City: Cedar Hill ALLNUTT, Benjamin Franklin, banker; born near Liberty, Ky., May 21, 1883; Dutch and Irish descent; son of Reuben W. and Mary A. (Turley) ALLNUT; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather Benjamin Wright ALLNUT, paternal grandmother Hulda (Webster) ALLNUT; maternal grandfather Benjamin Franklin TURLEY, maternal grandmother Mary Ann (Pearce) […]
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City: Carthage WHITLOCK, Andrew Patton, educator; born Statesville, Tenn., March 22, 1871; English and Scotch descent; son of W. A. and V. E. (PATTON) WHITLOCK; educated at Peabody College, Nashville, Tenn.; and Terrill College, Decherd, Tenn.; graduated from the latter with a degree of B. S. in 1896; early life […]
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: Carthage KEMP, Newton Jefferson, public official; born Difficult, Tenn., 1845; Irish descent; son of John W. and Juda (Pankey) KEMP; father’s occupation, farmer; educated Bagdad (Tenn.) Academy, and graduated from that institution 1867; began his business career as a school teacher; elected register of Smith Co., Tenn., 1896 and […]
City: Carthage HULL, Cordell, lawyer; born Overton Co. (now Pickett Co.), Tenn., Oct. 2, 1871; son of William and Elizabeth (Riley) HULL; father’s occupation, farmer; educated in schools of Ohio and Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., graduating from the latter June 1891; in early life engaged in farming and lumber business; […]
City: Carthage GORE, John J., lawyer; born in Smith Co., Tenn., 1879; Scotch-Irish descent; son of C. C. and Elizabeth (ROBINSON) GORE; father’s occupation farming; paternal grandparents Mounce and Rebecca (SIMCOE) GORE; maternal grandparents Allen and Martha (STANFORD) ROBINSON; entered Elmwood Academy in 1894; remained in same until 1896; completing […]
City: Cedar Hill WASHINGTON, GEORGE A., capitalist; born Cedar Hill, Tenn., Aug 5, 1868; Scotch-Irish descent; son of George A. and Jane (Smith) WASHINGTON; his father was a capitalist; paternal grandfather Joseph WASHINGTON, paternal grandmother Mary (Cheatham) WASHINGTON, maternal grandfather Lawrence SMITH, maternal grandmother Mary (Hannah) SMITH; educated Harvard and […]
City: Cedar Hill MORRIS, Gideon Lee, farmer; born near Cedar Hill, Tenn., Feb. 25, 1866; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas E. and Elizabeth (Mathews) MORRIS, father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather Jesse MORRIS; paternal grandmother Mary (Nichols) MORRIS, maternal grandfather Thomas B. MATHEWS, maternal grandmother Fannie POWELL; educated common schools and […]
City: Cedar Hill LONG, Martin F., farmer; born Robertson Co., Tenn., March 26, 1866; Dutch, French and Irish descent; son of James Henry and Mary A. (Darden) LONG, father’s occupation farmer and carpenter; paternal grandfather Samuel LONG, paternal grandmother Sallie (Frey) LONG, maternal grandfather Berry DARDEN, maternal grandmother Mannia (Byrns) […]
City: Cedar Hill GOSSETT, William, lumber dealer; born near Adams, Tenn., Jan 25, 1878; son of James H. GOSSETT, who was a farmer and manager of iron works; married Cora MASTERS Oct. 30, 1898; was formerly a farmer and stock trader, later entered the lumber business, in which he is […]
City: Cedar Hill EWING, Felix Grundy, planter, born at Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 8, 1858; Scotch and English descent; son of John OVERTON and Sallie (Bass) EWING; his father’s occupation, treasurer of a railroad Co. and planter; paternal grandparents Dr. John OVERTON and Lemira (Douglass) EWING, maternal grandparents John MEREDITH and […]
City: Celina MAXEY, Oglesby B., attorney at law; and county clerk of Clay County; born Centre Point, Ky., Dec 21, 1863; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Pennington G. and Emily M. (Oglesby) MAXEY; father’s occupation, farmer and surveyor; paternal grandfather William B. MAXEY, paternal grandmother Elizabeth (Gee) MAXEY; maternal grandfather Hardie […]
City: Byrdstown LACY, John, farmer and banker; born in Overton, now Pickett Co., Tenn., Feb. 28, 1871; Irish descent; son of James L. ad Ella (Brown) LACY; paternal grandparents William and Harriet (Brown) LACY; maternal grandparents Riley and Liza BROWN; educated at Alpine Academy, B. A. degree, May 18, 1894; […]
City: Byrdstown ROBBINS, Lansden B., merchant; born West Fork, Overton Co., Tenn., Jan. 12, 1863; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James and Lean (Smith) ROBBINS; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather John ROBBINS; paternal grandmother Martha (Coleman) ROBBINS, maternal grandfather John SMITH, maternal grandmother Hannah (McDonald) SMITH; educated public schools of Pickett […]
City: Byrdstown JOHNSON, Benton McMillan, traveling salesman, minister; born Rome, Tenn., Nov. 10, 1881; Scotch-Irish descent; son of J. D. and Jennie B. (Flippen) JOHNSON; father’s occupation hotel keeper; educated Peabody College, Nashville, Tenn.; began business career as school teacher; later assistant cashier Bank of Albany, Ky.; married Mertie HIGGINBOTHAM […]
City: Byrdstown FRANKLIN, Jesse, farmer and banker; born Fentress Co., Tenn., July 21, 1856; English descent; son of Geo. W. and Dicy C. (Smith) FRANKLIN; received common school education; lost both parents during the Civil war and went to work on a farm in early life, later entered the mercantile […]
City: Butler FARTHING, David Jesse, merchant and farmer; born Sweetwater, N. C., July 28, 1846; English-Scotch descent; son of William D. and Annie (Kendall) FARTHING; father’s occupation farming; began life as a farmer; three years service in the Confederate Army, 6th N. C., Cavalry; former Postmaster at Butler, Tenn.; partner […]
City: Butler CURTIS, Finley P., farmer and merchant; born in Caldwell Co., N. C., May 21, 1841; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Hezekiah and Celia (Coffey) CURTIS; father was a farmer and trader; paternal grandparents Samuel and Sallie (Cotrell) CURTIS, maternal grandparents William and Anna (Boone) COFFEY; his maternal grandmother was […]
City: Celina DONALDSON, Jno. Thomas, farmer; born Fox Springs, Tenn., Aug. 2, 1865; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Robert DANIEL and Hannah E. (Colson) DONALDSON; father’s occupation, farmer and trader; paternal grandparents Wm B. and Mary (Howard) DONALDSON; maternal grandfather Allen COLSON, maternal grandmother’s maiden name was CLARY; educated Mont Vale […]
City: Celina DALE, William Bryan, county official; born in Clay Co., Tenn., Jan 8, 1866; Irish descent; son of Clem E. and Fannie (Chisholm) DALE; paternal grandparents William and Martha (Goodpasture) DALE; maternal grandparents —- and Ann (Simpson) CHISHOLM; educated in local schools; began life as a farmer; county register […]