City: Memphis BOYD, Alston M., real estate agent; born Pine Bluff, Ark., Jan. 9, 1878; Scotch-English descent; son of Irby and Mary (Fuller) BOYD; father’s occupation cotton merchant and planter; educated in Memphis and Alabama Polytechnic Institute, and graduated from later [sic] B.S. degree June, 1899; early occupation, connected with […]
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City: Memphis BOWERS, Duke Cayce, retail groceryman; born Mobile, Ala., Nov. 17, 1874; English-Irish and Scotch descent; son of Calvin T. and Ida (Cayce) BOWERS; father’s occupation, merchant; paternal grandparents, Giles and Rebecca (Adams) BOWERS, maternal grandparents, John Hardy and Louisa (Milner) CAYCE; educated at Marvin College, at Clinton, Ky., […]
City: Memphis BOWEN, Bolivar Burns, traveling salesman; born Chulahoma, Miss., Nov. 16, 1852; Welsh-English and French descent; son of Richard P. and Jane S. (Tucker) BOWEN; father’s occupation, planter; paternal grandparents A.M. and Catherine Rent (Poston) BOWEN, maternal grandparents Jeremiah and Abagail (Clifton) TUCKER; received common school education; in early […]
City: Memphis BOONE, Arthur U., Baptist minister; born Elkton, Ky., September 7, 1860; son H.G. and Martha M. (Edwards) BOONE; English and Scotch descent (related to Daniel Boone, Kentucky hunter); educated local schools in Kentucky and Southern Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky.; married Eddie B. COOKE, April 30, 1891; author two […]
City: Memphis BOND, W.T., public official; born Shelby Co., Tenn., Feb. 22, 1850; English descent; son of Samuel and Mary BOND; father’s occupation, physician and farmer; received common school education; reared on farm; he has taken an active part in politics from early youth; in 1894 he was elected to […]
City: Memphis BLACK, William Thomas, surgeon; born Stanton Depot, Tenn., January 13, 1875; son of W.F. and Sallie I. (Coppedge) BLACK; educated Stanton, Tenn., Memphis High School and special course by Prof. Merrill, formerly of Memphis; graduate of Memphis Hospital Medical College 1898; attended surgical clinics in New York, Chicago, […]
City: Memphis BIGGS, William Percy, attorney at law; born Collierville, Tenn., July 9, 1883; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James Thomas and Statira (Spratt) BIGGS; father’s occupation, merchant and planter; educated Collierville (Tenn.) High School, Webb School, Central University of Ky., University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., and University of Miss., […]
City: Memphis BIGGS, Albert W., lawyer; born Trenton, Tenn., Sept. 8, 1871; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Zach and Julia Elizabeth (Raines) BIGGS; father’s occupation, physician and merchant; paternal grandparents Luke and Marina (Bennett) BIGGS, maternal grandparents E.W. and Elizabeth (Latta) RAINES; educated Trenton, Tenn., Peabody High School and Vanderbilt University; […]
City: Memphis BIERCE, Columbus, manufacturer, builder, owner and operator of cotton compresses; born Circleville, Ohio; English-German descent; son of William Wallace and Elizabeth Ann (Darst) BIERCE; educated in Memphis, Tenn.; in early life he was in the cotton business; member of Tennessee, Chickasaw and Business Men’s Clubs; member of Chickasaw […]
City: Memphis BICKFORD, William A., real estate operator; born Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 11, 1874; English descent; son of Henry H. and Elizabeth (Winchester) BICKFORD; paternal grandparents William A and Louise (Howland) BICKFORD, maternal grandparents George and Jane (Nixon) WINCHESTER; educated city schools of St. Louis, Mo., Denver, Colo., and Memphis, […]
City: Memphis BERGSCHICKER, William, merchant; born Memphis, Tenn.; son Ferdinand and Caroline BERGSCHICKER; German descent; educated public schools; married Katie FREY, January 18, 1898; member K. of P., B.M.C. several German societies; member of Legislature 1908; former City Councilman; member firm A. Bergschicker & Co., harness and buggy business, 126 […]
City: Memphis BENNETT, Everett T., lumberman; born in Boston, Mass., March 18, 1857; reared in Boston, Mass., and educated in the public schools of that city; graduated from the grammar schools in 1871 and the high school in 1875, where he completed his study of books, and then entered a […]
City: Memphis BEATTIE, Robert Marye, lawyer; born Memphis, Tenn., March 23, 1861; Scotch-Irish and French Huguenot descent; son of John Dunn and Susan Elizabeth (Parker) BEATTIE; father’s occupation, merchant in Memphis, Tenn., prior to civil war, and at Starksville [sic], Miss., many years after the war; paternal grandparents Thomas Beall […]
City: Memphis BEARD, Robert Henderson, real estate; born Memphis, Tenn.; son of Judge Wm. D. Beard; English and Scotch descent; educated at K.M.I., Frankfort, Ky., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich; was First Lieutenant in Kentucky Militia; graduate of K.M.I., Frankfort, Ky., A.B., June, 1879; Ann Arbor post-graduate course 1880-81; […]
City: Memphis BAUER, Henry “Dutch,” business man; born Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1873; son of Jacob and Fannie (Danheiser) BAUER; fathers’ occupation, tailor; educated in the Memphis, Tenn., public schools; entered the wholesale drug business in early life; married Adele STERNE, June 4, 1906; member Y.M.H.A., past president and secretary […]
City: Lewisburg BOYD, John Thomas, farmer and inventor; born in Lewisburg, Tenn., June 2, 1876; Irish descent; son of James E. and Donie (Stillwell) BOYD; his father was a farmer; paternal grandfather James BOYD, paternal grandmother Elizabeth BOYD, maternal grandfather James O. STILLWELL, maternal grandmother Mariah STILLWELL; patented cotton chopper […]
City: Lenoir City BROWDER, Joe Rowan, farmer; born near Kingston, Roane county, Tenn., Aug. 28, 1863; German and Irish descent; son of John F. and Sarah J. (Gollaher) BROWDER; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents John and Manerva (Matlock) BROWDER; maternal grandparents George and Lucinda (King) GOLLOHER; educated in Roane College, […]
City: Loudon BACON, Charles Harrison, Sec. and Treas. Loudon Hosiery Mills; born Loudon, Tenn., May 3, 1877; English descent; son of Nathaniel P. and Sophia (Wilson) BACON; father’s occupation, farmer and merchant; paternal grandparents Drewry A. and Caroline (Ballard) BACON, maternal grandparents John and Malinda (Marney) WILSON; educated in the […]
City: Livingston BURKS, Robert Lee, real estate dealer; born Rutherford Co., Tenn., May 12, 1848; Irish descent; son of Willis and Lucinda (Blakeley) BURKS; father’s occupation, farmer, hotel proprietor; paternal grandfather Sam BURKS, a revolutionary soldier; his paternal grandmother was a Miss GIBSON prior to her marriage; maternal grandparents James […]
City: Livingston BILBREY, John C., manufacturer; born Oak Hill, Tenn., May 14, 1863; English descent; son of James R. and Elizabeth (France) BILBREY; father’s occupation, farmer; educated in the public schools of Overton Co., Tenn., and Oak Hill Institute; began his business career as a merchant, later entered the milling […]