City: Rockwood TURNER, James Columbus, insurance man; born Roane Co., Oct. 8, 1860; Irish descent; son of Wm. C. and Louise J. (Smith) TURNER; father farmer; educated Burritt College, Spencer, Tenn.; married Mary Lee BARNETT, March 24, 1898; began his business career as bookkeeper in mercantile business; Republican; member I.O.O.F., […]
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City: Memphis KEYES, Joseph W., banker; born in Fulton, Miss., April 11, 1857; son of Capt. William H. and Anna (Turner) KEYES; father was a merchant and served in Confederate army; direct descendant from early Virginia settlers; secured primary education in common schools, but left school at an early age […]
City: Martin TURNER, Thos. Lee, editor of “Mail”; born Jackson, Tenn., Jan. 6, 1863; English descent; son of Wm. C. and Martha (Nesbitt) TURNER; father engaged in farming, milling and stock raising; paternal grandparents, James and Tabitha (Billingsly) TURNER, maternal grandparents Robert and Sarah (Jordan) NESBIT; received education at Milan […]
City: Knoxville TURNER, Charles Willard, educator; born Boston, Mass., Feb. 23, 1844; son of Roswell Willard and Mary (Howard) TURNER; graduated from Amherst (Mass.) A. B., 1865, A. M., 1892; married Kate Hamilton HILL, Oct. 1, 1866; admitted to bar 1867; practiced law 1867-1892; Associate Prof. Law 1892-1905; Lecturer on […]
City: Dover WALTER, James Bernard, merchant; born at Dover, Tenn., Dec. 9, 1872; French and German descent; son of Edward and Letitia Lewis (Smith) WALTER; father’s occupation merchant; paternal grandparents Bernard and Camilla (Vintroux) WALTER; maternal grandparents Dr. James W. and Rebecca (Lewis) SMITH; educated at Dover, Tenn., in early […]
Town: Columbia TURNER, W. R., lawyer; Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of the State of Tennessee; Democrat; residence, Columbia, Tenn.
City: Chattanooga CHAMBERS, Henry A., attorney at law; born Iredell Co., N. C., May 17, 1841; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Joseph and Ellen (Cashion) CHAMBERS; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandfather Henry CHAMBERS, paternal grandmother Jane (Cowan) CHAMBERS, maternal grandfather James CASHION, maternal grandmother Mary (Barkley) CASHION; educated Olin High School, […]
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 […]