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Below is a family biography included in The History of Williamson 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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W. L. McCALL, a prominent citizen of this county, was born in Tennessee, March 15, 1842, and is the son of Lycurgus and Emeline M. (Hartley) McCall. The father was born in Tennessee, December 19, 1814, and married our subject’s mother January 26, 1837. The mother was also a native of Tennessee, born October 15, 1817. She died October 4, 1866. and the father followed September 23, 1877. Our subject’s grandfather, Laburn Hartley, and grandmother, Nancy Carson, natives of North Carolina, emigrated to Tennessee about 1800. Our subject has followed farming from early childhood, with the exception of two years when he was elected as constable. In 1866 he wedded Miss Marilda Irvin, a native of this State, born September, 1842, and the daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth (Evans) Irvin. The father was born in North Carolina December 17, 1804, and died March 27, 1868. The mother was also born in North Carolina. To our subject and wife were born six children: Dora M., born 1866; Anna L., born 1867; Lizzie E., born 1870; Wallace E., born 1872; Andrew L., born 1875, and Louisa J., born 1879. Mr. McCall has 109 acres of medium land, situated in the southeast portion of the county. He is a member of the masonic fraternity, and is a stanch Republican.
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This family biography is one of the numerous biographies included in The History of Williamson County, Tennessee published in 1887 by Goodspeed. The History of Williamson County was included within The History of Maury, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson, Bedford & Marshall Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Maury, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson, Beford and Marshall Counties of Tennessee
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