City: Graysville SHELTON, Erasmus Archer, physician; born Tazewell Co., Va., May 9, 1846; English and Scotch descent; son of Samuel F. and Permelia C. (Gregory) SHELTON; father’s occupation farmer and minister; paternal grandparents Wesley and Emily (Hayden) SHELTON; maternal grandparents John and Mary E. (Pig) GREGORY; received common school education; […]
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City: Fayetteville SAVELL, Joel Florida, minister and teacher; born Santa Rosa Co., Fla., Jan. 17, 1863; son of Morton Jeremiah and Mary Abigal (Parker) SAVELL; Dutch Scotch-Irish, English and French descent; educated academy in Bagdad, Fla., Richmond College, Va., Howard College Ala., University of Rochester, N. Y., Theological Seminary at […]
City: Doyle SMITH, Robert E. Lee, physician; born in Van Buren Co., Tenn., Dec. 21, 1864; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Henry P. and Cynthia C.(Hill) SMITH; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents, George C. and Martha (Gooch) SMITH, maternal grandparents, Winkfield and Martha (Anderson) HILL; educated Burritt College, Spencer, Tenn., graduating […]
City: Doeville STOUT, John M., farmer and stock raiser; born at Pandora, Tenn., Sept. 6, 1857; English descent; son of Godfrey D. and Elizabeth (Crosswhite) STOUT; paternal grandparents David D. and Kinsy (Howard) STOUT; maternal grandparents John and Betsy (Stone) CROSSWHITE; graduated at Pandora, Tenn., Nov. 20, 1880; married Mary […]
City: Farner SHEARER, John Manuel, business man; Justice of the Peace and Notary Public; born Valley River, N. C., Sept. 12, 1841; English and French descent; great grandfather served in revolutionary war and witnessed the surrender of Cornwallis; son of Whey Kimbell and Catherine (Ramsey) SHEARER; received common school education; […]
City: Cookeville SISK, Thirmie K., teacher; born Burke Co., N. C., Feb. 7, 1878; English and German descent; son of John and Mary (Spainhous) SISK; father’s occupation, farmer; educated Patton High school, Morganton, N. C., and Peabody College, and University of Nashville, graduated from Peabody College and University of Nashville […]
City: Harriman STAPLES, John W., attorney at law; born at Wartburg, Tenn., July 17, 1870; son of Samuel H. and Mary E. T. (Childress) STAPLES; father’s occupation, attorney at law; paternal grandparents, B.T. and Millie (Hall) STAPLES, maternal grandparents, John and Mary (Bowling) CHILDRESS; educated public schools of Roane Co., […]
City: Hampton SIMERLY, Nathaniel George Taylor, real estate dealer; born in Carter Co., Tenn., Oct. 3, 1855; German descent; son of Elijah and Mary (Hampton) SIMERLY; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents Jacob and Celia (Grimmstaff) SIMERLY; maternal grandparents Johnson and Elizabeth (Smith) HAMPTON; educated at Jonesboro, Tenn., and Baltimore, […]
City: Erwin SMITH, Philip Bayard, lawyer; born Keswick, Albermarle /sic/ Co., Va., Oct. 3, 1876; son of A. J. and E. O. (Lewis) SMITH, father was a farmer and traveling salesman; educated public schools of Albemarle Co., Va., Hoge Academy and Richmond College; graduated from Dunsmore’s Business College, Staunton Va., […]
City: Coldwater SUGG, Tom Day, farmer and stock raiser; born at Coldwater, Tenn., May 28, 1880; Dutch descent; son of William Conrad and Susan (Wood) SUGG; father’s occupation farmer and stock raiser; paternal grandparents Cullen and Sidney (Conrad) SUGG; maternal grandparents Dr. John and Josephine (Dobbins) WOOD; educated public schools […]
City: Dickson SCOTT, William S., physician; born Springville, Tenn., Jan. 11, 1858; Scotch-Irish descent; son of David M. and Nancy F. (Hagler) SCOTT; educated local schools Decaturville, Tenn.; graduated in the Medical Department Vanderbilt University, M. D. Feb. 1876; early, occupation farmer and later, engaged in the practice of medicine; […]
City: Dandridge SMITH, William Harding, farmer and canner and live stock dealer; born near Dandridge, Tenn., March 2, 1852; English-Irish-Dutch descent; son of John and Caroline (Baer) SMITH; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather Moses SMITH, paternal grandmother Pathenia (Miller) SMITH; maternal grandfather John BAER, maternal grandmother Polly Richie (Inman) BAER; […]
City: Cumberland Gap STOOKSBURY, William L., educator; born Rule, Union Co., Tenn., July 4, 1866; son of Alvis and Elizabeth (Duke) STOOKSBURY: paternal grandmother, Huldah (Craig) STOOKSBURY; maternal grandfather, William DUKE; maternal grandmother, Tinnie (Sharp) DUKE; educated at U. S. Grant University, Athens, Tenn., graduated from same with A. B. […]
City: Cumberland City STOUT, Josiah Wilkins, jurist, chancellor Sixth Chancery Division of Tenn.; born Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 14, 1851; English, Dutch, Scotch descent; son of Ira A. and Sarah (Graham) STOUT; father’s occupation, manufacturer; paternal grandfather Samuel Van Dyke STOUT; paternal grandmother Katherine (Tannehill) STOUT, maternal grandfather Andrew GRAHAM, maternal […]
City: Crossville SNODGRASS, Charles Edward, lawyer and jurist; born in White Co., Tenn., Dec. 28, 1866; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas and Eliza Jane (Evans) SNODGRASS; father’s occupation, physician and lawyer; paternal grandparents, David and Mary (Johnson) SNODGRASS, maternal grandparents Sevier and Nancy (Rotan) EVANS; received common school education; studied […]
City: Crockett Mills SWANSON, EDWARD G., business man; born Friendship, Tenn., Aug. 10, 1874; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John James and Frances P. (Dodson) SWANSON; father’s occupation, physician; received common school education; married Althea DEAN March 26, 1905; member K. of P. (past chancellor), W. O. W; Democrat; member M. […]
City: Covington STEPHENSON, SAML. E.; lawyer; born Yorkville, S. C., Sept. 1st, 1847; son Hamilton and Mary (McCullough) STEPHENSON, Scotch-Irish descent; educated Common Schools; married 1st Rebecca Ann OWEN, April 26, 1868; 2nd Annie B. CHAPMAN, July 10, 1889; member K. of P.; former Justice of Peace; former Clerk Co. […]
City: Covington SIMONTON, Joseph Warden; editor; born in Tipton Co., Tenn., Aug. 24, 1858; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Christopher and Martha (Baird) SIMONTON; paternal grandparents William and Catherine (Ferguson) SIMONTON, maternal grandparents Joseph and Jennie (Wilson) BAIRD; educated Male Academy of James Byars, Covington, Tenn.; married Mary Alice ALISON April […]
City: Covington SIMONTON, Charles Pressley; County Clerk of Tipton Co.; born Covington, Tenn., Nov. 14, 1871; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Charles Bryson and Mary (McDill) SIMONTON; father’s occupation, attorney at law and congressman; paternal grandparents, William and Catherine (Ferguson) SIMONTON, maternal grandparents Robert and Nancy Wilson (McCreight) McDILL, educated Seminaries and […]
City: Covington SIMONTON, Charles Bryson; lawyer; born Tipton Co., Tenn., Sept. 8, 1838; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William and Catherine (Ferguson) SIMONTON; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents John and Martha (Strong) SIMONTON, maternal grandparents James and Catherine (Ferguson) FERGUSON; graduated from Erskine College, Due West, S. C., with degrees B. […]