Biographies from the early days in Davidson County, TN, including the City of Nashville, are recalled in this spiral bound booklet. an excerpt from: History of Tennessee, originally published in 1880 by Goodspeed Publishing Co. The new 165-page book is printed on quality paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover.
We are also listing two other books reprinted from this same source: "The History of Davidson County" and "The History of Nashville, Tennessee."
The biographies, many of which are fairly lengthy, often include ancestors, previous residences, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and political and business activities. In the course of this they often shed light on the early history, businesses, professions and institutions in the county.
Bios include: J. George Harris, Edmund W. Cole, M. Burns, Thomas Sewell King, Dempsey Weaver, Elbridge Gerry Eastman, Dr. Alexander Little Page Green, Rev. John Berry McFerrin, Philip Lindsley, Judge J.C. Guild, Judge Nathaniel Baxter, Edward H. East, Samuel Watkins, Daniel S. Donelson, Dr. Thomas Menees, Dr. Thomas La Fayelle Maddin, William Thompson Briggs, Van S. Lindsley, John Berrien Lindsley, William Stockell, Col. John C. Burch, Major Henry Heiss, Dr. William H. Morgan, William King Bowling, William Wells Berry, John Harding, William D. Philips, Col. Willoughby Williams, Adam Gillespie Adams, William H. Jackson, Nathan Adams, Capt. William Phillips, Gen. William G. Harding (including his views on "the Blood Horse" and immigration), David McGavock, Francis McGavock, Col. A.W. Johnson, John Hows, James Whitworth, Col. Thomas L. Bransford, Major John S. Bransford, David H. McGavock, Dr. William J. Carter, Leonard B. Fite, Gen. John F. Wheless, Dr. Jabez P. Dake, Dr. Henry Sheffield, Johnivy Monroe Sharpe, Erastus Milo Cravath, Gen. Clinton B. Fisk, Adam K. Spence, Professor H.S. Bennett, Frederic Augustus Chase, Professor Helen C. Morgan, George L. White, Felix Compton, the Compton family, Peter Tamble, Major John Lucian Brown, Francis M. Woodall, John Conaway Gaut, John M. Hill, Oliver Bliss Hayes, Tolbert Fanning, Archer Cheatham, William Hunter Washington, Andrew E. Burr, Isaac Paul, William J. McMurray, Thomas N. Frazier, Gen. Alvan Cullem Gillem, John Livingston Hadley, F.R. Rains, Hiram Vaughn, Dr. James Dace Plunket, Dr. John Robertson Wilson, Hiram V. Hooper, James A. Harwood, Burril G. Wood, Patrick Byrne, A.H. Hurley Sr., Dr. S.J. Cobb, Capt. Calvin G. Cabler, John Braden, Dr. A.P. Grinstead, Aris Brown, William A. Hamilton, T.H. Jones,Capt. David Hughes, Maj. William Edmiston, Micah Stirling Combs, Henry W. O'Neil, James A. Chilton, Elder William R. Hooten, A.J. Donelson, Dr. David F. Banks, Washington B. Hudson, George Thomas Nelson, William H. Woodruff, Major Jacob M. Bondurant, Timothy Dodson, B. F. Waggoner, Capt. James M. Smith, Theophilus Scruggs, Silas Linton, William James Linton, William Carter Hutton, William B. Lovell, John Butteworth, John C. Bowers, Dr. Jesse Henry Jordan, Jacob M. Mayo, Frank M. McIntosh, J.W. Howington, John W. Pennington, and Felix Grundy Earthman.
Some bios include portraits. There are also attractive full-page sketches of the stately residences of Samuel Watkins, William D. Philips, Gen. William G. Harding, Major John S. Bransford, John Hows, Henry W. Compton, Capt. Henry Compton, Peter Tamble, F.R. Rains, Hiram Vaughn, Henry W. O'Neil, Andrew Jackson (adopted son of Pres. Jackson), W. B. Hudson, Mrs. N.B. Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. M.H. Overton, B.F. Waggoner, and J.M. Smith.
The book concludes with a list of approximately 1750 "Names of Patrons" list, with the personal statistics for each. For example:
Alford, William, farmer and stock grower, b. Tennessee, s. 1843; p.o. add Nashville, Tenn.
Wouldn't this make a unique gift?
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