City: Newbern HAMILTON, Marion Clay, merchant; born Dyer Co., Tenn., April 27,1855; English descent; son of James H. and Callie (Ellis) HAMILTON; father’s occupation, farmer and merchant; received common school education; married Mollie F. MOORE Dec. 22, 1878, Annie B. MURRAY May 1886; in early life was a farmer; entered […]
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Cit;y: Rogersville RICHARDSON, Clarence H., Co. Supt. Public Instruction; born Church Hill, Tenn., July 22, 1874; German descent; son of Guy Hale and Katherine (Tarter) RICHARDSON; father, farmer and dealer in live stock; paternal grandparents John and Elizabeth (Ellis) RICHARDSON, maternal grandparents Andrew and Alpha (Hannsbell) TARTER; educated Church Hill […]
City: Trenton BIGGS, Zach, physician; born Gibson Co., Tenn., March 22, 1833; Scotch-English descent; son of Luke and Marina (Bennett) BIGGS; educated University of Nashville Medical College, graduated from same in 1856; in early life was a farmer; served as assistant surgeon of Co. F, 55th Tenn., Regiment, C. S. […]
City: Nashville HILL, William LaFayette, instructor; born Blountsville, Ala., October 24, 1857; son of Walter Burgoyne and Melissa Caroline (Ellis) HILL: father, cabinet workman; English, Scotch and Irish descent; graduated from Norman College, Florence, Ala., L.I., June, 1888; engaged in farming early in life; later became teacher; married Maria Ruth […]
City: Nashville BASKETTE, Gideon H., editor; born in Rutherford County, Tenn., March 11, 1845; son of William T. and Melissa Ann (Ellis) BASKETTE; father’s occupation, physician; educated at Murfreesboro, Tenn.; married Anna E. MCFADDEN September 24, 1867; entered the C. S. A. in 1861 and served through the civil war; […]
City: Milan ELLIS, Henry H., teacher; born in Stewart Co. Tenn.; Irish and English descent; son of A. C. ELLIS; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather Hardee ELLIS, paternal grandmother was a Miss TROTTER prior to her marriage, maternal grandfather Henry POOL; graduated Valparaiso, Ind., B. S,, /sic/ 1894; in early […]
City: Memphis ELLIS, Robert R., wholesale drugs; born West Point, Miss., December 30, 1868; son David Alexandra and Elizabeth Jane (Balch) ELLIS; English descent; educated West Point and Holly Springs, Miss.; after completing pharmacy studied one year in medicine under Dr. M. B. Herman of Memphis, and at St. Joseph’s […]
City: Knoxville CHAPMAN, David Carpenter, Vice-President and General Manager Chapman Drug Co.; born Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. 9, 1876; English and Scotch-Irish descent; son of John Ellis and Charlotte Alice (Young) CHAPMAN; father’s occupation President Chapman, White Lyons Co., Wholesale Druggists; paternal grandparents Isaac and Elizabeth (Ellis) CHAPMAN; maternal grandparents Judge […]
City: Huntsville FOSTER, Sanders, lawyer; born at Huntsville, Tenn., Jan. 17, 1875; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James L. and Lucy (Ellis) FOSTER; father’soccupation merchant;paternal grandparents Ervin and Easter (Carson) FOSTER; maternal grandparents James and Hulda (Buttram) ELLIS; educated at Huntsville, Tenn.; Academy and at T. U., Harriman, Tenn.; began his […]
City: Huntsville FOSTER, Elias Gason, lawyer; born Scott, Co., Tenn., Oct. 1, 1871; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James L. and Lucy (Ellis) FOSTER; father’soccupation merchant;paternal grandparents Ervin and Easter (Carson) FOSTER; maternal grandparents James and Hulda (Buttram) ELLIS; educated at Huntsville, (Tenn.) Academy, A. T. U., Harriman, Tenn.; graduated from […]
City: Dayton ELLIS, Joseph Desha, Jr., farmer; born Covington, Ky., 1852; Irish-Scotch-French-Holland Dutch descent; son of Joseph Desha and Mary (Longmoor) ELLIS; father’s occupation, printer; received common school education; began business life as a newsboy at 9 years of age, later became errand boy for Cincinnati business firm, then a […]