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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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Wm. L. Taylor, merchant at Mason, Tipton Co., Tenn., was born in North Carolina, May 18, 1850, and is the son of Charles H. K. Taylor, who was a very prominent citizen of North Carolina, and was a member of the North Carolina Legislature for many years. Our subject was reared on the farm and received his education in early life from the common schools, but afterward attended Randolph Macon College in Mecklenburg County, Va. He followed farming in North Carolina until 1869, and in 1871 he came to Tennessee and located at Mason, and has since been engaged in the mercantile business, and has met with more than an ordinary degree of success, as he started in business with a very small capital; he is now carrying a large stock of goods, and has his share of the trade in town and county. February 8, 1876, he was married to Bettie S. Claiborne, daughter of Devreaux and Fannie S. Claiborne, of Tipton County; to this union were born four children: Fannie A., Eddie L., Bessie C. and Charles C. Our subject and his wife are church members in high standing. In politics Mr. Taylor is a Democrat. He belongs to the K. of H.
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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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