City: Sevierville SHIELDS, Robert H., farmer; born Sevier Co., Tenn., Feb. 13, 1857; Irish descent; son of Richard and (Adams) SHIELDS; father’s occupation, farming; educated in the public schools and University of Tenn.; was thrown on his resources in early life; began his career as a teacher; elected Tax Assessor […]
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City: Morristown CARROLL, Charles Thomas, minister of the Gospel; born in Cabell Co., West Va., Feb. 27, 1842; son of Samuel and Lucinda (Swan) CARROLL; father’s occupation, farmer and teacher; paternal grandparents James Tillman and Sarah (Black) CARROLL, maternal grandfather Thomas SWAN; educated in High School of Cabell, West Va.; […]
City: Memphis COCHRAN, John F., physician; born in Cocke Co., Tenn., Oct. 14, 1845; one of his ancestors, Capt. Shields, Maryland Line, was a soldier in the American army during Revolutionary war; son of Malvinah and John COCHRAN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents John and Sarah (Smith) COCHRAN, maternal grandparents […]
City: Lea Springs MITCHELL, Samuel Howard, farmer; born Rogersville, Tenn., Jan. 25, 1868; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Richard P. and Mary J. (Shields) MITCHELL; father’s occupation physician, surgeon-major First Tenn. Light Artillery, U. S. A.; educated McMinn Academy, Rogersville, Tenn.; in early life was on editorial staff of Rogersville (Tenn.) […]
City: Jackson SAVAGE, George Martin, minister of the gospel and teacher; born Tishomingo Co., Miss., Feb. 5, 1849; son of Hamilton Giles and Eleanor Jane (Shields) SAVAGE; English-Irish and Scotch descent; father’s occupation, minister of the gospel and farmer; paternal grandparents Martin and Elizabeth (Hudspath) SAVAGE, maternal grandparents George and […]
City: Clinchdale SHIELDS, John K., public official; born Clinchdale, Tenn., Aug 15, 1858; son of Judge James T. and Elizabeth (Simpson) SHIELDS; received common school education; Democrat; admitted to bar, 1879; entered the practice of law as partner with father, and continued in same until latter retired, 1890, when he […]
Town: Columbia SHIELDS, Will Mitt, cashier freight office of L. & N. R. R. Co.; born at Lynnville, Tenn., May 8, 1859; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James Montgomery and Eliza Frances (Moore) SHIELDS; father’s occupation farmer, merchant and justice of the peace; paternal grandparents Leander M. and Elizabeth (King) SHIELDS; […]