City: Shelbyville ARCHIBALD, William Whallon, lumberman; born Corry, Pa., October 17, 1868; son of Charles Edwin and Mary (Whallon) ARCHIBALD; paternal grandparents Varnum and Martha (Allen) ARCHIBALD, maternal grandparents Samuel Smith and Maria (Bell) WHALLON; Scotch-Dutch descent; father’s occupation, railroad conductor; educated and graduated at De Veaux College, Niagara Falls, […]
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During a practice in medicine of more than a quarter of a century, most of which has been passed in Sumner County, Dr. Dunklin has utilized many opportunities for devoted public service, and at the same time has been held in the high esteem of his fellow citizens. His home […]
City: Paris COMPTON, Robert Haywood, Sheriff of Henry Co.; born Orange Co., N. C., June 20, 1866; son of Ingram Henderson and Julia A. (Walker) COMPTON; English descent; educated institutions of learning of Henry Co., Tenn.; father’s occupation, farmer; married Mary BELL Dec. 25, 1890; member Masonic Lodge (Marshall Lodge […]
City: Memphis TANSIL, John Bell, lawyer; born Dresden, Tenn., July 13, 1878; Scotch-English descent; son of Col. E.E. and Jackie (Bell) TANSIL; father’s occupation, ex-Co. Court Clerk, Weakley Co., Tenn., at present farmer; paternal grandparents Erasmus D. and Mary TANSIL, maternal grandparents Dr. Pulaski B. and Sarah L. BELL; educated […]
Mrs. MORAN, daughter of Hon. Emerson ETHERIDGE, of Tennessee, first saw the light in the country home of her maternal grandfather, Mr. James NAILLING, a wealthy planter of the “Old Volunteer State.” The mother of the subject of this sketch was, before her marriage, Miss Fanny BELL, a queenly, gracious woman, the center and […]
City: Nashville KEEBLE, John Bell, lawyer; district attorney L. & N. Railroad; born Murfreesboro, Tenn., May 13, 1868; son Edwin A. and Sallie D. (Bell) KEBLE; Scotch-Irish-English descent; educated Montgomery-Bell Academy, Nashville and Vanderbilt University; graduated law department of Vanderbilt University in 1888; married Emmie FRAZER January 6, 1897; City […]
City: Monterey FISHER, Oscar Bell, lumberman; born Fayetteville, Tenn., March 8, 1873; Scotch-Irish descent; son of J. C. and Mattie (Bell) FISHER; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather G. W. FISHER, maternal grandfather G. W. BELL; educated at Shelbyville and Farmington, Tenn.; in early life he was a farmer; married Estelle […]
City: New Middleton BRIDGES, Joseph G., physician; born New Middleton, Tenn., June 8, 1868; English descent; son of James G. and Harriette (Bell) BRIDGES; father’s occupation physician; paternal grandparents Joseph and Elizabeth (Gill) BRIDGES; maternal grandparents Robert D. and Elizabeth (Roane) BELL; educated New Middleton, Tenn.; graduated University of Nashville, […]
City: Memphis JOHNSON, Harry P., born Eastwood, Canada, Feb. 25, 1863; Irish descent; son of Colin Campbell and Helen (Clark) JOHNSON; educated in common and high schools of Canada; after leaving school took service with the Molson’s Bank of Montreal, Canada; after serving five years was elected manager of one […]
City: Medina DAWS, George B., minister of the gospel, publisher; born Madison Co., Tenn., May 20, 1848; English descent; son of James and Martha (ALSOP) DAWS; father’s occupation, farmer and mechanic; paternal grandparents Starky and Katie (FAIRLESS) DAWS; maternal grandparents Thomas and Martha (HICKS) ALSOP; educated at Masonic College, Henderson, […]
City: Memphis BRYAN, Elwood R., dealer in stone and gravel; born Franklin, Ky., Aug. 28, 1873; son of William Robert and Lou (Bell) BRYAN; father, physician; paternal grandparents William and Elizabeth (Clarke) BRYAN, maternal grandparents George and Mary (Paden) BELL; educated Franklin, Ky.; in early life he was manager of […]
City: Memphis BOYD, Alston M., real estate agent; born Pine Bluff, Ark., Jan. 9, 1878; Scotch-English descent; son of Irby and Mary (Fuller) BOYD; father’s occupation cotton merchant and planter; educated in Memphis and Alabama Polytechnic Institute, and graduated from later [sic] B.S. degree June, 1899; early occupation, connected with […]
City: Lewisburg ADAMS, Joe C., merchant; born Lewisburg, Tenn., July 15, 1863; son of Robert L. and Jane E. (Bell) ADAMS; father’s occupation, Clerk of the County Court 12 years and Clerk and Master of Chancery Court 12 years; paternal grandparents Alex and Elizabeth (Larne) ADAMS, maternal grandparents James and […]
City: LaFollette EAST, Joseph Richard, carpenter, machinist; born Pittsylvania county, Va., March 2, 1845; son of Thomas and Elizabeth (West) EAST; father’s occupation farmer, and for 25 years he was an old Va. overseer; paternal grandparents, Joseph and Polly (Bell) EAST, maternal grandparents, Joseph and Catharine (McCaney) WEST; enlisted in […]
City: Knoxville LUTTRELL, Samuel Bell, merchant and banker; born Knoxville Tenn., July 23, 1844; Scotch-Irish-English and French descent; son of James Churchwell and Eliza Carr (Bell) LUTTRELL; father’s occupation, lawyer; paternal grandparents, James C. and Martha (Armstrong) LUTTRELL, maternal grandparents, Samuel and Eliza (Sanders) BELL; educated in private schools, and […]
City: Jefferson City BURNETT, Jesse McGarity, educator, minister of the gospel; born Del Rio, Tenn., Aug. 29, 1870; English descent; his ancestors came into this country in early colonial days, a great uncle was killed in battle of Kings Mountain, N. C.; son of Jesse M. L. and Henrietta Sarah […]
City: Jefferson City BURNETT, Jesse McGarity, educator, minister of the gospel; born Del Rio, Tenn., Aug. 29, 1870; English descent; his ancestors came into this country in early colonial days, a great uncle was killed in battle of Kings Mountain, N. C.; son of Jesse M. L. and Henrietta Sarah […]
City: Greeneville WILLIS, James William, banker and manufacturer; born Greene Co., Tenn., March 7, 1854; English and Irish descent; son of John H. and Elizabeth J. (McCord) WILLIS; father’s occupation farmer and contractor; paternal grandparents James and ______ (Hall) WILLIS, maternal grandparents, James and Margaret R. (Bell) MCCORD; received common […]
City: Franklin CROCKETT, Robert Hugh, lawyer; born Williamson Co., Tenn., Dec. 10, 1869; son of William Alonzo and Anne J. (Sayers) CROCKETT; English, Irish, Scotch, Danish, French and Italian descent; paternal grandparents Andrew and Catherine Walker (Bell) CROCKETT; maternal grandparents James Jefferson and Anne M. (Taliaferro) SAYERS; educated Montgomery Bell […]
City: Dresden TANSIL, Egbert E., farmer; born in Weakley Co., Tenn., May 11, 1839; English descent; son of Erasmus D. and Mary A. (Allen) TANSIL; father was a planter; paternal grandparents Edward and Piety (Thomas) TANSIL, maternal grandparents James and —–(Brasfield) ALLEN; educated at Hickory Grove (Tenn.) Academy and Cumberland […]