City: Greeneville FOWLER, William F., dentist; born Parrottsville, Tenn., Oct. 6, 1839; Irish and English descent; son of Francis T. and Jane (Maloney) FOWLER; father’s occupation physician; paternal grandparents, Thomas and Mary (Baldridge) FOWLER, maternal grandparents, Robert and Catherine (Cooper) MALONEY; educated at Greeneville, Tenn.; graduated from Greeneville, A. M., […]
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City: Franklin FOWLKES, Henry Pleasant, lawyer; born Hickman Co., Tenn., Oct. 22, 1843; English-Scotch-Irish and German descent; son of Henry R. and Susan A. (Bussell) FOWLKES; father’s occupation farmer and merchant; paternal grandparents Gabriel and Jeney (Hyde) FOWLES; maternal grandparents Pleasant and Docie (Mayberry) BUSSELL; educated at Franklin, Tenn., and […]
City: Franklin FAW, Walter Wagner, lawyer; born at Johnson City, Tenn., July 3, 1867; German-English and French descent; son of Thomas Ambrose and Carrie E. (Wagner) FAW; father’s occupation, merchant; paternal grandparents Jonathan and Sarah (Parks) FAW, maternal grandparents Matthias Miller and Matilda (Fyffe) Wagner; educated at Ky. Military Institute, […]
City: Dyersburg FLANARY, David L., physician and surgeon; born Waverly, Tenn., Oct. 23, 1880; son of Isaac and Margaret (Johnson) FLANARY; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Dickson Normal University of Nashville and Ky. State University; graduated L. I., 1898, B. S., 1901; and A. B. 1903; went to New York in 1907 […]
City: Henderson FREED, Arvy Glenn, educator; born in Lawrence Co., Ind., Aug. 3, 1862; Dutch-Irish descent; son of Joseph and Eliza (Hayes) FREED; educated at Mitchell, Ind., Lebanon, O., and Valparaiso, Ind., graduated at Lebanon, O., and Valparaiso, Ind. and the following degrees were conferred upon him; L.I., B.S., and […]
City: Covington FALLIN, James R., hardware merchant; born near Covington, Tenn., April 23, 1847; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Charles W. and Sarah E. (Talley) FALLIN; received common school education; in early life was a carpenter; married Mollie B. STEPHENS Dec. 23, 1890; enlisted in the C. S. A. as private […]
City: Covington FLIPPIN, James H., merchant; born in Fayete /sic/ Co., Tenn., Oct. 2, 1865; English and French descent; son of James A. and Bettie (Dupree) FLIPPIN; educated at Oakland, Tenn.; in early life was a farmer, later became a merchant, in which business he is now engaged; married Elizabeth […]
City: Dandridge FELKNOR, Andrew McFerrin, born near Leadvale Sept. 4, 1859; Scotch-Irish-English-German descent; son of Alexander and Annie C. (Goan) FELKNOR; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather James FELKNOR; paternal grandmother’s maiden name was Miss GUTHRIE, maternal grandfather Shadrack GOAN, maternal grandmother Sytha (Inman) GOAN; received academic education at Oak Hill […]
City: Covington FLIPPIN, James H., merchant; born in Fayette Co., Tenn., Oct. 2, 1865; English and French descent; son of James A. and Bettie (Dupree) FLIPPIN; educated at Oakland, Tenn.; in early life was a farmer, later became a merchant, in which business he is now engaged; married Elizabeth BRYANT […]
City: Covington FALLIN, James R., hardware merchant; born near Covington, Tenn., April 23, 1847; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Charles W. and Sarah E. (Talley) FALLIN; received common school education; in early life was a carpenter; married Mollie B. STEPHENS Dec. 23, 1890; enlisted in the U. S. A. as private […]
City: Columbia FUSSELL, Joseph H., attorney at law; born Maury Co., Tenn., Jan. 12, 1836; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Henry B. and Eliza C. (Kincaid) FUSSELL; paternal grandparents John and Polly (Fitts) FUSSELL; maternal grandparents, Joseph and Eliza (McLeece) KINCAID; educated at Jackson College, Columbia, Tenn., graduating there from with […]
City: Columbia FRY, John W., banker; born Fourteenth District, Giles County, Tenn., July 10, 1859; son of William and Mary J. (McCreary) FRY; paternal grandparents John and Mary Evans FRY, maternal grandparents William and Elizabeth (Tacker) McCREARY; educated common schools in Giles County; married Annie E. HORNE, July 8, 1885; […]
City: Columbia FINNEY, James Imboden, editor; born West Carroll Parish, La., May 31, 1877; son of Sam G. and Cornelia (Imboden) FINNEY; paternal grandfather Samuel G. and Annie (Douglas) FINNEY; maternal grandparents David and Susan (Dunklin) IMBODEN; educated McMinnville City School; married Herminie JEANMAIRE, Sept. 12, 1899; member of maire, […]
City: Decatur FIKE, James Emerson, farmer and stock raiser; born in Rhea Co., March 5, 1825; son of Josiah and Anna (Sutton) FIKE; Scotch-Irish descent; received common school education and began farming in early life; married first Elizabeth FOOSHEE, Oct. 9, 1845; second Harriett THOMAS, June 14, 1878; member of […]
City: Cleveland FLETCHER, Andrew Jackson, lawyer: born Greenville, Tenn., March 11, 1861; Scotch-Irish descent; son of A. J. and Emma (Hickey) FLETCHER; father’s occupation, lawyer, and served one term in Senate before the war and was Secretary of State 1867-18; received common school education; reared on farm and worked while […]
City: Dayton FOOSHEE, Joseph Crockett, teacher; born at Sparta, Tenn., Oct. 3, 1867; Scotch-Irish and French descent; son of Jonas and Jane (Crook) FOOSHEE; paternal grandparents John and Susan (Hinds) FOOSHEE, maternal grandparents John and Sarah (Brown) CROOK; educated in public and private schools and at Terrill College and the […]
City: Clarksville FORT, Dancey, attorney at law; born Adams, Tenn., Oct. 11, 1870; French-Huguenot descent; son of Josiah W. and Eliza Penelope (Dancey) FORT; father’s occupation, Baptist minister; paternal grandfather Joel B. FORT, paternal grandmother Nancy (Metcalf) FORT, maternal grandfather William Exum DANCEY, maternal grandmother Nancy Hodges (Deggs) DANCEY; educated […]
City: Chattanooga FOUST, James Leonidas, lawyer; born Hamilton County, Tenn., December 9, 1867; son William Henry and Elizabeth (Wisdom) FOUST; German, French, English and Irish descent; graduated Emory and Henry College 1891; Cumberland University LL.B. 1892; admitted to bar of Hamilton County 1892; opened law office same year in Chattanooga; […]
City: Chattanooga FLETCHER, John Storrs, attorney at law; born Shelby, Ala., Jan. 13, 1879; English descent; son of G. G. and Mary Fairfax (Storrs) FLETCHER; father’s occupation, merchant; educated Chattanooga High School, Dartmouth College, University of Chattanooga and University of Chicago; graduated Dartmouth B. S. 1904; University of Chattanooga LL. […]
City: Chattanooga FRIERSON, William Little, lawyer; born Shelbyville, Tenn., Sept. 3, 1868; son Robert P. and Mary (Little) FRIERSON; Scotch-Irish descent; educated and graduated 1887 Southwestern Presbyterian University; member K. of P., Keystone Lodge of Chattanooga; mayor of Chattanooga 1905-07; admitted to bar Sept. 3, ’89; moved to Chattanooga in […]