City: Woodbury HAWES, Robert Rush, merchant, farmer; born Cookeville, Tenn., Aug. 14, 1861; son of James Oscar and Harriet N. (Cooke) HAWES; father, merchant; paternal grandparents, William and Tabitha (Quarles) HAWES, maternal grandparents, Richard F. and Margaret (Cox) COOKE; educated at Hughes and Mims Male Academy, Edgefield, Tenn.; in early […]
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City: Monterey FISHER, Oscar Bell, lumberman; born Fayetteville, Tenn., March 8, 1873; Scotch-Irish descent; son of J. C. and Mattie (Bell) FISHER; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather G. W. FISHER, maternal grandfather G. W. BELL; educated at Shelbyville and Farmington, Tenn.; in early life he was a farmer; married Estelle […]
City: Morristown FISHER, Jacob Nelson, banker; born Union Co., Pa., Dec. 12, 1859; Dutch descent; son of Daniel and Amelia (Laudenslager) FISHER; father was a farmer; educated in public schools, High School, and University of Tenn., Knoxville, Tenn.; graduated from University of Tenn., B.S., 1885; early business occupation, merchant and […]
City: Memphis GAGE, William A., Cotton factor; born Schohanie, N. Y., July 19, 1838; English descent; son of William and Martha M. (Carey) GAGE; educated Schohanie (N.Y.) Academy, and graduated from same; began business as a cotton factor with Charles G. FISHER, Memphis, Tenn., 1865; in 1878 the firm was […]
City: Memphis FISHER, James Humphrey, banker; born Danville, Ky., Feb. 7, 1870; German descent; son of Felix S. and Susan (Bennett) FISHER; father’s occupation, farmer; educated at Center College, of Danville, Ky.; early business occupation, assistant paymaster Cotton Belt R. R. also assistant treasurer Missouri Fruit Co., St. Louis, Mo.; […]
City: Memphis FISHER, HUBERT Frederick, lawyer; born Milton, Fla., Oct. 6, 1877; son of Frederick and Mary Anna (McCarter) FISHER; father’s occupation, lumberman; graduated from University of Miss., A. B. 1898, L.L. B. 1904, and Princeton (N. J.) University M. A. 1902; married Louise SANFORD, Nov. 6, 1909; member Chickasaw […]
City: Memphis JOHNSON, Edwin Lehman, consulting cottonseed specialist, inventor, chemist; born Memphis, Tenn., May 14, 1862; English-Dutch and German-Scotch-Irish descent; paternal grandparents Cyrus and Anne Alletta (Schenck) JOHNSON, maternal grandparents G.W. and Elmina (Leonard) FISHER; educated in Tennessee, Ohio, R.I., N.Y. and S.C.; graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., B.P., […]
City: Lebanon STRATTON, Francey C., banker; born Lebanon, Tenn., Aug. 19, 1868; Dutch and French descent; son of Samuel G. and Alice (Fisher) STRATTON; father’s occupation banker; paternal grandparents Thomas J. and Caroline (Golladay) STRATTON; maternal grandparents Houston and Ann (Cossitt) FISHER; educated Cumberland University; entered the banking business in […]
City: Kenton COLLINS, William Flowers, retired farmer, banker; born Marshall Co., Tenn., Oct. 8, 1834; Irish and Scotch descent; son of Elisha and Elizabeth (McGregor) Collins; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents James and Martha (Vinson) Collins; maternal grandparents William and Sarah (Flowers) McGregor; received common school education; enlisted as private […]
City: Kenton COLLINS, William Flowers, retired farmer, banker; born Marshall Co., Tenn., Oct. 8, 1834; Irish and Scotch descent; son of Elisha and Elizabeth (McGregor) COLLINS; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents James and Martha (Vinson) COLLINS; maternal grandparents William and Sarah (Flowers) McGREGOR; received common school education; enlisted as private […]
City: Johnson City BRADING, James Edward, lumberman; born at Pomeroy, Ohio, June 2, 1865; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William and Abigail (Fisher) BRADING; father’s occupation, tailor; paternal grandparents James and Elizabeth (Nutt) BRADING, maternal grandparents Gustavus and Abigail (Stanley) FISHER; educated at Gallipolis, Ohio; moved from Ohio to Chattanooga, Tenn., […]
City: Carthage FISHER, James Nelson, lawyer; born Carthage, Tenn., Jan. 30, 1878; Scotch-Irish and German descent; son of Thomas J. and Amelia W. (BRYAN) FISHER; father’s occupation lawyer and jurist, Atty.-Gen. 1884-1886, and Chancellor 1894-1902; paternal grandparents James C. and Rachel (PLUNKETT) FISHER, maternal grandparents Nelson and Minerva (WATERS) BRYAN; […]
Athens — REED Sr., Charles Montgomery, hardware merchant and farmer; born Athens, McMinn County, Tenn., Dec. 13, 1861, son of S.W. and Catherine (Guthrie) REED; English descent; educated Grant University, Athens, Tenn., and Moore’s Business College, Atlanta, Ga.; married Fannie FISHER Nov. 16, 1897; member of I.O.O.F., W.O.W., Royal Areanum, […]
Athens — FISHER, Robert Joseph, inventor, manufacturer; born Athens, Tenn., Jan. 23, 1857; Scotch-German descent; son of Richard M. and Ann M. (Gettys) FISHER; father was a business man and banker; educated at East Tennessee Wesleyan University, Athens, Tenn.; began business career as teller in Cleveland (Tenn.) National Bank; organizer […]