City: Oakland
KYLE, Finis Porter, farmer; born Oakland, Tenn., Jan. 7, 1855; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Capt. Bartley and Susan (MAURY) KYLE; father was a teacher and farmer; educated at Oakland, Macon and Hickory Withe, Tenn.; reared on a farm and all of his life has been devoted to farming interests; he is now living on a farm that has been owned and cultivated by his father and himself for sixty-eight years; Director in Somerville Bank & Trust Co., Somerville, Tenn., and Farmers’ Mill & Gin Co., of Oakland, Tenn.; married Sophia L. SMITH, Jan. 12, 1881; Democrat; member of Methodist church.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
