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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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Person K. Dorsett is a native of Granville County, N. C., born June 5, 1824. He is a son of Elisha and Mary (Self) Dorsett, natives of North Carolina, where they grew to manhood and womanhood and were married. The father was a Whig in politics and was a farmer through life. He died while in his prime, and his widow and children came to Gibson County, Tenn. The mother died in 1846. Person K. is one of their four children three of whom are living, and owing to his father’s early death and the need of his service at home his early education was somewhat limited. At the age of twenty-one he began doing for himself and worked by the month for about three years, when he purchased some land of his own. This he increased from time to time and is now the owner of 253 acres of land, which he has earned by the sweat of his brow. Previous to the war he was a Whig, but has not since taken an active part in politics. In 1847 he married Jane Lowery, who died in 1857, leaving five sons. She was a member of the Methodist Church. In 1858 he wedded Dorinda J. Mathes, by whom he had seven children. Husband and wife are members of the Methodist Church, and he is steward in the same. The Dorsett family are highly respected and are intimately connected with the history of Gibson County.

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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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