City: Memphis THOMPSON, Louis Pettit, Circuit Court Clerk; born (near) Germantown, Tenn., January 4, 1864; son Dr. J.A. and Florida C. (Pettit) THOMPSON; educated Germantown, Tenn.; member Masonic Lodge, Elks and Business Men’s Club; Justice of the Peace for two terms, and at present Circuit Court Clerk of Shelby County […]
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City: Memphis THOMPSON, Lawrence K., bond dealer; born Tuscumbia, Ala., Nov. 14, 1873; son of J.N. and Lucy (Malone) THOMPSON; educated Bingham School, N.C.; connected with Tuscumbia Banking Co., 1889-1890, with Commercial National Bank, Nashville, Tenn., two years, American National Bank, Nashville, 1894-1905, with Bank of Commerce and Trust Co. […]
City: Memphis THOMPSON, Jesse W., lumberman; born Warsaw, Ind., in 1861; educated in the schools of Leesburg, Warsaw and Terre Haut [sic], Ind.; began his career as a teacher; in 1883 he entered the drug business at Leesburg, Ind., and remained in that business until 1885, when he sold out […]
City: Memphis TAYLOR, Thomas John, fire insurance business; born Haywood Co., Tenn., May 20, 1847; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas and S. Jane (Mooring) TAYLOR; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Thomas and Susan Maria (Coburne) TAYLOR, maternal grandparents J.J. and Margaret (Staten) MOORING; received common school education; early business occupation, […]
City: Memphis TAYLOR, Robert L., secretary University of Memphis; born near Milan, Tenn., Oct. 27, 1869; Scotch descent; son of B.J. and Lucretia (Spellings) TAYLOR; educated in public schools and High School at Yorkville, Tenn., and Southern Normal University, Huntingdon, Tenn.; graduated in scientific course in 1892, classic course in […]
City: Memphis TAYLOR, Frank, Rubber Vulcanizing Company; born Memphis July 9, 1874; son of William F. and Sallie Shelby (Ford) TAYLOR; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Memphis; married Nannie Pittman JONES October 10, 1906; member Business Men’s Club; former Superintendent of Sprinkling City of Memphis; former Superintendent of City Hospital; member Methodist […]
City: Sparta TUBB, James R., manufacturer of spokes; born Smithville, Tenn., May 30, 1852; son of John B. and Harriett J (Richardson) TUBB; father’s occupation lawyer; educated Smithville, Tenn.; early business occupation merchant; married Laura BRONSON Oct. 29, 1876; was Mayor of Sparta for six years; member of Church of […]
City: Murfreesboro TODD, Andrew Lee, attorney at law; born near Murfreesboro, Tenn., July 27, 1872; son of Aaron and Elizabeth (Prater) TODD; father’s occupation, farming; educated Southwestern Baptist University, and Lebanon law school, graduated from latter LL.B. Jan., 1898, and from Waters Business College, in 1892; began his career as […]
City: Murfreesboro TATE, Lester H., dental surgeon; born Heflin, Ala., July 9, 1886; son of Frank P. and Mattie (Patterson) TATE; father’s occupation, farmer; graduated from University of Tenn., degree D.D.S. May 1, 1908; began his career as a salesman; married Ellen L. CARNEY, Nov. 13, 1908; member of B. […]
City: Monteagle TUCKER, David Thomas, contractor; born Marion Co., Tenn., July 7, 1851; Irish descent; son of Archibald and Elizabeth (Thomas) TUCKER; father’s occupation, farmer; educated in Tenn.; was a farmer in early life; married Bell RAGSDALE, March 15, 1875; member of M. E. Church, South; engaged in farming, lumber […]
City: Milan THREADGILL, George Calvin, merchant; born Madison Co., Tenn., Oct. 20, 1861; son of W. A. and Harriet (Mills) THREADGILL; Scotch-Irish descent; married Ethel BRAMLEY Nov. 10, 1892; occupation in youth, farmer; clerked for Stone & Mills, & Jordan at age of sixteen years; worked for that firm until […]
City: Paris TYSON, Hugh E., attorney at law; born Henry Co., Tenn., March 22, 1882; son of Joel W. and Nancy H (Peebles) TYSON; English descent; father’s occupation, farmer; graduated Cumberland University LL. B. in 1906; married Ora MCWHERTER Nov. 3, 1909; after leaving Cumberland University moved to Henry Co. […]
City: Memphis TAYLOR, W.W., physician; born in Haywood Co., Tenn., June 13, 1854; educated in the schools of Brownsville, Tenn., and Huntsville, Ala.; graduated from Emory and Henry College of Virginia in 1873; he then entered the Bellevue Hospital Medical College of New York and graduated from that institution in […]
City: Memphis THOMAS, WILLIAM G., vice-president and treasurer Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Co., his parents moved to Memphis in 1868; received education in the public schools of Memphis; he left high schools the year before he would have graduated and entered the employ of Orgill Brothers, hardware merchants, as clerk, remaining with […]
City: Memphis THOMASON, J.B., lawyer; born Paris, Tenn., Feb. 16, 1874; son of J.N. and Sarah E. (McCampbell) THOMASON; educated city schools of Paris, Tenn., and Webb’s school at Bell Buckle, Tenn., and graduate of Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn.; married Lillie RHODES June 4, 1902; member Elks; City Judge of […]
City: Lebanon TABOR, Alford Cauldwell, minister of the gospel; born March 9, 1853; Irish descent; son of Thomas and Ann (Davis) TABOR; educated at Monticello, Ky.; in early life he was a carriage maker; married twice, first Lee Ann HARRIS, Jan. 23, 1873; second Bell ROGERS, Oct. 1, 1896; member […]
City: McKenzie TODD, John Dudley, physician; born in Carroll Co., Tenn., March 3, 1856; descendant of Sir Edmund Dudley, 1462, father of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland; son of Marcus Lafayette and Paulina Rebecca (Dudley) TODD; father’s occupation planter and farmer; paternal grandparents Hugh and Narcissa (Rogers) TODD; maternal grandparents […]
City: Martin TURNER, Thos. Lee, editor of “Mail”; born Jackson, Tenn., Jan. 6, 1863; English descent; son of Wm. C. and Martha (Nesbitt) TURNER; father engaged in farming, milling and stock raising; paternal grandparents, James and Tabitha (Billingsly) TURNER, maternal grandparents Robert and Sarah (Jordan) NESBIT; received education at Milan […]
City: Loudon TALIAFERRO, Charles Pleasant, merchant; born Loudon, Tenn., Oct. 1, 1871; Italian descent; son of M.H. and Loula Rebecca (Beasly) TALIAFERRO; father’s occupation, school teacher; paternal grandparents Rev. Charles and Virginia (Whitlock) TALIAFERRO, maternal grandparents W. and Emmeline Eliza (Henderson) BEASLY; educated at Loudon High school; in early life […]
City: LaFollette TAYLOR, J. Will, lawyer; born in Union county, Tenn., Aug. 28, 1880; English and Irish descent; son of James W. and Elizabeth (Rogers) TAYLOR; father’s occupation farmer, merchant, politician, in Senate in 1895, House of Representatives, 1891; paternal grandparents George and Malinda (Gray) TAYLOR; maternal grandparents F. H. […]