City: Henderson REID, Samuel Eli, farmer and stock raiser; born near Lexington, Tenn., April 22, 1856; English and Irish descent; son of James R. and Elizabeth T. (Webb) REID; father’s occupation, farmer and minister of the gospel; educated in the common schools of Tenn., and at home; began his business […]
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City: Henderson OZIER, Millard F., lawyer; born in Madison Co., Tenn., Sept. 15, 1853; French descent; son of William and Mary (Smith) OZIER; educated at Henderson and Lebanon, Tenn., graduated at Lebanon, Tenn., LL. B. June 8, 1876; married Bettie MASON Feb. 26, 1878; member Knights of Pythias; reared on […]
City: Henderson O’NEAL, John F., banker; born at Henderson, Tenn.; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John Francis and Mary Cornelia (Purdy) O’NEAL; father’s occupation, merchant; paternal grandparents, Christopher and Margaret (Deaton) O’Neal, maternal grandparents Robert and Rebecca (Chainey) PURDY; educated at Henderson and McKenzie, Tenn., graduated at Henderson, Tenn., June, 1895, […]
City: Henderson McWILLIAMS, J.L., farmer; born in Bedford Co., Tenn., Feb. 16, 1832; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John and Mary Ann (Robinson) McWILLIAMS; father was a farmer; received common school education; has been a farmer all of his life; has also filled positions as bookkeeper and salesman; member of F. […]
City: Henderson McNATT, William R., public official; born in Henderson Co., Tenn., Jan. 20, 1852; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William S. and Nancy (White) McNATT; his father was a farmer and educator; educated at Montezuma, Tenn.; in early life taught school and was formerly Superintendent of Public Instruction of Chester […]
City: Hartsville WRIGHT, Moscow L., banker and farmer; born in Smith Co., Tenn., Dec. 14, 1842; English descent; son of George T. and Sarah (Burton) WRIGHT; father’s occupation, farmer; his paternal grandfather, was Robert WRIGHT, a revolutionary soldier; received common school education, Smith Co., Tenn., married Bettie MILLS Jan. 6, […]
City: Henderson JOHNSON, Albert Sidney, railroad agent; born Cotton Plant, Mo., Feb. 7, 1865; Irish and Scotch descent; son of Albert B.S. and Nancy Malinda (Jones) JOHNSON; educated at Rutherford, Tenn., he was reared on a farm by a widowed mother, his father dying in 1866; had a struggle to […]
City: Henderson HEARN, Isham F., music teacher and farmer; born near Montezuma, Tenn., April 24, 1862; Irish-Scotch-English descent; son of William Nelson and Harriet E. (Hudson) HEARN; father’s occupation, farmer, stock raiser and soldier; paternal grandparents Rev. Isham G. and Amy (Harris) HEARN, maternal grandparents Charles W. and Susan (Billbo) […]
City: Gibson DUNGAN, James A., farmer and horticulturist; born in Crockett Co., Tenn., Nov. 1, 1847; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Thomas M. and Nancy (Mason) DUNGAN; paternal grandparents William and Mary (Mason) DUNGAN; maternal grandparents Abram and Margaret (Curry) Mason; received common school education; in early life worked on a […]
City: Georgetown CROW, John William, miller; born in Roane Co., Tenn., March 8, 1857; Irish and German descent; son of Lorenzo Haywood and Mary M. (Cofer) CROW; father was a farmer; received common school education; reared on a farm in Roane Co., Tenn., by a widowed mother, his father having […]
City: Gassaway MELTON, Luke Lee, farmer, merchant and miller; born in Cannon Co., Tenn., April 20, 1845; son of John and Catharine (Elkins) MELTON; received common school education; in 1875 entered the mercantile business at Daylight, Warren Co., Tenn., one year later returned to Cannon Co., and has been in […]
City: Gassaway MELTON, John H., banker, farmer and merchant; born in Cannon Co., Tenn., March 26, 1869; English descent; son of George G. and Martha (Walkup) MELTON; father was interested in farming, banking and merchandising; paternal grandparents James and Pollie (Elidge) MELTON; maternal grandparents Robert and Sarah (Nealey) WALKUP; educated […]
City: Garland WALK, Thomas Benton, farmer; born Tipton Co., Tenn., July 1, 1840; Irish and English descent; son of Alexander and Jerusna (Smith) WALK; father was a farmer; educated in Tipton Co., Tenn.; married Sarah Jane YARBRO in 1865; served in Confederate army during civil war in Co. B, 7th […]
City: Gallaway GRIFFIN, J. E., farmer and merchant; born in Fayette Co., Tenn., March 8, 1850; son of Robert and Persis (Herring) GRIFFIN; father’s occupation, farmer; began his business career as a farmer, later became interested in the mercantile business; Democrat; member of the County Court of Fayette Co., Tenn., […]
City: Georgetown STIMSON, Leland Thomas, miller and farmer; born in Floyd Co., Va., Oct. 11, 1852; son of N. B. and Lydia (Percell) STIMSON; educated in Bland Co., Va.; married Julia R. SUITER March 30, 1876; moved to West Va. In 1879 and lived in Wyoming Co., W. Va., twenty-seven […]
City: Henderson DICKEY, Isaac T., farmer; born at Finger, Tenn., Nov. 6, 1869; Scotch-Irish descent; son of George W. and Amanda (McIntyre) DICKEY; educated at West Tenn., Christian College, reared on a farm near Finger, Tenn., and paid for his own education; entered the grocery business at Abbott, Tex., in […]
City: Dyersburg WILLIAMS, Samuel Henry, attorney at law; born at Trenton, Tenn., Jan. 6, 1855; Welsh-Scotch descent; son of Judge Samuel and Katrina M. (Walker) WILLIAMS; paternal grandparents, Silas Mercer and Mary (Crutchfield) WILLIAMS; maternal grandparents, Major Matthew Patton and Agnes (Hope) WALKER; educated at Andrew College, Trenton, Tenn., and […]
City: Dyersburg WOOD, Carroll D., minister (missionary Baptist); born at Monticello, Ark., Sept. 27, 1880; son of Judge Z. T. and Tommie (Stanley) WOOD; Scotch-Irish descent; educated at Monticello and Ouachita College and S. B. T. Seminary, Louisville, Ky.; graduated May, 1904, and May, 1907; married Julie McIVER Oct. 21, […]
City: Gallatin WILSON, Samuel Franklin, Jurist and Statesman; born Sumner Co., Tenn., April 8, 1845; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Samuel and Nancy (Moore) WILSON; paternal grandparents John L. and Anna (Meeks) WILSON, maternal grandparents, Zaza and Laura (Wallace) MOORE; educated in Country Schools of Sumner Co., Tenn., and at Gallatin […]
City: Gallatin PURYEAR, David Burford, lawyer; born at Hendersonville, Tenn., April 7, 1882; French and Scotch-Irish descent; son of William P. and Fannie M. (Wright) PURYEAR; paternal grandparents, William P. and Mary Anne (Pierce) PURYEAR, maternal grandparents, Romulus C. and Bettie (Burford) WRIGHT; educated public schools of Sumner Co., Tenn., […]