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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «lake county» AND «tennessee»

This list will also include matches for inflectional* forms of the words.
 
By Craig Swain, March 17, 2009
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1 ► Tennessee, Lake County, Tiptonville — 4B 37 — General Clifton Bledsoe Cates — 1893 - 1970 — United States Marine Corps —
(Front): Clifton B. Cates, born on August 31, 1893, in Cates Landing, Tennessee, attended school in Lake County and the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Missouri. A graduate of the University of Tennessee's School of Law, Cates served as . . . — — Map (db m18261) HM

2 ► Tennessee, McNairy County, Selmer — McNairy County Music Hall of Fame & Trail of Music Legends — 2017 Inductees —
Carl Perkins American Music Icon • King of Rockabilly Carl Perkins is a native of Lake County, Tennessee and a towering figure in American popular music. He achieved superstardom in 1956 with the rockabilly anthem "Blue Suede Shoes," but . . . — — Map (db m179091) HM

3 ► Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Ohio City — Walter M. Prentice — 1820 - 1864 —
Walter M. Prentice, physician and army surgeon in the Civil War, was born in 1820 in Unionville, Lake County, Ohio, to Athalia and Noyes B. Prentice. Walter's father was a saddler who, in 1837, took part in military affairs as a captain of a . . . — — Map (db m297921) HM

4 ► Tennessee, Madison County, Jackson — 4D 54 — Carl Lee Perkins — 1932-1998 —
Called the "Rockabilly King" and a "Rock 'n' Roll architect", singer-songwriter Carl Perkins was born in Lake County on April 9, 1932. In 1955, he wrote and recorded the celebrated rock 'n' roll classic, "Blue Suede Shoes." A powerful artist, he . . . — — Map (db m82245) HM
 
 
  
 
    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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