City: Chattanooga MATTHEWS, Erwin Howell, pension attorney; born Roane County, Tenn., May 17, 1834; son Lindsay and Susan (Howell) MATTHEWS; Irish descent; educated institutions of learning at Philadelphia and Hiwassee College; married Eliza A. GRIFFITH, March 4, 1858; member Masons (Royal Arch), G. A. R. (Post 25, Garfield) of Athens; […]
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City: Chattanooga MARTIN, Francis, lawyer; born Wilmington, Ohio, July 6, 1859; son Andrew Jackson and Caroline (Griffin) MARTIN; English descent; graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University 1879; Knight Templar, Mason (Past Master), city attorney of Chattanooga 1889-92; admitted to bar in supreme court of Ohio 1882; moved to Chattanooga 1883 and […]
City: Cedar Hill MORRIS, Gideon Lee, farmer; born near Cedar Hill, Tenn., Feb. 25, 1866; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas E. and Elizabeth (Mathews) MORRIS, father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather Jesse MORRIS; paternal grandmother Mary (Nichols) MORRIS, maternal grandfather Thomas B. MATHEWS, maternal grandmother Fannie POWELL; educated common schools and […]
City: Celina MAXEY, Oglesby B., attorney at law; and county clerk of Clay County; born Centre Point, Ky., Dec 21, 1863; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Pennington G. and Emily M. (Oglesby) MAXEY; father’s occupation, farmer and surveyor; paternal grandfather William B. MAXEY, paternal grandmother Elizabeth (Gee) MAXEY; maternal grandfather Hardie […]
City: Brownsville MOORE, J. W. E., attorney-at-law; born Haywood Co., Tenn.; English descent; son of John and Judith Bell (Estes) MOORE; father’s occupation planter; educated and graduated University of Virginia; married Mary M. WOOD 1874; engaged in the active practice of law Brownsville, Tenn.; senior member firm Moore & Moore; […]
City: Camden MORRIS, William Thompson, cashier of Benton County Bank, Camden, Tenn.; born Camden, Tenn., Aug. 8, 18?8; Scotch-Irish descent; son of A. J. and Ann J. (Hill) MORRIS; father’s occupation merchant; educated, common schools of Benton Co.; early business occupation farming; married Inez GIBSON Dec. 30, 1902; member Knights […]
City: Camden MCGILL, William Porter, physician; born in Henderson Co., Tenn., Sept. 22, 1859; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Eli Taylor and Sarah A. (Meals) MCGILL; father’s occupation merchant; educated at Huntingdon and Nashville, Tenn.; graduated at Nashville, Tenn., (Academie) in 1875 and Nashville Medical College with degree of M. D., […]
City: Calhoun MCMURRAY, Bruce A., merchant; born Niles Ferry, Tenn., Oct. 12, 1865; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Boyd and Elizabeth J. (Erwin) MCMURRAY; educated Hiwassee, Monroe Co., Tenn.; began life as a farmer, later entered the mercantile business; married Mary C. MCMURRAY Jan. 12, 1893; member F. and A. M., […]
Ashland City — MCCONNICO, Z.A., educator; born near Columbia, Tenn., Sept. 24, 1864; Scotch-Irish descent; son of M.Z. And Eliza (Alexander) MCCONNICO; educated preparatory schools and Burritt College and Peabody College; graduated Burritt College 1885 with degree of B.A.; began business career as a teacher; married Axa SPARKMAN May 22, 1889; […]
MOORE, John Thomas, physician; born Calfkiller, Tenn., Nov. 6, 1876; Scotch-English descent; son of Thomas Franklin and Elizabeth (Fraser) MOORE; father’s occupation farming; paternal grandparents William and Agnes (Stewart) MOORE; maternal grandparents Thomas and Nannie (Tucker) FRASER; reared on a farm and completed academic course in literary school at the […]