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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 M. Crews was born July 23, 1817, in Smith County, Tenn., son of John and Nancy (Shaw) Crews, born in Georgia and Tennessee respectively. James M. came to Gibson County with his parents when a small lad, and was brought up on a farm and educated in the common schools. When about twenty-one years of age, he engaged in agricultural pursuits for himself and has been thus engaged from boyhood. In 1844 he settled on his present farm of 160 acres of valuable land and has proved a successful and industrious farmer. He has been a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church since 1853, and is a man of excellent moral character. December 26, 1843, he married Harriet Flowers, daughter of Humphrey and Polly Flowers, of North Carolina, and by her became the father of two children: Nancy J. and James H. In 1847; Mrs. Crews died, and October 8, 1849, Mr. Crews married Mary Pope, whose parents were Barnabas and Lecy Pope. To the second marriage ten children were born: William G., Amanda J., Mary A., John T., Susan J., David B., Annie E., George W., Joseph and Ada L. The family are of English-Irish descent. Mr. Crews has taken no part in political affairs since the war. He was formerly a Whig.
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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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