City: Nashville CARRE, Henry Beach, Professor of Theology; born New Orleans, La., June 9, 1871; English-French descent; son of Walter W. and Elvira (Beach) CARRE; father, lumber merchant; graduated from Tulane Univ. A.B., 1895, Vanderbilt Univ. A.B., 1898; also studied at Universities of Chicago, Berlin and Marburg; began early business career as clerk in lumber […]
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City: Lebanon VAUGHAN, John Curry, traveling salesman; born La Guardo, Tennessee, Jan. 16, 1866; descendant of the early settlers of Wilson county, Tenn.; son of Edward D. and Ella (Kirkpatrick) VAUGHAN; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents Rev. M. S. and Sallie (Vaughan) VAUGHAN; maternal grandparents Dr. J. C. and Narcie […]
City: Lebanon BOUTON, William Paisley, planter; born Benton county, Miss., Nov. 26, 1848; French-Scotch descent; son of Ralph Leonard and Anna Jane (Gibson) BOUTON; father’s occupation physician and merchant; paternal grandparents Jared and Polly (Webb) BOUTON; maternal grandparents Moses and Elizabeth (Paisley) GIBSON; educated High School, Canaan, Miss.; graduated from […]
City: Franklin McCORKLE, David Eusebius, lawyer; born in Dyer Co., Tenn., Aug. 19, 1858; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Samuel Smith and Margaret (Wharey) McCORKLE; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Johiel M. and Elizabeth (Smith) McCORKLE, maternal grandparents, Jonathan and Jane (Walkup) WHAREY; educated in Southern Union Normal School, Newbern, Tenn.; […]
City: Covington DOWNING, Richard Vaughan, farmer; born near Covington, Tenn., May 29, 1874; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Elijah McMahon and Elizabeth Anne (Vaughan) DOWNING; educated common schools of Tipton Co., Tenn., graduated Dickson, Tenn., with degree of B.S. in 1895; in early life was a merchant, later took up farming; […]
City: Dixon Spring BRIDGEWATER, Samuel Chambers, physician; born Dixon Spring, Tenn., Feb. 4, 1856; English descent son of Major John C. and Mary F. (Vaughan) BRIDGEWATER; father was a merchant who died in the Confederate Army 1864; paternal grandparents Chesley and Nancy (Chambers) BRIDGEWATER, maternal grandparents Col J. H. and […]
City: Detroit VAUGHN, Joseph Craddock, merchant; born Detroit, Tenn., Jan. 19, 1855; English and Scotch descent; son of Joseph CRADDOCK and Mary Margaret (McCoy) VAUGHAN; educated in the local schools of Tenn.; entered the mercantile business in early life; married Martha Sue BARKER June 5, 1866; Democrat; was Postmaster at […]
City: Covington DOWNING, Richard Vaughan, farmer; born near Covington, Tenn., May 29, 1874; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Elijah McMahon and Elizabeth Anne (Vaughan) DOWNING; educated common schools of Tipton Co., Tenn., graduated Dickson, Tenn., with degree of B.S. in 1895; in early life was a merchant, later took up farming; married Annie […]