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Below is a family biography included in The History of Sumner 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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Charles W. Trousdale was born at Gallatin in 1838, and is a son of ex.-Gov. Wm. Trousdale of Tennessee. He was educated in his native town, and in the city of Rio de Janeiro, when he accompanied his father, the United States minister to Brazil during the administration of President Pierce. After his return from South America, Mr. Trousdale studied law with his father, and was admitted to the bar in 1860. In 1862 he joined Ward’s regiment of Tennessee Cavalry, Morgan’s command, was elected first lieutenant of Company A, and served with that company until the battle of Chickamauga. Being wounded in that battle, and permanently disabled for field service, he was assigned to post duty; and served as assistant adjutant-general on the staff of Gen. Marcus J. Wright, at Atlanta, and with Gen. W. W. Macall, at Macon, Ga., until the close of the war. Mr. Trousdale married in 1860, Eleanor, daughter of Eli Odom of Sumner County. She died in 1866, leaving one child, a daughter. Since 1870 Mr. Trousdale has lived at his home in Gallatin.
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This family biography is one of 115 biographies included in The History of Sumner County, Tennessee published in 1887. The History of Sumner 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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