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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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O. R. HATCHER, M. D., was born on the 30th of August, 1846, one of five children of Octavus and Caledonia (Pillow) Hatcher, who were born in Virginia and Tennessee, in 1818 and 1826, respectively. The father was brought to Tennessee when about eight years of age, became a merchant, and died in 1856. Our subject, O. R., was educated at College Grove, under Profs. Wynn and Carey, and then entered the medical department of the Nashville University and attended six months, and then went to New York, to Bellevue Medical College, where he graduated as an M. D. in 1872. In February, 1873 he and Mary Woodard were married. She was born in 1849 and has borne three children: John U., Nellie I., and William L. Dr. Hatcher practiced medicine in Fayetteville about five months, and then moved to Hazelgreen, Ala., but two years later returned to Lincoln County, where he has since resided and practiced his profession with much success. He and his brother, A. H., have a farm of 282 acres under the latter’s supervision. The Doctor is a Democrat and a Mason, and he and Mrs. Hatcher are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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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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