CITY: South Pittsburg WILSON, Wallace Hill, business man; born Eminence, KY., June 23, 1866; son of William Boon and Elizabeth (Offut) WILSON; father banker; educated Eminence (Ky.) Col. And graduated from same in 1885; early occupation paying teller Deposit Bank, Eminence, Ky.; moved to South Pittsburg, Tenn., June 30, 1887, […]
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City: Sparta WARD, William Jefferson, dairy farmer; born White Co., Tenn., July 7, 1852; Irish and English descent; son of Andrew Jackson and Mary Adeline (Cashdollar) WARD; father was a farmer; educated in the public schools of White Co., Tenn., and Zion Academy; moved to Missouri in 1886, and elected […]
City: Spencer WALKER, James Anderson, born Sweet Gum, Tenn., Nov. 16, 1863; Irish descent; son of Joseph H. and Nancy (Haston) WALKER; father farmer; educated in the common schools; in early life was a farmer; married Mattie MITCHELL, April 27, 1892; Mason; Democrat; sheriff 1890-92, county road commissioner 1900; at […]
City: Birchwood WOLFORD, William M., carpenter; German-Irish descent; born Nov.18, 1829 at Blountville, Tenn; son of William and Catherine (Drake) WOLFORD; paternal grandparents George and Mary (Smith) WOLFORD, maternal grandparents Jacob and Catherine (Foust) DRAKE; educated in local county schools; began life as farmer, later was a carpenter, etc.; married […]
City: Murfreesboro WOODFIN, John T., furniture dealer and funeral director; born Rutherford County, Tenn., December 13, 1869; son of H. L. and Mary E. (Clark) WOODFIN; paternal grandparents Samuel and Sarah (Barnhill) WOODFIN, maternal grandparents William and Emily (Kelton) CLARK; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Heritage High School and Woodbury College; graduated […]
City: Murfreesboro WILKINSON, George Henry, born Brunswick Co., Va., June 30, 1840; Scotch-Irish descent; son of H. W. and Adaline W. (Howse) WILKINSON; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents, William and Mary E. (Steinback) WILKINSON, maternal grandparents, Ambrose and Mary (Hartwell) HOWSE; educated at Cumberland University, was a farmer and […]
City: Milan WILLIAMS, Benjamin Hilliard, grocery merchant; born Lavinia, Carroll Co., Tenn., July 17, 1855; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Edward Henry and Catharine (Sturdivant) WILLIAMS; father’s occupation, farmer; educated at Milan, McKenzie, and Lavinia, Tenn.; in early life was a dry goods salesman; married Lula HOTT, Nov. 28, 1878; member […]
City: Milan WEBB, Henry P., banker; born near Milan, Tenn., July 11, 1869; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Richard and Sarah (Patton) WEBB; married Mattie KEETON May 16, 1889; member Masons, I. O. O F., W. O. W., M. W. of A. and F. U. of A.; in early life was […]
City: Memphis WYNNE, Hugh R., cotton factor; born Forrest City, Ark., June 15, 1873; received primary education in Memphis, Tenn., then continued his studies in Webb School, Bellbuckle, Tenn; left school in 1890 and returned to Memphis and became interested in a stove manufacturing concern known as the Wetter Manufacturing […]
City: Memphis WRIGHT, Luke E., lawyer; born Giles Co., Tenn., Aug. 29, 1846; Scotch descent; son of Archibald and Mary E. (Eldridge) WRIGHT; paternal grandparents John and Nancy (McIntyre) WRIGHT, maternal grandfather Elisha ELDRIDGE, maternal grandmother was a Miss DILLON prior to her marriage; educated University of Miss.; received B. […]
City: Memphis WRIGHT, E. Eldridge, lawyer; born Mobile, Ala., July 25, 1871; Scotch descent; son of Luke E. and Kate Middleton (Semmes) WRIGHT; father, lawyer, diplomatist, ex-governor general of the Philippines, former ambassador to Japan and former secretary of war; paternal grandparents Archibald and Mary E. (Eldridge) WRIGHT; received primary […]
City: Memphis WOOLLEN, Alexander Rogers, manufacturer and cotton merchant; born McLemoresville, Tenn., April 26, 1861; English descent; son of A. T. M. and Mary Jane (Rogers) WOOLLEN; father’s occupation, merchant and planter; paternal grandparents David and Elizabeth (Woollen) WOOLLEN, maternal grandparents Alexander and Miriam (Crandall) ROGERS; educated at McLemoresville, Tenn, […]
City: Paris WALKER, Thomas Bruce, banker; born Henry Co., Tenn., May 16, 1855; son of George W. and Mildred (Anderson) WALKER; Scotch descent; educated institutions of learning in Henry Co.; married Lavinia JONES June 21, 1894; father’s occupation, merchant and trader; entered banking business in 1907 with the Citizens’ Bank […]
City: Maryville WILSON, Samuel Tyndale, educator; born Homs, Syria, Feb. 17, 1858; son of David M. and Emeline (TOMLINSON) WILSON; father’s occupation, minister of the gospel; paternal grandparents Samuel and Sally (NESMITH) WILSON; maternal grandparents Samuel and Rebecca (BIDDLE) TOMLINSON; graduated from Maryville (Tenn.) College, A. B. 1878; later received […]
City: Livingston WHITE, Edward Donnell, lawyer; born Monroe, Tenn., May 2, 1870; English-French descent; son of Samuel Andrew Jackson and Sarah Hassie (Forshee) WHITE; father’s occupation, minister in Cumberland Presbyterian church; paternal grandparents, William Grant and Nancy (Dennis) WHITE, maternal grandparents Joseph and Elizabeth (Parker) FORSHEE; graduated from Alpine (Tenn.) […]
City: McMinnville WHITSON, William Vance, lawyer; born Bedford Co., Tenn., Aug. 5, 1846; son of George Newton and Caroline I. (Smartt) WHITSON; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents George and Priscilla (Vance) WHITSON; maternal grandparents Francis and Margaret (Davidson) SMARTT; educated at Yorkville Academy, Gibson Co., Tenn.; in early life worked […]
City: Madie WYATT, William Nathan, farmer; born Gibson Co., Tenn., Aug. 19, 1854; son of John Henry and Elizabeth (Turntine) WYATT; entered farming in early life; married Elizabeth TURNTINE; member of Cumberland Presbyterian church.
City: McMinnville WILLIS, John L., lawyer; born Pelham, Tenn., Aug. 17, 1870; English-German descent; son of William H. and Mary Sue (Van Zandt) WILLIS; father’s occupation, farmer and stock dealer; paternal grandparents Peter and Mary (Bostick) WILLIS; maternal grandparents Isaac and Susan (Lee) VAN ZANDT; received literary education in public […]
City: Martin WATTERS, Henry Eugene, teacher and preacher; born Graves County, Ky., Sept. 14, 1876; English and Scotch-Irish descent; son of T. M. and Josephine (Ransom) WATTERS; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents John and Mary (McReynolds) WATTERS; maternal grandparents Matt and Elizabeth (Hall) RANSOM; graduated Southern Normal University, Southern Normal […]
City: Lawrenceburg WILLIAMS, Robert Bone, lawyer; born in Wilson county, Tenn., Feb. 1, 1866; English-Irish-Scotch-Welsh descent; son of Julius Howard and Sarah Elizabeth (Owen) WILLIAMS; father’s occupation farmer, merchant and ex-county court chairman; paternal grandparents Julius H. and Margaret (Cason) WILLIAMS; maternal grandparents Daniel E. and Mary (Roberson) OWEN; educated […]