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• Marie Harris Burris
  Photograph of Marie Burris, who was born in England, April 20, 1838 and died in Ridgedale, Tennessee, on August 29,1917. She was for 50 years a member of the Iowa Methodist Conference. She and her husband Rev. F. Burris came to Chattanooga in 1886. She was president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, assisted with the Frances Willard Home, and established Soldiers' Rest Home duriing the Spanish-American War. She was a writer and active in civic circles.
• General Henry Van Ness Boynton
  Photographof General Henry Van Ness Boynton, born in West Stockbridge, Mass. on June 22, 1825, and died in Atlantic Ciy, New Jersey on June 3, 1905. He led the 35th Ohio in the Battle of Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge, where he earned the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 25, 1863. He was promoter of the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park and Camp Thomas Commander in 1898. The Cameron Hill Garden Club erected an historical marker for him in Boynton Park on Cameron Hill in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
• Colonel Creed Fulton Bates
  Photograph of Creed Fulton Bates in formal dress. He was born in Cleveland, Tennessee on October 13, 1848 and died in Chattanooga, Tennessee on March 21, 1928. He practiced law in Cleveland until moving to Chattanooga in 1882. He was on the boards of several colleges and was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
• Nelson E. Barker
  Reproduced studio portrait of Nelson Barker, who was the first president and organizer of Chattanooga Savings Bank.Barker was born at New Haven, Conn. in 1857 and died in California in 1912. He came to Chattanooga in 1880 and organized the bank. He resided in Chattanooga for 3 years.
• Dr. Bachman home, 227 McCallie Avenue
  Retouched photograph of late 1800s era home viewed from the street
• George Washington Ochs Oakes
  Photograph of George Washington Ochs Oakes, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 27, 1861, and died in Chattanooga, Tennessee on October 26, 1931. His original name was George Ochs but in 1915, he added the surname Oakes. Oakes began his journalism career as a reporter for the Chattanooga Times in 1879. In 1896, he became general manager. He was associated with several publications including the Philadelphia Times, the New York Times, and Current History. He held offices on several boards including president of the Chattanooga Library Association for 6 years.
• Colonel J. W. MacGowan
  Photograph is of Colonel John MacGowan, born in Ohio, served with Ohio Infantry, commanded First United States Colored Artillery while in Chattanooga.He practiced law in Chattanooga and was city attorney. He edited the Chattanooga Times from 1872 until his death.
• Unidentified man
  Photograph of older man.wearing military style dress. Caption on photo reades The _______ Scenes in the Sunny Southland Sunny side of life.
• William Wadley Yonge
  Photograph of William W. Yonge, born in Augusta, Georgia on September 15, 1856 and died in Chattanooga, Tennessee on September 9, 1885. He came to Chattanooga in 1876 while clerking for W. R. King. He became associated with Ochs in the industrial publication The Tradesman. He took out several patents on his inventions.
• David Woodworth
  Photograph of David Woodworth, Jr., born in 1838 in New York and died March 1902 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He came to Chattanooga in 1876 and organized the Fayerweather and Ladew Tannery . He also engaged extensively in real estate.
• Samuel Williams
  Photograph of the "Father of Chattanooga" Samuel Williams, born in Paint Rock, Alabama in 1807 and died in Indian Territory in 1898. He and his brothers engaged in land companies and owned several lots in what would become Chattanooga. Samuel owned an island as well which he farmed. It was known as Williams Island and still is.
• Thomas Wilcox
  Photograph of Thomas S. Wilcox, born in Belfast,Ireland in 1857 and died in Chattanooga on September 10, 1935. He is photographed in his volunteer fire fiighters uniform as a member of the Vulcan Volunteer Fire Company. He later became fire fighter chief. He served as chairman on the Board of Public Safety and Board of Public Health. He was an alderman and great political organizer, being chairman of the Hamilton County Highway Commission at this death. In business, he was a master plumber and established the Wilcox Plumbing Company. Mr. Wilcox came to Chattanooga with his brother Harry after the Civil War.
