City: Shelbyville ARCHIBALD, William Whallon, lumberman; born Corry, Pa., October 17, 1868; son of Charles Edwin and Mary (Whallon) ARCHIBALD; paternal grandparents Varnum and Martha (Allen) ARCHIBALD, maternal grandparents Samuel Smith and Maria (Bell) WHALLON; Scotch-Dutch descent; father’s occupation, railroad conductor; educated and graduated at De Veaux College, Niagara Falls, […]
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Simonides, an ancient Greek poet, said, “the city teaches the man.” How true. It is equally true that the times teach the man. No one will deny the effect upon character of the environment and time in which a man was born, the circumstances in which he was reared. Eugene […]
City: Livingston BURKS, Robert Lee, real estate dealer; born Rutherford Co., Tenn., May 12, 1848; Irish descent; son of Willis and Lucinda (Blakeley) BURKS; father’s occupation, farmer, hotel proprietor; paternal grandfather Sam BURKS, a revolutionary soldier; his paternal grandmother was a Miss GIBSON prior to her marriage; maternal grandparents James […]
City: Lebanon BOUTON, William Paisley, planter; born Benton county, Miss., Nov. 26, 1848; French-Scotch descent; son of Ralph Leonard and Anna Jane (Gibson) BOUTON; father’s occupation physician and merchant; paternal grandparents Jared and Polly (Webb) BOUTON; maternal grandparents Moses and Elizabeth (Paisley) GIBSON; educated High School, Canaan, Miss.; graduated from […]
City: Manchester GIBSON, James A., County Court Clerk, of Coffee County; born Petersburg, Tenn., Nov. 8, 1867; Irish-Dutch and Swedish descent; son of Thos. W. GIBSON, Jr.; father’s occupation farmer; received common school education; married Mary F. LOVETT Nov. 2, 1890; member of I. O. O. F. and M. W. […]
City: Knoxville GIBSON, HENRY RICHARD, lawyer, lecturer, author; born Queen Anne’s Co., Md., Dec. 24, 1837; English descent; son of Woolman and Catherine (Carter) GIBSON; educated Bladensburg, Md., Geneva, and Albany, N.Y.; graduated from Hobart College, Geneva, N.Y., with degrees A.B., A.M., and L.L.D., 1862, 1882, and 1892, respectively; married […]
City: Humboldt PENN, George Winchester, physician; born at Humboldt, Tenn., Dec. 24, 1864; son of James W. and Cordelia Hemans (Stilwell) PENN; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents Josiah and Ruth (Broughton) PENN, maternal grandparents William H. and Mary (Gibson) STILWELL; graduated from the medical department Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., in […]
City: Dyer MEDLING, Wm. T., physician; born at Milton, Tenn., Nov. 3, 1849; English-Scotch-Irish descent; son of Francis M. and Harriet Elizabeth MEDLING; father’s occupation, physician; maternal grandparents John and Fannie (Medling) MEDLING; maternal grandparents Alex and Davie (Gibson) RICHMOND; educated at Rutherford, Tenn.; graduated from University of Nashville March […]
City: Camden MORRIS, William Thompson, cashier of Benton County Bank, Camden, Tenn.; born Camden, Tenn., Aug. 8, 18?8; Scotch-Irish descent; son of A. J. and Ann J. (Hill) MORRIS; father’s occupation merchant; educated, common schools of Benton Co.; early business occupation farming; married Inez GIBSON Dec. 30, 1902; member Knights […]