City: Birchwood WOLFORD, William M., carpenter; German-Irish descent; born Nov.18, 1829 at Blountville, Tenn; son of William and Catherine (Drake) WOLFORD; paternal grandparents George and Mary (Smith) WOLFORD, maternal grandparents Jacob and Catherine (Foust) DRAKE; educated in local county schools; began life as farmer, later was a carpenter, etc.; married […]
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City: Hickory Point FOUST, David Thompson, farmer and surveyor; born at Woodford, Tenn., Feb. 25, 1868; German descent; son of Robert N. and Elizabeth (Smith) FOUST; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Jacob and Elizabeth (Bristow) FOUST, maternal grandparents David C. and Jane (Heflin) SMITH; educated in the public schools of […]
City: Chattanooga FOUST, James Leonidas, lawyer; born Hamilton County, Tenn., December 9, 1867; son William Henry and Elizabeth (Wisdom) FOUST; German, French, English and Irish descent; graduated Emory and Henry College 1891; Cumberland University LL.B. 1892; admitted to bar of Hamilton County 1892; opened law office same year in Chattanooga; […]