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Below is a family biography included in The History of Lincoln 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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AUSTIN HEWITT, of Boonshill, Tenn., was born in 1840 near Norwich, Conn., son of Elkanah and Lucy Hewitt, born in Virginia and Connecticut, respectively. The father was born in 1808, and was a brick-mason by trade. He was a resident of Connecticut many years, and there died. The mother’s death occurred in 1849. Austin remained with his parents until about sixteen years of age, and then went to Macon, Ga., and was overseer of a brick manufactory. After a short residence in South Carolina he went to Arkansas and while there enlisted in Company D, First Arkansas Infantry, and took an active part in the battles of Manasses, Shiloh, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge and was with Thomas at the time of the surrender. He served three years and rendered his country valuable service. July 3, 1864, he married Martha E. Reed, born in Lincoln County in 1844, and began farming. In 1871 he purchased 172 acres of land, which he has increased to 540 acres. He takes much interest in stock-raising, and besides his home farm has valuable property in Pulaski, Giles County. He is conservative in politics and cast his first presidential vote for S. J. Tilden. Mr. Hewitt wishes to retire from active business life and to dispose of his farm, which is well adapted to grazing stock and raising all kinds of grain.

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This family biography is one of 137 biographies included in The History of Lincoln County, Tennessee published in 1886.  The History of Lincoln County was included within The History of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin & Moore Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin , Moore Counties of Tennessee

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