City: Tracy City THOROGOOD, George M., secretary and treasurer Tennessee Consolidated Coal Co. and Nunley Ridge Coal Co.; born Cowan, Tenn., July 2, 1879; son of William and Bettie (Hawkins) THOROGOOD; father’s occupation, bridge and stone contactor; paternal grandfather Moses THOROGOOD, maternal grandparents John and Mariah (Buckner) HAWKINS; graduated from […]
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City: Memphis PITTMAN, Alfred Buckner, lawyer; born Greensboro, Ala., May 20, 1868; son of Alfred Buckner and Charlotte (Lomax) PITTMAN; father’s occupation, lawyer; paternal grandparents Williamson and Lucinda (Buckner) PITTMAN, maternal grandparents John Tayloe and Elmira (Strudwick) LOMAX; educated Virginia Military Institute and University of Ala., graduated from latter, receiving […]
City: Nashville HAMPTON, Edward Lee, President Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company; born Franklin County, Tenn., March 1, 1861; English descent; son of H. G. and Malinda (Buckner) HAMPTON; father was educator and farmer; paternal grandparents Ransom and Mary (Lackey) HAMPTON, maternal grandparents John and Malinda (Kennerly) BUCKNER; educated Winchester, Tenn.; in […]
City: Memphis GREER, Rowan Adam, lawyer; born Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 9, 1881; of Scotch-Irish descent; son of James M. and Betty (Allen) GREER; father’s occupation, lawyer; paternal grandparents, James M. and Mary (Autry) GREER, maternal grandparents, Dr. John R. and Elizabeth (Buckner) ALLEN; educated in Memphis and Knoxville, Tenn; graduated […]
City: Jackson PERRY, William Albert, farmer and ginner; born Madison Co., Tenn., July 14, 1854; son of Hurbert and Mary D. (Howlett) PERRY; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Albert and Mollie (Buckner) PERRY, maternal grandparents William and Sarah (Ramsey) HOWLETT; educated in common schools in Madison Co., Tenn., and graduated […]
City: Fayetteville BRIGHT, John Morgan, Statesman, lawyer; born Fayetteville, Tenn., Jan. 1817; English and Welsh descent; son of James and Nancy (Morgan) BRIGHT; paternal grandparents James M. and Margaret (Smythe) BRIGHT; his paternal grandmother was a sister of Gen. Wm. HALL; maternal grandparents John and Mary (Hall) MORGAN; he was […]