Avon N. Williams, Jr. (1921 – 1994) was a Tennessee State Senator from 1972 to 1992.Avon Nyanza Williams, Jr. was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was a 1940 graduate of Johnson C. Smith University, an...
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Avon N. Williams, Jr. (1921 – 1994) was a Tennessee State Senator from 1972 to 1992.Avon Nyanza Williams, Jr. was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was a 1940 graduate of Johnson C. Smith University, an...
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Wilkins Whitfield (March 11, 1818 – October 27, 1879) was a territorial delegate to the United States Congress representing the Kansas Territory from 1854 until 1856. He was later a general in the Conf...
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Wilkins Whitfield (March 11, 1818 – October 27, 1879) was a territorial delegate to the United States Congress representing the Kansas Territory from 1854 until 1856. He was later a general in the Conf...
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BIOGRAPHY: Any adequate conception of the character and accomplishments of a man who has left his mark upon the world of men and affairs properly involves not only a general view of the man and his a...
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BIOGRAPHY: Any adequate conception of the character and accomplishments of a man who has left his mark upon the world of men and affairs properly involves not only a general view of the man and his a...
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Richard E. Waterhouse, army officer and merchant, son of Richard Green Waterhouse, was born on August 11, 1805, at Knoxville, Tennessee. He was married to Mary Thomas Lane at Athens, Tennessee, on Marc...
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Richard E. Waterhouse, army officer and merchant, son of Richard Green Waterhouse, was born on August 11, 1805, at Knoxville, Tennessee. He was married to Mary Thomas Lane at Athens, Tennessee, on Marc...
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Columbus Marion (Dad) Joiner, oilman, the son of James and Lucy Joiner, was born near Center Star, Lauderdale County, Alabama, on March 12, 1860. He began a law practice in Tennessee in 1883 and was a ...
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Columbus Marion (Dad) Joiner, oilman, the son of James and Lucy Joiner, was born near Center Star, Lauderdale County, Alabama, on March 12, 1860. He began a law practice in Tennessee in 1883 and was a ...
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Daniel Edward Garrett, lawyer and politician, son of Edward C. and Susan Olive (Haddox) Garrett, was born in Springfield, Tennessee, on April 28, 1869. After an elementary education he taught at Jones ...
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Daniel Edward Garrett, lawyer and politician, son of Edward C. and Susan Olive (Haddox) Garrett, was born in Springfield, Tennessee, on April 28, 1869. After an elementary education he taught at Jones ...
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Nicholas Henry Darnell, Texas legislator and soldier, was born in Williamson County, Tennessee, on April 20, 1807, the youngest child of Nicholas and Nannie (Flewellen) Darnell. He was reared by his gr...
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Nicholas Henry Darnell, Texas legislator and soldier, was born in Williamson County, Tennessee, on April 20, 1807, the youngest child of Nicholas and Nannie (Flewellen) Darnell. He was reared by his gr...
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Robert Crudup was born August 10, 1801, to John and Rebecca (Temple) Crudup, and was raised in Wilson County, Tennessee. Crudup chose a life of extensive public service, serving as chief justice of McL...
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Robert Crudup was born August 10, 1801, to John and Rebecca (Temple) Crudup, and was raised in Wilson County, Tennessee. Crudup chose a life of extensive public service, serving as chief justice of McL...
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Isaac Holman served as a member of the Tennessee Assembly in 1829–31.
He had 5 sons and 5 daughters
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Isaac Holman served as a member of the Tennessee Assembly in 1829–31.
He had 5 sons and 5 daughters
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James Blackburn, soldier, was born in Maury County, Tennessee, in 1837 and moved with his family to Texas in 1856. He attended Alma Institute in Lavaca County for two years and then taught school until...
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James Blackburn, soldier, was born in Maury County, Tennessee, in 1837 and moved with his family to Texas in 1856. He attended Alma Institute in Lavaca County for two years and then taught school until...
