City: Randolph McMAHON, James Richard, merchant; born Dancyville, Tenn., Oct. 10, 1876; son of Richard Collins and Emma B. (Mosebach) McMAHON; father, merchant; paternal grandparents William V. and Catherine (Hill) McMAHON, maternal grandparents Dr. B. and Catherine Ann (McCool) MOSEBACH; educated at Dancyville, Tenn., graduating May 15, 1895; married Gertrude […]
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City: St. Joseph Agent L. & N. R. R. Co., postmaster; born Green Hill, Ala. Dec. 31, 1872; Irish and German Scotch descent; son of James Henry and Lucy Irene (Hill) STUTTS; father’s occupation proprietor of hotel; paternal grandparents Jacob and Nancy (Richardson) STUTTS; maternal grandparents Martin and Elizabeth (Smith) […]
City: Rockwood TANNER, Joseph D., banker; born Logan Co., Ky., Jan. 18, 1864; son of Alexander B. and Catherine (Hill) TANNER; father, dealer in tobacco; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Rochester (Ky.) High School; began his business career as merchant; was later Circuit Court Clerk Butler Co., Ky.; married Georgia B. PREWITT, […]
City: Nashville HILL, William LaFayette, instructor; born Blountsville, Ala., October 24, 1857; son of Walter Burgoyne and Melissa Caroline (Ellis) HILL: father, cabinet workman; English, Scotch and Irish descent; graduated from Norman College, Florence, Ala., L.I., June, 1888; engaged in farming early in life; later became teacher; married Maria Ruth […]
City: Nashville HILL, Adolphus Burge, business man; born Ringgold, Ga., November 9, 1858; son of Joseph L. and Martha Ann (Dunlap) HILL; educated Giles College, Pulaski, Tenn., and Vanderbilt University; married Julia Morgan HICKS, February 10, 1885; member Masons, Country Club, Watauga Club; Democrat; member Board of Education, City of […]
City: South Pittsburg HILL, Henry W., born in Virginia April 17, 1847; son or James and Elizabeth (Garrett) HILL; father manufacturer; Democrat; served as private in Confederate Army during Civil war; member of Methodist church; active president south Pittsburg (Tenn.) Savings Bank; Supt. U. S Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry […]
City: Nashville DUBOSE, Horace Mellard, clergyman; born Choctaw County, Ala., November 7, 1858; Huguenot descent; son of Hezekiah and Amanda (Hawkins) DUBOSE; paternal grandparents Joel DUBOSE and Anna (Lee) DUBOSE, maternal grandparents William HAWKINS and Mary (Hill) HAWKINS; educated Waynesboro (Miss.) Academy; studied languages and classics under tutors; received D.D. […]
City: Murfreesboro RAGSDALE, Thos. Charleton, minister of the gospel; born Laurens district, S. C., Dec. 26, 1863; English-Irish descent and German descent; son of Edward Carter and Elizabeth Sarah (Calhoun) RAGSDALE; father’s occupation, physician, local preacher and farmer; paternal grandparents, Edmund and Sallie (Hill) RAGSDALE, maternal grandparents, E. and Fannie […]
City: Memphis GROSVENOR, (Mrs.) Olivia Polk Hill, born Memphis, Tenn.; daughter of Napoleon and Mary Morton (Wood) HILL; father, banker, merchant and miner; paternal grandparents, Duncan and Olivia L. (Bills) HILL; maternal grandparents, William H. and B. (Polk) WOOD; educated in Memphis, Tenn., and New York, N.Y., graduated from Presbyterian […]
City: Memphis CANNON, Henry Etheldred, farmer, real estate dealer; born in Wake Co., N.C., July 5, 1840; English descent; son of Henry JORDON and Sarah Susan (Peebles) CANNON; father’s occupation, lawyer, farmer; paternal grandparents, Robert and Anne (Hill) CANNON, maternal grandparents, John and Griselda (Hill) PEEBLES; educated at Somerville, Tenn., […]
City: Memphis BRIDGER, James Dick, physician and surgeon; born Sardis, Miss., September 2, 1871; son J.E. and Nancy J. (Hill) BRIDGER; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Panola County, Miss., High School; graduated Columbian University, Washington, D.C., with degree of M.D.; married Eugenia MARTIN, November 5, 1907; member National No. 12, A.F. & […]
City: Memphis BARRET, James H., real estate dealer; born Shelby Co., Tenn., July 28, 1861; English descent; son of Anthony R. and Rebecca (Hill) BARRET; educated in local schools of Shelby and Wilson Counties, Tenn.; began his career as a merchant at Barretville, Tenn., in which business he continued twenty […]
City: McKenzie RICHEY, Robert Calvin, educator; born Guntown, Miss., Feb. 21, 1876; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Wilson Marion and Sarah Rebecca (Whitten) RICHEY; father’s occupation merchant, planter; paternal grandparents Robert Caldwell and Nancy Elizabeth (Hill) RICHEY; maternal grandparents Calvin Thomas and Malinda Catharine (Kinzey) WHITTEN; educated in the public and […]
City: Knoxville TURNER, Charles Willard, educator; born Boston, Mass., Feb. 23, 1844; son of Roswell Willard and Mary (Howard) TURNER; graduated from Amherst (Mass.) A. B., 1865, A. M., 1892; married Kate Hamilton HILL, Oct. 1, 1866; admitted to bar 1867; practiced law 1867-1892; Associate Prof. Law 1892-1905; Lecturer on […]
City: Memphis HILL, A. Bruce, secretary Board of Education; born in Tipton Co., Tenn., Dec. 12, 1837; Scotch-Irish and French descent; son of John S. and Henrietta (Dewese) HILL; educated at Mt. Carmel Academy, Tipton Co., Tenn., and graduated from same; worked on farm until 1855, then taught school two […]
City: Knoxville HILL, SAM E., lawyer, teacher and business man; born Paulette, Oct. 6, 1873; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Isaac Newton and Bell (Helsley) HILL; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents, Merrell and Martha (Day) HILL, maternal grandparents, Henderson and Betty (Fox) HELSLEY; educated at Carson and Newman College, and University […]
City: Jackson MAYO, Robert Council, farmer; born Madison Co., Tenn., March 22, 1854; Irish descent; son of Hardy and Sarah Jane (Givens) MAYO; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather Frederick MAYO, maternal grandparents Robert H. and Loucinda (Hill) GIVENS; received common school education Madison Co., Tenn., and graduated from University of […]
City: Humboldt KOFFMAN, John Nathaniel, educator, phsician /sic/, farmer and fruit grower; born in McNairy Co., Tenn., April 5, 1851; German-English and Irish descent; son of James Carol and Abigail Hawkins (Adkins) KOFFMAN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Isaiah and Sarah E. (Hill) KOFFMAN, paternal /sic/ grandparents John and Sarah […]
City: Franklin PERKINS, Henry Ewin, insurance man and farmer; born in Williamson Co., Tenn., Oct. 10, 1867; son of Sam Fearn and Teresa G. (Ewin) PERKINS; paternal grandparents Thomas F. and Leah M. (Cannon) PERKINS, maternal grandparents Henry Clayton and Elizabeth (Hill) EWIN; educated in private school in Franklin, Tenn., […]
City: Dresden JONES, Joseph Elmer, lawyer; born Huntington, Tenn., Oct. 29, 1857; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas E. and Sarah E. (Jones) JONES; father’s occupation, farmer; educated at Huntington (Tenn.) Academy; began his career as a farmer; married Ella HILL, Oct. 16, 1881; Democrat; Attorney-General of 12th Judicial Circuit of […]