City: Maury City ELMORE, William, farmer; born in Crockett Co., Tenn., Sept. 7, 1861; son of George and R. (MOORE) ELMORE; father’s occupation, farming; educated in Crockett Co., Tenn.; entered farming in early life and has devoted all of his business life to that occupation; married Nolia RICE, Nov. 28, […]
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City: Masseyville HURST, Elijah S., practical surveyor; born in McNairy Co., Tenn., Dec. 13, 1855; Irish descent; son of David and Elizabeth (CARPENTER); father’s occupation, farmer; received common school education; taught school in Chester and McNairy Cos. from 1874 to 1888; married Mary E. MUSE, Dec. 14, 1876; Democrat; three […]
City: Mayland KEITH, Alfred Shook, lumberman; born Flat Creek, Tenn., March 7, 1883; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Anthony Meek and Mary (BROOKS) KEITH; father’s occupation, merchant; educated in Owenton College, Birmingham, Ala., and Castle Heights, Lebanon, Tenn.; entered the lumber business in early life; married Anabel WALLING, Nov. 19, 1908; […]
City: Maryville PARHAM, William Edmund, manufacturer; born Knoxville, Tenn., March 9, 1860; son of William Thomas and Mary Jane Susan (SNODDY) PARHAM; paternal grandfather Edwin Nelson PARHAM, paternal grandmother Mary Ellen (DUNN) PARHAM, maternal grandfather Rev. Robert Henderson SNODDY, maternal grandmother Nancy Hawkins (MOORE) SNODDY; English, Scotch-Irish descent; educated Maryville […]
City: Mason HAMBLET, J. G., merchant; born Shreveport, La. Feb. 26, 1847; Scotch-Irish descent; son of J. W. and Mary (BROOM) HAMBLET: father’s occupation, farmer; received common school education; entered the mercantile business in early life; married Euphronia EXUM, Feb. 26, 1874; member F. & A. M. No. 505, Ed […]
City: Mayland COOPER, William, merchant, real estate and lumber dealer; born Scranton, Pa., March 2, 1843; English and Scotch-Irish descent; son of William and Margaret (MOAT) COOPER; educated in Belfast, Ireland; returned to American in 1853; enlisted in the Twenty-fifth Tennessee Regiment, May, 1861, and served until surrender of Lee, […]
City: Maryville WILSON, Samuel Tyndale, educator; born Homs, Syria, Feb. 17, 1858; son of David M. and Emeline (TOMLINSON) WILSON; father’s occupation, minister of the gospel; paternal grandparents Samuel and Sally (NESMITH) WILSON; maternal grandparents Samuel and Rebecca (BIDDLE) TOMLINSON; graduated from Maryville (Tenn.) College, A. B. 1878; later received […]
City: Maryville RUTLEDGE, Wiley Blount, minister of the gospel, born near Pikeville, Tenn., Oct 21, 1861; English and German descent; son of Thomas and Jane (HALL) RUTLEDGE; father’s occupation, mechanic; paternal grandparents Jackson and Sarah (SINGLETON) RUTLEDGE; maternal grandfather Benjamin HALL; maternal grandmother was a Miss KEEDY prior to her […]
City: Memphis TAYLOR, W.W., physician; born in Haywood Co., Tenn., June 13, 1854; educated in the schools of Brownsville, Tenn., and Huntsville, Ala.; graduated from Emory and Henry College of Virginia in 1873; he then entered the Bellevue Hospital Medical College of New York and graduated from that institution in […]
City: Memphis THOMAS, WILLIAM G., vice-president and treasurer Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Co., his parents moved to Memphis in 1868; received education in the public schools of Memphis; he left high schools the year before he would have graduated and entered the employ of Orgill Brothers, hardware merchants, as clerk, remaining with […]
City: Memphis THOMASON, J.B., lawyer; born Paris, Tenn., Feb. 16, 1874; son of J.N. and Sarah E. (McCampbell) THOMASON; educated city schools of Paris, Tenn., and Webb’s school at Bell Buckle, Tenn., and graduate of Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn.; married Lillie RHODES June 4, 1902; member Elks; City Judge of […]
City: Memphis DOUGLASS, Richard R., cotton factor; born Memphis, Tenn., 1857; son of Judge A. H. and Elizabeth B. (Randolph) DOUGLASS; educated Memphis; married Nona BAILEY, 1892; Democrat; member K. of P.
City: Memphis DORION, Edward Hill, manager office of D. Canale & Co.; born Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 31, 1860; Canadian French and Scotch Irish descent; son of Charles H. and Ellen (Morrison) DORION; paternal grandparents, Charles H. and Hannah Nathalia (Sanders) DORION, maternal grandparents, John and Mary (Anderson) MORRISION; educated in […]
City: Memphis DILLARD, John W., cotton factor; born Newberry, S. C., Dec. 12, 1837; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Lemuel and Mary (Bonds) DILLARD; educated in the common schools of Cassville, Ga., and Newberry (S.C.) private schools; enlisted in Confederate army as private of 2d Miss. Regiment Co. “G” under Capt […]
City: Memphis HUNT, William James, dentist; born in Gibson Co., Tenn., Feb. 10, 1872; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Robert and Margaret (Matthews) HUNT; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents William H. and Fisher (Dickens) HUNT, maternal grandparents Edward W. and Mary R. (Ralston) MATTHEWS; educated in the public schools of Gibson […]
City: Memphis HUMPHREYS, Hugh, merchant, born in Shelby Co., Feb. 17, 1876; Protestant-Irish descent; son of James Henry and Ann Eliza (Ward) HUMPHREYS; father’s occupation, civil engineer; received common school education; began his business career as an office boy, later became stenographer and bookkeeper; then established the firm of Humphreys, […]
City: Memphis HUGHES, Allen, attorney at law: born Dancyville, Tenn., July 25, 1870; Irish descent; son of Thomas N. and Mary P. (Gillman) HUGHES; father’s occupation, merchant; graduated from Vanderbilt University LL.B., June, 1892; married Camille FRIERSON, March 19, 1896; moved to Arkansas in early life and engaged in practice […]
City: Memphis DIES, Thomas, real estate agent; born Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 9, 1863; Irish-Italian descent; son of Andrew P. and Eliza (Doyle) DIES; educated in Memphis City Schools; engaged in retail business in Memphis, Tenn., 1885-1905 under firm name of Thomas DIES, and since that time he has been in […]
City: Memphis DICKSON, John W., lumberman; born Cincinnati, O., Dec. 29, 1851; Irish descent; son of William B. and Mary A. (Johnston) DICKSON; educated in High School of Cincinnati, O., graduated from same in 1867; began his career as lumber inspector; entered lumber business with his father under firm name […]
City: Memphis DICKSON, John S., manager Nickey & Sons Co.; born Evansville, Ind., March 7, 1863; Scotch-Irish descent; son of David and Anna (Eutt) DICKSON; father was a mechanic; educated at Princeton, N. Y., married Cora COLEMAN; member Lumberman’s Club; member Presbyterian church; interested in lumber business.