City: Newbern HAMILTON, Marion Clay, merchant; born Dyer Co., Tenn., April 27,1855; English descent; son of James H. and Callie (Ellis) HAMILTON; father’s occupation, farmer and merchant; received common school education; married Mollie F. MOORE Dec. 22, 1878, Annie B. MURRAY May 1886; in early life was a farmer; entered […]
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City: Rogersville WOLFE, George Lee, lawyer; born Scott Co., Va., March 1. 1864; son of John Patton and Sallie (Tarter) WOLFE; paternal grandfather Jonas WOLFE; paternal grandmother Elizabeth (McKinzie) WOLFE; maternal grandfather Andrew TARTER; maternal grandmother Alpha (Hounshell) TARTER; Scotch-German descent; father’s occupation farmer and stockman; educated Kingsby Seminary, U.S. […]
Rev. Ivan L. Cox was born in Wise County, Virginia, April 22, 1878. He was married to Miss Nora Almeda Elliott, November 13, 1903. They were the parents of seven children, six of whom are still living, three sons and three daughters. Brother Cox grew up in the Christian faith […]
City: Paris ADEN, James S., former Co. Court Judge; born Paris, Tenn., Feb 13,1842; son of S. B. and Delilah (Brown) ADEN; English-Scotch-Irish descent; educated institutions of learning of Paris, Tenn., married Anna MOORE Jan. 10, 1866; Clerk of Henry Co. Court (2 terms), 1890-1898; Judge of Co. Court from […]
City: Paris ADEN, John Felen, Deputy Co. Court Clerk; born Paris, Tenn., Dec. 14, 1868; son of James S. and Annie E. (Moore) ADEN; English-Scotch-Irish descent; father’s occupation, Co. Judge; educated institutions of learning of Paris, Tenn.; married Jennie ROGERS Feb. 9, 1903; member Masonic Lodge (Junior Warden); was on […]
City: Big Spring HARRIS, Thomas C., farmer and stockraiser; born Rose Hill, Va.; son of Alexander and Ruth (Moore) HARRIS; father was a farmer and stockman; began his early business career as a farmer;, married Margaret A. MARTIN Feb. 25, 1864; served four years as a private soldier in C. […]
City: Nashville MADDIN, Percy Down, lawyer; born Waco, Tex., October 27, 1860; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Dr. John Wesley and Mahala Annie (Downs) MADDIN; father was a physician and surgeon; paternal grandparents Rev. Thomas and Sarah (Moore) MADDIN, maternal grandparents William Wood and Henrietta (Sparks) DOWNS; educated in the public […]
City: Nashville KNOX, Walter Eugene, general agent Southern Railway and Illinois Central Railway; born Rushing Store, Miss., April 9, 1863; son of Jackson G. and Cornelia W. (Stephens) KNOX; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Toomsuba, Miss.; graduate Toomsuba, Miss., 1878; married Anna Letitia MOORE February 26, 1884; member Odd Fellows, K. of P., […]
City: Nashville MOORE, James Washington, lawyer; born Collierville, Shelby County, Tenn., March 16, 1866; son John Lawrence and Sarah Frances (Irby) MOORE; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Leddin’s Business College, Memphis, Tenn., and Vanderbilt University; graduated Vanderbilt University in academic department, 1890, B.A.; in law, 1891, LL.B.; married Mary R. ARMISTEAD of […]
City: Nashville MOORE, John Trotwood, author; born Marion, Ala., August 26, 1858; son of Judge John and Emily (Billingslea) MOORE; father, lawyer and judge; paternal grandparents Wooten and Elizabeth (Tooley) MOORE, maternal grandparents Clement C. and Rachel (Lane) BILLINGSLEA; graduated from Howard College, Marion, Ala., 1878, with A.B. degree; taught […]
City: Nashville ANDREWS, D. Moore, teacher; born Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., April 20, 189; English, Scotch and Irish descent; son of John Threat and Amanda Horton (Moore) ANDREWS; father was County Court Clerk; paternal grandparents Rev. Mark L. and Eliza (Dean) ANDREWS, maternal grandparents David and Frances (Ashlyn) MOORE; educated […]
City: Murfreesboro SMITH, Edgar P., lawyer; born Rutherford County, Tenn., February 20, 1850; son of Ephriam F. and Caroline (Miles) SMITH; his father was a farmer; paternal grandparents John and Virginia (Carter) SMITH, maternal grandparents Patterson and Dicey (Moore) MILES; educated Bethel College, Ky., and Union University, Murfreesboro; graduated in […]
City: Miranda SWALLOWS, William S., farmer; born near Miranda, Tenn., Dec. 28, 1861; English descent; son of A. J. and Elizabeth (Moore) SWALLOWS; father’s occupation farmer; received common school education; in early life was in the mercantile business, later entered farming; married twice first, Miranda DODSON, Sept. 12, 1883, second […]
City: Memphis LIVINGSTON, Henry J., JR., lawyer; born Brownsville, Tenn., Jan. 2, 1875; English descent; son of Henry J. and Tempe J. (Somervell) LIVINGSTON, father was a lawyer; paternal grandparents, Thomas and Rachel (Moore) LIVINGSTON, maternal grandparents, Jos. B. and Mary Elifia (Jones) SOMERVELL; educated in the private schools of […]
City: Memphis MOORE, Herbert, business man; born New Castle, Ind., April 16, 1871; Irish descent; son of Cornelius M. and Elizabeth (Shonk) MOORE; father, merchant; educated in public schools of New Castle, Ind.; began his career as a clerk in mercantile store; was assistant buyer for Oliver-Finnie Co., Memphis, Tenn., […]
City: Memphis MOORE, Samuel Lewis, State and County Tax Assessor Shelby County; born (near) Clarksville, Tenn., October 11, 1848; son Samuel A. and Sarah Polk FURGESON MOORE; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Memphis, University of the South, Winchester, Tenn., and finished at Notre Dame, Ind.; married Louisa HACH, October 11, 1876; member […]
City: Maury City ELMORE, William, farmer; born in Crockett Co., Tenn., Sept. 7, 1861; son of George and R. (MOORE) ELMORE; father’s occupation, farming; educated in Crockett Co., Tenn.; entered farming in early life and has devoted all of his business life to that occupation; married Nolia RICE, Nov. 28, […]
City: Maryville PARHAM, William Edmund, manufacturer; born Knoxville, Tenn., March 9, 1860; son of William Thomas and Mary Jane Susan (SNODDY) PARHAM; paternal grandfather Edwin Nelson PARHAM, paternal grandmother Mary Ellen (DUNN) PARHAM, maternal grandfather Rev. Robert Henderson SNODDY, maternal grandmother Nancy Hawkins (MOORE) SNODDY; English, Scotch-Irish descent; educated Maryville […]
City: Dyersburg PARKER, John Neil, banker; born Dyer Co., Tenn., March 8, 1859; son of Daniel E. and Robena (Hart) PARKER; father being a farmer and financier; paternal grandparents Daniel E. and Martha (Smith) PARKER, maternal grandparents Gilbert and Mary (Moore) HART; educated in local schools of Dyer Co., Tenn.; […]
City: Knoxville CLAXTON, Philander Priestley, born in Bedford Co., Tenn. Sept. 28, 1862; son of Joshua Calvin and Ann Elizabeth (Jones) CLAXTON; graduate of University of Tennessee, A.B. 1882, A.M. 1887, Litt. D. Bates College 1906; student in Johns Hopkins University 1884-85; student of education and schools of Germany 1885-1886; […]