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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Lauderdale 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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William H. Moorer, a farmer of Lauderdale County, is a son of William A. and Harriet B. (Jenkins) Moorer. His father was born in Orangeburg District, S. C., July 29, 1807. The mother was a daughter of Rev. James Jenkins; she was born in Sumter District, S. C., March 27, 1814. They were married June 18, 1835, and had eight children, four sons and four daughters. The father was a farmer, and after marriage, in 1847, they came to Lauderdale County, settling near Durhamville; they were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Mr. Moorer, Sr., was a Democrat in politics. He died February 18, 1878. Mrs. Moorer is still living. Our subject is of German descent on his father’s side, and English-French descent on his mother’s, and was born in Orangeburg District, S. C., October 2, 1836. He remained on the farm with his parents, until seventeen years old and received a good education. November 16, 1859, he married Fannie A. Henning, who was born in Lauderdale County, April 10, 1843, and by their marriage they had six children: Willie C., born March 6, 1863; Charles A., born September 23, 1866; Tee, born August 18, 1868; Harriet A., born February 8, 1871; Fannie A., born December 22, 1872, and Greaves H., born July 29, 1874, all of them now living. Mr. Moorer volunteered in 1861, in the Seventh Tennessee Regiment of Cavalry, Confederate Army, and was in several battles, and not wounded; he served as lieutenant until the close of the war. After this he continued farming. Mrs. Moorer was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and died November 14, 1885. Mr. Moorer and all of his children are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. In politics he is a Democrat, and is a Mason, and K of H. He has been quite successful as a farmer and now owns 1,500 acres of good land, and has been a resident of Lauderdale County for thirty-nine years, and is regarded as a valuable citizen and true gentleman.

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This family biography is one of 116 biographies included in the book,  The History of Lauderdale County, Tennessee published in 1886 by Goodspeed.  The History of Lauderdale 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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