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G. B. THRELKELD, of Fulton County, was born December 9, 1842, in Owen County, Ky., and is the only child of George and Nanz. Threlkeld, both natives of Kentucky. The father was a farmer and died when subject was in his infancy. The mother is still living in Obion County, Tenn. Subject remained with his mother until nineteen years of age, when he entered the Confederate Army, enlisting in the Fourth Kentucky Cavalry, under command of Col. Giltner. His regiment served in southwest Virginia and the eastern campaigns, and participated in a number of well-fought battles. He served under Corps Commanders Longstreet, Breckinridge, Buckner and Morgan, and was taken prisoner at Cynthiana, Ky., in 1863; was taken to Rock Island, Ill., where he remained nine months, at the end of which time he was paroled and came home. He came to Fulton County in 1867, and purchased a farm six miles east of Hickman, on which he resided three years, when he bought another place in the same precinct; he purchased his present home farm of 220 acres in 1881. He was married February 1, 1866, to Lavina, daughter of L. D. and Elizabeth Alexander. She had two sons: L. D., and Coe Threlkeld. Two years after her death he married Addie Maddox (in December, 1869,) who had two children, but one of whom, G. B. Threlkeld, is living. He was married a third time to M. B. Hagan, of Fulton County, December 10, 1879. She has three children: Lena Rivers, H. Elmer and Elizabeth Threlkeld. Mr. T., wife and eldest son, L. D., are members of the Baptist Church.