City: Birchwood BARE, James Doyle, merchant, partner in firm of H. E. White & Co.; born Birchwood, Tenn., May 16, 1885; German, Scotch-Irish descent; son of A. M. and Elizabeth (Black) BARE; father’s occupation educator and farmer; paternal grandfather Henry BARE, paternal grandmother Melinda (Frye) BARE, maternal grandfather William Wallace […]
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CITY: Sparta BROWN, William Carl, teacher; born Trousdale, Tenn., April 11, 1881, Irish and German descent; son of William Lafayette and Sarah H. (Espey) BROWN; father farmer; educated at Bell Buckle (Tenn.) College, and Dibrell College; in early life was a farmer; married Mamie GIST, Nov. 24, 1919; member I. […]
City: Spencer BRADY, James M., lawyer; born McMinnville, Tenn., Nov. 29, 1873; Dutch-Irish descent; son of Hugh J. and Cherokee D. (Wilcher) BRADY; father’s occupation farmer, merchant and U. S. Revenue Collector; educated in common schools and Burritt College, graduating from the latter B.S., June 1892; entered practice of law […]
City: Spencer BILLINGSLEY, William N., president of Burritt College; born Pikeville, Tenn., Nov. 9, 1853; English and Welsh descent; son of John M. and Hannah D. (Myers) BILLINGSLEY; father was a farmer and stock raiser; paternal grandparents Samuel and Nancy (Mulkey) BILLINGSLEY; maternal grandparents John D. and Mary (Snoddy) MYERS; […]
City: Nashville BLAKE, Vachel Weldon, teacher; born Cuero, Tex., April 27, 1881; English descent; son of Daniel Bigelow and Mary (Weldon) BLAKE; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents Joshua and Frances Jemima (Bigelow) BLAKE, maternal grandparents Vachel and Sophia (Dodge) WELDON; primary and preparatory education at Cuero, Tex., public and private […]
City: Nashville BINNS, John E., doctor, tax assessor, Davidson County, Tennessee; born Davidson County, June 20, 1839; French-English decent; son of William A. and Mary Guinn (Garrett) BINNS; father was physician and surgeon; paternal grandparents Charles and ____ (Alexander) BINNS; maternal grandparents Thomas and Winifred (Ridley) GARRETT; educated in Davidson […]
City: Nashville BILLINGTON, R. Wallace, physician; born Franklin, Tenn., December 7, 1880; English-Scotch descent; son of William K. and Martha Sue (Elliott) BILLINGTON; father, planter and stock breeder; paternal grandparents Reuben and Matilda (Wallace) BILLINGTON, maternal grandparents John J. and Mary (McCord) ELLIOTT; educated public schools and Battle Ground Academy, […]
City: Nashville BERRY, Coburn Dewess, lawyer; born Nashville, Tenn.; son of William T. and Mary (Tannehill) BERRY; his father was a book dealer; Scotch, Irish and English descent; paternal grandparents Humphrey B. and Elizabeth (Tyler) BERRY, maternal grandparents Willins and Eliza (Dewess) TANNEHILL; educated in common schools of Davidson County […]
City: Nashville BERRY, Albert Gleaves, Rear Admiral United States Navy; born Nashville, Tenn., September 16, 1848; son of William Tyler and Mary M. (Tannehill) BERRY; graduated from United States Naval Academy, 1869; married Lillian Reed MERRIMAN, September 28, 1881; member of Army and Navy, Washington, Rittenhouse, Philadelphia, Pa.; Ensign, 1871; […]
City: Nashville BAXTER, Perkins P., lawyer; born Nashville, Tenn., June 16, 1869; son Edmund and Eliza T. BAXTER; Scotch-Irish-Huguenot descent; educated private schools and Vanderbilt University; graduate Vanderbilt University 1890; LL. D.; married Leonora RICHARDSON June 29, 1898; he began practice of law in firm of Baxter & Hutchison June […]
