City: Columbia ALEXANDER, Henry Frank, farmer, fruit grower and phosphate dealer; born near Columbia, Tenn., Aug, 30, 1864; Scotch-Irish descent; son of A. F. and Susan Caroline (Fussell) ALEXANDER; father’s occupation, farmer and merchant; paternal grandparents A. B. and Margaret (Benderman) ALEXANDER, maternal grandparents Henry B. and Eliza (Kincaid) FUSSELL; […]
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City: Coal Creek ADKINS, Almon Thompson, farmer and stock raiser; born Campbell Co., Tenn., Oct. 6, 1829; son of Randle and Sallie ADKINS; paternal grandfather Richard ADKINS, paternal grandmother Mary (Monroe) ADKINS, maternal grandfather Joshua ADKINS, maternal grandmother Rachael (McCoy) ADKINS; father’s occupation, farmer and stock raiser; educated only in […]
City: Clarksville ASKEW, Laurin Bryan, druggist; born at Eufaula, Ala., Aug. 29, 1863; Scotch-English descent; son of Bryan and Mima J. (McLaurin ) ASKEW; father’s occupation merchant; paternal grandparents Bryan and Nannie (Rush) ASKEW; maternal grandparents William and Jennett (Stewart) McLAURIN; educated at Stewart College and Southwestern Presbyterian University, Clarksville, […]
City: Clarksville ATKINSON, W. T., merchant; born Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 7, 1857; English descent; son of Thomas and Rachel (Moss) ATKINSON; father’s occupation, machinist; received common school education; married Bettie RUDOLPH Oct. 14, 1885; clerked 13 years in bookstore in Kentucky; 13 years in Tenn., also in a bookstore; […]
City: Dayton ARMSTRONG, Alfred F., farmer; born Meigs Co., Tenn., March 8, 1844; German and Irish descent; son of Benjamin and Nancy (Brightwell) ARMSTRONG; received a common school education; married Ada HUTCHESON Feb. 9, 1870; was member of 3rd Tenn. Infantry Volunteer Co. I. C. S. A.; member Baptist church; […]
City: Dayton ALLEN, Valentine Collins, lawyer; born in Tippah Co., Miss., Sept. 2, 1842; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Valentine and Ann (Frazier) ALLEN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather Valentine ALLEN; paternal grandmother Frances (Collins) ALLEN, maternal grandfather Beriah FRAIZER, maternal grandmother Barbara (Gibbs) FRAZIER; received an academic education; married Emily […]
City: Decatur ABEL, John Moss, merchant; born Decatur, Tenn., Feb. 26, 1851; German descent; son of Wm. J. and Malinda H. (Guinn) ABEL; paternal grandparents Cain and Margaret (Buice) ABEL; maternal grandparents Bartholomew and Susan (Huff) GUINN; educated Decatur Academy; entered mercantile business early life; married Mary CLEMENTSON Dec. 19, […]
Town: Cookeville ADCOCK, B. G., lawyer; born in DeKalb Co., Tenn., Sept. 20, 1861; Irish descent; son of Capt. Perry and Mary N. (Wynn) ADCOCK; paternal grandparents David and Sarah (___) ADCOCK, maternal grandparents James and Catherine (____) WYNN; educated in the local schools; graduated from Surritt college, Spencer, Tenn., […]
City: Cleveland ATCHLEY, Samuel Henry, farmer; born Bradley Co., Tenn., Feb. 13, 1861; English descent; son of Enoch and Sarah (Denton) ATCHLEY; paternal grandfather Jesse ATCHLEY, paternal grandmother Elizabeth (Cambers) ATCHLEY, maternal grandfather Isaac DENTON, maternal grandmother Mary (Coffman) DENTON; educated Tasso College; married Mary MILLER Oct. 17, 1889; member […]
Town: Centerville AYDELOTT, A. F., judge of the county court of Hickman county; born Sunrise, Tenn., Dec. 22, 1860; Scotch-Irish descent; son of M. P. and Ruth E. (Satterfield) AYDELOTT; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather Abner F. AYDELOTT, paternal grandmother Martha (Peery) AYDELOTT, maternal grandfather David SATTERFIELD, maternal grandmother Rebecca […]
