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Below is a family biography included in The History of Macon County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1887. 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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Dr. F. M. Puttie was born in Madison County, Tenn., September 26, 1853. He is the son of George M. and Nannie (Loveall) Puttie, and the third of seven children. George Puttie was born December 24, 1819. He is of Dutch descent and a farmer by occupation. His father came from North Carolina to Madison County, Tenn., in 1806. Mrs. Puttie was born in 1822. Dr. F. M. Puttie passed his youth without prominent event and attended the medical department of the University of Tennessee, and graduated at the Ohio Medical College, Cincinnati, in 1881. Since that time he has been practicing his chosen profession. He first practiced at Gainesboro, Tenn., but in 1882 he moved to his present location. Although a young man and a perfect stranger when he first came to this locality, he has built up a large practice, which is the best testimony possible of his skill and of the confidence reposed in him by the public.
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This family biography is one of 24 biographies included in The History of Macon County, Tennessee published in 1887. The History of Macon County was included within The History of Sumner, Smith, Macon & Trousdale Counties of Tennessee. View the complete description here: History of Sumner, Smith, Macon and Trousdale Counties of Tennessee
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