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Below is a family biography included in The History of Dyer 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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Lewis Harrison, druggist of Dyersburg, Tenn., established himself in business in 1882. He was born in London, England, in 1851, and is a son of Charles A. and Ann (Tyndall) Harrison, who were natives of England, born in 1833 and 1836 respectively. Charles lived in London at the time of his marriage, and was a wholesale groceryman. He came to the United States in 1859, locating in Memphis, Tenn., where he continued his former business. He died in 1867. His widow is yet living, and resides with her son Lewis. She was the mother of four children, three of whom are living: Charles, who lives in St. Louis. Mo., and is a traveling salesman; Julia and Lewis our subject, who came to the United States with his parents, and was educated in an Episcopal private school at Memphis. At the age of eighteen, he began clerking in a drug store in Memphis, and continued that occupation about three years. In 1874 he established a drug store of his own in Memphis, meeting with good success. In February, 1876, he wedded Evelyn R., daughter of Judge Wm. R. Harris, of Memphis. Mrs. Harrison was born in Memphis and is the mother of four children: William R., James M., Evalina P. and Lewis, deceased. In 1879 Mr. Harrison took his family to East Tennessee, but at the end of four months, to avoid the ravages of yellow fever, he returned to Memphis and became an employe of S. Mansfield & Co., druggists. He remained with them until 1882, and then came to Dyersburg, where he has since resided. He has an excellent stock of goods, and one of the finest drug stores in West Tennessee. Mr. Harrison is a thorough business man and an honest and useful citizen. He is a Democrat, and a K. of H. and a K. of P. and belongs to the Episcopal Church. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.

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This family biography is one of 128 biographies included in The History of Dyer County, Tennessee published in 1887 by Goodspeed.  The History of Dyer 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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