City: Nashville JONES, Edgar, banker; born Aberdeen, Miss., February 18, 1838; son of Caleb H. and Eliza M. (Hume) JONES; father was a lawyer; educated Nashville, Tenn.; began his career as clerk in Planters Bank, Clarksville, Tenn., in 1856, remaining there until 1861, when he moved to Nashville, with books […]
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City: Covington FALLIN, James R., hardware merchant; born near Covington, Tenn., April 23, 1847; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Charles W. and Sarah E. (Talley) FALLIN; received common school education; in early life was a carpenter; married Mollie B. STEPHENS Dec. 23, 1890; enlisted in the U. S. A. as private […]
City: Cedar Hill WASHINGTON, GEORGE A., capitalist; born Cedar Hill, Tenn., Aug 5, 1868; Scotch-Irish descent; son of George A. and Jane (Smith) WASHINGTON; his father was a capitalist; paternal grandfather Joseph WASHINGTON, paternal grandmother Mary (Cheatham) WASHINGTON, maternal grandfather Lawrence SMITH, maternal grandmother Mary (Hannah) SMITH; educated Harvard and […]