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GEORGE LIPSCOMB, farmer, of Maury County, Tenn., was born in North Carolina in 1813, and is a son of Archibald and Dorothea (Pembelton) Lipscomb, who were born in the “Old Dominion.” The father was a well-to-do farmer of that State. His death occurred in March, 1837, and the mother’s in March, 1862. Both parents were members of the Baptist Church. The father was a Revolutionary soldier, and drew a pension in compensation for his services in that war; this his wife drew up to the time of her death. In June, 1837, our subject was married to Miss Mary C. Erwin, daughter of Alexander S. Erwin, a prominent citizen of North Carolina, and one of Maury County’s early settlers. To Mr. and Mrs. Lipscomb were born eight children, six of whom are living: Archibald A.. Emma (wife of William H. McFall), William H., Theodocia E., Benjamin B. and Ida (wife of William J. Erwin), of Arkansas. Mr. Lipscomb served in the Florida campaign in 1836, serving as first lieutenant, and a part of the time as captain. He is a Democrat in politics, but was a Whig previous to the war. He was an advocate for the union of the States, but being a Southern man his sympathies were naturally with the South. He is a Good Templar and a Methodist. His wife is a Presbyterian.