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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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James Luton, farmer and engineer, was born in Maury County, Tenn., in 1832, and is one of three children born to James and Anna (Stone) Luton. The father was born in North Carolina, and came to Sumner County, Tenn., when a young man, and there married Miss Stone, a native of that county. With the exception of one year spent in Maury County, they resided in Obion County until 1849, then moved to Nashville, where they remained until the breaking out of the war, then moved to Robertson County, where the father died in 1872, and the mother in 1881. At the age of sixteen James Luton learned the carpenter’s trade in Nashville, and followed that occupation until 1861, when he joined the Thirtieth Tennessee Infantry and served until the fall of Fort Donelson, when he was taken to Camp Butler and held a prisoner seven months. He was exchanged at Vicksburg and rejoined his old regiment, serving until his discharge, owing to poor health. He was married in 1851 to Mary Ann Meadors, of Davidson County, and their union was blessed with eleven children, eight now living. In 1868 Mr. Luton came to Obion County, locating on his farm of 65 acres near Union City. On this farm are several Indian mounds, from which he has obtained a number of curious relics.
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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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