Notwithstanding the fact that great fortunes are sometimes made in speculation and by manipulation of the markets, it is undeniable that there is no line of honest effort which offers greater or more certain returns than intelligent and painstaking cultivation of the soil. In recent years, by scientific methods and […]
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City: Knoxville WELCKER, William Louis, lawyer; born at Poplar Creek, Roane county, Tenn., Feb. 17, 1849; German and Scotch-Irish descent; son of Charles F. and Caroline Virginia WELCKER; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents were John Henry and Elizabeth (Inman) WELCKER; maternal grandparents James Coffield and Margaret (Lewis) MITCHELL; received […]
City: Dandridge SMITH, William Harding, farmer and canner and live stock dealer; born near Dandridge, Tenn., March 2, 1852; English-Irish-Dutch descent; son of John and Caroline (Baer) SMITH; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather Moses SMITH, paternal grandmother Pathenia (Miller) SMITH; maternal grandfather John BAER, maternal grandmother Polly Richie (Inman) BAER; […]
City: Dandridge FELKNOR, Andrew McFerrin, born near Leadvale Sept. 4, 1859; Scotch-Irish-English-German descent; son of Alexander and Annie C. (Goan) FELKNOR; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather James FELKNOR; paternal grandmother’s maiden name was Miss GUTHRIE, maternal grandfather Shadrack GOAN, maternal grandmother Sytha (Inman) GOAN; received academic education at Oak Hill […]