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Below is a family biography included in The History of Gibson 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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Dr. Abner F. Bone, of Yorkville, was born in Tennessee, in 1850, and is a son of Dr. James T. and Melvina N. (Harris) Bone, who were Tennesseans. The father began practicing medicine at an early day, and met with more than ordinary success, being one of the most skillful physicians in West Tennessee. He belonged to the Masonic order, and was a Whig in politics. He and wife were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and he died in 1878, followed by his wife in 1885. Dr. Abner Bone was reared in the village of Yorkville, and attended the best schools of the place. At the age of eighteen he left home, and began clerking, and during leisure moments read medicine. After attending medical lectures in the University of Nashville, during 1872-73, he practiced medicine in Yorkville until 1878, when he moved to Newbern, Dyer County, and practiced there six years. In 1875-76 he was in partnership with Dr. Vaughan, of this place. Since 1885 he has resided in Yorkville. Dr. Bone is a member of the I. O. O. F., and is a stanch Democrat in politics. In 1875 he married Effie Townsend, daughter of T. P. and Ariadne Townsend, natives, respectively, of Virginia and Kentucky. Mrs. Bone was born in Tennessee, in 1858, and is the mother of three children. The Bone family were from Ireland, originally, and the Harris family from Scotland.

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This family biography is one of 242 biographies included in The History of Gibson County, Tennessee published in 1887.  The History of Gibson County was included within The History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley & Lake Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley, and Lake Counties of Tennessee

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