City: Chattanooga THOMPSON, Frank M., lawyer; born Henry Co., Tenn., Dec 22, 1860; son of Samuel W. and Ellen (Bunch) THOMPSON; Scotch-Irish descent; studied law in office of S. A. Champion; admitted to bar in Henry Co. Tenn., in 1882; railroad commissioner 1897-99; chairman Democratic State executive committee 1902-06; admitted […]
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City: Chattanooga THOMPSON, Thomas Clarkson, Mayor of Chattanooga; born Columbia, S. C.; September 21, 1860; son Hugh SMITH and Elizabeth A. (Clarkson) THOMPSON; paternal grandfather Henry Tazewell THOMPSON, paternal grandmother Agnes (Smith) THOMPSON; maternal grandfather Thomas B. CLARKSON, maternal grandmother Caroline (Heriot) CLARKSON; English-Scotch descent; educated institutions of learning of […]
City: Chattanooga SPENCER, Herbert W., insurance and real estate; born Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 21, 1880; son Henry H. and Emily (Ashworth) SPENCER; English descent; educated Chattanooga Public Schools, Mountain City Bus. College; married Ada Helen RICHARDSON Oct. 20, 1903; member Chattanooga Lodge 199, F. & A. M., and Y. M. […]
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 […]
Town: Centerville THOMPSON, William D., merchant; born Hickman Co., Tenn.; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Andrew Jackson and Sara (Douglas) THOMPSON; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandfather Asa Dabner THOMPSON, paternal grandmother Mary (Poly) THOMPSON, maternal grandfather William DOUGLAS, maternal grandmother was a Miss CAROTHERS prior to her marriage; received common school […]
Bellbuckle — RANSOM Sr., B.F., farmer; born Rutherford Co., Tenn., Dec. 14, 1819; English and Irish descent; son of Benjamin C. and Sarah (Jaratt) RANSOM; paternal grandparents Richard and Cissiah (Portice) RANSOM; maternal grandparents Thomas and Susannah (Thompson) JARRATT; received common school education; devoted himself to farming in early youth; […]
Athens — THOMPSON, Samuel Hunter, educator and business man; born Chuckey, Greene Co., Tenn., April 19, 1876; Dutch-English and Scotch-Irish descent; son of William P. and Florence L., (G’fellers) THOMPSON; paternal grandfather John THOMPSON, paternal grandmother Margaret (Rinehart) THOMPSON; maternal grandfather Madison G’fellers, maternal grandmother Eliza (Broyles) G’fellers; educated Wesleyan […]