City: Fruitland KOFFMAN, J. H., farmer; born McNairy Co., Tenn., Aug. 22, 1855; German descent; son of James C. and Abigail Hawkins (Atkins) KOFFMAN; educated at the Central Normal School and I. O. O. F. College of Humboldt, Tenn.; early occupation, school teacher in the public schools Gibson Co., Tenn.; […]
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City: Fruitland STEWART, Neil M., farmer; born near Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 1, 1844; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James and Isabella (McNeil) STEWART; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents David and Rebecca (Avant) STEWART; maternal grandparents Neil and Lucy (Knight) McNEIL; educated in high schools of Gibson, Co., Tenn.; in early […]
City: Fruitland BENNETT, Hugh T., farmer and stock raiser; born Fruitland, Tenn. March 4, 1881; Scotch-Irish descent; son of W. N. and Mattie (McLeary) BENNETT; educated in public schools of Gibson Co., University of Tenn., Knoxville and S. N. U., Huntingdon, Tenn., married Ethel YANDELL Sept. 9, 1902; member K. […]
City: Friendsville LAWRENCE, Daniel Windslow, teacher and minister; born Grant Co., Ind., Aug. 27, 1851; son of Thomas H. and Anna Maria (Cox) LAWRENCE; paternal grandfather Peter LAWRENCE, paternal grandmother Sarah (Hinshaw) LAWRENCE, maternal grandfather William COX, maternal grandmother Miriam (Winslow) COX; English, Scotch, Irish and Welsh descent; educated Earlham […]
City: Heard TAYLOR, John Shelton, miller; born at Heard, Tenn., Jan. 23, 1876; Irish descent; son of John Wesley and Nancy (Payne) TAYLOR; received common school education; in early life worked on a farm; married Martha J. CLARK July 21, 1897; member of F. & A.M.; Republican; formerly member of […]
City: Hartsville RICKMAN, Marcus Douglas Miller; born at Hartsville, Tenn., Aug. 18, 1849; English and Irish descent; son of Col. Samuel H. and Francis (Henry) RICKMAN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents, Mark and Mary (Harper) RICKMAN, maternal grandparents, Rev. J.H. and Elizabeth (Mitchell) HENRY; educated in the Public School of […]
City: Hartsville PURYEAR, Romulus C. Wright, banker; born at Dixon Springs, Tenn., Nov. 28, 1874; French descent; son of William P., and Fannie M. (Wright) PURYEAR; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents William and Mary (Pierce) PURYEAR; maternal grandparents Romulus C. and Bettie (Burford) WRIGHT; educated at Sumner High School, Hendersonville, […]
City: Hartsville POWELL, R.D., public official; born in Logan Co., Ky., Oct. 16, 1845; son of E.M. and Eliza (Jordan) POWELL; educated at Smithland, Ky., in early life engaged the farming and mercantile business; married Bettie WINSTON Dec. 21, 1875; member F.& A.M., formerly Worshipful Master of local lodge; Democrat; […]
City: Hartsville BURNLEY, Patrick F. merchant and manufacturer; born at Willard, Tenn., Feb. 26, 1855; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Morris and Sarah (Fergusson) BURNLEY; educated at Knoxville, Tenn., and graduated with degree of A.M. in 1880; married Fannie HARRIS Nov. 1, 1882; commenced business career a poor boy, and now […]
City: Knoxville HELM, GEORGE ECKEL, merchant and manufacturer; born Jefferson Co., Tenn., Sept. 2, 1875; Scotch-Irish and English descent; son of Henry C. and Sarah A. (Eckel) HELM; father’s occupation steamship owner; paternal grandparents Dr. Wm. M.F. and Mary Elizabeth (Campbell) HELM; maternal grandparents George Swingle and Jane (Harrison) ECKEL; […]
City: Hartranft SWAB, Daniel Cooper, lawyer, dealer in coal and iron; born Williamstown, Penn., Nov. 15, 1874; German descent; son of Philip C. and Catherine (Koppenheffer) SWAB; father’s occupation, coal operator and politician; paternal grandparents, Eli and Nellie (Cooper) SWAB, maternal grandparents Daniel and Fannie (Bordner) KOPPENHEFFER; educated in common […]
City: Knoxville CATES, Charles T. Jr., lawyer; born Maryville, Tenn., March 6, 1863; son of Charles T. and Martha V. (Kidd) CATES; father’s occupation, lawyer; received his primary education at the New Providence academy, Maryville, Tenn. graduated from Maryville College 1881 with degree of B.A.; received degree of L.L.D. in […]
City: Knoxville BORING, Robert E., born Friendsville, Blount Co. Tenn., Dec. 27, 1872; son of Joseph A. and (Griffiths) BORING; Dutch-English descent; graduate of Friendsville Academy in 1885; married Anna HACKNEY Dec. 24, 1886; member Masons (Past Master of Charter Lodge No. 253 of Concord, Tenn.), I.O.O.F. (chair), Clerk of […]
City: Harriman WINSLOW, Henry M., lawyer; born in Carrollton, Ky., Aug. 3, 1850; descended on his father’s side from the Winslows and Beverleys of New Kent Co., Va., and on his mother’s side from Count Du Puy, a Huguenot refugee who fled his castle at time of the revocation of […]
City: Greeneville WOODYARD, S. Walter, physician and surgeon; born at White Gate, Giles Co., Va., Jan. 16, 1869; German-English descent; son of William and Francis (Keeling) WOODYARD; father was a farmer and stock raiser; paternal grandparents John and Elizabeth (Summers) WOODYARD; maternal grandparents Abner and Mary (Farley) KEELING; educated in […]
City: Greeneville WILLIS, James William, banker and manufacturer; born Greene Co., Tenn., March 7, 1854; English and Irish descent; son of John H. and Elizabeth J. (McCord) WILLIS; father’s occupation farmer and contractor; paternal grandparents James and ______ (Hall) WILLIS, maternal grandparents, James and Margaret R. (Bell) MCCORD; received common […]
City: Greeneville SUSONG, Joseph Alexander, lawyer; born Parrottsville, Tenn., Nov. 7, 1864; son of Nicholas and Ellen C. (Huff) SUSONG; father’s occupation farmer and trader; graduated at Emory and Henry College Va., June 1887 with degree of A. B.; all his life has been devoted to the practice of the […]
City: Greeneville SHUGART, Charles Offert, minister of the gospel; born Ducktown, Tenn., Oct. 1, 1881; German-Dutch and Scotch-Irish descent; son of Livingston and Laura (McLeod) SHUGART; father’s occupation merchant; paternal grandfather Levi SHUGART; paternal grandmother was a Miss PICKLE prior to her marriage; maternal grandparents Sidney and Susie (Greer) MCLEOD; […]
City: Greeneville SHOUN, Alexander Nelson, attorney at law; born Johnson Co., Tenn., Nov. 1, 1851; German and English descent; son of George H. and Theodosia (Wilson) SHOUN; father’s occupation merchant; paternal grandparents Andrew and Elizabeth (Powell) SHOUN; maternal grandparents Andrew and Elizabeth (McQueen) WILSON; graduated at Emory and Henry College, […]
City: Greeneville PENCE, John Hoss, educator; born in Washington Co., Tenn., Oct. 20, 1876; German descent; son of John B. and Selina J. (Bowman) PENCE; father’s occupation farmer, teacher and minister of the Gospel; paternal grandfather John PENCE; paternal grandmother was a Miss BYERLY prior to her marriage; maternal grandparents […]