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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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J. FRANKLIN SMITH may be mentioned as a prosperous farmer of Lincoln County, Tenn. He was born in 1835, and is one of ten children of Lemuel and De Bolious Smith, born in 1790 and 1808, and died in 1855 and 1863, respectively. At the age of seventeen Franklin entered a newspaper office at Athena, and worked on the Herald about eight years. In 1863 he entered the army, joining Wharton’s brigade and Malone’s battalion, but remained only a short time, when he returned home. Since the war he has followed tilling the soil, and owns 371 acres of very desirable land, well improved. In December, 1879, he began merchandising near home, keeping a general line of goods, and has a large patronage and is doing well. He is a Democrat, and, although he was in the war a short time, he was opposed to secession. He belongs to the I. O. O. F.
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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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