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M. L. Armstrong, Texas legislator, was born August 13, 1805, in the future Overton County, Tennessee, son of Col. James and Nancy Lanier Armstrong. Colonel Armstrong died when Micajah was young, leavin...
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M. L. Armstrong, Texas legislator, was born August 13, 1805, in the future Overton County, Tennessee, son of Col. James and Nancy Lanier Armstrong. Colonel Armstrong died when Micajah was young, leavin...
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Warner (September 4, 1826 – November 23, 1906) was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama after the war.Early life a...
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Warner (September 4, 1826 – November 23, 1906) was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama after the war.Early life a...
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Thomas Kent Harris was a native of Virginia who removed to Tennessee and represented that state in Congress for one term.
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Thomas Kent Harris was a native of Virginia who removed to Tennessee and represented that state in Congress for one term.
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COL. JOHN TIPTON JR.MILITARY SERVICE: BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANSPOLITICIAN: REP FIVE COUNTIES OF TN-SPEAKER AND TENNESSEE SENATE Death notices from The Western Weekly Review, Franklin, Tennessee October 14,...
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COL. JOHN TIPTON JR.MILITARY SERVICE: BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANSPOLITICIAN: REP FIVE COUNTIES OF TN-SPEAKER AND TENNESSEE SENATE Death notices from The Western Weekly Review, Franklin, Tennessee October 14,...
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Bolling Gordon was born on April 12, 1800 in Nashville, Tennessee to John and Dorothy (Crois) Gordon. He served as a surveyor in Illinois before 1830. From 1829-1835 he served in the House of Represent...
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Bolling Gordon was born on April 12, 1800 in Nashville, Tennessee to John and Dorothy (Crois) Gordon. He served as a surveyor in Illinois before 1830. From 1829-1835 he served in the House of Represent...
10/12/2020
Henderson King Yoakum (September 6, 1810 – November 30, 1856) was a Texas historian. He was born in Claiborne County, Tennessee, and graduated from West Point in 1832. Yoakum served in the Tenness...
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Henderson King Yoakum (September 6, 1810 – November 30, 1856) was a Texas historian. He was born in Claiborne County, Tennessee, and graduated from West Point in 1832. Yoakum served in the Tenness...
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Mayor of Memphis, TN. Was captured at River Raisin 1813 with his father and imprisoned at Quebec, Canada. B. Winchester, land developer and first mayor of Memphis, was born on May 28, 1796, at Cragfont...
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Mayor of Memphis, TN. Was captured at River Raisin 1813 with his father and imprisoned at Quebec, Canada. B. Winchester, land developer and first mayor of Memphis, was born on May 28, 1796, at Cragfont...
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E. Washington, congressman, state legislator, tobacco planter, and a founder of the Tobacco Protective Association, was born November 10, 1851, at Wessyngton in Robertson County, the son of George Augu...
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E. Washington, congressman, state legislator, tobacco planter, and a founder of the Tobacco Protective Association, was born November 10, 1851, at Wessyngton in Robertson County, the son of George Augu...
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Thornburgh, Montgomery (ca. 1814-1862)SENATE, 26th, 27th, and 28th General Assemblies, 1845-51; representing Claiborne, Grainger, and ,Jefferson counties; Whig. Born c.1814 in Jefferson County; son of ...
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Thornburgh, Montgomery (ca. 1814-1862)SENATE, 26th, 27th, and 28th General Assemblies, 1845-51; representing Claiborne, Grainger, and ,Jefferson counties; Whig. Born c.1814 in Jefferson County; son of ...
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M. Smith was the preeminent Radical Republican leader in Memphis during Reconstruction. As a judge, Smith confronted some of the most controversial legal issues of the period and led the Shelby County ...
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M. Smith was the preeminent Radical Republican leader in Memphis during Reconstruction. As a judge, Smith confronted some of the most controversial legal issues of the period and led the Shelby County ...
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