City: Franklin PERKINS, Henry Ewin, insurance man and farmer; born in Williamson Co., Tenn., Oct. 10, 1867; son of Sam Fearn and Teresa G. (Ewin) PERKINS; paternal grandparents Thomas F. and Leah M. (Cannon) PERKINS, maternal grandparents Henry Clayton and Elizabeth (Hill) EWIN; educated in private school in Franklin, Tenn., […]
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City: Franklin PEOPLES, Richard Grier, educator; born near Columbia, Tenn., March 8, 1869; son of James H. and Margaret (Douglass) PEOPLES; father’s occupation, Minister of the Gospel; paternal grandfather, Richard PEOPLES, maternal grandmother was a Miss HARRIS prior to her marriage, maternal grandparents, Alex and Jennie (Simonton) DOUGLASS; educated at […]
City: Franklin NEELY, John M., lawyer; Attorney-General for Williamson County, Tennessee; Democrat; residence, Franklin, Tenn.
City: Franklin MAYBERRY, Henry Hunter, capitalist; born Williamson Co., Tenn., Jan. 5, 1861; English descent; son of H. G. W. and Sophronia (Hunter) MAYBERRY; educated at Franklin, Tenn., and University of Tenn.; his father was a director and also assisted in actual construction of L. & N. Ry., the first […]
City: Franklin McMILLAN, William J., Presbyterian minister; born Acworth, Ga., April 11, 1870; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Robert Huie and Margaret (Pritchard) McMILLAN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents George and Sallie (Huie) McMILLAN, maternal grandparents Joshua and Sallie (McEver) PRICHARD; educated Davidson College, N. C., and Southwestern Presbyterian University, graduated […]
City: Franklin McDANIEL, Charles Miner, farmer; born Brentwood, Williamson Co., Tenn., July 17, 1860; Scotch-Irish descent; son of R. M. and Margaret Clay (Maury) McDANIEL; his maternal grandfather, R. L. MAURY, was a brother to Commodore Mathew Fontane MAURY, the pathfinder of the seas; educated in local schools of Williamson […]
City: Franklin McCORKLE, David Eusebius, lawyer; born in Dyer Co., Tenn., Aug. 19, 1858; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Samuel Smith and Margaret (Wharey) McCORKLE; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Johiel M. and Elizabeth (Smith) McCORKLE, maternal grandparents, Jonathan and Jane (Walkup) WHAREY; educated in Southern Union Normal School, Newbern, Tenn.; […]
City: Greeneville FOWLER, William F., dentist; born Parrottsville, Tenn., Oct. 6, 1839; Irish and English descent; son of Francis T. and Jane (Maloney) FOWLER; father’s occupation physician; paternal grandparents, Thomas and Mary (Baldridge) FOWLER, maternal grandparents, Robert and Catherine (Cooper) MALONEY; educated at Greeneville, Tenn.; graduated from Greeneville, A. M., […]
City: Greeneville DOUGHTY, George W., businessman; born Greeneville, Tenn., March 29, 1874; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John H. and Elizabeth C. (Harmon) DOUGHTY; father a merchant and banker; paternal grandparents Sampson and Rebecca (Wheat) DOUGHTY; maternal grandparents William A. and Emily (Maloney) HARMON; educated at Yale and University of Virginia […]
City: Greeneville BROWN, Henry Royce, druggist, chemist and manufacturer; born at Greeneville, Tenn., April 20, 1854; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Joseph R. and Fannie J. (Broyles) BROWN; father’s occupation merchant; paternal grandparents Joseph R. and Mary (Alexander) BROWN, maternal grandparents Dr. James and Tempy (Broyles) BROYLES; educated at Emory & […]
City: Greeneville ALLEN, James, farmer and stock raiser; born near Greeneville, Tenn., March 27, 1855; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James and Laura M. (Brown) ALLEN; paternal grandparents Daniel and Mary (Baker) ALLEN; maternal grandparents Peter and Sarah (Foster) BROWN; educated at Morristown, Tenn., and Emory & Henry College, Va.; has […]
City: Graysville TAYLOR, William Hale, teacher; born Cannon Co., Tenn., April 22, 1837; Scotch-Irish descent; son of James R. and Elizabeth (Barton) TAYLOR; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents Edmund and Mary (Roberts) TAYLOR; maternal grandparents Joshua and Jane (Hale) BARTON; graduated from Marion Collegiate Institute Cannon, Co., Tenn., June 13, […]
City: Franklin HOWLETT, Kirby Smith, physician; born Culleoka, Tenn., Aug. 24, 1862; English and Scotch descent; son of I. J. and Ruth (Howard) HOWLETT; father’s occupation, merchant; paternal grandparents A. B. and Elizabeth (Clemons) HOWLETT, maternal grandparents William and Mary (Nelson) HOWARD; educated Webb’s School and Vanderbilt University, graduated from […]
City: Franklin HORTON, Lucy Henderson, born Williamson Co., Tenn., Jan. 14, 1851; daughter of Dr. Samuel and Rachel Jane Martin (Hughes) HENDERSON; she is a lineal descendant on the maternal side of Gen. Joseph MARTIN, and Col. Arch HUGHES, both of revolutionary fame; she is also a lineal descendant of […]
City: Franklin HENDERSON, John Hughes, lawyer; born Williamson Co., Tenn., Dec. 18, 1849; son of Dr. Samuel and Rachel Jane (Hughes) HENDERSON; his father was a physician and surgeon; paternal grandparents Samuel and Lucy (Rickman) HENDERSON, maternal grandparents John and Sallie (Martin) HUGHES; educated in the local schools of Franklin, […]
City: Franklin HAMMOND, Lily Hardy, authoress; born Newark, N. J., Sept. 24, 1859; daughter of Henry C. and Huldah E. (Dozier) HARDY; educated in private schools and at Packer Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y.; married John Dennis HAMMOND, Sept. 10, 1879; author of “The Master Word” 1905.
City: Franklin HAMMOND, John Dennis, church secretary; born Franklin, Ga., May 12, 1850; son of Judge Dennis F. and Adeline E. (Robinson) HAMMOND; educated University of Ga., A. B. degree in 1870; graduated from Drew Theological Seminary B. D., 1875; Central College, of Mo., D. D., 1886; married Lily HARDY […]
City: Franklin GREEN, Edward E., banker; born in Williamson Co., Tenn., Feb. 14, 1865; descendant of GREENS and SHERWOODS of North Carolina, some of whom occupied official positions in colonial and revolutionary times; son of Joseph and Elizabeth Marion (Hyde) GREEN; educated in Campbell School, Franklin, Tenn.; in early life […]
City: Franklin GENTRY, Watson Meredith, physician and surgeon; born Davidson Co., Tenn., Jan. 31, 1831; English descent; son of Theophilus Lacey and Rebecca B. (Sappington) GENTRY; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Watson and Theodocia (Poindexter) GENTRY, maternal grandparents Dr. Thomas and Elizabeth (Stockett) SAPPINGTON; educated at Triune Academy, Athlophrenic Academy, […]
City: Franklin GENTRY, Susie, patriotic worker; daughter of Watson Meredith and Martha A. (Jones) GENTRY; her father is a retired physician and surgeon; paternal grandparents Theophilus Lacy and Theodosia (Poindexter) GENTRY, maternal grandparents Dr. John Ridley and Martha (Lane) JONES; was educated by private instructors and at Battle Ground Academy, […]