City: Memphis MCCADDEN, William P., railroad and levee contractor; born Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 23, 1883; Irish-American descent; son of Patrick and Mary (Heely) MCCADDEN; father’s occupation, railroad contractor; educated Christian Brothers College, Memphis, and University of America, Washington, D. C.; graduated from Christian Brothers College, B. A., Washington Uni. A. […]
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City: Medina OLIVER, George Weldon, physician; born Cleveland, Tenn., May 19, 1869; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Hillary L. and Valderia (DILLEHAY) OLIVER; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents Hezekiah and Martha (LEWIS) OLIVER maternal grandparents Marcus and Mary (LANCASTER) DILLEHAY; educated in the public schools of Maury Co., Tenn.; graduated from […]
City: Johnson City WILLIAM, Samuel Cole, lawyer, and banker; born Gibson, Co., Tenn., Jan. 15, 1864; Welsh and Irish descent; son of Thomas J. and Martha R. (Cole) WILLIAMS; father’s occupation public official; paternal grandparents Eli and Chloe (Collins) WILLIAMS, maternal grandparents Samuel and Olive (Walker) COLE; graduated from law […]
City: Jackson MCCORRY, Thomas, lawyer; born Jackson, Tenn., April 29, 1872; Irish descent; son of Henry W. and Lucy Perkins (Cole) MCCORRY; father’s occupation, lawyer; paternal grandparents Henry W. and Corinna Ann (Henderson) MCCORRY, maternal grandparents John A. and Mary Elizabeth (Perkins) … Southwestern Baptist Univ. and Cumberland Univ.; graduated […]
City: Jackson BYNUM, Robert Lee, educator; born Union City, Tenn., Sept. 28, 1867; Scotch- Irish and English descent; son of William J. and Theresa Ann (Gilbert) BYNUM; father’s occupation, merchant and farmer; paternal grandparents Green Horton and Lizzie (Day) BYNUM, maternal grandparents Washington M. and Eliza (Cole) GILBERT; educated Vanderbilt […]
Town: Columbia WHITTHORNE, Washington Curran, attorney at law; born Columbia, Tenn., Oct. 18, 1865; Irish and Scotch descent; son of Washington Curran and Matilda Jane (Campbell) WHITTHORNE; father’s occupation, attorney at law, and was at one time member of the U. S. House of Representatives and U. S. Senate; paternal […]
City: Chattanooga MORGANS, Morgan, General Manager Chattanooga Gas Company; born Detroit, Mich., October 3, 1880; son William H. and Mary E. (Cole) MORGANS; Welsh and English descent; graduate St. John’s College, Annapolis, Md.; member Masons, Elks, Chattanooga Golf and Country Club; member Episcopal Church.
City: Bells PEGUES, Hazel Hewitt, farmer; born Jackson, Tenn., June 8, 1868; son of Hazael Hewitt and Susan (Kell) PEGUES; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents A.T. and Mary (Hewitt) PEGUES; maternal grandparents Nathan L. and Louise (Hipkins) KELL; educated Center Point, Tenn., high school; engaged in farming all his life; […]