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Below is a family biography included in The History of Lawrence 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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Ira North, Jr., a prominent farmer of Lawrence County, Tenn., was born in Ohio February 3, 1844, son of Ira and Harriett (Egleston) North, natives, respectively, of New York and Ohio. The father farmed in Ohio and immigrated to Tennessee in 1849, where he followed farming and stock raising. In 1850 he removed to the edge of Wayne County, where he kept an inn. About 1863 he returned to Lawrence County and the next year moved to Davidson County, twelve miles from Nashville, but returned to Lawrence County in 1865, and there now resides, engaged in farming and stock raising. His wife died in 1850. Ira North, Jr., received a limited education and was reared on a farm. In 1862 he enlisted in Company A, Tenth Tennessee Regiment Federal Army, the company being known as the Governor’s Guards. He served first as corporal and afterward as sergeant, until the close of the war, when he returned home and engaged in farming. In 1871 he purchased his present farm of 135 acres of fine land. August 6, 1866, he married Sarah F. Locke, who died December 24, 1879, leaving two children: Mary I. (Mrs. A. L. Spiegel) and William Lee. October 6, 1880, Mr. North married Mary E. Gooch, who bore him four children, two living: H. and N. M. The family are leading members of the Christian Church, and Mr. North is classed among Lawrence County’s most enterprising and successful farmers.

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This family biography is one of 79 biographies included in The History of Lawrence County, Tennessee published in 1886.  The History of Lawrence County was included within The History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman & Lewis Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman and Lewis Counties of Tennessee

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