A well-to-do and leading business man of Obion, as a man who has in more than one line given worthy public service, and as a member of organizations that tend toward the betterment of humanity, L. A. Ward is one whose life is of interest to historian and reader. Of […]
Thornton
City: Memphis THORNTON, Gustavus Brown, physician; born Bowling Green, Va., Feb. 22, 1835; English descent; son of James Bankhead and Marianna T. (Horner) THORNTON; fathers occupation, lawyer; paternal grandfather James Bankhead THORNTON, of Caroline Co., Va., maternal grandfather Dr. Gustavus Brown HORNER of Warrenton, Va.; educated in Memphis, Tenn., and […]
City: Memphis MATHEWS, William D., life insurance and fiscal agent; born Eleroy, Stephenson Co., Ill., Oct. 2, 1855; English-Irish-Scotch-Welsh descent; son of Sam R. and Celia (Packer) MATHEWS; father’s occupation manufacturer; paternal grandparents William C. and Eliza MATHEWS, maternal grandparents Daniel B. and Desire (Lincoln) PACKER; educated in the public […]
City: Chattanooga STRANG, Samuel Bartow, attorney at law; born Chattanooga, Tenn.; Aug. 7, 1882; French-English Descent; son of Samuel B. and Frances (Thornton) STRANG; educated University of Tenn.; graduated from same in 1903; member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity; member of election commission for Hamilton Co. 1909-10-11; graduated in law in […]
City: Brownsville THORNTON, Nicholas Perkins, farmer; born Brownsville, Tenn., Aug. 1, 1859; English and Russian descent; son of Burwell and Lucy (Perkins) THORNTON; his father was a physician; paternal grandparents Frank and Annie (Boyd) THORNTON, maternal grandparents N. T. and Lucy (Turner) PERKINS; received common school education and early in […]