Capt. Joseph Lenow House info
- Jay Brothers
- Jul 25
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Add ? Memphis, TN
Circa 1850
Captain Joseph Lenow (1813-1889) and Frances C. Broome Lenow (1828-1909) arrived in Memphis in 1848. They wed in 1845. Virginia natives, Joseph and his brother James had established the town of Hickory Withe outside Memphis about 1834. He invested very well in real estate.
In 1852, he was critical in creating Elmwood Cemetery of which he was then president for thirty years. Elmwood was part of the late nineteenth century Park Movement. Elmwood served a dual purpose as a cemetery and Memphis’ first public park.Â
He became president of the Bank of Tennessee, and was a director of the Mississippi & Tennessee Railroad for 10 years. Their granddaughter was Lila Lenow Willins Orgill who married Edmunch Orgill of Cedar Hall. The family is remembered with Lenow Place and Lenow Park Dr. See Cedar Hall
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