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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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WILBUR M. STEPHENSON, farmer and stock-raiser of the Ninth District of Giles County, Tenn., was born on the 20th of January, 1841, and is a son of William P. and Malinda Stephenson. In his youth he attended the common schools of Giles County, Tenn., and his early occupation was farming. At the breaking out of the late civil war he enlisted in the Thirty-second Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers, and served until the fall of 1864, when he was compelled to abandon service owing to ill health. After recovering he resumed farming, and in 1884 settled upon his valuable and well-improved farm of 112 acres. Besides this he owns a valuable tract of land lying along Elk River, and near the town of Elkton. Our subject is a Democrat. November 9, 1865, he led to the hymeneal altar, Martha J. Hampton, daughter of Matison and Melissa Hampton, of Lincoln County. Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson are the parents of the following children: Matison P., John L., Maggie and Erskin. Husband and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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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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