City: Morristown PARROTT, John H., minister of the Gospel; born New Market, Tenn., July 2, 1844; son of M.J. and Cynthia (Caldwell) PARROTT; father was a railroad man; educated Knoxville, Tenn., and Burlington, N.J.; was a merchant in early life; married Lou J. GRIFFITH, Nov. 7, 1878; member Masonic Lodge; […]
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City: Huntsville GRIFFITH, James R., public official; born at Glen Mary, Tenn., Sept. 21, 1874; son of D. C. and Rosetti (Pemberton) GRIFFITH; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents John and Sarah (Holaway) GRIFFITH; maternal grandparents George W. and Phoeba (Gregory) PEMBERTON; received common school education; in early life worked on […]
City: Euchee GRIFFITH, James Turk, planter born Ten Mile Valley, Tenn., Sept. 20, 1840; son of James T. and Mary Finlay (Ragland) GRIFFITH; Welsh descent; his father was a planter; paternal grandparents Abner and Sarah (Turk) GRIFFITH, maternal grandparents Gideon and Artemecia (Wilson) RAGLAND; received common school education; married Margaret […]
City: Dayton CRAWFORD, James Thomas, accountant and real estate broker; born Washington, Rhea Co., Tenn., Nov. 25, 1869; Scotch-Irish descent; son of H. A. and Ann N. (Gillespie) CRAWFORD; father was a merchant and farmer; paternal grandparents Capt. John and Martha (Griffith) CRAWFORD; maternal grandparents Robert N. and Hannah (Lenty) […]
City: Chattanooga MITCHELL, William Bilbo; born Jasper, Tenn., July 11, 1850; son Pleasant Andes and Margaret Robertson (Griffith) MITCHELL; father’s occupation, mnufacturer /sic/ and farmer; English descent; paternal grandfather John MITCHELL, paternal grandmother Sarah Andes MITCHELL, maternal grandfather William Standifer GRIFFITH, maternal grandmother Rhoda Robertson GRIFFITH; educated country schools and […]
City: Chattanooga MATTHEWS, Erwin Howell, pension attorney; born Roane County, Tenn., May 17, 1834; son Lindsay and Susan (Howell) MATTHEWS; Irish descent; educated institutions of learning at Philadelphia and Hiwassee College; married Eliza A. GRIFFITH, March 4, 1858; member Masons (Royal Arch), G. A. R. (Post 25, Garfield) of Athens; […]