City: Tate Springs RHEA, Goerge W., farmer; born Sneedville, Tenn., Sept. 13, 1834; Dutch descent; son of John and Lucy (Anderson) RHEA; father was a farmer; paternal grandmother was a Miss NORCROSS prior to her marriage, maternal grandparents James and Margaret (Sullivan) ANDERSON; received common school education; entered farming in […]
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City: Oliver Springs RICHARDS, John R., coal operator and merchant; born Danville, Pa., Oct. 15, 1857; son of Joseph and Ann (Thomas) RICHARDS; paternal grandfather John RICHARDS, paternal grandmother Ann (Evans) RICHARDS, maternal grandfather David W. THOMAS, maternal grandmother Ann (Williams) THOMAS Welsh descent; fathers’ /sic/ occupation, rolling mill superintendent; […]
City: Memphis RUSSE, William H., business man, born Indianapolis, Ind., in 1855; educated in the public schools of Indianapolis and Northwestern Christian (now Butler) University; entered the lumber business in 1889 in Indianapolis, and two years later opened a branch at Cairo, Ill.; in 1893 he closed his business at […]
City: Memphis ROY, Shane, attorney at law; born Henning, Lauderdale County, Tenn., August 20, 1887; son of Samuel Martin and Margaret Allen (Pipken) ROY; Scottish-Irish descent; graduate of University of Tennessee LL.B. 1909; member Masonic (Henning Lodge No. 654), K. of P. (Henning Lodge No. 209); admitted to bar in […]
City: Memphis ROBERTS, William D., manufacturer; born Dyersburg, Tenn., Nov. 13, 1848; Scottish-Irish descent; son of John and Mary (Davis) ROBERTS; received common school education; in early life he was in the retail grocery business married Grace SWEARINGEN, Oct. 9, 1872; member Chickasaw Club and Cotton Exchange; entered the mercantile […]
City: Memphis RIDDICK, Thomas Kader, lawyer; born Fayette Co., Tenn., July 9, 1851; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Edward Garrett and Harriet Ann (Mayo) RIDDICK; educated Macon Masonic College, Macon, Tenn., graduating from same A. B., 1868, and Cumberland University, LL.B., 1871; taught school in early life; entered practice of law […]
City: Memphis RANDOLPH, William Mortimer, lawyer; born (near) LaGrange, Fayette County, Tenn., June 16, 1837; son Rodolph and Lucretia Ann (Greene) RANDOLPH; educated at Arkadelphia, Ark.; married Rebecca Ellen WASSELL, January 17,1861; member Memphis Country Club and Hatchie Coon Hunting and Fishing Club; Confederate States District Attorney for the Eastern […]
City: Sparta RICHARDS, A. F., physician; born Sparta, Tenn., May 21, 1866; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Daniel R. and Mary (Taylor) RICHARDS; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather Richard RICHARDS; paternal grandmother, was a Miss Vance, prior to her marriage; maternal grandparents Cread A. and Sara (Walling) TAYLOR; educated at Onward […]
City: Sparta RICHARDS, SAMUEL GAINES, traveling salesman; born Cave, Tenn., Aug. 12, 1859; Dutch and Irish descent; son of Daniel R. and Mary Jane (Taylor) RICHARDS, educated at Onward High School near Doyle, Tenn.; was a salesman, farmer and teacher in early life; married Arminda B. GIST, Dec. 20, 1882; […]
City: Murfreesboro RUCKER, James Joshua, physician and farmer; born (near) Murfreesboro, Tenn., November 15, 1846; son of Robert Bedford and Mary (Harrison) RUCKER; paternal grandfather James RUCKER, paternal grandmother Lucy (Bedford) RUCKER, maternal grandfather Joshua HARRISON, maternal grandmother Sophia (Shapard) HARRISON; English descent; father’s occupation, physician; educated common schools of […]
