Annie (Large) WILLIAMS; father was a farmer; educated at Murphy College, graduated 1896; began his career as a school teacher; married Callie JONES, July 14, 1894; member I. O. O. […]
City: Shelbyville EVANS, Winston Gill, Vice President People’s National Bank, Shelbyville, Tenn.; born Shelbyville, Tenn., 1867; English descent; son of Nathan Peyton and Mary (Gill) EVANS; paternal grandparents Nathan and Elizabeth (White) EVANS, maternal grandparents Winston W. and _____ (Whittaker) GILL; educated University of South, Sewanee, Tenn.; married Carrie F. […]
City: Shelbyville ERWIN, William M., educator; born Bedford County, Tenn., September 8, 1881; son of Martin P. and Emma (Young) ERWIN; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Vanderbilt University, Nashville; married Erline MATTHEWS, June 2, 1909; member K. of P., M. W. of A., and also member Lutheran Church; entered Morgan Preparatory School […]
City: Shelbyville ERWIN, Joseph Boyd, minister; born Williamson County, Tenn., January 23, 1846; son of Alexander Rogers and Louise Eleanor (Boyd) ERWIN; his father was a Methodist minister; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Florence University of Florence, Ala.; honorary degree D.D., June, 1886, by Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn.; married Fannie C. SMITH, […]
City: Shelbyville DEERY, James E., farmer; born Shelbyville, Tenn., Sept. 22, 1852; Irish descent; son of Ross and Lou (Evans) DEERY; father’s occupation, druggist; paternal grandparents James and Betsy (Ross) DEERY, maternal grandparents Nathan and Betsy (White) EVANS; educated in Tennessee; began career as a druggist; married Betsy ROSS; Democrat; […]
City: Tiptonville GRIFFIN, Richard Watson, physician; son of Franklin Hall and Lee Joiney (Babb) GRIFFIN; father’s occupation, farmer; educated at Webb School, Bellbuckle, Tenn., graduated Tulane University of La. Medical department, M. D., April 18, 1894; in early life was a clerk in general merchandise business; married Marguerite Ida FINCH, […]