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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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Mark M. Sanders was born on the 10th of June, 1836, in Rutherford County, Tenn., and is a son of Wiley and Martha (Hart) Sanders. Mark M. received such education as falls to the lot of the average farmer’s boy, and in 1861 enlisted in the Confederate Army, in the Twentieth Tennessee Regiment, and served until the cessation of hostilities. He participated in many of the principal battles, and was wounded five times. After his return home he farmed in his native county one year, and then came to Gibson County, where he has since resided. He owns 300 acres of valuable and well improved land, on which he raises corn, wheat, cotton and stock. Mr. Sanders is essentially a self-made man, and has accumulated his property by his energy and good management. In September, 1866, he led to the hymeneal altar Mattie P. Adkeison, daughter of James and Jane (Smith) Adkeison. Mr. and Mrs. Sanders have five children: Hollis W., Alice A., Annie J., Luna D. and Mark A. The family are members of the Baptist Church, and Mr. Sanders is a Democrat and a member of the F. & A. M. His mother is a descendant of Mrs. Nancy Hart, of Georgia, who figured very conspicuously in the Revolutionary war.
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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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