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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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Henry Thompson’s birth occurred in Maury County, Tenn., October 29, 1827. His parents were Thomas and Elizabeth (Koons) Thompson, and he came to Gibson County with them at the age of sixteen and has since been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He owns seventy-one acres of valuable and well improved land, on which he located in 1884. Since 1858 he has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in 1853 was married to Jennie L. Moon, daughter of William and Parmelia A. Moon, who are residents of Gibson County, and to their union were born three children, one daughter and two sons: James B., John G. and Lula R. Mr. Thompson has met with fair success in his business ventures and is an industrious “tiller of the soil.”
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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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