City: Hohenwald CHRISTIAN, Jones Wesley, farmer; born Lawrence Co., Tenn., Feb. 19, 1838; Swedish and German descent; son of Thomas T. and Maria W. (Biffle) CHRISTIAN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Nathaniel and Margaret (Payton) CHRISTIAN, maternal grandparents Valentine and Susanna (Lacey) BIFFLE; received common school education; married F. Robenia […]
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City: Georgetown CROW, John William, miller; born in Roane Co., Tenn., March 8, 1857; Irish and German descent; son of Lorenzo Haywood and Mary M. (Cofer) CROW; father was a farmer; received common school education; reared on a farm in Roane Co., Tenn., by a widowed mother, his father having […]
City: Gallatin CHENAULT, Charles C., farmer and stock raiser; born at Greenfield, Tenn., Dec. 28, 1858; French-English descent; son of David and Louise (Quisenberry) CHENAULT; father a farmer and stock raiser; paternal grandparents David and Nancy (Tribble) CHENAULT, maternal grandparents Colby and Lucy (Quisenberry) QUISENBERRY; educated in the common schools […]
City: Knoxville CATES, Charles T. Jr., lawyer; born Maryville, Tenn., March 6, 1863; son of Charles T. and Martha V. (Kidd) CATES; father’s occupation, lawyer; received his primary education at the New Providence academy, Maryville, Tenn. graduated from Maryville College 1881 with degree of B.A.; received degree of L.L.D. in […]
City: Harriman CARR, Horace Maynard, attorney at law; born at Cumberland Gap, Tenn., Nov. 14, 1863; son of James and Jane (Cloud) CARR; father’s occupation farmer; graduated from Cumberland College, Lebanon, Tenn., with degree L.L. D.; member K. of P., F. & A.M., Knights Templar (Capt. General in Commandery); Democrat; […]
City: Graysville CLOUSE, John W., public official; born Knox Co., Tenn., Feb. 9, 1842; Dutch-Irish descent; son of George W. and Nancy A. (McInturff) CLOUSE; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents, Thomas and Rachel (Clouse) CLOUSE, maternal grandparents John and Nancy A. MCINTURFF; in early life was engaged in farming; entered […]
City: Franklin CROCKETT, Robert Hugh, lawyer; born Williamson Co., Tenn., Dec. 10, 1869; son of William Alonzo and Anne J. (Sayers) CROCKETT; English, Irish, Scotch, Danish, French and Italian descent; paternal grandparents Andrew and Catherine Walker (Bell) CROCKETT; maternal grandparents James Jefferson and Anne M. (Taliaferro) SAYERS; educated Montgomery Bell […]
City: Franklin COX, Nicholas Nicols, ex-Congressman; born in Bedford Co., Tenn., Jan. 6, 1837; educated in the common schools of Sequin, Texas; graduated from Lebanon Law School, L.L.B., 1858; removed to Texas in boyhood and was reared at Sequin, Tex.; admitted to bar in 1858; in practice at Franklin, Tenn., […]
City: Franklin COWAN, George I., farmer and insurance agent; born Derry Co., Ireland, Oct. 15, 1842; son of Robert W. and Hannah (Limerick) COWAN; educated in the local schools of Shelbyville, Bedford Co., Tenn.; after leaving school enlisted in the Confederate army under Gen. N. B. FORREST, with rank of […]
City: Franklin COOK, Henry Howe, attorney at law; born in Williamson Co., Tenn., Nov. 23, 1843; son of Lewis and Margaret Jane (Owen) COOK; father’s occupation, carpenter and farmer; paternal grandparents William and Elizabeth (Howe) COOK, maternal grandparents Nathan and Janie (Hightower) OWEN; educated at Franklin College, Davidson Co., Tenn.; […]
City: Franklin COCHRANE, Hardin Perkins, physician; born Tuscaloosa, Ala., Oct. 1, 1843; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William and Sophia S. Louisa (Perkins) COCHRANE; father was a lawyer; paternal grandparents William and ______ (Duke) COCHRANE, maternal grandparents Hardin and Sophia (Holland) PERKINS; educated at Tuscaloosa, Ala., and University of Ala.; graduated […]
City: Franklin CLIFF, Daniel Bonaparte, physician; born Wooster, Ohio, Jan. 15, 1823; son of Joseph and Isabella (McPhail) CLIFFE, father’s occupation, physician; Scotch-English descent; received academic education at Wooster, Ohio, and Franklin, Tenn., graduated Louisville, Ky., March 1842; began his business career as clerk in drug store; married Virginia WHITFIELD […]
City: Franklin CLAY, Thomas Eakin, educator, born in Shelbyville, Tenn., May 21, 1855; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Silas Webb and Ellen (Nevins) CLAY; received common school education Athens, Ala., and graduated in academic course from Edgefield Male Academy June 15, 1879; in early life engaged in farming, later became a […]
City: Franklin CANNON, Newton, farmer and merchant; born near Franklin, Tenn., June 14, 1846; son of William PERKINS and Agatha Susan (Perkins) CANNON; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Newton and Leah Letitia (Perkins) CANNON; maternal grandparents Samuel and Sarah (Perkins) PERKINS; educated in the country schools in Williamson Co., Tenn.; […]
City: Fayetteville CULLUM, John Medicus, physician; born in Cheatham Co., Tenn., Dec. 25, 1870; French descent; son of Lovell H. and Nancy E. (Hooper) CULLUM; paternal grandparents Lovell and Pattie (Garland) CULLUM, maternal grandparents Jesse H. and Charlotte (Gossett) HOOPER: educated Dickson Normal College, Dickson, Tenn., graduated from same, L. […]
City: Fayetteville COWAN, William Guy, hardware merchant; born Shelbyville, Tenn., Feb. 16, 1872; son of Oliver and Sallie (Bryson) COWAN; father’s occupation, hardware merchant, retired; educated at Dickson Academy, Shelbyville, Tenn.; married Myra MCGUIRE Nov. 20, 1901; member Knights of Pythias; Democrat; formerly served in State Militia for two years; […]
City: Cookeville CAPSHAW, Robert Bird, attorney at law; born Warren Co. Tenn., Oct. 13, 1855; Irish and Dutch descent; son of James Wesley and Nancy Ann (Parsley) CAPSHAW; father’s occupation, farmer and mechanic; paternal grandfather James W. CAPSHAW, Sr., paternal grandmother Priscilla (Taber) CAPSHAW, maternal grandfather Anthony W. PARSLEY, maternal […]
City: Corbandale CORBAN, B. J., farmer and merchant; born Palmyra, Tenn., April 6, 1853; English descent; son of Burrell and Sarah A. (Barnes) CORBAN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather C. CORBAN, paternal grandmother Elizabeth (Barnes) CORBAN, maternal grandfather Repps BARNES, maternal grandmother Parthinia (Cross) BARNES; received common school education; married […]
City: Cosby CATON, Thomas, minister of the Gospel, farmer; born in Roane Co., N. C., Dec. 24, 1819; English descent; son of Stephen and Susie (Dedmon) CATON; maternal grandfather Thomas DEDMON; educated in local schools of native county, and Saturday and Sunday school in Blount Co., Tenn.; began life as […]
City: Euchee CULVAHOUSE, James P., farmer and merchant; born Roane Co., Tenn., June 23, 1856; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Elias W. and Amanda (Golyon) CULVAHOUSE; educated local schools Roane Co., Tenn.; began life as a farmer and later engaged in the mercantile and milling business, and at present is identified […]