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Below is a family biography included in The History of Wayne 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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Carns M. Tinnon a well-to-do citizen of Clifton, Tenn., was born in Giles County, Tenn., November 15, 1828, son of John and Jane (Davidson) Tinnon, who were born, respectively, in Illinois and the Palmetto State. Our subject’s juvenile days were spent in Giles and Lawrence Counties, the family removing to Lawrence County when Carns M. was but twelve years of age. Early in life he began learning the blacksmith’s trade and followed that occupation in connection with farming, in Lawrence County, until October, 1871, when he came to Waynesboro and engaged exclusively in blacksmithing, in which he has been very successful. He is a Democrat in political views, but was formerly an old line Whig, and is considered one of the eminent and successful business men of Wayne County.
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This family biography is one of 76 biographies included in The History of Wayne County, Tennessee published in 1886. The History of Lawrence County was included within The History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman & Lewis Counties of Tennessee. View the complete description here: History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman and Lewis Counties of Tennessee
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