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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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Thomas L. Bransford, brick manufacturer, was born in Smith County, Tenn., April 16, 1844; son of Rev. Gideon H. and Mary (Wootten) Bransford. He is the sixth of eight children and was raised on a farm and received a common school education. In 1863 he joined the Confederate Army and served faithfully until the close of the war with Henderson’s scouts. He was paroled at Gainesville, Ala., May 10, 1865. He returned home and after a short time came to Union City (in 1867). In the spring of 1868 he began manufacturing brick in Union City and this he has since continued, making 1,500,000 bricks per annum, and gives employment to about forty hands. He also handles building material. February 21, 1872, he wedded Emma Catron, who was born in Robertson County, October 24, 1851. They have eight children: Beuna I., Howell A., Mary L., Marvin, Robert E., Maggie H., Benjamin C. and Henry E. Mr. Bransford is an active business man of Union City, a Democrat in politics and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His wife belongs to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
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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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