Lawrence County, Tennessee
Birth Information
The birth dates below were extracted from information provided when the individuals were applying for license to purchase explosives during the 1940s. The dynamite was used mainly by farmers to dig wells, blow out tree stumps. I am not sure why gin companies, drugstores, 5¢ and 10¢ stores, and other companies listed needed explosives.
| NAME | ADDRESS | PLACE OF BIRTH | DATE OF BIRTH | OCCUPATION |
| Akins, G.B. | R4 Lawrenceburg | |||
| Anthoney, Norman S. | Lawrenceburg | Red Hill, TN | 7-8-1905/10 | Farmer |
| Armstrong, L.: (see H.W. Fisher) | ||||
| Augustin, Karl J. | Loretto | Loretto | 5/23/1903 | Merchant & Banker |
| Augustin, Karl: (see E.D. McGuire) | ||||
| Augustine, W.H. | Loretto | Lawrence Co. | 9-7-1893 | Merchant |
| Ball, Arland | R3 Leoma | Tennessee | 10/27/1907 | |
| Barton, W.H. | Loretto | Lawrence Co. | 10/20/1886 | Farmer |
| Bassham, L.F. | R1 Leoma | Lawrence Co. | 10/25/1892 | Merchant & Farmer |
| Beard, Neal | R 3 Leoma | Franklin Co., AL | 10/9/1910 | |
| Beck, O.O. | R3 Lawrenceburg | |||
| Beckham, R.D. | Lawrenceburg | Lawrenceburg | 12/2/1879 | Pharmacist |
| Beckhams Drug Co. (see R.D. Beckham) (Public Square) | ||||
| Belew & Davis (see M.P. Davis) | ||||
| Belew & Davis (see W.H. Belew) | ||||
| Belew, J.O. | Loretto | Tennessee | 10/26/1884 | Farmer & Sells Fertilize |
| Belew, W.H. | St. Joseph | Lawrence Co. | 1/22/1879 | Sells Fertilize |
| Benson, Frank | R2 Lawrenceburg ? | Lawrence Co. | 4/16/1896 | |
| Beuerlein Bros. (see Edward Beuerlein) | ||||
| Beuerlein, Edward | 266 N. M. St., L'burg | Lawrence Co. | 9/3/1914 | Sells Feed and Fertilize |
| Bonnertown Gin Company (see E.D. McGuire) (Gin & Merchant organized 1939) | ||||
| Bottoms, F.H. | Crestview, TN | Lauderdale, AL | 2/14/1908 | Sells Fertilize & Teaches |
| Boyet, J.R. | Summertown | Tennessee | 9/21/1873 | Farmer |
| Brannon, I.E. | R5 Lawrenceburg | Alabama | 7/28/1907 | |
| Brewer, Lou/Lon | Lawrenceburg | Wayne Co. | 11/30/1894 | Disabled Veteran |
| Brown, Jack | Lawrenceburg | Loretto | 8/2/1902 | Maint. State Hwy Dept. |
| Brown, Matt | R3 Lawrenceburg | Lawrence Co. | 2/18/1898 | Well Digger |
| Bruton, T.G. | R6 Lawrenceburg | 1881 | ||
| Cantrell, A.J. | R3 Leoma | Sevier Co, TN | 8/17/1906 | |
| Caperton & Augustin | Loretto | (see Karl J. Augustin) | ||
| Caperton, W.C. (see Karl J. Augustin) | ||||
| Carson, Rayvord | Iron City | Lawrence Co. | 12/28/1913 | Saw Mill Operator |
| Chaddock (Shaddock), E.L. | R1 Ethridge | Kentucky | 8/09/1898 | Farmer |
| City Drug Company (see J.A. Finley) | ||||
| City of Lawrenceburg Electric System (see C.F. Crowson) (organized 8/15/1939 or 1895) | ||||
| Clark, O.J. | R3 Leoma | Tennessee | 1913 | |
| Clayton, Everett | R4 Lawrenceburg | Lawrence Co. | 2/4/1908 | |
| Clifton, W.E. | R1 Loretto | Lawrence Co. | 9/28/1913 | Farmer |
| Coleman, T. | R1 Leoma | Buckhanan, GA | 1/21/1904 | Farmer |
| Copeland, J.M. | Loretto | Lawrence Co. | 10/14/1890 | Farmer |
| Crowson, C.F. | East Gaines, L'burg | Franklin, TN | 8/13/1905 | Supt. L'burg Elec. System |
| Davis & Co. (see J.F. Davis) (organized 11/6/1943) | ||||
| Davis, Charlie Edward | Henryville | Tennessee | 6/11/1913 | Farmer |
| Davis, E.O. | R2 Loretto | Cullman Co., AL | 8/4/1891 | Farmer |
| Davis, J.F. | Lawrenceburg | Wayne Co. | 6/10/1880 | Merchant |
| Davis, M.P. | St. Joseph | Alabama | 2/26/1893 | Merchant |
| Dept. of Highways & Public Works (see J.R. Whitley) | ||||
| Dooley, B.F. | Ethridge | Georgia | 8/26/1878 | Farmer |
| Downey, R.O. (see C.F. Crowson) | Mayor Lawrenceburg | |||
| Eakin, W.W. | R6 Lawrenceburg | Lawrence Co. | 7/13/1897 | Farmer |
| Electric System, City of Lawrenceburg (see C.F. Crowson) | ||||
| Ells, John | Loretto | Tennessee | 8/8/1914 | Farmer |
| Estes, G.W. | R6 Lawrenceburg | Farmer | ||
| Ezell, Zonner R. | R5 Lawrenceburg | Alabama | 10/15/1896 | Farmer |
| Finley, J.A. | Lawrenceburg | Giles Co. | 7/3/1888 | Pharmacist |
| Fisher, H.W. | Lawrenceburg | Merchant | ||
| Fowler, Charles (Charlie) | West Point, TN | Lawrence Co. | 6/9/1907 | Farmer |
| Fremon, Margaret Harris | Waynesboro, TN | Lawrence Co. | 4/27/1904 | |
| Gable, Willie T. | Iron City | Tennessee | 4/10/1891 | Farmer |
| Gilbert, Tom (Thomas) | St. Joseph | Lawrence Co. | 1902 | |
| Gilmore's Pharmacy | Public Square (see J.G. Peery) | |||
| Goode, Lemuel P. | R4 Lawrenceburg | Alabama | 7/28/1914 | Farmer |
| Gore, Dock | R4 Lawrenceburg | Georgia | 4/8/1895 | Farmer |
| Gray, Thomas Gordon | R1 West Point | Wayne Co. | 4/13/1920 | Farmer |
| Gresham, W.E. | Lawrenceburg | |||
| Griggs, Luther | R2 West Point | Lawrence Co. | 3/27/1901 | Farmer |
| Grinnell, Robert | R3 Lawrenceburg | Lawrence Co. | 6/22/1888-89 | Well Digger |
| Grundefest, Dave (see H.W. Fisher) (Jewish) | ||||
| Hand, W.S. | R2 Loretto | Heard Co., GA | 11-11-1871 | Farmer |
| Hanson, J.E. | Loretto (see H.N. Mabe) | |||
| Hardy, Oscar | R3 Lawrenceburg | Lawrence Co. | 3/17/1904 | Farmer |
| Hayes, Robert | Lawrenceburg | Gwynett, GA | 12-3-1887 | Merchant |
| Hayes, Robert & Sons (see Robert Hayes) | ||||
| Henkel, Leo | R1 Loretto | Ohio | 7/29/1908 | Farmer |
| Henson, Ike | Ethridge | Tennessee | Farmer | |
| Hewitt, W.H. | Lawrenceburg | Tennessee | 1/12/1888 | Machinist |
| Holden, Clifton E. | R1 Anderson, AL | Alabama | 6/15/1915 | Farmer |
| Hollis Confectionary (see Earl Hollis) | ||||
| Hollis, Earl | Lawrenceburg | Wayne Co. | 12/22/1927 | Salesman |
| Hollis, Floyd | Lawrenceburg | Tennessee | 11/7/1927 | Merchant |
| Hooper, Aaron | R2 Leoma | N. Carolina | 8/27/1903 | Farmer |
| Hunter, J.R. | R2 Ethridge (near Henryville) | Farmer | ||
| Huntley, W.W. | R2 Leoma | Rutherfordton, NC | 10/4/1903 | Farmer |
| Hyatt, J.O. | R2 Crestview, TN | Alabama | 12/14/1909 | Farmer |
| Johnson, E.A | ||||
| Johnson, Earnest Asa (Acy) | R1 Lawrenceburg | Alabama | 10/5/1905 | Farmer |
| Jones, Fred F. | F1 Iron City | Iron City | 3/10/1893 | Farmer |
| Keener, George H. | R1 Lawrenceburg | Winston Co., AL | 12/13/1895 | Well Digger |
| Kelsey, C.V. | Lawrenceburg | Lawrence Co. | 2/12/1901 | Lawrence Co. Erosion |
| Kidd Rock Quarry (see W.L. Kidd) | ||||
| Kidd, W.L. | R4 Lawrenceburg | Lawrence Co. | 11/06/1898 | |
| Lawrence County Farm Erosion (See C.V. Kelsey) | ||||
| Lawrence County Highway Dept. (see E.A. Simms) | ||||
| Lawrence County Highway Dept. (see E.B. Wilburn) | ||||
| Lawrenceburg, City of (see C.F. Crowson) | ||||
| Lay, Walter | Ethridge | 10/10/1894 | ||
| Leoma Milling Company (see G.A. Lester) (organized July 5, 1943) | ||||
| Lester, G.A. | Leoma | Addison, AL | Mgr. Leoma Milling Co. | |
| Lou/Lon Brewer Farm (see Lou/Lon Brewer) (2 miles south of Lawrenceburg) | ||||
| Luffman, J.M. | Lawrenceburg | Hickman Co. | 5/23/1913 | Hospital Utility Man |
| Luna, A.M. | R4 Lawrenceburg | Lawrence Co. | 12/27/1886 | |
| Mabe, H.N. | Loretto | Buys & Sells Fertilize | ||
| Mabry, L.B. | Loretto | Lawrence Co. | 10/18/1905 | |
| Mathis, H.A. (see C.F. Crowson) | Commissioner Streets | |||
| McConnell, A.P. | R2 Leoma | Limestone Co., AL | 10/30/1895 | Farmer |
| McGee, Melvin | Lawrenceburg | West Point | 9/12/1910 | Truck Driver |
| McGuire & Augustin | Appleton, TN | (see Karl J. Augustin) | ||
| McGuire, E.D. | Appleton | Georgia | 6/3/1896 | Merchant |
| McGuire, E.D. (see Karl J. Augustin) | ||||
| McMahan, Elyne M. | R4 Lawrenceburg | Lawrence Co. | 5/17/1915 | Farmer |
| McReynolds, J.O. | R2 Lawrenceburg | Putnam Co., TN | 5/24/1915 | Quarry Foreman |
| Methvin, Dwight | R3 Lawrenceburg | Phil Campbell, AL | 12/9/1910 | Packing Shirts |
| Morphew, J.B. | R2 Leoma | Alabama | 10/1/1913 | |
| Morrison, F.C. | R1 Appleton | Alabama | 4/15/1905 | |
| Moton, Chas. (Charlie) | Iron City | Iron City | 5/10/1889 | |
| Newton, H.H. | Appleton (see H.N. Mabe) | |||
| Newton, L.H. | R6 Lawrenceburg | Lawrence Co. | 7/19/1903 | Rock Quarry Work |
| Newton, L.N. | R1 Leoma | Tennessee | 9/18/1894 | Farmer |
| Newton, Rex | Loretto | Lawrence Co. | 11/26/1915 | Farmer |
| Nicholson, Mrs. M.O. | Lawrenceburg | Lawrence Co. | 1891 | House Wife |
| Niedergeses, John F. | R5 Lawrenceburg | Lawrence Co. | 12/24/1919 | Farmer |
| Parkes, E.N. (see D.F. Peppers) | ||||
| Peery, J.G. | Lawrenceburg | Pharmacist | ||
| Peoples Gin Co. | Loretto (see H.N. Mabe) (organized Jan. 31, 1945) | |||
| Peppers, D.F. | R3 Leoma | Alabama | 12/16/1888 | Merchants |
| Peppers, D.F. & Sons (see D.F. Peppers) | ||||
| Phillips, J.S. | R1 Lawrenceburg | Alabama | 1867 | |
| Plaskett, James S. | R6 Loretto | Pinkney, TN | 6/15/1916 | Farmer |
| Pollock, R.A. | R6 Lawrenceburg | Wayne Co. | 11/9/1898 | Merchant & Lime Dealer |
| Prince, V.M. | R3 Leoma | Lawrence Co. | 4/29/1903 | Farmer |
| Purcell, Mrs. Oscar | R3 Leoma | Lawrence Co. | 4/17/1909 | House Wife |
| Putman, B.P. | R2 Leoma | North Carolina | Farmer | |
| Quarles, G.W. | R4 Lawrenceburg | Savannah, TN | 10/23/1892 | |
| Rayfield, J.M. | R4 Lawrenceburg | Marshall Co., AL | 5/3/1887 | Farmer |
| Reeves, W.C. | Loretto | Tennessee | 1884 | Farmer & Miller |
| Richardson, Bob (see G.A. Lester) | ||||
| Richardson Bros. (see G.A. Lester) | ||||
| Richardson, E.D. (see G.A. Lester) | ||||
| Richardson, Edgar | Leoma | 7/24/1893 | ||
| Richardson, M & Co. (see W.E. Gresham) (organized Jan. 1, 1941) | Hardware | |||
| Richardson, Parkes (see G.A. Lester) | ||||
| Richardson, Will Al (see G.A. Lester) | ||||
| Robert Hardware Co. | 205 N. M St L'burg | (see John Roberts) | ||
| Roberts, John | Lafayette St. L'burg | Lawrenceburg | Merchant | |
| Rohling, James H. | R3 Lawrenceburg | Tennessee | 5/13/1913 | Farmer |
| Sanders, J.A. | R5 Lawrenceburg | Lawrence Co. | 9/19/1899 | Sells Fertilize |
| Sandy, Joe | R4 Loretto | Lawrence Co. | 1/10/1903 | |
| Schaefer (Scheafer), E.L. | R5 Lawrenceburg | Alabama | 11/14/1912 | Farmer |
| Selph, John W. | Lawrenceburg | Murfreesboro | Farmer | |
| Shaddock (Chaddock), E.L. | R1 Ethridge | Kentucky | 8/9/1898 | Farmer |
| Simms, E.A. | Lawrenceburg | Lawrence Co. | 5/27/1891 | Supt. Of Roads |
| Slegal (Slagle), C.O. | R2 West Point | Lawrence Co. | 11/16/1911 | |
| Sloan, W.M. | R3 Lawrenceburg | Farmer | ||
| Smith, Nick | R4 Lawrenceburg | Lawrence Co. | 10/12/1902 | Farmer |
| Springer, Augustus Carrol | R2 Leoma | Lawrence Co. | 10/19/1918 | Farmer |
| State Highway Dept. (see J.R. Whitley) | ||||
| Sterling Stores, Inc. (see H.W. Fisher) (organized 1937) (main office: Little Rock, AR) | ||||
| Townsend, W.D. | R2 Leoma | Alabama | 5/26/1911 | |
| Troup, E.L. | R4 Lawrenceburg | Tennessee | 7/19/1905 | Farmer |
| Umphrey, J.P. | R5 Lawrenceburg | Poldon Co., GA | 1/22/1878 | Farmer |
| Urban, W.C. | R4 Loretto | 7/5/1882 | Farmer | |
| Vandiford, A.T. | R2 Loretto | Alabama | 2/7/1913 | |
| Warren, E.L. | R1 Ethridge | Georgia | 12/31/1898 | |
| Welch, Ernest | R4 Lawrenceburg | Lawrence Co. | 10/23/1915 | Farmer |
| White, Elmer M. | Lawrenceburg | Tennessee | 5/31/1907 | Merchant/Mechanic |
| White, O.W. | Loretto | Lawrence Co. | 2/8/1895 | Merchant |
| Whitley, J.R. | Lawrenceburg | Whiteville, TN | 1/2/1906 | Dist. Maint. Engr. |
| Wilburn, E.B. | Lawrenceburg | Lawrence Co. | Foreman of Const. | |
| Wilburn, J.R. | R2 Leoma | Lawrence | 8/7/1897 | Carpenter |
| Zosel, Henry | Alabama | 12/6/1881 | Laborer |