City: Chattanooga STRANG, Samuel Bartow, attorney at law; born Chattanooga, Tenn.; Aug. 7, 1882; French-English Descent; son of Samuel B. and Frances (Thornton) STRANG; educated University of Tenn.; graduated from same in 1903; member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity; member of election commission for Hamilton Co. 1909-10-11; graduated in law in […]
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City: Chattanooga STOVER, Sewell Philip, attorney at law; born Nacoochee, Ga., May 21, 870; French-Scotch descent; son of Martin Van Buren and Clara (Robertson) STOVER; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather Jeremy STOVER, paternal grandmother Lucile (Chastein) STOVER, maternal grandfather Andrew ROBERTSON, maternal grandmother Lucy (Phillips) ROBERTSON; educated Tasso Seminary; in […]
City: Chattanooga SPENCER, Herbert W., insurance and real estate; born Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 21, 1880; son Henry H. and Emily (Ashworth) SPENCER; English descent; educated Chattanooga Public Schools, Mountain City Bus. College; married Ada Helen RICHARDSON Oct. 20, 1903; member Chattanooga Lodge 199, F. & A. M., and Y. M. […]
City: Chattanooga SNODGRASS, David LaFayette, public official; born Sparta, Tenn., April 6, 1851; son of Thomas and Eliza J. (Evans) SNODGRASS; graduated from University of Tenn.; married Blanche FOUCHEE; Democrat: admitted to bar 1872; member of Tenn. House of Representatives, 1879-80; member of Court of Referees, 1883-1885; Associate Justice 1886-1894; […]
City: Chattanooga SMITH, Baxter, attorney at law; born Davidson Co., Tenn., March 10, 1852; English descent, son of Edmund Byars and Sally (Baxter) SMITH; father was a physician; educated in Cumberland University; entered the practice of law in early life; married Bettie GUILD, May 15, 1856; member of Knights of […]
City: Chattanooga SHIPLEY, George Arthur, attorney at law; born Sparta, Tenn., April 29, 1886; son THOMAS A. and Mary (Milum) SHIPLEY; English-Irish descent; graduate University of Tennessee L.L.D., 1909; married Elizabeth TAYLOR, January 19, 1910; member Theta Lambda Phi Greek Letter Fraternity; Republican candidate for Legislature 1910; Chairman Bledsoe Co., […]
City: Chattanooga SHEPHERD, Thomas Pope, attorney; born Chattanooga, Tenn., May 17, 1878; son Lewis and Lilah (Pope) SHEPHERD; English and Irish descent; educated at Southwestern Presbyterian University and Cumberland University; graduated from Cumberland University 1898; member Elks, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Greek Letter Fraternity; appointed Assistant Attorney-general of Sixth Judicial Circuit […]
City: Chattanooga SHEPHERD, Lewis, lawyer; born Hamilton Co. Tenn., March 7, 1846; son Lewis (deceased) and Margaret (Donohoo) SHEPHERD; English-Irish descent; educated Aldchoff’s Institute Hamilton Co.; left Aldchoff’s 1861 to join Confederate Army at age of 15 years; member Masons (Royal Arch, Templar and Shriner); representative in State Legislature 1877-78-90-91 […]
City: Chattanooga SEYMOUR, Samuel H., attorney at law; born Murray County, Ga., November 22, 1878; son Thomas M. and Francis (Hampton) SEYMOUR; Scotch, Irish and English descent; great-grandfather on maternal side, Gen. Wade HAMPTON of American Revolution; graduate L.L.B. 1900 University of Georgia; member I. O. O. F.; member Board […]
City: Chattanooga SANDERS, Newell, manufacturer; born Owen County, Ind., July 12, 1850; son of John and Miriam (Coffey) SANDERS; Henry SANDERS of North Carolina a Revolutionary soldier, great grandfather; John SANDERS of North Carolina, grandfather; Nancy (Briscoe) SANDERS of Tennessee, grandmother; Reuben COFFEEY of North Carolina, grandfather; Polly (Dowell) COFFEY […]
City: Chattanooga SADD, Walter A., banker; born South Windsor, Conn., March 29, 1863; son of Henry W. and Abigail (Avery) SADD; English descent; graduate of Yale University P. B. 1884; married Caroline TERRY, October 1, 1889; member Masons and Elks; member Board of Education; honorary member of Troop B of […]
City: Carthage SMOTHERMAN, James Lemuel, minister of the Gospel; born in Rutherford Co, Tenn., Feb 24, 1867; Dutch and English descent; son of Rev. Isom G. and Charity (Hester) SMOTHERMAN; received common school education; in early life worked on a farm; joined the Tenn. Annual Conference of the M. E. […]
City: Buchanan SWOR, George Washington, miller and merchant; born Henry Co., Tenn., July 11, 1842; son of William and Elizabeth SWOR; father was a farmer and surveyor; received common school education; entered business in 1863 at Owens Hill; married M. T. LEMONDS Dec. 23, 1865; served as private in Co. […]
City: Brownsville SUMNERS, William Lee, physician; born Medon, Tenn., Nov. 14, 1878; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William Henry and Mary Hudson (Dunaway) SUMMERS [sic]; father’s occupation physician; paternal grandfather Archie SUMNERS, paternal grandmother M. SUMNERS, maternal grandfather John DUNAWAY, maternal grandmother Ann (Bryant) DUNAWAY; educated Bethel College and University of […]
City: Brownsville SHORT, Thomas Randolph, merchant; born Haywood Co., Aug. 8, 1840; son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Grigg) SHORT; paternal grandparents Edmund and Mary (Lanier) SHORT; maternal grandparents Rausie and Mary (Jordan) GRIGG; Irish descent; educated at Union University, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; in early life engaged in farming; married Tempa C. […]
City: Brownsville SEVIER, John Henry, physician and surgeon; born Brownsville, Tenn., Aug. 11, 1862; son Dr. C. H. and Cora E. (Anderson) SEVIER; French descent; graduate Vanderbilt University (M. D.) March, 1883; married Lee WAGGONER Nov. 3, 1887; member K. of P., K. O. T. M.; house surgeon Medical College […]
City: Calhoun SAULPAW, G. L., miller; born at Winchester, Tenn., Aug. 15, 1852; son of G. W. and Emeline S. (Davis) SAULPAW; father’s occupation railroad contractor; German and English descent; received common school education; married S. E. DARR, June 10, 1877; Democrat; member of the Church of God; all of […]
Beech Grove — SHOFFNER, Eugene B., farmer and stock raiser; born (near) Shelbyville, Tenn., Aug. 21, 1870; son of John E. and Mary SCHOFFNER; German-Irish descent; father’s occupation farmer and banker; educated Winchester Normal and various other schools; took business course at Nashville, Tenn.; married Everett M. ASHLEY Oct. 19, […]
Ashland City — SMITH, Jerome B., physician; born in Dickson Co., Tenn., Dec. 10, 1846; Irish descent; son of Win. B. and Nancy Rose (Allen) SMITH; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents Nathan and Matilda (Smith) SMITH; maternal grandparents Thomas and Sallie Baxter (Smith) ALLEN; received common school education and graduated […]
Ashland City — SHEARON, Josiah Nicholas, farmer; born in Davidson Co., Tenn., Oct. 2, 1851; son of William and Josephine Alice (Nichol) SHEARON; Scotch-Irish descent; father’s occupation, farmer; educated Cecilian College, Harden Co., Ky., and graduated from that institution in 1872; Commercial degree in 1873; in early life engaged in farming […]