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Below is a family biography included in The History of Hickman 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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James H. Erwin, farmer and stock raiser, was born in Maury County, Tenn., July 27, 1830. In youth he served a five years’ apprenticeship at the shoe-maker’s trade, and afterward learned and followed the tanner’s trade. In 1867 he began farming, and in time became a successful tiller of the soil. He raises large quantities of corn, and his farm is extensively known as the “Land of Egypt.” He was united in marriage November 22, 1855, to Ocra Ann Harbison, who was born in Maury County, in 1837, and is the mother of these three children: Sallie P., Lulu and Archie A. Mr. Erwin is a Democrat, a Mason and a member of the K. of H., and he and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. His parents, Theodrick W. and Lucy (Parrish) Erwin, were born in North Carolina and Alabama, in 1800 and 1788 respectively. Our subject’s people came from North Carolina to Tennessee at an early period. Theodrick W. Erwin died April 11, 1874, and his wife in 1833.
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This family biography is one of 20 biographies included in The History of Hickman County, Tennessee published in 1886. The History of Hickman County was included within The History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman & Lewis Counties of Tennessee. View the complete description here: History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman and Lewis Counties of Tennessee
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