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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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William N. Mitchell, farmer of Gibson County, Tenn., was born in Maury County, Tenn., on the 5th of November, 1816; son of John and Mary (Wright) Mitchell. John Mitchell was a Virginian and immigrated to Tennessee at an early day, locating in Maury County, about 1786. He was a “tiller of the soil,” and reared a family of eight children, and died in 1825. His wife’s death occurred in 1862. At the age of seventeen, William N. moved to Gibson County, and in 1823 was married to Margaret Tyson. Eleven children have blessed their union, all of whom are living except Sidney, who died in his twenty-third year. Mr. Mitchell owns forty-five acres of land in Gibson County, and is one of its highly respected citizens. He is a Democrat in his political views and was a Whig until the death of that 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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