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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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Thomas P. Eddins, an enterprising merchant of Tipton, Tipton Co., Tenn., is a native of Wilson County, born September 20, 1833, and the son of John and Nancy(Hooker) Eddins. The father was born in South Carolina in 1792, and died January, 1858. The mother was born in Wilson County, in 1792, and died in 1844. The father was a farmer. They moved to Fayette County in 1834, and settled near Somerville, where they spent the rest of their lives. The father was not a church member but a true friend of the church, and liberal in responding to its needs. The mother was a devout Presbyterian. Our subject, after receiving his education, commenced to work at the mechanic’s trade; when very young he moved to Fayette County with his parents, and in 1855 moved to Shelby County, Tenn., and lived there five years, and in 1860 moved to Tipton County, settled at Mt. Zion, and engaged in the mercantile business and farming, and in 1866 again moved to Tipton Station, continuing the same business and meeting with success. Mr. Eddins is a strictly honest business man, correct in all of his dealings. October 18, 1858, he married Miss Allie Tucker, a native of Tipton County, born in 1827, and they have had ten children—two sons and eight daughters—all living. Mr. Eddins always supports the Democratic party. While he has never united with any church, he is a firm believer in the Christian religion and a man of high moral character, liked and respected by all who know him.

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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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