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Below is a family biography included in The History of Fayette 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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S. A. Miller, a farmer and old resident of the Third District of Fayette County, was born in 1823 in Virginia, and was one of eight children, six of whom are living. The parents were Simon and Martha (Rivers) Miller, both natives of Virginia. The father was born in 1790, and moved to Fayette County in 1833, being among the early and prominent citizens of the county, a farmer by occupation, and died in April, 1865. The mother was a few years younger than her husband and died in 1837. S. A. Miller was raised and educated at home. In 1849 he married Miss Lucinda S., daughter of Mathew and Mary (Looney) Rhea, both natives of East Tennessee and early settlers of Fayette County. Prof. Rhea, Mrs. Miller’s father, was a teacher in the academy at Somerville for many years, and one of the leading citizens of the county; her mother was a sister of Col. Robert Looney, of Memphis. Mrs. Miller was born in Maury County in 1826. Mr. Miller resides upon the same tract of land that his father settled upon when he moved to Fayette County, and he is one of the most successful farmers in the county, being greatly esteemed by all who know him. In politics is a Democrat, and is a moral, industrious citizen.
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This family biography is one of 77 biographies included in The History of Fayette County, Tennessee published in 1887 by Goodspeed. The History of Fayette County was included within The History of Fayette and Hardeman Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Fayette and Hardeman Counties, Tennessee
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