City: Ooltewah BEENE, Jacob, born near Jacksonville, Ala., Aug. 30, 1835; son of John and Diana (Larimore) BEENE; father’s occupation farmer; English descent; received common school education; most of life has been devoted to educational work; moved to Tenn., with his father in 1835 two years before the removal of […]
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City: Nashville WALKER, Bradley, attorney-at-law; born Columbia, Tenn., October 14, 1877; son W. Q. and Alice (Cabler) WALKER; Scotch-Irish descent; graduated from Peabody Normal College, University of Nashville, 1898, University of Virginia, 1902; L.I., A.B., and B. of L; married Ethel MATHEWS Dec 17, 1903; member of Trinity Consistory No. […]
City: Nashville ARMSTRONG, Charlotte Morgan, teacher; born Shelbyville, Tenn., May 16, 1880; Scotch-Irish descent; daughter of Archibald S. and Virginia Belle (Matthews) ARMSTRONG; paternal grandparents Archibald and Isabella (Davison) ARMSTRONG, maternal grandparents Robert and Mary (Blackwell) MATHEWS; father, merchant; educated Nashville public schools, Peabody College, University of Chicago, Teachers’ College, […]
City: Memphis MATHEWS, William D., life insurance and fiscal agent; born Eleroy, Stephenson Co., Ill., Oct. 2, 1855; English-Irish-Scotch-Welsh descent; son of Sam R. and Celia (Packer) MATHEWS; father’s occupation manufacturer; paternal grandparents William C. and Eliza MATHEWS, maternal grandparents Daniel B. and Desire (Lincoln) PACKER; educated in the public […]
City: Memphis MATHEWS, Allen Grant, public official; born Mossy Creek, Tenn., Feb. 12, 1866; son of John L. and Lucinda (Henderson) MATHEWS; father’s occupation, merchant and farmer; paternal grandfather Thomas MATHEWS, maternal grandfather George HENDERSON; educated University of Tenn.; began his business career as a lawyer; married Allie HUDIBURG, Oct. […]
City: Hilham WELLS, Milton Henry, physician; born near Olga, Tenn., Aug. 11, 1863; English descent; son of Mitchell and Manerva (Mathews) WELLS; father’s occupation, farmer and manufacturer; paternal grandparents Stephen and Nancy (West) WELLS, maternal grandparents John and Sarah Shootman) MATHEWS; educated at Oak Hill Institute; graduated from University of […]
City: Cedar Hill MORRIS, Gideon Lee, farmer; born near Cedar Hill, Tenn., Feb. 25, 1866; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas E. and Elizabeth (Mathews) MORRIS, father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather Jesse MORRIS; paternal grandmother Mary (Nichols) MORRIS, maternal grandfather Thomas B. MATHEWS, maternal grandmother Fannie POWELL; educated common schools and […]
City: Camden HOLLADAY, George Blanton, Circuit Court Clerk of Benton Co.; born Holladay, Tenn., Feb. 24, 1873; English, German, Scotch-Irish descent; son of John M. and Rachel B. (Mathews) HOLLADAY; father’s occupation merchant, tax collector, 1874-5, County Court Clerk 1875-8; paternal grandfather George W. HOLLADAY, paternal grandmother Catherine (Crider) HOLLADAY, […]