City: Nashville DICKINSON, Jacob McGavock, Secretary of War; born Columbus, Miss., January 30, 1851; son of Henry and Anna (McGavock) DICKINSON; paternal grandparents William R. and Mary (Johnson) DICKINSON, maternal grandparents Jacob and Louisa (Grundy) MCGAVOCK; graduated University of Nashville, A. B., 1871; A.M., 1872; studied law at Columbia University, […]
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City: Franklin COWAN, George I., farmer and insurance agent; born Derry Co., Ireland, Oct. 15, 1842; son of Robert W. and Hannah (Limerick) COWAN; educated in the local schools of Shelbyville, Bedford Co., Tenn.; after leaving school enlisted in the Confederate army under Gen. N. B. FORREST, with rank of […]
City: Columbia MITCHELL, John Tilmon, hardware salesman; born Maury County, Tenn., August 14, 1866; son of W. H. and Sarah R. (Davis) MITCHELL; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Columbia, Tenn.; married Maggie McGAVOCK, June 2, 1903; member Masonic Lodge No. 31, Columbia, Tenn.; K. of P. No. 37, Columbia, Tenn.; M. W. […]