City: Memphis WILLS, Wirt James, chairman water commission; born Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 1, 1863; English-French descent; son of Peter Branch and Anne Bott (Archer) WILLS; father’s occupation, merchant; paternal grandparents William and Ridley (Branch) WILLS, maternal grandparents Alexander and Mary (Hatcher) ARCHER; educated in the city schools of Memphis, Tenn.; […]
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City: Pulaski GRIGSBY, H. M., druggist and banker; born Spring Hill, Tenn., March 20, 1850; son of William and C. M. F. (Hatcher) GRIGSBY; English descent; educated Col. Thomas H. Peebles’ School of Spring Hill, Tenn.; married Florence WITT, October, 1880; early business career, farming; Chairman of the Democratic Executive […]
City: Oakley HARGROVE, John Andrew, merchant and farmer; born Overton Co., Tenn., July 20, 1872; Irish descent; son of Milton R. and Margaret M. (NELSON) HARGROVE; father’s occupation, farming and dealing in live stock; paternal grandparents William E. and Elizabeth (BAKER) HARGROVE, maternal grandparents William and Annie (HATCHER) NELSON; educated […]
City: Nashville HATCHER, George Edward, physician and surgeon; born Pekin, Ill., April 20, 1883; son Henry Clay and Ellen (Clauser) HATCHER; English-Dutch descent; graduated University of Tennessee; Medical Department, May 1, 1906; married Annie Hamilton TURNEY May 15, 1907; member Alpha Kappa Kappa, Medical Fraternity, Davidson County; Academy of Medicine, […]
City: Greenfield JETER, William Jordan, merchant; born in Weakley Co., Tenn., Feb. 26, 1875; Scotch-Irish descent; son of George S. and Mary L. (Ward) JETER; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents William B. and Mary C. (Baswell) JETER, maternal grandparents, J. Jordan and Almeda T. (Hatcher) WARD; graduated Huntington Normal College, […]
City: Chattanooga WOODARD, John R., attorney at law; born Fayetteville, Tenn., Dec. 20, 1882; Scotch-English descent; son of Milton Wright and Ida (Hatcher) WOODARD; father’s occupation, attorney at law; graduated Morgan School of Fayetteville 1903 and Trinity College, Durham, N. C., with degree of B. A. in 1906; member of […]