Fifty-three years is a long term of service; yet Charles W. KELLEY at the time of this death, on November 1, 1939, had received his fifty-fourth appointment as minister in the Holston Conference. He was vigorously active until the end of his life. I do not know of any man […]
Sims
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City: Murfreesboro SIMS, Burt L., Southern Express agent; born Shelbyville, Tenn., June 15, 1875; son of William Edward and Lucy (Burt) SIMS; father’s occupation, farmer, merchant and guager; educated at Shelbyville (Tenn) high school, and University of Tenn.; began his career in various printing offices in Shelbyville, Tenn.; married Frances […]
City: Memphis MCKAY, Hayden Matthews, lawyer; born in Carroll Co. Miss., July 18, 1862; son of John H. and Carrie E. (Matthews) MCKAY; father’s occupation, physician; received literary education at Ky. University and studied law at University of Va. and University of Miss., graduated from University of Miss., B. L. […]
City: Memphis HOBSON, William Langhorne, wholesale grocer; born Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 16, 1877; French descent; son of Samuel and Lucy (Capers) HOBSON; father wholesale grocer; paternal grandparents William J. and Polly (Sims) HOBSON, maternal grandparents Benjamin and Rebecca (Graves) CAPERS; educated in Tennessee and Virginia; entered wholesale grocery business in […]
City: Linden SIMS, Thetus Wilrette, congressman; born Wayne Co., Tenn., April 25, 1852; son of G. W. and Jennie (Whitson) SIMS; educated in Savannah (Tenn.) College, and Cumberland University; graduated from latter with L. B. degree, 1876; married Nannie H. KITTRELL, Dec. 26, 1877; has been engaged in practice of […]
City: Lawrenceburg SIMS, Joseph, teacher; born Wayne county, Tenn., Aug. 27, 1876; English descent; son of Abraham M. and Hannah (Stooksberry) SIMS; father’s occupation farmer and stock raiser; paternal grandparents Robert and Frances (Merritt) SIMS; maternal grandparents Robert and Jan Sharp STOOKSBERRY; educated in public and private schools; graduated from […]