Among the men making rapid progress and shedding luster upon the pages of history to be read with increasing interest by upnborn generations is the man whose career we now give to the reader. Wesley G. PARKS was born in Lincoln County, Tennessee, on May 7th, 1958 to George Washington […]
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City: Nashville PARKS, Hamilton, lawyer; born Dyer County, Tenn., December 30, 1845; son Rev. Hamilton and Rebecca (Stewart) PARKS; Scotch-Irish-English descent; graduated from Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., A.B., 1868; A. M., 1876; LL.B., 1877; married first, November 14, 1869; second, October 7, 1878; member of Knights Templar, Masons; Trustee of […]
City: Madisonville PARKS, Samuel J., minister of the gospel, teacher; born in Monroe Co., Tenn., Sept. 9, 1871; English descent; son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Carter) PARKS; educated in the public schools and Hiwassee College, graduated from latter in 1895 with degree B. S. and from Shenandoah Valley College of […]
City: Jasper THACH, Patrick Henry, attorney at law; born Jasper, Tenn., Aug. 21, 1877; French and Irish descent; son of Jesse and Martha (O’Neal) THACH; father’s occupation, saddler and harnessmaker; paternal grandparents Joe D. and Lydia (Parks) THACH, maternal grandparents Andrew and Caroline (Henson) O’NEAL; educated Sam Houston Academy, Jasper, […]
City: Franklin FAW, Walter Wagner, lawyer; born at Johnson City, Tenn., July 3, 1867; German-English and French descent; son of Thomas Ambrose and Carrie E. (Wagner) FAW; father’s occupation, merchant; paternal grandparents Jonathan and Sarah (Parks) FAW, maternal grandparents Matthias Miller and Matilda (Fyffe) Wagner; educated at Ky. Military Institute, […]
City: Fayetteville PARKS, Joe Brazier, lawyer; born Franklin Co., Tenn., July 25, 1869; English and Scotch-Irish descent; son of S. M. and Lazinka (Brazier) Parks; father’s occupation, minister of the gospel; paternal grandparents R. C. and Flora (Wakefield) PARKS, maternal grandparents James and Rachel (Brandon) BRAZIER; received academic education at […]
City: Halls PARKS, James Franklin, dentist; born Newbern, Tenn., March 11, 1881; son of B.R. and Millie (Young) PARKS; paternal grandfather Hamilton PARKS; paternal grandmother Rebecca (Steward) PARKS, maternal grandfather J.F. YOUNG, maternal grandmother, Sarah (Bradford) YOUNG; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Newbern, Tenn., B.S. degree, 1902, D.D.S., N.W. University, Chicago, 1905; […]
City: Dayton HOWARD, William Alexander, minister of the gospel; born in Rhea Co., Tenn., March 23, 1849; English descent; son of Robert Tate and Penelope (Majors) HOWARD; father’s occupation, minister of the gospel; paternal grandfather Allison HOWARD, paternal grandmother Sarah J. (Majors) HOWARD; maternal grandfather Peter J. MAJORS, maternal grandmother […]