Biographies of Knox County Tennessee; History of Tennessee; Biographies of Knoxville TN

Chicago Illinois: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1886. Biographies of numerous Knox County, Tennessee, residents in the late 1800s, and other historical material is included in this spiral bound booklet taken from three sources: History of Tennessee, originally published in 1887 by Goodspeed Publishing Co., Counties of Tennessee by Austin P. Foster (1923), and Tennessee, a Guide to the State (1939). The new 93-page 11 x 8 1/2 inch spiral-bound booklet is printed on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. A booklet featuring Goodspeed's History of Knox County is also available. You can find it in our Store. Besides being of interest to their decendants, the biographies often give insight to the history of the area and the times. They include: H.M. Aiken, Capt. Samuel P. Angel, D. F. Armond, Moses A.M. Armstrong, J.K. Ault, R.D. Badgett, B.F. Badgett, S.E. Badgett, J.H. Ballard, A.A. Barnes, J.F. Baumann, William M. Baxter, Dr. Herman G. Bayless, Capt. F.C. Beaman, J.N. Betterton, Adam B. Blake, John T. Blake, William H. Blake, George Bond, James W. Bowman, Samuel B. Boyd, Samuel B. Boyd M.D., John Wilson Boyd, H.L. Bradley, T.J. Bradley, Daniel Briscoe, Lewis F. Brooks, J.L. Brown, Alfred Buffat, George H. Burr, J.R. Butt, Rev. Henry E. Byerley, T.R.C. Campbell, D.A. Carpenter, William W. Carson, M.B. Carter, W.R. Carter, Payton Carter, W.P. Chamberlain, Charles B. Christian, Nickolas Clapp, Henderson Clapp, Walter M. Cocke, M.B. Collier, Sampson D. Cole, Martin J. Condon, Mike J. Condon, S.Y. Conner, W.A.A. Conner, John W. Conner, J.L. Cooley, Fleming B. Cooley, W.R. Cooper, John J. Craig Jr., Samuel B. Crawford, Capt. John H. Cross, W.W. Cruse, J.W. Cruze, J.H. Cruze, J.W. Cruze Jr., John Cruze, Albert Davis, Dr. C. Deaderick, James A. Doughty, Dr. Charles M. Drake, J.C. Duncan, East Tennessee Coal Company, East Tennessee National Bank, R. H. Edington, T.C. Eldridge, William Epps, Capt. S.P. Evans, Ignas Fanz, F.L. Fisher, W.H. Fizer, B.P. Flenniken, E.H. Flenniken, W.B. Ford, J.W. Fowler, W.M. Fox, J.W. Fox, Henry Frazier, W.H. French, W.B. French, J.V. Fulkerson, Charles M. Funck, William Gallaher, Robert H. Gallaher, George Gallaher, Dr. J.M. Glass, J.W. Gaut, J.L. George, W.F. Gibbs, Henry R. Gibson, S.L. Gilson, John W. Glenn, C.J. Gooding, L.A. Gratz, Capt. J.M. Greer, Col. Nathan Gregg, Samuel Benton Giffin, Judge Major Learoy Hall, G.G. Hardin, J.J. Hardin, James Hardin, R.W. Hardin, G.M. Harrill, Joe Harris, S.G. Heiskell, M.T. Henson, Dr. Thomas H. Hicks, Dr. J. Willard Hill, Isaac Hines, A.D.C. Hines, Dr. S.P. Hood, John W. Hope, John F. Horne, W.H. Howell, J.B. Hoxsie, L. Huddleston, Dr. J.C. Hudgings, M.W. Huffaker, Francis Kinloch Huger, Thomas W. Humes, Henry H. Ingersoll, Maj. R.C. Jackson, A.N. Jackson, William Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jacob T. Johnson, Reps Jones, Charlton Karns, Dr. Thomas H. Kearney, Dr. James H. Keeling, J.B. Kelley, Peter Kern, J.M. King, James M. Kinkaid, Charles Kurth, Capt. J.K. Lones, Edward Legg, Frank J. Leland, J.F.J. Lewis, J.W. Lillard, John Llewellyn, W.B. Lockett & Co., Samuel T. Logan, A. Looney, James C. Luttrell, J.E. Lutz, G.W. Mabry, G.L. Maloney, Rev. Francis Thomas Marron, S.C. Martin, Spencer A. Maxey, A.L. Maxwell, William Gibbs McAdoo, G.C. McBee, W.C. McCammon, John N. McCammon, J.A. McCampbell, Major E.E. McCroskey, Dr. J.S. McDonough, Charles M. McGhee, Green McLemore, James M. Mack, James K. Meek, A. Metler, John B. Michael, A.H. Mitchell, Joseph R. Mitchell, John M. Montgomery, Mark Morel, J.B. Morris, John L. Moses, Thomas L. Moses, Frank A. Moses, John W. Moulden, E.F. Mynatt, J.C. Mynatt, J.H. Nave, M. Nelson, Thomas A. R. Nelson, D.D. Nicholas, James O'Conner, Ogden Bros. & Co., R.G. Osborn, John F. Parker, Col. M.L. Patterson, R.S. Payne, W.H.B. Prater, G.W. Prater, A.S. Prosser, Dr. James Gettys McCready Ramsey, Maj. Robert B. Reynolds, Dr. Charles E. Ristine, Russell H. Roberts, P.A. Roberts, Dr. James Rodgers, Dr. W.A. Rodgers, L.H. Rogan, Thomas M. Rolen, M.L. Ross, Michael F. Rourke, William Rule, W.L Russell, D.R. Samuel & Son, E.J. Sanford, R.H. Sansom, H. Schubert, Dr. John R. Scott, Frank A.R. Scott, James N. Seaton, J.F. Sharp, Paris M. Shell, Lazarus C. Shepard, Philo B. Shepard, J.W. Sherman, Isaac Sherrod, William Shinpaugh, J.W. Shipe, W. H. Simmonds, Jesse Simpson, J.A. Smith, B.L. Smith, J. Allen Smith, W.T. Smith, Dr. Robert Snead, Joseph W. Sneed, George L. Snyder, R.A. Sterling, Nathan Stern, Joseph Churchill Strong, Gideon Hazen Strong, Alex. Summers, J.A. Swan, Charles A. Sweet, R.R. Swepson, Jacob Tarwater, Dr. E.A. Taylor, O.P. Temple, Jerome Templeton, Cone, Shields & Co., James W. Trent, Dr. W.W. Tydeman, Maj. J.H. Wagner, W.P. Washburn, J.W. Weatherford, David H. Weaver, William M. Weber, Dr. T.A. West, W.O. White, John Wieland, J.C.J. Williams, C.M. Woodbury, W.W. Woodruff, Nathan s. Woodward, John D. Wrinkle, Thomas E. Wrinkle, Col Isham Young and A. Ziegler. The excerpt from Foster's book gives an overview of the county, while the excerpt from the WPA guidebook offers history on many Knoxville sites. There is history of the city, and a map of the city showing 16 points of interest, including the University of Tennessee. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press.