City: Dyersburg
NEAL, Tom W., born in Nashville, Tenn., April 11, 1835; was educated at Irvin College, McMinnville, Tenn., but regards printing office as Alma Mater; edited daily papers in Nashville and in Memphis, and at one time was engaged in weekly journalism in Ky. and Ark., prior to the Civil war; established Neal’s State Gazette at Dyersburg, Tenn., in 1863, and owned, edited and published the same until March 15, 1906, when he sold out; interested in Dyersburg enterprises and real estate, and is Vice President of the Mercantile Bank & Trust Co., Dyersburg, Tenn.
