City: Obion WILSON, William Mitchell, real estate dealer; born near Troy, Tenn., Oct. 21, 1828; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William Mitchell and Rebecca (WILSON) WILSON; father was planter and farmer; paternal grandparents James and Ruth (DAVIDSON) WILSON, maternal grandparents Thomas and Lucy (LAWSON) WILSON; educated in the local schools of […]
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City: Nashville LAWSON, Isaac Harry, Assistant Instructor and Fellow in Vanderbilt University; born Ossian, Ind.; son of Michael and Katherine (Darrah) LAWSON; father, is Presbyterian minister; paternal grandparents Isaac and Sarah (Medsker) LAWSON, maternal grandparents James A. and Mary A. (McCutcheon) DARRAH; Scotch-Irish descent; educated High School, Indianapolis, Wabash College, […]
City: Columbia ELAM, James J., insurance agent; born Halifax Co., Va., March 2, 1844; English descent; son of John R. and Margaret (Lawson) ELAM; father’s occupation, farmer; received common school education; was private in the 18th Va. regiment, C. S. A., during the Civil war, and served during the entire […]