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Below is a family biography included in The History of Obion 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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George Taylor, farmer and native of Obion County, Tenn., was born on the 16th of February, 1838, being the youngest of ten children, all of whom are dead save our subject. His people were among the first settlers of the county and he was reared on a farm and supported his mother up to the day of her death, in March, 1874. For about eighteen months he was in the mercantile business in Kenton, Tenn., but the greater portion of his life has been spent at farming. He and Sallie A. Milliner were married, February 11, 1863. She was a daughter of B. J. Milliner, and became the mother of four children: Lillian E. (Mrs. W. V. Stovall), Mary Saludia (Mrs. G. W. Cordell), Luella M. and John William. Mrs. Taylor died November 24, 1878, and August 19, 1885, Mr. Taylor took for his second wife Eliza Stovall, daughter of James Stovall. Our subject is worth about $4,000, all of which he has made by his own economy and industry. He and Mrs. Taylor are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and he is a stanch Democrat.
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This family biography is one of 179 biographies included in The History of Obion County, Tennessee published in 1887 by Goodspeed. The History of Obion County was included within The History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley & Lake Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley, and Lake Counties of Tennessee
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