William Dean Thompson, Jr. March 2, 1944 – June 4, 1998 Nelda McDonald Thompson July 9, 1945 Children: Chris Thompson, Melissa Gilmore, Courtney Carter 5 Grandchildren, 1 Great Granddaughter William Dean Thompson was born in the Bairds Mill community in 1944 to William Dean Sr. and Mildred Neal Thompson on the farm where Nelda still […]

Terry Thomas Thompson was born in Wilson County to William Dean and Mildred Neal Thompson. He grew up with brother, William Dean Thompson, Jr. on the family farm on Central Pike in the Bairds Mill Community. The Thompson farm was home to a dairy operation, Suffolk Sheep and Duroc hogs along with crops of tobacco […]

1918 – 1996 Married: Sara Dotson Children: Ginny Perdue, Ed Stanford 5 Grandchildren and 4 Great Grand Children Harold Edwin Stanford was born to parents, R.D. and Myrtle Meredith Stanford, on November 23, 1918 in Oklahoma City, but his family moved to Donelson, Tennessee in 1919 when he was just 6 months old. He grew […]

Born: 1958 Married: Julie 3 Children Lanas was born December 23, 1958. He was raised on the family farm on Cainsville Road between Lebanon and Norene where his mother still resides and his oldest brother, Quintin, still farms. He is the third of four boys, born to Ray and Dorothy Jean Smith. Lanas has always […]

1906 - 1987 Married: Elsie Margaret Ivy Smith 4 Children 6 Great-Grandchildren, 13 Great-Great Grandchildren Dave Smith, Sr. was born in Wilson County in 1906. He grew up on the family farm on Coles Ferry Pike. He attended Oakland Elementary School as a child. Later he bought 120 acres on Horn Springs Rd. Dave, Sr. […]

Born: 10/18/1930 Married: Vondie Tarpley, 1962 Mr. Dan Smith has lived and farmed in Wilson County all his life. In 1942, after the bottomland of the farm where he was born was taken by the construction of Old Hickory Dam on the Cumberland River, the Smith family moved to a farm in the Greenwood community, […]

January 10, 1935 Married: Doris Cripps Daughter: Cindy (Mike) Marks Grandchildren: Josh and Amber Marks Donald Gene Rowland was born January 10, 1935 in Dekalb County, Tennessee to Elmer and Berdie Rowland. He is the oldest of three children. His sister is Sue Manning and a brother, Albert, who passed away in 2010. When he […]

September 13, 1913 – June 27, 2010 Married: Christine Waters - August, 1943 Son: Howard Riggan Daughter: Nancy Grandsons: Chad and Brett Rufus H. Riggan was the only child of Rufe Elsie Riggan and Nancy Flowers Sullivan. The family lived in the Leeville Community. Rufus was educated in Wilson County, was on the basketball team […]

1948 Married: Nancy Baker Children: John, Mitzi Pigg, Paul 7 Grandchildren Dr. Cliff Ricketts, the son of Hall and Louise Ricketts, was raised on a dairy farm in Mt. Juliet. He is a graduate of Mt Juliet High School. He attended Middle Tennessee State before transferring to the University of Tennessee where ihe received a […]

Willam Edward Rice, Sr. 1913-1999 Married: Mamie L. Smith (1937) Children: William E. Jr . & James D. 5 Grandchildren   William Edward Rice, Jr. May 29, 1938 Married: Ginger Crockett (1960) Children: Vickie Pelfrey, William "Bill" III, & Virginia "Ginny" Dabbs 3 Grandchildren, 1 Great Grandchild   Ed Rice, Sr. was born in 1913, […]