City: Unaka Springs DEADERICK, Arthur V., proprietor of summer resort; born Jonesboro, Tenn., August 2, 1833; German and Scotch descent; son of James W. and Adeline (McDowel) DEADERICK; father was a lawyer; paternal grandparents David and Margaret (Anderson) DEADERICK, maternal grandparents D.E. and Sarah (Shelby) McDOWEL; educated at Jonesboro, Tenn.; […]
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City: Rogersville WALKER, Joseph Rogers, physician; born Rogersville, Tenn., Aug. 24, 1831; Scotch-Irish-French and Welsh descent; son of Hugh and Frances (Rogers) WALKER; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandparents John and Margaret (Kelso) WALKER, maternal grandparents Joseph and Mary (Amis) ROGERS; educated at McMinn Academy; graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, […]
City: Trezevant WALKER, John Russell, lawyer; born Friendship, Tenn., Dec. 3, 1855; son of William M. and Sarah F. (Davis) WALKER; Scotch-Irish-French descent; educated Academy at Friendship, Tenn.; married Elizabeth B. TAYLOR, Oct. 29, 1882; Republican; member of State Republican Committee many years; Mayor of Trenton 1881-1882; Vice President First […]
City: Paris COMPTON, Robert Haywood, Sheriff of Henry Co.; born Orange Co., N. C., June 20, 1866; son of Ingram Henderson and Julia A. (Walker) COMPTON; English descent; educated institutions of learning of Henry Co., Tenn.; father’s occupation, farmer; married Mary BELL Dec. 25, 1890; member Masonic Lodge (Marshall Lodge […]
City: Pleasant View WILLIAMS, Richard C., merchant; born King’s Sulphur Springs, Tenn., Feb. 22, 1846; English descent; son of W.W. and Mary Ann (Sheron) WILLIAMS; father, County Court Clerk; paternal grandparents, C.C. and Lucy (King) WILLIAMS; maternal grandparents Zacharia and Nancy (Williams) SHERON; educated in common schools of Tenn., and […]
City: Nashville WEBER, Henry Carlton, teacher; born Nashville, Tenn., November 7, 1860; German and French-English descent; son of Henry and Margaret (Walker) WEBER; father was teacher in Germany and Tennessee; paternal grandfather Christian WEBER, maternal grandparents Carleton and Caroline (Malette) WALKER; educated University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn.; began teaching […]
City: Nashville WALKER, Bradley, attorney-at-law; born Columbia, Tenn., October 14, 1877; son W. Q. and Alice (Cabler) WALKER; Scotch-Irish descent; graduated from Peabody Normal College, University of Nashville, 1898, University of Virginia, 1902; L.I., A.B., and B. of L; married Ethel MATHEWS Dec 17, 1903; member of Trinity Consistory No. […]
City: Trenton DENNISON, F. L., teacher, farmer; born, Lone Elm, Tenn., Jan. 12, 1872; English and Irish descent; son of Henry P. and Laura (McCall) DENNISON; father, farmer; paternal grandparents Robert R. and Nancy D. (Walker) DENNISON, maternal grandparents Calvin and Canseda M. (Ingram) MCCALL; educated Southwestern Baptist University, Jackson, […]
City: Memphis TAYLOR, Thomas John, fire insurance business; born Haywood Co., Tenn., May 20, 1847; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas and S. Jane (Mooring) TAYLOR; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Thomas and Susan Maria (Coburne) TAYLOR, maternal grandparents J.J. and Margaret (Staten) MOORING; received common school education; early business occupation, […]
City: Spencer WALKER, James Anderson, born Sweet Gum, Tenn., Nov. 16, 1863; Irish descent; son of Joseph H. and Nancy (Haston) WALKER; father farmer; educated in the common schools; in early life was a farmer; married Mattie MITCHELL, April 27, 1892; Mason; Democrat; sheriff 1890-92, county road commissioner 1900; at […]
City: Paris WALKER, Thomas Bruce, banker; born Henry Co., Tenn., May 16, 1855; son of George W. and Mildred (Anderson) WALKER; Scotch descent; educated institutions of learning in Henry Co.; married Lavinia JONES June 21, 1894; father’s occupation, merchant and trader; entered banking business in 1907 with the Citizens’ Bank […]
City: Memphis KETCHUM, Morgan C., lawyer; born Oakland, Tenn., Feb. 2, 1874; son of William and Ella (Cartwright) KETCHUM; father’s occupation, merchant and planter; paternal grandparents Levi and Georgiana (Walker) KETCHUM, maternal grandparents Morgan and Sarah W. (Grandy) CARTWRIGHT; educated in private schools at Oakland, Somerville, and Franklin, Tenn., Vanderbilt […]
City: Memphis LEWIS, Archibald Cary, physician; born Keswick, Va., July 12, 1877; son of Thomas Walker and Jane Walker (Page) LEWIS; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Robert Walker and Sarah (Craven) LEWIS, maternal grandparents Frederick Winslow and Anne Kinlock (Meriweather) PAGE; graduated from Gen. Washington University, degree of M.D., June […]
City: Memphis METCALF, Charles W., Sr., lawyer, born Jessamine Co., Ky., 1840; educated in the common schools of his native county and took a course at Millersburg (Ky.) College; after leaving college in 1861 he went to Memphis, where he enlisted in Capt. Phil D. Thompson’s cavalry company, which was […]
City: Memphis ALLEN, Thomas H., engineer; born St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 27, 1881; son of R. H. and Lizzy (WALKER) ALLEN; father’s occupation, business man; graduated from University of Tenn., B. S., 1903; in early life was a machinist; married Phyllis BLANCHARD, Feb. 22, 1909; member of Chickasaw Club, Business […]
City: Memphis METCALF, Charles W., Sr., lawyer, born Jessamine Co., Ky., 1840; educated in the common schools of his native county and took a course at Millersburg (Ky.) College; after leaving college in 1861 he went to Memphis, where he enlisted in Capt. Phil D. THOMPSON’S cavalry company, which was […]
City: Memphis ALLEN, Richard Henry, secretary and accountant; born Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 24, 1851; son of Thomas Hampton and Eleanor Hannah (SHANKS) ALLEN; father’s occupation, cotton factor, and commission merchant; paternal grandparents, Jesse and Hannah (HAMPTON) ALLEN; maternal grandparents, Dr. Lewis and Mary (THOMAS) SHANKS; educated in private school of […]
City: Memphis ALLEN, James Seddon, attorney at law; born Stamford, Conn. Aug. 31, 1884; son of Richard H. and Lizzie Conner (WALKER) ALLEN; father’s occupation, accountant; paternal grandparents, Thomas H. and Ellen (SHANKS) ALLEN, maternal grandparents Samuel P. and Eleanor (TOOMBS) WALKER; educated at Memphis, Tenn.; graduated from University of […]
City: Nashville CANTRELL, Julian Wendel, railroad official; born Davidson County, Tennessee, January 1, 1867; English-Scotch descent; son of George Michael Deaderick and Clara (Walker) CANTRELL; father, banker; paternal grandparents Stephen and Juliet A. Deaderick (Wendel) CANTRELL, paternal grandparents Robert T. and Adeline (Poston) WALKER; educated in public schools of Nashville, Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville and Kentucky Military Institute […]
City: Lebanon McFARLAND, John W., physician; born Wilson county, Tenn., March 22, 1843; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James H. and Charlotte (Walker) McFARLAND; father’s occupation physician; educated at Lebanon, Tenn.; graduated at Nashville, Tenn., with degree M. D., March 1868; in early life he was a farmer; served as lieutenant […]