HARRY H. CORSON. In no other field of enterprise has there been so marvelous development and progress within the past two decades as in that of applied electricity, and among those who have been prominently concerned with practical developments and contributed in no insignificant way to this advancement is MR. CORSON, […]
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Professor ALONZO C. WEBB. Inheriting from his mother artistic tastes and talent, and from is father an ardent love of nature in all her varied forms, Professor Alonzo C. WEBB, supervisor of drawing in the public schools of Nashville, is widely and favorably known as an artist, an ornithologist, and as a lecturer on birds, their […]
JAMES STUART PILCHER is a name highly honored in Nashville, Tennessee, for it belongs to a man of the highest integrity and splendid attainments. As a lawyer Mr. Pilcher has won a reputation for exhaustive research and sound judgment on legal affairs, and his wide experience has made him one […]
City: Nashville ROBERTS, Paul, insurance; born Nashville, Tenn., February 24, 1869; English-Irish descent; son of Albert and Edith (Scott) ROBERTS; father’s occupation, proprietor and managing editor of Nashville American; educated Nashville (Tenn.) public schools and law school in Alabama; began his career as Clerk in railway office; passed through various […]
City: Nashville RIDLEY, Charles Lewis, merchant; born Jefferson, Rutherford County, Tenn., April 25,1847; son Bromfield L. and Rebecca Thompson (Crosthwait) RIDLEY; English-Irish-Scotch descent; educated common schools Rutherford County; married Hettie B. FITZPATRICK, Lauderdale County, Tenn., November 9, 1869; member Frank Cheatham Bivouac, Nashville, Tenn., and Myrtle Lodge No. 3, K. […]
City: Nashville RENO, Itti Kinney, authoress; born Nashville, Tenn., May 17, 1862; married Robert Ross RENO, May, 1885; author “Miss Breckenridge, a Daughter of Dixie,” 1889; “An Exceptional Case,” 1891, etc.; also lecturer on various topics. Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: […]
City: Nashville RANKIN, Leland, underwriter, bonds and casualty; born Nashville, Tenn., January 16, 1867; son David P. and Leonora Jane (Daniel) RANKIN; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Webb’s School, Bell Buckle, Tenn.; early business occupation, newspaper reporter, editor, manager; married Anne PORTERFIELD September 15, 1893; member Hermitage Club, Country Club; First Lieutenant […]
City: Nashville POLLARD, William Mebane, County Judge Davidson County; born Williamson County, Tenn., June 18, 1843; son of George W. and Martha E. (Mebane) POLLARD; married Susan COWLES, August 27, 1867; served in Confederate army four years, having surrendered at Greensboro, N. C.; has held office of County Judge, Davidson […]
City: Nashville POLK, James Knox; fire insurance; born Bolivar, Tenn., January 26, 1859; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Marshall T. and Evalina M. (Bills) POLK; paternal grandparents Marshall T. and Laura (Wilson) POLK, maternal grandparents John H. and Prudence (McNeal) BILLS; educated East Tennessee University, now University of Tennessee; in early […]
City: Nashville PITTS, John A., lawyer, banker; born Wayne Co., Tenn., June 3, 1849; son of John F. and Emarintha M. PITTS; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents, John and Clarissa PITTS, maternal grandparents, Abraham and Nancy MONTAGUE; English descent; educated Clifton Masonic academy; graduated from law department of Cumberland University, […]
City: Nashville PILCHER, Stuart Caruthers, insurance; born Nashville, Tenn., May 15, 1879; son James Stuart and Margaret H. (Campbell) PILCHER; Scotch-Irish descent; educated in Nashville and New York; graduated Vanderbilt University (academic) 1896-1900, Columbia University (law), New York City, 1900-03, LL.B.; practiced law in Nashville four years; married Martha DOUGLASS […]
City: Nashville PILCHER, James Stuart, attorney-at-law; born Eutaw, Ala.; son Dickson Green and Jane Hope (Carothers) PILCHER; English-Scotch descent; educated Houston, Miss.; graduated Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., Jan. 1869, L.B.; married Margaret Hamilton CAMPBELL; member of Vaiden (Miss.) Light Artillery 1861-65; member Presbyterian church; paternal grandfather, John PILCHER; paternal grandmother, […]
City: Nashville MOSES, Frank Armstrong, Special Examiner Tennessee Pension Board; born Knoxville, Tenn., June 19, 1845; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James C. and Susan W. (Parks) MOSES; paternal grandparents John F. and Mary (Pearson) MOSES, maternal grandparents William and Jane (Armstrong) PARK; educated University of Knoxville; engaged in hardware business […]
City: Nashville OVERALL, John W., farmer; U. S. Marshal; born Liberty, DeKalb County, Tenn., February 7 1855; son Wesley and Arena (White) OVERALL; paternal grandparents, Jacob and Sarah (Lawrence) OVERALL; maternal grandparents, James and Mary (English) WHITE; English-German descent; educated DeKalb Public Schools, Cumb. University; graduated Cumb. University 1877; A.B.; […]
City: Nashville NOEL, Oscar Fitzallen, capitalist; born Trigg County, Ky., April 11, 1821; son of Edwin and Jennie Miller (Patterson) NOEL; father was a farmer; educated at Blue Spring Creek and Hopkinsville, Ky.; in early life he was a farmer and merchant at Nashville, Tenn.; married three times; first Sarah […]
William Bowen CAMPBELL, sixteenth governor of the state of Tennessee lived his active life in the days when there were more statemen and fewer politicians. Everyone in Tennessee, who pretends to know anything of the history of the state, knows that Governor CAMPBELL was a public man of the former […]
City: Nashville PILCHER, William Bowen Campbell, attorney at law; born Nashville, Tenn., December 5, 1880; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James Stewart and Margaret Hamilton (Campbell) PILCHER; educated Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., and Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.; graduated from Vanderbilt University, A.B. degree, 1901; Harvard University, LL.B. degree 1904; began his […]
City: Powder Springs MULLINS, Elijah, farmer and stockman; born Grainger Co., Tenn., Jan. 23, 1832; English descent; son of Archibald and Nancy (Atkins) MULLINS; father farmer and stock raiser; received common school education; he was a saddle and harness maker in early life; married Elizabeth C. YEATES, Dec. 24, 1851; […]
City: Pinson WATLINGTON, William Franklin, merchant; born in 17th Dist. Madison Co., Tenn., May 7, 1868; English descent; son of Frank W. and Mary J. (Anderson) WATLINGTON; father was farmer and county officer; received education in the county schools; engaged in the mercantile business early in life; married Ruby VAN […]
City: Prospect Station REED, John D., merchant; born Prospect Station, Tenn., Oct. 6, 1856; Irish descent; son of W.W. and Mary (Pittman) REED; father farmer; paternal grandparents Thomas and Amy (Cox) REED; maternal grandparents David H. and Penelope (Waldren) PITTMAN; received education in the county schools; married Mattie EZELL, Oct. […]