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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Crockett County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1886. 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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Dr. E. Hughes, druggist and practicing physician of Johnson’s Grove, Tenn., is a native of the county, born December 25, 1857. His parents, Sumner and Sarenia (Harrell) Hughes, were born in North Carolina in 1814 and 1838, respectively. The father, who was twice married, died in Tennessee, October 17, 1868, but his widow still survives him. Dr. Hughes is the third of four children born to his father’s second marriage. His early days were spent on a farm, and in 1880 and 1881 he attended the medical university of Tennessee at Nashville, and graduated in 1882 at the Memphis Medical Hospital. He located at Perkins’ Store, Lauderdale County, but in 1883 came to Johnson’s Grove, and engaged in the drug business the following fall. He has been quite successful in the practice of his profession, and is a consistent member of the Missionary Baptist Church. He is a Democrat in politics, and a stanch prohibitionist.
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This family biography is one of 72 biographies included in the book, The History of Crockett County, Tennessee published in 1886 by Goodspeed. The History of Crockett County was included within The History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties, Tennessee
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