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Below is a family biography included in The History of Obion County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1887. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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James Andrew Rochell, groceryman, of Troy, Tenn., is a native of Weakley County born December 22, 1851, and is of French descent. His father, James A. Rochell was born in Gibson County, about 1819, and his wife, whose maiden name was Nancy King was born in Weakley County in 1821. They both died in Weakley County in 1861. Our subject is their fourth child. He remained on the farm until 1872, when he came to Obion County and began clerking in a store at Obion Station, remaining there five years. He came to Troy in 1876 and two years later engaged in the general grocery business and has continued the same up to the present time, meeting with good success. Mr. Rochell is a Democrat and his first presidential vote was cast for Horace Greeley. December 4 1878 his marriage with Miss Nannie J. Hurt was celebrated. She was born in Roanoke County, Va., in 1858, and is a daughter of P. H. Hurt. Mr. and Mrs. Rochell have one daughter, named Jimmie Judson, born July 4, 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Rochell are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of their town.
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This family biography is one of 179 biographies included in The History of Obion County, Tennessee published in 1887 by Goodspeed. The History of Obion County was included within The History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley & Lake Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley, and Lake Counties of Tennessee
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