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Below is a family biography included in The History of East 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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David Haworth, the subject of our sketch, is a farmer in the Seventh Civil District, of Jefferson County, Tenn., in which county he was born January 19, 1833. He is the son of David and Susanna (Lewis) Haworth. The father was a native of Tennessee, and was the son of Richard Haworth, the son of James Haworth, a son of George Haworth, who emigrated from England, in 1692. The ancestors were of the Quaker faith. The mother of our subject was a native of Jefferson County, Tenn., and was the mother of nine children. Our subject was reared on the farm, and educated in the country schools. He has followed farming all his life. At present he is postmaster at River Bend post-office. In 1866 he was married to Harriet Stone, daughter of Michael Stone, of Grainger County, Tenn. Two sons: James H. Clay and Jefferson have blessed their union. Our subject is a practical farmer, and owns and cultivates a farm of 135 acres situated on the south bank of the Holston River.
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