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Below is a family biography included in The History of Giles County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1886. 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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HUGH YOKLEY, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Davidson County, N. C., in 1813, son of Andrew and Delia (Morris) Yokley, and is of Irish-Dutch origin. Both parents were born in the same State and county as our subject, and came to Tennessee and settled in Giles County in 1816, where they died. Hugh is the eldest of six living children, and attended the first schools of Giles County. He has lived the free, happy and independent life of a farmer, and settled on the farm where he now lives in 1841. He is an extensive land owner, and has been quite prosperous financially. In March, 1838, he wedded Martha Hannah, who was born September 29, 1817, daughter of James Hannah, a native of Ireland. They have six children: Sophronia, Martha A., Catherine, Henrietta, Eugenia and Hugh L. Mr. Yokley was formerly an old-line Whig, but is now a Democrat. He and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and he belongs to the I. O. O. F. and G. T., and is considered one of the substantial and worthy citizens of the county.
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This family biography is one of 95 biographies included in The History of Giles County, Tennessee published in 1886. The History of Giles County was included within The History of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin & Moore Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin , Moore Counties of Tennessee
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