William Francis Blocker (1862 – )

Note:  This is the grandson of Henry Ware.  The owner of Belle Grove Plantation.  “HENRY WARE had a glamorous daughter named Frances, who became the wife of a premier Marshall physician, Dr. E.B. Blocker. …” BLOCKER, William Francis; Capitalist; born … Continue reading

Jesse Allen (1840 – )

”Jesse Allen. While Tennessee may well be proud of her statesmen and her soldiers, and freely acknowledge her indebtedness to them, yet she is equally indebted to those captains of industry who have been contributors in advancing her commercial prestige. … Continue reading