• Harry Wilcox
  Photograph of Harry Wilcox, born in Belfast, Ireland 1842 and died April 23, 1904 in New Orleans. He came to Chattanooga with his brother Thomas S. after the Civl War. While he worked as a plumber and was involved with poltics,he is best known for his role as fire chief and leader of the Lookout Volunteer Company. Their fire wagon was named the "Harry Wilcox."
• Harry Wilcox
  Photograph of Harry Wilcox, born in Belfast, Ireland 1842 and died April 23, 1904 in New Orleans. He came to Chattanooga with his brother Thomas S. after the Civl War. While he worked as a plumber and was involved with poltics,he is best known for his role as fire chief and leader of the Lookout Volunteer Company. Their fire wagon was named the "Harry Wilcox." This photograph shows Harry in complete fire fighting uniform. He left Chattanooga around 1892.
• Joel C. Whitney
  Photograph of Joel C. Whitney, born in 1843 in Hudson, Michigan, and died July 1918 in Laconia, New Hampshire. He resided in Chattanooga from 1865 until 1873 and was a member of the dry goods firm of Crutchfield & Co. He moved to Chicago in 1873 where he headed the J.C. Whitney Tea Company.
• Thankful Anderson Whiteside Johnson
  Photograph of Thankful Anderson Whiteside Johnson, born July 24, 1838 to James and Mary Whiteside, early developers of Chattanooga. She married Abraham Malone Johnson, founder and developer of St. Elmo, Tennessee. Thankful died January 28, 1890. Her name lives on in the Thankful Memorial Episcopal Church, gifted to the citizens of St. Elmo by Thankful's husband.
• Judge Hugh Whiteside
  Photograph of Hugh Whiteside, born in Chattanooga on December 8, 1864 to James and Harriet Whiteside. He died in Chattanooga February 14, 1896. He was a lawyer and in 1881, a Chattanooga alderman. In 1883, he was elected mayor, the first native Chattanoogan to serve. In 1886, he was elected county judge.
• Harriet L. Whiteside (Mrs. James)
  Photograph of Harriet Whiteside, born Harriet Straw in Wytheville, Virginia on May 3, 1824. She came to Chattanooga in 1843 as music teacher to James Whiteside's children. In 1844, she married Whiteside and bore him 9 children. After his death in 1861, Harriet managed his large estate and protected the family holdings during and after the Civil War. She died February 1, 1903, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
• Glenn Whiteside and children
  Photograph of Glenn Whiteside, son of James and Harriet, born July 24, 1859 and died September 14,1926.He was mayor pro tem 1891 and 1892 and chief postal inspector during President Cleveland's administration.
• Florence Whiteside
  Photograph of Florence Whiteside, at the age of 30. She wasborn February 18, 1847, and died August 14, 1917. She was the daughter of James and Harriet Whiteside and never married. She was an early student of Mary Baker Eddy and one of the early adherents of Christian Science in Tennessee.
• Emma Crutchfield Whiteside
  Photograph of Emma Crutchfield Whiteside, born 1862, wife of Charles Cook Whiteside, died October 6, 1914 in New York City. Her father was William Crutchfield, associated with the Cruchfield House hotel.
• Charles Whiteside
  Photograph of Charles Cook Whiteside, in his uniform as 4th fire chief of the Chattanooga Fire Department. He was born to James and Harriet Whiteside on January 10, 1858, and died in Chattanooga on September 8, 1904. He was prominent in politics and even ran for mayor.
• Whiteside family
  Photograph of 6 Whiteside brothers.
• George T. White
  Photograph of George Thomas White, born in Rogersville, Tennessee in December 1849. His family moved to Hamilton County in 1850 but later moved to Florida. George came back to Chattanooga in 1875 and practiced law for 53 years. He died May 28, 1928.
• Edward L. Whitaker
  Photograph of attorney Edward Whitaker, born April 16, 1842 and died May 24, 1927 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.