City: Nashville ROBERTS, Paul, insurance; born Nashville, Tenn., February 24, 1869; English-Irish descent; son of Albert and Edith (Scott) ROBERTS; father’s occupation, proprietor and managing editor of Nashville American; educated Nashville (Tenn.) public schools and law school in Alabama; began his career as Clerk in railway office; passed through various […]
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City: Memphis ROBERTS, William D., manufacturer; born Dyersburg, Tenn., Nov. 13, 1848; Scottish-Irish descent; son of John and Mary (Davis) ROBERTS; received common school education; in early life he was in the retail grocery business married Grace SWEARINGEN, Oct. 9, 1872; member Chickasaw Club and Cotton Exchange; entered the mercantile […]
City: Sparta WARD, William Jefferson, dairy farmer; born White Co., Tenn., July 7, 1852; Irish and English descent; son of Andrew Jackson and Mary Adeline (Cashdollar) WARD; father was a farmer; educated in the public schools of White Co., Tenn., and Zion Academy; moved to Missouri in 1886, and elected […]
City: Monroe MCDONALD, J. Q., teacher; born Monroe, Tenn., Aug. 8, 1885; Scotch descent; son of John R. and Loretta (Smith) MCDONALD; father’s occupation, farming; paternal grandparents Josiah and Jane (Roberts) MCDONALD, maternal grandparents John and Hannah (McDonald) SMITH; received high school education; began teaching school in early life; married […]
City: Livingston ROBERTS, Albert H., lawyer; born Overton Co., Tenn., July 4, 1868; Irish-Welsh and German descent; son of J. A. and Sarah E. (Carlock) ROBERTS; father’s occupation farming; paternal grandparents Jesse and Mahala (Murdock) ROBERTS; maternal grandparents B. L. and Eliza (Hayter) CARLOCK; educated in the High Schools of […]
City: Livingston BILBREY, John C., manufacturer; born Oak Hill, Tenn., May 14, 1863; English descent; son of James R. and Elizabeth (France) BILBREY; father’s occupation, farmer; educated in the public schools of Overton Co., Tenn., and Oak Hill Institute; began his business career as a merchant, later entered the milling […]
City: Graysville TAYLOR, William Hale, teacher; born Cannon Co., Tenn., April 22, 1837; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James R. and Elizabeth (Barton) TAYLOR; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents Edmund and Mary (Roberts) TAYLOR; maternal grandparents Joshua and Jane (Hale) BARTON; graduated from Marion Collegiate Institute Cannon, Co., Tenn., June 13, […]
City: Dresden LITTLE, Thomas Isaac, banker and farmer; born Graves Co., Ky., Nov. 15, 1835; English descent; son of James McCuan and Nancy Gray (Mobley) LITTLE; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents Isaac and Rachel (Sessoms) LITTLE; maternal grandparents Richard and Mary (Riggs) MOBLEY; in early life was a farmer, later […]
City: Erwin ROBERTS, William Alexander, lawyer; born Erwin, Tenn., Dec. 14, 1874; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James C. and Sallie (Love) ROBERTS; father’s occupation, wagon maker and Justice of the Peace; paternal grandparents Daniel and Mary B. (Hayes) ROBERTS, maternal grandparents William and Nancy A. (Hartsell) LOVE; educated public schools […]
City: Columbia FUSSELL, Joseph H., attorney at law; born Maury Co., Tenn., Jan. 12, 1836; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Henry B. and Eliza C. (Kincaid) FUSSELL; paternal grandparents John and Polly (Fitts) FUSSELL; maternal grandparents, Joseph and Eliza (McLeece) KINCAID; educated at Jackson College, Columbia, Tenn., graduating there from with […]
City: Chattanooga ROBERTS, M. G. L., attorney at law; born Walker County, Ga., April 13, 1865; son S.D. and Hester Ann Reau (Ingram) ROBERTS; paternal grandfather James ROBERTS, paternal grandmother NANCY (Rogers) ROBERTS, maternal grandfather —- INGRAM; maternal grandmother Nancy (Ramsey) INGRAM; French, English, Scotch and Irish descent; educated St. […]
City: Chattanooga HAYS, William P., county court clerk of Hamilton Co.; born Blount Co., Tenn., Oct 11, 1863; son Joshua O. and Margaret (Conner) HAYS; Scotch-Irish descent; educated in Blount, Roane and London Cos.; married Sallie I. ROBERTS; Mason, I. O. O. F., K. of P., D. O. K. K., […]
City: Chattanooga CRABTREE, W. R., District Manager Volunteer State Life Insurance Co.; born Franklin County, Tenn., April 23, 1867; son G. M. and Amanda (Roberts) CRABTREE; paternal grandfather Mack CRABTREE, paternal grandmother Lucy (Wilkinson) CRABTREE; maternal grandfather W. H. ROBERTS; maternal grandmother Mary (Thompson) ROBERTS; English, Scotch, Irish and German […]
City: Byrdstown LACY, John, farmer and banker; born in Overton, now Pickett Co., Tenn., Feb. 28, 1871; Irish descent; son of James L. ad Ella (Brown) LACY; paternal grandparents William and Harriet (Brown) LACY; maternal grandparents Riley and Liza BROWN; educated at Alpine Academy, B. A. degree, May 18, 1894; […]
Athens — NANKIVELL, James Rob’rt, physician and surgeon; born Perranporth Cornwall, Eng., March 25, 1854; English descent; son of James and Mary Elizabeth (Roberts) NANKIVELL; father was a mechanic in early life, afterwards became a merchant; paternal grandparents John and Elizabeth (Prout) ROBERTS; received Academic education at Hiwasee Academy Polk […]