William Finnie Cates
William Finnie Cates, USNR (April 30, 1916 – November 12 1942) was employed by Memphis Light
William Finnie Cates, USNR (April 30, 1916 – November 12 1942) was employed by Memphis Light
Lieutenant (jg) Joseph Williams Vance, JR, USNR, was born on December 4, 1918 at Memphis,
Harland Bartholomew, the dean of comprehensive city planning in the United States, died Saturday December
One of my favorite Memphis bad guys, (all of these were Crump minions, lieutenants, subjects,
Born Sept 12, 1866 Died Dec 30, 1921 Soon after Nettie married Isadora Johnson, a
In 1943 The Memphis Fire department realized that something was needed to get the attention
-call it benevolence, charity, or simply showing kindness and goodwill towards those less fortunate; this
Back in September of 2010 leading local realtor and historian Joe Spake and I got
July 20, 1918 would be a day in the life of Edward Leech that he
In the past history of Memphis our city has not always treated all Memphians fairly and
The Community of Whitehaven was forcefully annexed by the City of Memphis, January 1, 1970,
When I started gathering notes for this story I contacted about 30 friends who I
Marion H. Hale attended Maury Elementary and Central High School. Upon graduation he enrolled at
Dr. William Herbert Brewster, the son of former slaves, was born July 2, 1897 and
Chief Michael Fitzmorris was everything a Fire Chief should be. There was never a better
Luke J Weathers was born in Grenada Mississippi, but his family moved to Memphis soon
James Melvin Lunceford was born in Fulton Mississippi in June 6, 1902 to James Riley
While all of our past Fire and Police Commissioners (Joseph Boyle, John B Edgar and
Dateline: July 15 1920 Several months prior to July 1920, Memphis Fire Fighters had become
506 Simpson has an interesting story. The Mrs. W R Buchan story December 28, 1924
Dr. Frances M. “Fannie” Kneeland worked as an early role model for young black females
Carrol B Seabrook was born August 24, 1888 and died at 95 on March 1984.
by Joe V Lowry Based on what was occurring in other major cities in the
April 2021 Update! – The beautiful stained glass window is now on display at the