City: Paris PORTER, James Davis, attorney-at-law; born Dec. 7, 1828; son of Thomas Kennedy and Geraldine (Horton) PORTER; father physician; paternal grandparents William and Hanna (Kennedy) PORTER; maternal grandparents Josiah and Nancy (White) HORTON; educated at Paris, Tenn., graduated from Univ. of Nashville, A. B., 1846; LL.D. conferred 1880; married […]
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Mrs. Nathaniel BAXTER, the daughter of James F. and Sarah LAVENDER of Williamson County, Tenn., comes of patriotic and illustrious ancestry. Her grandfather, Nelson LAVENDER, fought in the Mexican War under General SCOTT; enlisting at the outbreak of the war and remaining until hostilities ceased. He fought in many important battles, among the number being Chepultepec, […]
City: Milan HORTON, M. C., farmer; born near Milan, Tenn., Nov. 17, 1876; English descent; son of John N. and Ellen (Harlen) HORTON; father’s occupation, farmer and public official; educated in Milan (Tenn.) High school; married Ruby TERRY, Jan. 3, 1898; member W. O. W. camp, Chestnut No. 82, I. […]
City: Memphis HORTON, Johnston Bright, wholesale grain business; born Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 13, 1880; English and Scotch descent; son of W.H. and Lilla Belle (Bright) HORTON; father’s occupation, grain merchant; paternal grandparents Claiborne M. and Malvina (Harrison) HORTON, maternal grandparents Johnston and Sarah (Slack) BRIGHT; educated in public schools of […]
City: Jackson BYNUM, Robert Lee, educator; born Union City, Tenn., Sept. 28, 1867; Scotch- Irish and English descent; son of William J. and Theresa Ann (Gilbert) BYNUM; father’s occupation, merchant and farmer; paternal grandparents Green Horton and Lizzie (Day) BYNUM, maternal grandparents Washington M. and Eliza (Cole) GILBERT; educated Vanderbilt […]
City: Franklin HORTON, Lucy Henderson, born Williamson Co., Tenn., Jan. 14, 1851; daughter of Dr. Samuel and Rachel Jane Martin (Hughes) HENDERSON; she is a lineal descendant on the maternal side of Gen. Joseph MARTIN, and Col. Arch HUGHES, both of revolutionary fame; she is also a lineal descendant of […]
City: Franklin GREEN, Edward E., banker; born in Williamson Co., Tenn., Feb. 14, 1865; descendant of GREENS and SHERWOODS of North Carolina, some of whom occupied official positions in colonial and revolutionary times; son of Joseph and Elizabeth Marion (Hyde) GREEN; educated in Campbell School, Franklin, Tenn.; in early life […]