City: Nashville BAXTER, Lewis Thompson, real estate dealer; born Alexander, N. C., November 27, 1852; son John (late U. S. Circuit Judge) and Orra (Alexander) BAXTER; educated Earlham College, Ind.; Kanyon College, Ohio; Hobart, N. Y., graduated from Hobart College, Geneva, N. Y., July, 1871; degrees conferred, A. B., Hobart […]
City: Nashville BATE, Henry Clay, weather bureau official; born Bledsoe’s Lick, Tenn., July 28, 1839; English descent; son of Humphrey and Anne Franklin (Weathered) BATE; father, farmer and surveyor; paternal grandparents James and Mary (Spivey) BATE, maternal grandparents William and Patience (Dowell) WEATHERED; educated in Rural Academy of Sumner County, […]
City: Nashville BASKETTE, Gideon H., editor; born in Rutherford County, Tenn., March 11, 1845; son of William T. and Melissa Ann (Ellis) BASKETTE; father’s occupation, physician; educated at Murfreesboro, Tenn.; married Anna E. MCFADDEN September 24, 1867; entered the C. S. A. in 1861 and served through the civil war; […]
City: Nashville BARTHELL, Edward East, lawyer; born Nashville, Tenn., April 8, 1866; son of John P and Fannie (Card) BARTHELL; paternal grandparents Joseph and Christinia (Lutz) BARTHELL, maternal grandparents William and Mary (Rose) CARD; educated public schools, East Nashville Academy; graduated Vanderbilt University, LL.B., June, 1888; was telegraph operator in […]
City: Nashville BAILEY, John Edmonds, music teacher; born Southhampton County Va., June 14, 1831; son William O. and Jacquette (Jarratt) BAILEY; English descent; educated Smithfield (Va.) Academy; married Julia Bell POWELL April 21, 1853; 1st private in Co. I, N. C. state troops C. S. A., May 16, 1861; 2d […]
City: Nashville BACHMAN, George Oliver, minister; born Freemansburg, Pa., November 14, 1854; Scotch-Irish-Swiss descent; son of William Henry and Lucinda (Doll) BACHMAN; educated in public schools, Bethlehem Male Academy, Lehigh University, Pa.; married Clara A. BACHMAN, February 17, 1878; he taught school in early life; was Missionary of American Sunday […]
City: Monterey BROWDER, Robert Marvin, dentist; born Olmstead, Logan Co., Ky., March 9, 1880; son of David P. and Florence (Bailey) BROWDER; paternal grandfather Robert BROWDER, paternal grandmother [line omitted here] Jonathan R. BAILEY, maternal grandmother Margaret (Kennedy) BAILEY; Scotch, English and Welsh descent; educated at Vanderbilt University and Branham […]
City: Monteagle BRYAN, David Hampton, physician; born Morrison, Tenn., Dec. 20, 1858; Irish-Danish and French descent; son of John Alexander and Charlotte Elizabeth (Hampton) BRYAN; father’s occupation farmer; educated at Winchester (Tenn.) Normal; graduated at Nashville, Tenn., degree of M. D., Feb. 25, 1890; in early life was a public […]
City: Milan BEARD, Elvin Taylor, minister of the gospel; born Saulsbury, Tenn., July 14, 1875; Irish descent; son of William Elvin and Cornelia Adeline (Cavaness) BEARD; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Council Jones and Nancy (Rose) BEARD; maternal grandparents Isaiah and Cherry (Siler) CAVANESS; educated at Woodland Academy, Saulsbury, Tenn., […]
City: New Middleton BRIDGES, James Neely, physician; born in Smith Co., Tenn., Aug. 12, 1836; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John and Amanda (Calhoun) BRIDGES; father farmers (sic); educated Carthage, Tenn. and Enon College; married Electa LAURUM, Feb. 28, 1861; Master and Royal Arch Mason; Democrat; served as surgeon in Confederate […]