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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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W. P. Malone, farmer and lumberman of the Second District, is a son of Robert C. and Elizabeth (Whitehead) Malone; was born in Smith County, Tenn., in 1821, and was one of eleven children, only three living. The father was of Irish ancestry, born in North Carolina in 1776; was raised in that State, and married when eighteen years old and moved to Smith County in 1804, where he farmed until his death in 1845. Mrs. Malone was also a native of North Carolina, about the same age as her husband, and died in 1840. They were both members of the Baptist Church. Our subject was raised and educated in Smith County. He learned the carpenter’s trade, which he followed for a great many years. He moved to Tipton County in 1853 and worked at his trade until 1857, when he engaged in saw-milling. In 1859 he purchased 400 acres of land in the First District and ran his saw-mill in connection with farming. He sold his property in 1873, and remained in the First District until 1880, when he bought a farm of 404 acres in the Second District, where he has since resided, engaged as before. His farm is five miles west of Covington; he also owns real estate in Covington. He is an industrious and self-made man. In March, 1862, he enlisted in the Confederate Army in Company I, Seventh Tennessee Cavalry as a private, in 1863 was made first lieutenant, and held that rank until the war closed. In 1863 he was wounded at Hernando, Miss., and rendered unfit for active service. He surrendered at Gainesville, Ala., and returned home after three years of suffering and hardship. In May, 1870, he married Mary, daughter of Mathew Jacobs, of Tipton County. She died February 11, 1874, a devout member of the Missionary Baptist Church. Politically Mr. Malone is a Democrat. He cast his first presidential vote for James K. Polk in 1844. He is a long standing and active member of the Masonic fraternity, and a member of the Episcopal Church.

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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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