City: Murfreesboro RIDLEY, Granville Sumner, lawyer; born Rutherford County, Tenn. May 12, 1847; Scotch, English and German descent; son of James A. and Almira (Russworm) RIDLEY; his father was a physician; paternal grandparents Henry and Elizabeth (Allison) RIDLEY, maternal grandparents, Gen. John S. and Sarah (Clark) RUSSWORM; educated Cumberland University, […]
City: Murfreesboro RICHARDSON, John E., lawyer; born in Rutherford Co., Tenn., Jan. 7, 1857; English descent; son of John W. and Augusta M (Starnes) RICHARDSON; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents, James and Mary (Watkins) RICHARDSON; maternal grandparents Daniel and Harriet (Russell) ; educated at Princeton, N, J.; graduated Princeton, N. […]
City: Murfreesboro RICHARDSON, James Daniel, Jr., attorney at law; born Murfreesboro, Tenn., January 4, 1875; son of James D. and Allie (Pippin) RICHARDSON; English descent; father’s occupation, Sovereign Grand Commander Scottish Rite Masons, Southern Jurisdiction; educated Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn.; graduate of Cumberland University, LL.B. degree, 1896; […]
City: Murfreesboro RICHARDSON, James Daniel, Sr., Sovereign Grand Commander Scottish Rite Masons, Southern Jurisdiction; born Rutherford County, Tenn., March 10, 1843; son of John W. and Augusta (Starnes) RICHARDSON; paternal grandfather James RICHARDSON, paternal grandmother Mary (Watkins) RICHARDSON, maternal grandfather Daniel STARNES, maternal grandmother Harriet (Russell) STARNES; English descent; father’s […]
City: Murfreesboro RANDOLPH, Beverly, farmer; born near Walter Hill, Tenn., Sept. 5, 1837; English descent; son of Beverly and Lucy W. (Searcy) RANDOLPH; father a farmer and merchant; paternal grandparents, /apparently a line missing/ William W. and Lucy (Harris) SEARCY; educated in common schools of Rutherford Co., Tenn., and at […]
City: Murfreesboro RAGSDALE, Thos. Charleton, minister of the gospel; born Laurens district, S. C., Dec. 26, 1863; English-Irish descent and German descent; son of Edward Carter and Elizabeth Sarah (Calhoun) RAGSDALE; father’s occupation, physician, local preacher and farmer; paternal grandparents, Edmund and Sallie (Hill) RAGSDALE, maternal grandparents, E. and Fannie […]
City: Montezuma ROLAND, William Thomas, farmer; born in McNairy Co., Tenn., Nov. 24, 1859; son of Henry and Margaret (Muse) ROLAND; father’s occupation, farmer; received common school education; married Frances A. MANESS, of McNairy Co., Feb. 9, 1882; member W. O. W.; Democrat; former Constable, 1886-1888, Deputy Sheriff, 1889-1891; has […]
City: Milan RHODES, James P., lawyer; born Carroll Co., Tenn., Sept. 11, 1853; son of J. W. and Jane (Algee) RHODES; English descent; educated Murfreesboro, Tenn., University of Tenn.; graduated from Lebanon Law School in 1876; married Nina HUTCHERSON April 27, 1882; member K. of P., occupation in youth, farmer; […]
City: Mooring RILEY, Joe Edward, farmer; born Weakley Co., Tenn., June 10, 1838; Irish descent; son of Conner and ——- (Gaines) RILEY; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather Edward RILEY; educated in Weakley Co., Tenn.; entered farming in early life; married Margaret TUCKER Jan. 5, 1870; Justice of the Peace; member […]
City: Morristown RICE, James A., banker, born Jefferson Co., Tenn., March 31, 1849; son of Rufus E. and Catharine (Chilton) RICE; father’s occupation, farmer and banker; paternal grandparents Augustus and Mary (McFarland) RICE, maternal grandparents James and Jane (Pangle) CHILTON; educated at Morristown, Tenn.; in early life was a merchant […]