City: Sparta HULL, Ernest H., Stove and Tin-ware merchant; born Canada April 23, 1873; son of W. W. and Ida (Kenward) HULL; English descent; father’s occupation was stove and tinware merchant; educated Sparta and Pleasant Hill, Tenn.; married Lizzie CANNON 1896; early business occupation in merchandising with his father whom […]
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City: Spencer HASTON, Ernest N., Lawyer and public official; born Cummingsville, Tenn., March 26, 1877; Irish descent; son of George W. and Sarah (Shockley) HASTON; father farmer and stockman; paternal grandparents Isaac and Elizabeth (Sparkman) HASTON; maternal grandparents Phillip and Elizabeth (Rhodes) SHOCKLEY; graduated from Burritt College, B. A., May […]
City: Nashville HARRIS, Albert Mason, Professor Vanderbilt University; born Old Mystic, Conn., January 13, 1868; English descent; son of William C. and Elizabeth (Comer) HARRIS; father, building contractor; paternal grandparents George W. and Hannah Vincent (Hinckley) HARRIS, maternal grandparents John and Elizabeth (Parkhurst) COMER; educated Old Mystic schools, Emerson College […]
City: Nashville HAMBLEN, Annie Wray, teacher; born Neely’s Bend, Tenn., October 30, 1883; English, Scotch and Irish descent; daughter of J. K. P. and Mattie (Wray) HAMBLEN; father, farmer; paternal grandparents, William Henry and Varina (Fowlkes) HAMBLEN; maternal grandparents James M. and Mary Agnes (Bagwell) WRAY; received education at Neely’s […]
City: Nashville HALE, William Thomas, journalist and author; born Liberty, Tenn., February 1, 1857; son of C. W. L. and Laura Malissa (Overall) HALE; educated at Liberty, Tenn.; began his career as an attorney at law; married Lula LEWIS, April 6, 1876; Democrat; engaged in the practice of law at […]
City: Napier HALE, Isaac Thomas, accountant; born in Lewis Co., Tenn., Aug. 31, 1879; English descent; son of John Wesley and Nancy C. (Tait) HALE; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather, Isaac A. HALE, maternal /sic/ grandmother was a Miss MORRISON prior to her marriage; maternal grandparents, Netherland and Fannie (Cooper) […]
City: Monteagle HOLCOMBE, Egbert W., merchant; born Bainbridge, N. Y., April 6, 1847; English descent; son of Edwin and Priscilla (Lyon) HOLCOMBE; father’s occupation, carpenter; educated at Oswego, N. Y.; boyhood days spent in Michigan during pioneer days; at North Platte, Neb., when that town was a frontier post and […]
City: Mohawk HAUN, Thomas Nelson, hay and grain dealer; born Mosheim, Tenn., Jan. 16, 1859; son of James Kennon and Malinda (McDonald) HAUN; father’s occupation, farmer; educated at Mosheim College, graduated from same, A. B., May 23, 1879; in early life he was Prof. of Higher Mathematics; married Mary E. […]
City: Milan HORTON, M. C., farmer; born near Milan, Tenn., Nov. 17, 1876; English descent; son of John N. and Ellen (Harlen) HORTON; father’s occupation, farmer and public official; educated in Milan (Tenn.) High school; married Ruby TERRY, Jan. 3, 1898; member W. O. W. camp, Chestnut No. 82, I. […]
City: Milan HOLT, Andrew D., Postmaster, Milan; born (near) Milan, Tenn., Nov. 7, 1866; son of J. M. and Sabina (Martin) HOLT; English descent; educated Milan, Tenn.; graduated in business course of Milan in 1887; married Bessie BROWN Feb. 15, 1889; member K. of P. and I. O. O. F.; […]
City: Milan HARRISON, James R., banker; born Rome, Tenn., July 15, 1855; son of Ed and Julia (Grissim) HARRISON; father’s occupation, merchant; paternal grandfather James HARRISON, maternal grandparent, James WRATHER; educated at Rome and Nashville, Tenn., graduated from medical department University of Nashville, M. D., 1878; in early life practiced […]
City: Morristown HOBBS, John N., minister of the Gospel; born near Morristown, Tenn., Jan. 14, 1855; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of Allen W. and Sallie S. (Noe) HOBBS; father’s occupation, schoolteacher and farmer; paternal grandparents Rev. Nathan and Mary (Hargiss) HOBBS, maternal grandparents John F. and Mary (Read) NOE; […]
City: Morristown HENDERSON, Pleasant L., physician and surgeon; born Gate City, Va., Jan. 15, 1866; Scotch descent; son of Guyan L. and Rosanah (Tarter) HENDERSON; father’s occupation, farming; educated Emory & Henry College, Va., and Vanderbilt University, Tenn., Bellevue Hospital Medical College, N.Y., and medical department of University of N.Y.; […]
City: Memphis HURT, Alden B., investments; born Carroll County, Miss., January 19, 1854; son Wilson N. and Elizabeth (Bomar) HURT; educated common schools and Mississippi College; graduated Mississippi College, Clinton, Miss., B.S., June, 1876; married Belle WALL, Richmond, Va., April, 1883; member Masonic Lodge and City Club; member Mississippi Legislature […]
City: Memphis HUNTER, James F., banker; born Tipton Co., Tenn., Oct. 29, 1856; English descent; son of Alfred D. and Clarinda (Weaver) HUNTER; father, farmer, educated local schools of Tipton Co., Tenn.; studied under Judge Byars in civil engineering school of Covington, Tenn., 1876; in early life was a civil […]
City: Masseyville HURST, Elijah S., practical surveyor; born in McNairy Co., Tenn., Dec. 13, 1855; Irish descent; son of David and Elizabeth (CARPENTER); father’s occupation, farmer; received common school education; taught school in Chester and McNairy Cos. from 1874 to 1888; married Mary E. MUSE, Dec. 14, 1876; Democrat; three […]
City: Mason HAMBLET, J. G., merchant; born Shreveport, La. Feb. 26, 1847; Scotch-Irish descent; son of J. W. and Mary (BROOM) HAMBLET: father’s occupation, farmer; received common school education; entered the mercantile business in early life; married Euphronia EXUM, Feb. 26, 1874; member F. & A. M. No. 505, Ed […]
City: Memphis HUNT, William James, dentist; born in Gibson Co., Tenn., Feb. 10, 1872; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Robert and Margaret (Matthews) HUNT; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents William H. and Fisher (Dickens) HUNT, maternal grandparents Edward W. and Mary R. (Ralston) MATTHEWS; educated in the public schools of Gibson […]
City: Memphis HUMPHREYS, Hugh, merchant, born in Shelby Co., Feb. 17, 1876; Protestant-Irish descent; son of James Henry and Ann Eliza (Ward) HUMPHREYS; father’s occupation, civil engineer; received common school education; began his business career as an office boy, later became stenographer and bookkeeper; then established the firm of Humphreys, […]
City: Memphis HUGHES, Allen, attorney at law: born Dancyville, Tenn., July 25, 1870; Irish descent; son of Thomas N. and Mary P. (Gillman) HUGHES; father’s occupation, merchant; graduated from Vanderbilt University LL.B., June, 1892; married Camille FRIERSON, March 19, 1896; moved to Arkansas in early life and engaged in practice […]