City: Memphis WILLIAMS, James Mathew, commission merchant, grain, hay, flour, etc.; born near Brunswick, Tenn., Sept. 1, 1841; Welsh-Scotch and English descent; son of Henry and Mary (Black) WILLIAMS; father’s occupation, farmer and magistrate Shelby Co., Tenn., 12 years; paternal grandparents James and Susan (Peebles) WILLIAM [sic], maternal grandparents Mathew […]
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City: Memphis WILLIAMS, Joseph J., born Somerville, Tenn.; Sept. 1852; received his education in the schools of Memphis Tenn., began his career as clerk in drug store at age of eighteen years, and remained there for several years, becoming interested in the business as a partner; in 1874 he became […]
City: Memphis WILLIAMS, John Sneed, cotton broker; born Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 25, 1869; English descent; son of J.J. and Arra R. (Watkins) WILLIAMS; educated in Memphis, Tenn.; began his career as an employe [sic] of a railroad; married Edith REID, April 3, 1895; member DeSoto Lodge, Chickasaw Club, Country Club […]
City: Sevierville WILLIAMS, Samuel M., public official; born Jones Cove, Tenn., March 20, 1869; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Carroll and Annie (Large) WILLIAMS; father was a farmer; educated at Murphy College, graduated 1896; began his career as a school teacher; married Callie JONES, July 14, 1894; member I. O. O. […]
City: Tiptonville GRIFFIN, Franklin Hall, farmer; born Madison Co., Ala., Jan. 29, 1827; Welsh and Irish descent; son of John Taylor and Miram (Bailey) GRIFFIN; father was a school teacher; paternal grandparents John and Sarah (Williams) GRIFFIN, maternal grandfather Robert BAILEY, maternal grandmother was a Miss FERGUSON prior to her […]
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: Pinhook Landing WILLIAMS, John Lacy, farmer; born Orchard Knob, Hamilton Co., Tenn., April 29, 1841; German descent; son of James and Jennie (Roddy) WILLIAMS; paternal grandparents John Lacy and Saint (Johns) WILLIAMS; maternal grandparents Andy and Mattie (Tipton) RODDY; was educated in the log school houses of McMinn and […]
City: Nashville OVERTON, Jesse Maxwell, born Pulaski, Tenn., July 25, 1863; English descent; son of John and Harriet Virginia (Maxwell) OVERTON; father, farmer and planter; paternal grandparents Judge John and Mary McConnell (White) OVERTON, maternal grandparents Jesse and Martha Ravenscroft (Claiborne) MAXWELL; attended district schools and Vanderbilt University; graduated from […]
City: Nashville WILLIAMS, John Phillip, manufacturer; President Bon Air Coal Company; born Montgomery County, Tenn., February 22, 1848; son J. P. and Mildred (Hopson) WILLIAMS; paternal grandfather, Henry WILLIAMS; paternal grandmother, Mary WILSON; maternal grandfather, George Boyd HOPSON; maternal grandmother, Eliza READ; English descent; educated Miama /sic/ University, Oxford Ohio; […]
City: Nashville VAUGHN, Robert, attorney-at-law; born Nashville, Tenn., August 10, 1856; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Michael and Emma A. (Baxter) VAUGHN; paternal grandparents David and Sarah (Thomas) VAUGHN; maternal grandparents Robert and Rebecca Boone (Mockbee) BAXTER; graduated from University of Nashville and Lebanon Law School, 1876-77, with A.B. and LL.B. […]
City: Memphis NAILL, Millard, real estate; born Brownsville, Tenn., December 3, 1873; son John and Katherine B. (WILLIAMS) NAILL; educated country schools in Haywood County and Cumberland University at Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn.; married Sara Tyler SHEPHERD, July 29, Memphis; formerly Stamp Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue. Fifth District, Tennessee. […]
City: Tracy City FULTS, Jefferson D., lawyer; German and English descent; son of Smith and Timie Ellen (Sanders) FULTS; father, farmer; paternal grandparents Daniel and Philadelphia (Thompson) FULTS, maternal grandparents Thomas and Polly Mary (Cox) SANDERS; educated common schools, Shook College, Tracy City, Tenn., University of Tenn., at Knoxville, and […]
City: Oliver Springs RICHARDS, John R., coal operator and merchant; born Danville, Pa., Oct. 15, 1857; son of Joseph and Ann (Thomas) RICHARDS; paternal grandfather John RICHARDS, paternal grandmother Ann (Evans) RICHARDS, maternal grandfather David W. THOMAS, maternal grandmother Ann (Williams) THOMAS Welsh descent; fathers’ /sic/ occupation, rolling mill superintendent; […]
City: Nashville FITE, Leonard Beard, dry goods commission merchant; born Nashville, Tenn., December 21, 1856; German and Scotch-Irish descent; son of Leonard Beard and Virginia G. L. (Randall) FITE; father’s occupation, wholesale dry goods merchant; educated Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn.; interested in the wholesale dry goods business in early life; […]
City: Nashville BATE, Henry Clay, weather bureau official; born Bledsoe’s Lick, Tenn., July 28, 1839; English descent; son of Humphrey and Anne Franklin (Weathered) BATE; father, farmer and surveyor; paternal grandparents James and Mary (Spivey) BATE, maternal grandparents William and Patience (Dowell) WEATHERED; educated in Rural Academy of Sumner County, […]
City: Murfreesboro PERKINS, Charles Franklin, lumberman; born Nashville, Tenn., April 7, 1866; English descent; son of Daniel Price and Kate (Morgan) PERKINS; father, a lumberman; paternal grandparents, Peter and Sarah (Camp) PERKINS, maternal grandparents, Rufus and Jane (Williams) MORGAN; educated at Nashville, and Murfreesboro, Tenn.; entered the lumber business in […]
City: Monterey BROWDER, Robert Marvin, dentist; born Olmstead, Logan Co., Ky., March 9, 1880; son of David P. and Florence (Bailey) BROWDER; paternal grandfather Robert BROWDER, paternal grandmother [line omitted here] Jonathan R. BAILEY, maternal grandmother Margaret (Kennedy) BAILEY; Scotch, English and Welsh descent; educated at Vanderbilt University and Branham […]
City: Milan WILLIAMS, Benjamin Hilliard, grocery merchant; born Lavinia, Carroll Co., Tenn., July 17, 1855; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Edward Henry and Catharine (Sturdivant) WILLIAMS; father’s occupation, farmer; educated at Milan, McKenzie, and Lavinia, Tenn.; in early life was a dry goods salesman; married Lula HOTT, Nov. 28, 1878; member […]
City: Memphis KING, Thomas B., cotton merchant; born White County, Ark., July, 1861; son Thomas B. and Eliza B. (Thomas) KING; educated in Murfreesboro, Tenn.; married, first Mollie WILLIAMS, Brownsville, 1887; second, Fannie KING, Memphis, 1904; mayor of Bells, Tenn., 1884-85; member of Tennessee Legislature 1887 from Crockett County, Tenn.; […]
City: Memphis BUCHANAN, Joseph W., lawyer; born Chatham Co., N.C.; Scotch descent; son of Thomas J. and Sophie (Martin) BUCHANAN; father, planter; paternal grandparents, Joseph and Charity (Williams) BUCHANAN, maternal grandparents Dr. William and Flora Isabella (McQueen) MARTIN; his maternal grandmother was a direct descendant of Robert BRUCE; graduated University […]