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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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TEMPLE C. TAYLOR, farmer, and a son of Edmond and Jane D. (Poston) Taylor, was born in Lincoln County February 4, 1825, and is one of ten children, six of whom are living. The father was born in Virginia and married in North Carolina. He was a farmer by occupation and owned 204 acres of land. His career ended a few years previous to the civil war. Mrs. Taylor died about 1874. Our subject was reared at home and received no education worth speaking about, having attended school only about six weeks in his life. During the war he enlisted in Company A, Forty-fourth Tennessee Infantry, under Capt. Styles, and was engaged in many of the principal battles. He then returned home after four years of honorable service. He had purchased a small farm previous to the war, and after his return sold it and purchased 265 acres where he is now living. October 9, 1878, he married Mrs. Clemmenza L. McClellen, daughter of Martin and Nancy N. Wisener. Mr. Taylor is a Democrat, and he and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Previous to entering the army our subject made a pair of shoes which he wore during the entire service. Mrs. Wisener was born July 26, 1812, and is now living with her daughter, Mrs. Taylor. Mr. Wisener was born March 18, 1786, and died when Mrs. Taylor was quite small.
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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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