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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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William J. Mathes, miller and farmer, was born in Rutherford County, Tenn., May 10, 1840; son of W. T. and Eliza (Ramsey) Mathes. His father was born in Kentucky in 1818, and died in Obion County in 1880. The mother was born in 1824. Our subject is the seventh of nine children, and was raised on a farm, and at the breaking out of the war enlisted in Company C, Twelfth Tennessee, and was in the battles of Shiloh, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Franklin and many others, and was wounded at the latter battle. He also served with the Twelfth Kentucky Cavalry. He came to Obion County in 1865 and began farming, and has continued that and the milling business up to the present time. He began milling in 1877, and in 1861 was married to Miss Emily Parks, of Calloway County, Ky. Their children are Ida, John, Lulu Elizabeth (deceased) and William C. Mr. Mathes is a Democrat in his political views, and belongs to the Masonic and I. O. O. F. fraternities. He has been quite successful through life, and is one of the highly respected citizens of the county.
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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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