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Below is a family biography included in The History of White County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1887. 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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T. W. Stewart, a well known farmer of the Third District of White County, was born March 3, 1843, in Person County, N. C. When about seven years of age he immigrated to Tennessee with his mother and located in Hawkins County, E. Tenn., and came to White County in 1859. His mother, Frances (Epps) Stewart, was of Dutch descent, born in 1806, in Lunenburgh County, Va., and died in White County in 1867. The father, David S., was born about 1800, in North Carolina, where he died in 1844 His mother was an English lady, whose maiden name was Drummond. Our subject was raised on a farm and educated in the country schools. At the age of eighteen he entered the Confederate Army, Company I, Eighth Tennessee Cavalry. He served during the entire war, and was in several of the most famous battles, but received no serious injury. After the restoration of peace and his return home, he spent one session at school and then engaged in farming, to which occupation his attention has since been given. He is one of the most substantial and enterprising agriculturists in the county and an esteemed citizen. He is a Democrat. October 31, 1866, he married Martha M., daughter of William and Betsy Anderson. This union resulted in the birth of William A., Elizabeth F., Lizzie Gertrude, Mary Lucinda, Lillian May, Martha Maranda, Leonie and Joseph Wyatt.
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This family biography is one of 38 biographies included in The History of White County, Tennessee published in 1887. The History of White County was included within The History of Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Warren & White Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Warren, White Counties of Tennessee
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