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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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Thomas F. Acklin is one of the firm of Mays & Acklin, liverymen of Clifton. They established their business April 1, 1886, and keep a full and excellent line of vehicles, the best in town or county. They deal quite extensively in horses and mules, and in connection, in January, 1885, established a retail liquor store, which they have conducted with fair success up to the present time. Thomas F. Acklin is a son of Cleaburn and Martha (McCreley) Acklin, who were born in Tennessee and North Carolina respectively. Thomas F. is a native of Wayne County, born May 15, 1845, and was reared to manhood on a farm. He enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861, and served in Company F, Forty-eighth Tennessee Infantry for over three years, and in the Twentieth Regiment of Tennessee Cavalry the remainder of the war. From the time of his return home until December, 1882, he tilled the soil, and at the latter date he came to Clifton and has since been engaged in the livery business. Previous to this he kept a hotel in Saltillo for some time. In 1871 he united his fortunes with those of Sarah M. Nunley, and two children have blessed their union: Tempie and James. Mr. Acklin is a Democrat and one of the eminent business men of Clifton.
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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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