City: Nashville TILLMAN, George N., attorney-at-law; born Shelbyville, Tenn., January 23, 1851; son Lewis and Mary C. (Davidson) TILLMAN; English-Scotch-Irish descent; educated and graduated Bethany, W. Va., A.B., 1870; B.L., 1872, Washington, D. C.; member of Legislature 1873; Assistant United States Attorney 1877; United States Marshal 1883; Republican nominee for […]
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City: Bluff City MAUK, Henry A., farmer and stock dealer; born at Bluff City, Tenn., June 23, 1854; Dutch-Irish-English descent; son of William and Malinda (Miller) MAUK; paternal grandparents Henry and “Peggy” MAUK, maternal grandparents Richard and Kate MILLER; educated at Zollicoffer Institute, Bluff City, Tenn., early occupation, teacher; later […]
City: Morristown PRICE, Richard Nye, minister of the Gospel and author; born Elk Garden, Va., July 30, 1830; English-Welsh and German descent; son of John Wesley and Mary (Miller) PRICE; father was a farmer in Washington Co., Va.; paternal grandparents Richard and Priscilla (Crabtree) PRICE, maternal grandparents Joseph and Susan […]
City: Morristown PRICE, Richard Nye, minister of the gospel and author; born Elk Garden,, Va., July 30, 1830; English-Welsh and German descent; son of John Wesley and Mary (Miller) PRICE; father was a farmer in Washington Co., Va.; paternal grandparents Richard and Priscilla (Crabtree) PRICE, maternal grandparents Joseph and Susan […]
City: Memphis JOHNSTON, Charles D., librarian; born St. Louis, Mo., January 13, 1876; son John R. and Ann D. (Miller) JOHNSTON; Scotch-English descent; educated city schools St. Louis; married Elizabeth I. MASSOT, December 29, 1899; entered library work in St. Louis Mercantile Library, October 4, 1889; held various positions and […]
City: Memphis DREW, Charles M., wholesale grocer; born Memphis, Tenn., April 11, 1856; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Andrew W. and Rebeccah (Miller) DREW; father, employee Southern Railway, and old M. & C.; educated in the public schools of Memphis, Tenn., also Va. Military Institute, Lexington, Va.; married Lizzie WHITE, Aug. […]
City: Memphis MILLER, Charles Robert, concrete contractor; born Logansport, Ind., Sept. 4, 1869; Scotch-Irish and Puritan descent; son of Robert Scott and Nancy Ann (Taylor) MILLER; father’s occupation, contractor and pioneer in cement work; grandfather John Denman MILLER; maternal grandfather Elijah TAYLOR; educated Des Moines (Ia.) Public Schools; graduated from […]
City: Memphis COCHRAN, Francis Trigg, banker; born Crittenden Co., Ark., Aug. 12, 1871; German-English descent; son of Francis Trigg and Josie (Lenow) COCHRAN; father’s occupation, farmer, merchant; educated at Emory & Henry College, Va.; in early life formed connection with Manhattan Savings Bank & Trust Co., and is now asst. […]
City: Lawrenceburg STARNES, Daniel W., lawyer; born Fountain county, Ind., Oct. 21, 1842; French-German descent; son of Henry and Katharine (Myers) STARNES; father’s occupation farmer; educated at Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind.; served in Tenth Ind. Vol. Infantry, and Indiana Legion through civil war, with rank of second lieutenant, and first […]
City: LaFollette MILLER, Henry P., farmer; born Well Spring, Tenn., Aug. 3, 1867; Dutch-Irish descent; son of James and Anna (Sharp) MILLER; father’s occupation farmer, paternal grandparents John and Elizabeth (Suddoth) MILLER, maternal grandparents David and Martha (Myers) SHARP; educated at Well Spring; in early life he engaged in the […]
City: Knoxville WEBB, Eugene Mitchell, Public Official; born Dandridge, Tenn., Oct. 1, 1874; English descent; son of Andrew and Jane (Walker) WEBB; father’s occupation, Sheriff Jefferson Co., Tenn., member of General Assembly of Tenn., farmer; paternal grandparents Thomas and Annie (Martin) WEBB, maternal grandparents William and Elizabeth (Bettis) WALKER; educated […]
City: Knoxville KEHR, Cyrus, patent, trade-mark and copyright lawyer; born near Goshen, Elkhart Co., Ind., March 30, 1856; German-Swiss descent; son of Jacob Miller and Magdalena (Kornhaus) KEHR; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents John and Magdalena (Miller) KEHR; maternal grandparents, Joseph and Barbara (Guth) KORNHAUS; educated public schools, Elkhart Co., […]
City: Johnson City MILLER, Walter James, physician; born at Blountville, Tenn., June 5, 1855; son of Elbert Sevier and Maria S. (James) MILLER; father’s occupation physician; paternal grandparents Peter and Sarah (Hunt) MILLER; maternal grandparents Walter and Sarah (Vincent) JAMES; educated Shelbyville High School, Bedford, Co., Tenn.; graduated from Vanderbilt […]
City: Jackson DRAKE, Alice Louise, librarian; born at Jackson, Tenn.; daughter of Thomas H. and Louise (Miller) DRAKE; paternal grandparents James and Martha (Wood) DRAKE, maternal grandparents, John M. and Sarah (Phipps) MILLER; educated at Jackson, Tenn.; has engaged in library work for six years; librarian since March, 1910, of […]
City: Gallatin JUDD, John Waltus, lawyer; born Sumner Co., Tenn., Sept. 6, 1839; son of John W. and Lydia (Stark) JUDD; father a minister of the gospel; educated at the local schools Davidson Co. and at Springfield, Tenn.; married twice, first, Mrs. Lee Gilbert-MILLER, May 5, 1870; second, Eliza H. […]
City: Erwin TONEY, J. Frank, merchant and real estate dealer; born Carter Co., Tenn., March 13, 1859; son of William and Evaline (Price) TONEY; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents William and Mary (Mattox) TONEY, maternal grandparents Christopher and Mary (McInturff) PRICE; was left an orphan at 10 in reduced circumstances; […]
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 BLACKBURN, William Wirt, farmer; born near Dandridge, Tenn., April 9, 1838; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Benjamin A. and Isabella M. (Caldwell) BLACKBURN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents John and Elizabeth (McGerk) BLACKBURN, maternal grandparents William and Nellie (Moore) CALDWELL; enlisted as private in Co. C, 9th Tenn. Cav. […]
City: Clarksville BRANDAU, John William, physician; born Vinton County, Ohio, Nov. 11, 1857; German descent; son of William and Martha A. (Miller) BRANDAU; father’s occupation, grocer and iron manufacturer; paternal grandfather John BRANDAU, paternal grandmother Elizabeth (Fischer) BRANDAU, maternal grandfather, Adam MILLER, maternal grandmother Anna (Fischer) MILLER; educated University of […]
City: Clarksville BYERS, I. Newton, insurance man; born Clarksville, Tenn., March 10, 1878; son of George Newton and Eleanor B. (Rentch) BYERS; father’s occupation, druggist and insurance; paternal grandfather George BYERS, paternal grandmother Margaret (Miller) BYERS, maternal grandfather Daniel S. RENTCH, maternal grandmother Savilla (Stonebraker) RENTCH; educated public schools and […]