City: Prospect Station REED, John D., merchant; born Prospect Station, Tenn., Oct. 6, 1856; Irish descent; son of W.W. and Mary (Pittman) REED; father farmer; paternal grandparents Thomas and Amy (Cox) REED; maternal grandparents David H. and Penelope (Waldren) PITTMAN; received education in the county schools; married Mattie EZELL, Oct. […]
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City: Oliver Springs REED, Edward A., business man; born Rootstown, Ohio, Aug. 17, 1835; son of Horace and Esther Lois (Baldwin) REED; father’s occupation farmer; educated at Rootstown, Ohio; began his career as a farmer, and later entered business in Akron, O., until he moved to Tenn., in 1865, and […]
City: Obion REED, George Walter, banker; born Pocahontas, Tenn., Oct. 13, 1868; English German descent; son of John Hampton and Mary Jane (BENNETT) REED; father’s occupation, farmer and miller; educated in the public school of McNairy and Obion Cos., Tenn.; entered banking in early life and helped organize Kenton (Tenn.) […]
City: Memphis MCCORMACK, Eleanor C., author, musician; born Chillicothe, O.; daughter of David and Mary (Reed) O’DONNELL; English and Irish descent; paternal grandparents, James and Mary (Hayes) O’DONNELL, maternal grandparents, John and Mary (Gates) REED; educated at St. Agnes Academy for Young Ladies, Memphis, Tenn., and studied at other institutions; […]
City: Kenton FULLERTON, Henry Thomas, physician; born Gibson Co., Tenn., April 16, 1840; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John S. and R. L. (Thomas) Fullerton; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents Adam and Margaret (Reed) Fullerton; maternal grandparents Jacob H. and Hannah (McKnight) Thomas; educated in the local schools of Tenn., and […]
City: Knoxville GIBSON, HENRY RICHARD, lawyer, lecturer, author; born Queen Anne’s Co., Md., Dec. 24, 1837; English descent; son of Woolman and Catherine (Carter) GIBSON; educated Bladensburg, Md., Geneva, and Albany, N.Y.; graduated from Hobart College, Geneva, N.Y., with degrees A.B., A.M., and L.L.D., 1862, 1882, and 1892, respectively; married […]
City: Knoxville BOYD, Samuel B., chief of Knoxville Fire Department; born Washington Co., Va., March 20, 1865; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Samuel B. and Isabella (Reed) BOYD; father’s occupation, merchant; educated University of Tenn., member of class of 1886; in early life he was engaged in furniture business; married Julia […]
City: Jefferson City BIBLE, Jonathon David, farmer; born Warrensburg, Tenn., Oct. 9, 1863; German and English descent; son of Elbert and Mary Jane (Reed) BIBLE; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Jonathan and Drusilla (McGinnis) BIBLE, maternal grandparents David and Mary (Wisecarver) REED; educated Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, Tenn.; began teaching […]
City: Huntsville CECIL, Batey, lawyer and farmer; born in Scott, Co., Tenn., Sept. 13, 1849; English and Scotch descent; son of Samuel and Priscilla (Thomas) CECIL; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents James and Phoebe (Reed) CECIL; maternal grandparents Abner and Rebecca (Brown) THOMAS; received common school education; began his business […]
City: Edgemoor JONES, James M., farmer and lumberman; born Roane Co., Tenn., June 21, 1861; Irish and Dutch descent; son of John C. and Sarah K. (Waller) JONES; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents John and Matilda (Holt) JONES, maternal grandparents John B. and Katie (Pickel) WALLER; was educated at Roane […]
City: Huntingdon MURRAY, Sidney Eugene, lawyer; born in Henderson Co., Tenn., July 19, 1875; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John L. and Addie (Neely) MURRAY; father’s occupation physician; paternal grandparents James Wimberly and Amelia (Reed) MURRAY; maternal grandparents Andrew and Mary (Anderson) NEELY; educated at Lexington Academy, Lexington, Tenn.; in early […]
Athens — REED Sr., Charles Montgomery, hardware merchant and farmer; born Athens, McMinn County, Tenn., Dec. 13, 1861, son of S.W. and Catherine (Guthrie) REED; English descent; educated Grant University, Athens, Tenn., and Moore’s Business College, Atlanta, Ga.; married Fannie FISHER Nov. 16, 1897; member of I.O.O.F., W.O.W., Royal Areanum, […]
Athens — OWEN, Daniel Marion, born Athens, Tennessee July 27, 1854; Welsh descent; son of William Carrol and Jane (Reed) OWEN; his father’s occupation farmer; received common school education; began business career in General Merchandise; married twice, first wife Roxie L. ROGERS, July 15, 1870, second wife Allie I. MOORE, […]
WOODLEE, Levi Vernon, lawyer; born in Grundy Co., Tenn., Feb. 8, 1861; Irish descent; son of Enoch and Mary (Reed) WOODLEE; educated in the local schools of Grundy Co., Tenn.; began life as a farmer; studied law, and was admitted to the bar; back tax attorney of Grundy Co., Tenn., […]