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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Haywood 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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Absalom W. Mills, citizen and farmer of Haywood County, was born February 1, 1809, in Spottsylvania County, Va., and was the son of Wyatt and Mary P. (Mills) Mills, both natives of Virginia. Our subject secured by his own efforts a good education and has always been a farmer. January 15, 1834, he married Mary A. White, born in Carolina County, Va., December 20, 1812. In 1835 they moved to Henderson County, Tenn., and lived there two years, then moved to Madison County, residing there ten years. In 1848 Mr. Mills came to Haywood County and settled on the Jackson and Brownsville road nine miles from Brownsville, but two years later he moved his family back to Virginia, but remained there only six or seven months, when he returned to Haywood County and after changing houses five or six times, he bought in 1870 the farm where he now lives. Before the war Mr. Mills was a Whig, but since, he has been a Democrat. About fifty-five years ago he joined the Missionary Baptist Church, and has been a most worthy and consistent member. Mr. and Mrs. Mills had eleven children—seven sons and four daughters. Three sons and two daughters are dead. The names and dates of births are as follows: Lawrence B., born October 15, 1834; Lafayette A., March 27, 1836; Mary C., August 15, 1837; George W., September 15, 1839; William H. H., November 20, 1841; Ben. F., April 15, 1844; Virginia A., August 9, 1846; Susan A., February 14, 1849; Martha V., June 11, 1851; Absalom F., November 8, 1853; John A., August 16, 1859. Martha V. died March 28, 1853; George W. died in the war at Columbus, Miss., May 10, 1862; William H. H. was killed at the battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864; Absalom F. died September 18, 1870; Virginia died March 8, 1881. Lawrence B. was married to Miss Temperance Boothe, October 2, 1856; Mary C. to Joseph H. Sullivan, November 22, 1854; Lafayette A. to Eliza King, August 2, 1858; Susan A. to William D. Joyner, December 1, 1868; Ben. F. to Jennie D. Reverly, August 6, 1866, and John A. to Lizzie Naylor, November 10, 1880.
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This family biography is one of 82 biographies included in the book, The History of Haywood County, Tennessee published in 1886 by Goodspeed. The History of Haywood County was included within The History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties, Tennessee
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