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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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John H. Tate was born in Maury County, Tenn., March 4, 1827, and is the fifth of six children born to the marriage of William Tate and Elizabeth Stratton, who were born in South Carolina in 1792, and Virginia, respectively. The father came to Tennessee when a young man and settled in Maury County, where he married and reared his family, following the occupation of farming. He died in 1858 and his wife in 1875. John H. Tate’s early advantages for education were limited. He has made farming his chief business in life, which he has followed for himself since attaining his majority. He owns 76 acres of good land, on which he raises tobacco and the cereals. From 1856 until 1866 he resided in Graves County, Ky. Since the latter date he has lived in Obion County, Tenn. He is a Democrat and belongs to the Masonic fraternity and was married November 15, 1849, to Lucy A. McGown, daughter of Robert McGown, a farmer, of Maury County. Mr. and Mrs. Tate became the parents of the following family: William R., James L., Sarah J. (Mrs. John H. Hogg), Elizabeth H., Joseph W., who died in the fall of 1877, and Tennessee M. Mr. and Mrs. Tate are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
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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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