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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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James E. Kyzer, the leading merchant of Rutherford, Tenn., was born in the Palmetto State in 1831, and came to Tennessee in 1859. He has since followed merchandising with the exception of during the war. His parents were John and Elizabeth Kyzer, and he was left fatherless when an infant. He remained with his mother until his removal to Tennessee. She died in 1862. James E. was united in marriage to Helen Branham, who bore him five children, two of whom are dead. Mrs. Kyzer died in February, 1871, and he took for his second wife Sarah L. Adamson, who departed this life in 1882. October 6, 1884, he married his third wife, Mrs. Annie L. (Beasley) Cowan, of Christian County, Ky. One child was born to her first marriage. Mr. Kyzer inherited some property from his father’s estate, but the greater part of his possessions were gained by himself. He owns 1,500 acres of improved land in Gibson County, 420 acres in Missouri, and 160 acres in Mississippi. From the close of the war until about 1880 he was postmaster of Rutherford. He is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, a Mason, and belongs to the Democratic party.
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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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