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Below is a family biography included in The History of Smith 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 E. Newbell, a well known agriculturist of the Seventh District, was born September 23, 1849, in Smith County. He is the third of five children born to Edman and Louisa (Dougherty) Newbell. Both parents were natives of Smith County. The father was born in 1814, was of English descent and a son of William Newbell. Edman was a clerk of the Missionary Baptist Church for many years. He was a man of extensive knowledge and cultivation, and a prosperous farmer, one of the most substantial and respected citizens in that section. His death occurred in 1870. The mother was born about 1827, also of English origin, and is still living with her sons. Our subject was educated in the common schools of his native county. Since his father’s decease he and his brothers have been farming on their mother’s place, which consists of 300 acres of fertile and valuable land. Mr. Newbell receives one-fourth of the proceeds of the farm. He has been an exemplary member of the Missionary Baptist Church since early manhood. He is a stanch Democrat and one of the most enterprising and esteemed residents of the district.
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This family biography is one of 62 biographies included in The History of Smith County, Tennessee published in 1887. The History of Smith County was included within The History of Sumner, Smith, Macon & Trousdale Counties of Tennessee. View the complete description here: History of Sumner, Smith, Macon and Trousdale Counties of Tennessee
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