City: Chattanooga ANDREWS, Garrett, Vice-President and Treasurer Richmond Hosiery Mills and Chattanooga Knitting Mills; born Washington, Wilkes County, Ga., September 15, 1870; son Garnett and Rosalie Champe (Beirne) ANDREWS; paternal grandfather Judge Garnett ANDREWS, paternal grandmother Annulet (Ball) ANDREWS, maternal grandfather Andrew BIERNE, maternal grandmother Eliza (Gray) BIERNE; English-Irish descent; […]
City: Chattanooga ANDREWS, Oliver Burnside, manufacturer; born Chattanooga, Tenn., July 23, 1882; son Garnett and Roaslie Champe (Beirne) ANDREWS; Irish and English descent; educated Chattanooga and Alabama Polytechnic Institutes, Auborn, Ala., Baylor’s School, Chattanooga High School; married Stevie CAMPBELL, December 17, 1903; Past Exalted Ruler Chattanooga B. P. O. E.; […]
City: Chattanooga ANDERSON, James Harvey, attorney at law; born Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 9, 1874; son of James H. and Maria (Shepherd) ANDERSON; removed to Ringgold, Ga., with parents, when a youth; educated in public schools of Ringgold, Ga., and Chattanooga; admitted to the bar at Ringgold, Ga., in 1894; returned […]
City: Chattanooga ANDERSON, William Franklin, bishop; born Morgantown, Va., April 22, 1860; son of William and Elizabeth (Coombs) ANDERSON; educated Ohio Wesleyan University, Drew Theological Seminary; graduated from former A. B. in 1884, and from latter B. D. 1887; post graduate work in philosophy, New York University, 1895 to 1898; […]
City: Cedar Hill ALLNUTT, Benjamin Franklin, banker; born near Liberty, Ky., May 21, 1883; Dutch and Irish descent; son of Reuben W. and Mary A. (Turley) ALLNUT; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather Benjamin Wright ALLNUT, paternal grandmother Hulda (Webster) ALLNUT; maternal grandfather Benjamin Franklin TURLEY, maternal grandmother Mary Ann (Pearce) […]
City: Buford ALLEN, Alexander Monroe, physician; born Hickman Co., Tenn., Nov. 8, 1850; son of B. S. and Damaris (Tidwell) ALLEN; Scotch-Irish descent; educated University of Nashville and graduated from same with degree of M. D. in 1874; married twice, first Elizabeth KANNON Oct. 3, 1876, second Laura DEANE Feb. […]
City: Brownsville ANDERSON, C. W., educator; born Haywood Co., 1851; son of Thos. P. and Elizabeth L. (Carlton) ANDERSON; English descent; graduate of Washington Lee University 1875; married Iowa S. BRADFORD in 1879; appointed principal Brownsville public school 1899; taught at Bell Grove, Fort Smith (2 years); East M. F. […]
City: Brownsville ALLEN, John Thos., physician and surgeon; born Brownsville, Haywood Co., Tenn., Dec. 28, 1856; son of Dr. John Richard and Julia Ann (Snipes) ALLEN; English descent; graduate A. B., Southwestern Baptist University, Jackson, Tenn., in 1875, Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York City, N. Y., 1880, in ’78 […]
City: Brownsville ALLEN, Ernest L., farmer and cattle raiser; born near Brownsville, Tenn., July 8, 1861; Scotch descent; son of L. M. and Martha E. (Guinn) ALLEN; father’s occupation mechanic and farmer; paternal grandfather Amson ALLEN, paternal grandmother Ann S. (Brown) ALLEN, maternal grandfather Henderson GUINN, maternal grandmother America B. […]
City: Brownsville AIKEN, James Hamilton, Minister of the Gospel, farmer; born Haywood Co., Tenn., May 20, 1846; Irish descent; son of Isaac and Liticia (Hamilton) AIKEN; received common school education; married Ellen JOHNSON April 4, 1872; member Christian church. Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans […]