Saturday, June 11, 2011

The Dresden Bank

A bank note from The Dresden Bank, Dresden TN.  John Williamson Moran and James Henderson Moran III were the first and second presidents of the bank.

From the Dresden Enterprise February 28, 1890:

Advertisement for The Dresden Bank  Capital
        $100,000  Now ready for Business
 J.W. MORAN, President 
 J.W. JETER, Vice President
 George BOYD, Cashier
 Directors In addition to the above
 J. E. DUNLAP, R. W. MOSS, Polk ALEXANDER, H. H. BARR,
 E. H. AYERS, R. H. BEARD, S. P. SCOTT, T. H. SWAIM,
 T. H. FARMER, T. A. McELWRATH, W.D. JANES 
 Stockholder Names Listed In addition to above
 G. M. BRASFIELD, W. Y. BRUMMITT, I.L.BRIENDINE,
 W. R. BOBBOTT, G. I. BAXTER, E. E. BELL, Mrs. E. R. BRASFIELD,
 W. S. CARNEY, G. S. BOYD, Miss Mary DREWRY, L. B. EDWARDS,
 G. W. EDMONSTON, J. B. EZELL, J. W. ETHERIDGE,
 Mrs. D. A. FRAZIER, W. W. FULLER, Thomas FOSTER,
 F. P. FONVILLE, B.L. FINCH, R. G. FONVILLE, C. S. FOWLER,
 W. K. GIBBS, J.M. GLASS, W. R. GLASS, Nannie T. GLASS,
 HART and BRIGG, W. L. HAMILTON, Mrs. L.HAMILTON, 
 J. S. HORNSBY, Lea HARRIS, B. D. IRVINE, H. HEATH,
 IRVINE and SCOTT, Jno. W. JETER, T. A. JONES, G. W. JETER,
 H. H. LOVELACE, J.P. LYNN, Ed LYON, T. E. LOYD,
 Mrs Addie LEWIS, MoOORE & Co, Geo.W. MARTIN,
 T. J. MICHELL, J. H. McCLAIN, Miss M. F. McCLAIN,
 McELWRATH and BONDURANT, C. P. MEADOWS, J. A. MYRICK,
 R. A. McCLAIN, I. F. McCLAIN, F. PARKS, C. J. PAGE,
 Mrs. L. F. PEERY, W. C. ROSS, M. V. ROBERTS,
 Mrs M. A. ROGERS, J. B. STAFFORD, C. A. SWAIM,
 A. M. SMYTH, John L. SMITH, G. W. SIMMONS,
 H. K. STEPHENSON, Mrs. M. J. TRAVIS, Mrs.E. C. TRAVIS,
 J. C. TURBEVILLE, W. N. THOMPSON, W. J. VOWELL, D. T. WINSTON,
 J. W. WESCOAT, T. L. WOODS. 

United Confederate Veterans June 22-24, 1897

This is the insert from the Confederate Veteran, July 1897, announcing the Seventh Annual Reunion of the United Confederate Veterans in Nashville, Tennessee, June 22-24, 1897.  Being a veteran of the Civil War, John Williamson Moran would've naturally attended the event.



Friday, June 10, 2011

Marion Agnes Moran and Charles Henry Cobb Wedding Invitation 1905


This is the wedding invitation announcing the marriage of Marion Agnes Moran to Charles Henry Cobb, October 3 1905.   She and Cobb had one daughter, Carolyn Elizabeth Cobb.  Marion committed suicide October 1, 1934 and is
buried in East View Cemetery, Union City TN.