City: National Soldiers Home SMITH, John Powell, lawyer, Governor Mountain Branch National Home for D.V.S.; born at Mountain City, Tenn., March 30, 1846; Scotch-Irish and English-French descent; son of Alexander Doran and Mary Ann (Powell) SMITH; father’s occupation lawyer; paternal grandparents Caleb and Elizabeth (Doran) SMITH, maternal grandparents John and […]
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City: Birchwood WOLFORD, William M., carpenter; German-Irish descent; born Nov.18, 1829 at Blountville, Tenn; son of William and Catherine (Drake) WOLFORD; paternal grandparents George and Mary (Smith) WOLFORD, maternal grandparents Jacob and Catherine (Foust) DRAKE; educated in local county schools; began life as farmer, later was a carpenter, etc.; married […]
City: Nashville EWING, William James, newspaperman; born Nolensville, Tenn., January 21, 1856; Scotch-German descent; son of Robert P. and Sarah (Nolen) EWING; father, shoemaker; attended public schools; in early life he worked as newsboy and paper carrier; later became newspaper reporter and served as City Editor, Managing Editor, Editor-in-Chief of […]
City: Murfreesboro SMITH, Edgar P., lawyer; born Rutherford County, Tenn., February 20, 1850; son of Ephriam F. and Caroline (Miles) SMITH; his father was a farmer; paternal grandparents John and Virginia (Carter) SMITH, maternal grandparents Patterson and Dicey (Moore) MILES; educated Bethel College, Ky., and Union University, Murfreesboro; graduated in […]
City: Memphis SMITH, Wright Hammond, Vice-President and General Manager of the Jonesboro, Lake City & Eastern Railroad, present headquarters at Jonesboro, Ark.; born in Memphis, Tenn., July 21, 1871; son of James H. and Emily (Wright) SMITH; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Wharton Jones School, Memphis, and Bingham School, N.C., finishing at […]
City: Memphis SMITH, J. Maddin, insurance man; born Yalobusha Co., Miss., April 18, 1865; English and Irish descent; son of E.W. and Sarah Elizabeth (Pulliam) SMITH; father’s occupation, physican [sic] and surgeon; graduated from Hiwassee College, East Tenn., A.B., 1882; began his business career in railroad office at Water Valley, […]
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: Midway COBBLE, Lewis M., lawyer; born Midway, Tenn., April 27, 1866; German descent; son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Smith) COBBLE; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Phillip and Sally COBBLE; maternal grandmother Sarah SMITH; educated at Mosheim College; in early life practiced dentistry; married Laura M. TAYLOR, July, 1886; member […]
City: Memphis YOUNG, John Preston, public official; born Chulahoma, Miss., April 18, 1847; French and Scotch-Irish descent; son of A. W. and _____ (Smith) YOUNG; father’s occupation, Presbyterian minister; his maternal grandfather, Ensign John SMITH, and great grandfather, Lieut. Francis SMITH, served in the Sixth Virginia regiment of the continental […]
City: Memphis SMITH, James Hammond, banker; born Shelbyville, Ky., July 6, 1835; German descent; son of Abram and Margaret (Campbell) SMITH; his father was a member of Capt. Ford’s company under Gen. Andrew Jackson, and was in the battle of New Orleans during war of 1812; his paternal grandparents were […]
City: Memphis SMITH, Horace Neely, banker; born Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 10, 1881; son of James Hammond and Emily (Wright) SMITH; father’s occupation, president People’s Savings Bank & Trust Co.; paternal grandparents Abraham and Margaret (Campbell) SMITH of Kentucky, maternal grandparents Tom T. and Eliza (Lowry) WRIGHT; educated Memphis Military Institute […]
City: Memphis SMITH, Bolton, lawyer, investment banker; born Indianapolis, Ind., July 25, 1861; English descent; son of Francis and Sarah (Bolton) SMITH; father, investment banker; educated in public schools of Dresden, Germany, and of Geneva, Switzerland, and graduated from Central Law School, Indianapolis, Ind., 1882; he also studied law at […]
City: Paris YATES, Otway, banker; born Westerfield, Ky., July 11, 1885; son of John R. and Nancy (Smith) YATES; English descent; father’s occupation, flour manufacturer at Rochester, Ky.; educated Georgetown College, Georgetown, Ky.; member Masons (scribe in chapter, Capt., General in commandery and Capt. Host in Council); W. O. W., […]
City: Memphis FLOYD, Archibald C., journalist; born Granville County, N. C.,1857; son of John W. and Margaret (Campbell) FLOYD; Scotch-Irish descent; educated University North Carolina, Chapel Hill; graduated University North Carolina, in law, 1884; married Florence IRVINE, November 8, 1894; Democrat; City Judge of Memphis, Tenn., from April, 1905, to […]
City: Memphis MAGNUM, Harry Huntington, contractor and builder; born Collierville, Tenn., November 8, 1872; son Joseph Henry and Maria Louisa (Smith) MANGUM; Scotch-Irish descent; educated public schools, University of the South (Sewanee); graduate of Sheldon School of Chicago, Ill., 1906; member City Club, Municipal League, Y. M. C. A.; Cashier […]
City: Memphis ARMSTRONG, Harry Lee, investment banker; born Maury Co., Tenn., Dec. 9, 1866; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William James and Lula (HANNA) ARMSTRONG; father’s occupation physician; paternal grandparents, William Osgood and Mary Eliza (SMITH) ARMSTRONG, maternal grandparents, George W. and Caledonia (WILKERSON) HANNA; educated in Memphis (Tenn.) public schools; […]
City: Knoxville AYRES, Brown, educator; born Memphis Tenn, May 25, 1856; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of Samuel Warren and Elizabeth Little (Cook) AYRES; father’s occupation lawyer; paternal grandparents, Isaac and Mary Furman (Smith) AYRES, maternal grandparents, William Arthur and Catherine Stewart (Brown) COOK; educated Washington & Lee University, Stevens […]
City: Memphis CRUMP, Frank Millington, cotton merchant; born Holly Springs, Miss., July 15, 1868; son James M. and Caroline Hatch (Smith) CRUMP; English descent; educated Holly Springs Institute; married Sarah MACRAE, November 17, 1908; member Tennessee and Chickasaw Clubs, Country Club, Menesha Club; served as President Memphis Cotton Exchange year […]
City: Memphis CRUMP, Dabney Hull, cotton merchant; born Holly Springs, Miss., April 3, 1873; son James Moore and Caroline Hatch (Smith) CRUMP; English descent; educated Holly Springs Institute and Memphis city schools; married Mary METCALF, April 10, 1907; Director Business Men’s Club, member Chickasaw and Country Clubs; Director DeSoto Building […]
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 […]