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Below is a family biography included in The History of Gibson 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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Alexander L. Lett was born in Gibson County on the 10th of June, 1830, son of Jonathan and Sarah (Milton) Lett. The father was a native of North Carolina, and at the age of three years was taken to Trigg County, Ky., where he remained until he attained his majority. He came to Tennessee in 1833 and settled in Gibson County and lived in the county until his death, June 14, 1876. His wife still survives him at the advanced age of seventy-seven years. Our subject was reared on a farm, given a common school education, and in 1849 was united in marriage to Miss C. E. Abbott, who died April 17, 1856, leaving three children. In November, 1856, Mr. Lett married Martha A. Baker and their union resulted in the birth of several children. Our subject has always been a “tiller of the soil,” and by honesty, industry and perseverance has accumulated considerable property. He owns 175 acres of good land in the Twenty-third District of Gibson County, and is a stanch Democrat and member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The family are of English descent.
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This family biography is one of 242 biographies included in The History of Gibson County, Tennessee published in 1887. The History of Gibson 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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