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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Tipton County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1886. 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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Archibald Marshall, an influential citizen and farmer of Tipton County, Tenn., was born in Ireland, about 1830, and is a son of Archibald and Catharine (McCally) Marshall, who were both natives of Ireland. The father was born in 1799, and died in Tipton County, Tenn., in May, 1882. The mother was born in 1789 and died in 1866. They came to America in 1846, landed at Charleston, S. C., went immediately to Fairfield County, S. C., and commenced farming. In 1851 be moved to Tipton County, and farmed for five years, settling eight miles south of Covington. Our subject had good educational advantages, and commenced farming in early life. He came with his parents to Tipton County, and has always lived in the county—except in 1852, which he spent in South Carolina. November, 1853, he married Miss Ellen C. Moore, of Fairfield County, S. C., who was born April 24, 1832. They have had four children, one son and three daughters; one daughter died. Mr. Marshall is regarded as one of the most enterprising men in his community, and through his energy and business tact, has accumulated a nice property, now owning over 500 acres of the best land in Tipton County, and a cotton-gin on his farm, besides a steam grist and saw-mill, in Brighton. Mr. Marshall has a great many friends, is widely known in Tipton County, and is honored for his integrity and kindness of heart. He is a true Democrat, and with his wife belongs to the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Mr. Marshall is a man of broad views, and takes a great interest in the progress and development of his county.
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This family biography is one of 91 biographies included in the book, The History of Tipton County, Tennessee published in 1886 by Goodspeed. The History of Tipton County was included within The History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties, Tennessee
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