City: Birchwood PHILLIPS, Noah J., public official; born near Taylorsville, N. C., May 13, 1887; German descent; son of Elijah and Michael (Baumgarner) PHILLIPS; father’s occupation farmer and cooper; and at Fall Branch, Tenn., Seminary; early in life engaged in farming; taught school about ten years before, during and after […]
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City: Knoxville PICKLE, George Wesley, lawyer; born Knox Co., Tenn., March 6, 1845; Irish and German descent; son of Jonathan and Margaret (Underwood) PICKLE; education at Knoxville, Tenn., and Princeton, N. J.; read law with Senator VOORHEES in 1868-70, later admitted to bar, and all of his business life has […]
City: Chestnut Mound KNIGHT, Elijah Haynie, physician and farmer; born Smith Co. Tenn., Aug. 20, 1841; English descent; son of Robert W. and Susan (Haynie) KNIGHT; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather Jonathan KNIGHT, paternal grandmother Ruth (High) KNIGHT, maternal grandfather Elijah HAYNIE, maternal grandmother Clarkey (Beasley) HAYNIE; received common school […]
City: Camden COOPER, W. D., County Court Clerk, Benton Co., Tenn.; born Big Sandy, Tenn., Dec. 3, 1869; Scotch, Irish and English descent; son of T. D. and L. J. (DeBruce) COOPER; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather John COOPER, paternal grandmother Mary (Fain) COOPER, maternal grandfather Robert DEBRUCE, maternal grandmother […]