Surnames of families who have lived in Tipton County, continue to live in Tipton County or those who have left the county.
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Boals, John Carey
Parents J. C. Boals, a leading attorney of Covington, Tenn., was born in Fayette County, November 16, 1860. He is one of a family of six children born to J. N. and Cynthia Boals. The former was born in North Carolina, April 10, 1810, and came to Tennessee with his parents when a boy. He ...
Bond, Robert
Robert Bond, colored, while at work on the gin of Gift & Beasley at Rialto Tuesday morning, got his arm caught in the line shaft and it was so badly mangled that it was necessary to have it amputated at the shoulder. He was brought to Covington for medical treatment, but had suffered so much ...
Bone, Maxine C
Maxine C. Bone, 85, of Covington, passed away on Monday, March 11, 2019. Ms. Bone was a retired quality control employee with Baxter Lab. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 14 at the Covington Funeral Home, with interment to follow in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Covington Funeral Home has charge of services. ...
Bonner, Leo – Obituary
Stanton – Leo Bonner, 46, of Memphis, construction worker, died Thursday at his home. Cause of death has not been determined pending an autopsy. Services were Saturday at Mason Funeral Home with burial in St. Matthews Cemetery in Stanton. Mr. Bonner, the husband of Grace Cleaves Bonner, also leaves his mother, Ella M. Bonner of ...
Boon, Mary G
Near Covington, Tennessee, on the 22d of August last, in the 49th year of her age, Mrs. Mary G. Boon, late of North Carolina, and widow of the late Joseph Boon. In the death of this amiable woman, society has lost a member of inestimable worth — one, endeared to all who knew her. ...
Booth, Alex
ALEX BOOTH – Mr. Alex Booth died at his home in the vicinity of Munford on the night of September 5 at 7 o’clock. He died of congestion and was buried at Lickskillet graveyard on the afternoon following at 5 o’clock. He was between 45 and 50 years of age and is survived by ...
Booth, Alex of Munford – Obituary
Mr. Alex Booth died at his home in the vicinity of Munford on the night of September 5 at 7 o’clock of congestion and was buried at Lickskillet graveyard on the afternoon following at 5 o’clock. He was between 45 and 50 years of age and is survived by his wife and two daughters. [The ...
Borum, James – Last Will and Testament
John Bradshaw – Archibald M Simonton – James Borum
Boswell, Eugene M – Obituary
Covington – Eugene M. Boswell, 71, of Bartlett, formerly of Covington, retired shipping clerk for International Harvester, died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home with burial in R. H. Munford Cemetery. He was a member of Ellendale Baptist Church, UAW Local 988 and Frayser Masonic Lodge ...
Boswell, Opal Gertrude
BOSWELL, OPAL GERTRUDEOpal Gertrude, five-months-old daughter of R. L. Boswell, who lives two miles south of the city, died Tuesday of congestion of the brain and was buried Wednesday at Indian Creek burial ground.
Boswell, Sallie – Obituary
Mrs. Sallie Boswell died at her home near Poplar Grove, in the 5th district, Monday, and was buried at Poplar Grove graveyard Sunday. Mrs. Boswell was one of the oldest citizens of the county, being ninety-odd years of age. She leaves surviving her four children.
Boswell, William Carl
(5/20/1834 – 10/16/1889) William Carl Boswell born May 20th, 1834, married Miss Eliza Ann McCorral on October 2, 1861. This union produced six children, three girls and three boys. One boy, Alex Boswell, and two girls, Mrs. Cora Vernom of Arizona and Mrs. James Dawson of this county, survive him. His wife died ...
Bourne, (Child)
The three-year-old son of Mr. W. E. Bourne, of the 15th district, died Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock, after a long illness, and was buried at Stanton at 12 o’clock Wednesday, the services being conducted by Rev. Mr. James, pastor of the Baptist church of that place. [The Covington Leader, Covington, Tenn., July ...
Bourne, James – Obituary
James Bourne, aged eight years, son of Esq. W. J. Bourne, of Keeling, died Sunday morning at 9 o’clock of measles, after an illness of some four or five days, and was buried in Charleston cemetery at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon, Rev. Chesley Bowden conducting the funeral services. [The Covington Leader, Covington, Tenn., March 8, ...
Bowden Sr, Rev Chesley Lee
Chesley Lee Bowden was born on 9 Apr 1894, in Tennessee. His father was John Andrew “Clay” Bowden, and his mother was Emma Josephine Miller Bowden. Chesley had eight brothers and sisters. They were L Alice (b. 1879), Willie Alvin (b. 1881), Liza Glennie (1884-1973). J Grover (b. 1887), Minnie Oma (b. ...
Bowen, Dave – Obituary
Capt. Dave Bowen, who took morphine last week, died at 5:30 o’clock Thursday evening, same day. The doctors and friends exhausted every effort to save his life, but failed, the deadly drug having secured too firm a hold before it was discovered he had taken it, and would not yield to antidotes. Capt. Bowen left ...
Bowers, Ruth Bomar – Obituary
Widow of Veteran of Spanish War Dies Mrs. Ruth Bomar Bowers, 90, of Munford, Tenn., mother of Mrs. Agnes Fite, public affairs officer at Memphis Naval Air Station at Millington, died at 12:50 p.m. yesterday at Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Bowers, widow of John A. Bowers, was one of the few surviving widows of Spanish-American War veterans. She was ...
Boyce, John K. – Former Resident is Subject of Sketch
FORMER RESIDENT IS SUBJECT OF SKETCH — John K. BOYCE, formerly of Covington, but now of Armarillo, Texas, was the subject of a feature article recently appearing in a well known Fort Worth daily. Mr. BOYCE’s honors won in the World War was the subject of the writings. He entered the services as a ...
Boyd, Robert R.
Parents R. R. Boyd, of Covington, Tenn., was born in New Hampshire, in 1835, and was one of six children, all living, born to Robert and Susan Boyd, both natives of New Hampshire. The father was born in 1799; he was a farmer, and held some office of political importance, including membership in the State Legislature ...
Boyd, William Townes
William Townes Boyd: Born Mecklenburg Co., Va., Jan. 20, 1844; Scotch descent; son of Francis Walker and Isabella (Townes) Boyd; paternal grandparents Robert and Tabitha (Walker) Boyd; maternal grandparents William and Lucy R. (Maclin) Townes; educated Hampden Sidney College (Va.), graduated from same with B.A. degree June, 1862; married Fannie A. Lewis Dec. 5, 1865; ...
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