City: Memphis CAMPBELL, Willis C., physician; born Jackson, Miss., Dec. 18, 1880; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Charles C. and ———— (Cohoon) CAMPBELL; father’s occupation, clerical; paternal grandparents J.A.P. and Eugenia (Nash) CAMPBELL, maternal grandparents Willis E. and Cornelia (Smith) COHOON; educated University of Va. and Hampden-Sidney College; graduated from University […]
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City: Memphis BUCHANAN, Arthur S., public official; born DeSoto Co., Miss., Aug. 14, 1856; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of B.B. and Eliza (Smith) BUCHANAN; father, planter; paternal grandfather, B.B. BUCHANAN, maternal grandfather, Daniel SMITH; educated in the common schools; graduated in law from University of Miss., June, 1879; entered […]
City: Livingston WHITE, Edward Donnell, lawyer; born Monroe, Tenn., May 2, 1870; English-French descent; son of Samuel Andrew Jackson and Sarah Hassie (Forshee) WHITE; father’s occupation, minister in Cumberland Presbyterian church; paternal grandparents, William Grant and Nancy (Dennis) WHITE, maternal grandparents Joseph and Elizabeth (Parker) FORSHEE; graduated from Alpine (Tenn.) […]
City: Livingston SMITH, Barton O., farmer, miller; born Davidson Co., N. C., March 9, 1873; Dutch-Welsh descent; son of George W. and Elizabeth (Huff) SMITH; received common school education; began his business career as farmer, later entered the mining and saw mill business; married Margaret V. DILLEN, April 6, 1899; […]
City: Lebanon MACKENZIE, Mrs. Lucy Smith; born Lebanon, Tenn., in 1849; descendant of Col. Miles CARY of Jamestown, Va.; daughter of Henry F. and Mary D. (Morris) SMITH; father’s occupation merchant and farmer; paternal grandparents George and Elizabeth (Barksdale) SMITH; maternal grandparents Rev. Edward and Elizabeth Cary (Whitaker) MORRIS; graduated […]
City: Linden SMITH, J. Edward, banker; born Wartrace, Tenn., Jan. 26, 1876; son of Jasper N. and Elizabeth (Caruthers) SMITH; father’s occupation, farming; educated Brandon Training School, Wartrace, Tenn.; reared on a farm; in early life was bookkeeper in bank; married Addie STARBUCK July 18, 1900; member Masonic Order; has […]
City: McMinnville SMITH, George Mead, banker; born McMinnville, Tenn., Feb. 18, 1874; Scotch-Irish and Welsh-French descent; son of F.M. and Arabella (Debard) SMITH; father’s occupation, lawyer; educated in the public schools of McMinnville, Tenn., and University of Tennessee; graduated from former, May, 1890; from latter with A.B. degree in 1893; […]
City: McKenzie FINNEY, Newton Jefferson, educator; born Mt. Juliet, Tenn., Nov. 6, 1846; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William and Eliza Jane (Cloyd) FINNEY; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents William and Margaret (Jefferson) FINNEY; maternal grandparents Newton and Elizabeth (Williamson) CLOYD; educated at Mt. Juliet (Tenn.) High School and Cumberland University; […]
City: Martin ROBINSON, Matthias West, teacher; born Alexandria, Tenn., Feb. 18, 1873; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Wm and Catherine (Smith) ROBINSON; paternal grandfather Edward ROBINSON; paternal grandmother Maggie (Truett) ROBINSON; maternal grandmother [sic] Nicholas SMITH; maternal grandmother Penelopy (Summers) SMITH; received education at various colleges of Tennessee; graduated at Southern […]
City: Manchester GREEN, Robert Wilson, lawyer; born in Bedford Co., Tenn.; Scotch-Irish-English and French-Welsh descent; son of William M. and Sarah E. (Casey) GREEN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents James and Mary (Smith) GREEN; maternal grandparents R. W. and Jane Finch (Daniel) CASEY; his education was acquired by reading and […]
City: LaFollette SMITH, Edgar Herman, teacher, lawyer; born Well Spring, Campbell county, Tenn., July 30, 1877; German and Scotch-Irish descent; son of William Washington and Mary Virginia (Richardson) SMITH; educated in the American Temperance University, and University of Tenn.; began teaching school in early life; married Nellie WHEELER, Jan. 22, […]
City: Dyersburg PARKER, John Neil, banker; born Dyer Co., Tenn., March 8, 1859; son of Daniel E. and Robena (Hart) PARKER; father being a farmer and financier; paternal grandparents Daniel E. and Martha (Smith) PARKER, maternal grandparents Gilbert and Mary (Moore) HART; educated in local schools of Dyer Co., Tenn.; […]
City: Knoxville FOX, HORACE D., attorney at law; born at Knoxville, Tenn., April 4, 1885; English descent; son of George W. and Elizabeth (Smith) FOX; father’s occupation, lawyer; graduated from University of Tenn., with degree of B.S. in 1905 and L.L.B. in 1909; admitted to practice in all state courts […]
City: Knoxville CARSON, William Waller, civil engineer; born near Natchez, Miss., June 2, 1845; English, Scotch-Irish and Huguenot descent; son of James Green and Catherine (Waller) CARSON of Louisiana; father’s occupation cotton planter; paternal grandparents, Col. Joseph and Caroline C. (Green) CARSON of Alabama, maternal grandparents, William SMITH, and Catherine […]
City: Jamestown HOGUE, Albert R., teacher, lawyer; born Fentress Co., Tenn., June 24, 1873; English descent; son of Anderson and Elizabeth Jane (Smith) HOGUE; father’s occupation, farmer; educated Alpine Institute, Overton Co., Tenn.; in early life worked on a farm, began teaching school at age of 17; on Finance Com. […]
City: Iron City SEAVEY, Hial Paul, Postmaster, farmer and real estate dealer; born Pomfret, Vt., May 21, 1842; English descent; son of Isaac and Rebecca (Paul) SEAVEY; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Edmund and Sarah (Smith) SEAVEY; maternal grandparents Hial and Mary (Stevens) PAUL; received academic education in public schools […]
City: Huntingdon MURPHY, John Williams, lawyer; born at Hamburg, Ark., April 14, 1886; Scotch-Irish, Anglo-Saxon and Dutch descent; son of Joseph Warren and Mary Emily (Johnson) MURPHY; fathers’ occupation farmer; paternal grandparents Joseph Robertson and Grace (Leslie) MURPHY; maternal grandparents William and Julia (Salmon) JOHNSON; educated at Lexington M. & […]
City: Hohenwald SMITH, Frank DeWitt, business man; born Yankton, South Dakota, Oct. 16, 1866; Scotch-Irish and English-German descent; son of Byron M. and Eliza S. SMITH; father was a Civil Engineer; President of Dakota Midland Railway, and maker of first map of what was known as Dakota Territory, taken mostly […]
City: Hickory Point FOUST, David Thompson, farmer and surveyor; born at Woodford, Tenn., Feb. 25, 1868; German descent; son of Robert N. and Elizabeth (Smith) FOUST; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Jacob and Elizabeth (Bristow) FOUST, maternal grandparents David C. and Jane (Heflin) SMITH; educated in the public schools of […]
City: Henderson OZIER, Millard F., lawyer; born in Madison Co., Tenn., Sept. 15, 1853; French descent; son of William and Mary (Smith) OZIER; educated at Henderson and Lebanon, Tenn., graduated at Lebanon, Tenn., LL. B. June 8, 1876; married Bettie MASON Feb. 26, 1878; member Knights of Pythias; reared on […]