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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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Isaac Thetford, farmer, is a son of Josiah and Mary (Canady) Thetford, who were born in Illinois and Tennessee respectively. They were married in Gibson County, Tenn., and here raised a family of eight children. Josiah Thetford was a Federal soldier during the late war, serving about three years. He voted the Whig and Republican tickets during his life, and was an industrious farmer. He died in 1870. His widow lived with her children until 1880, when her death occurred. Our subject was born in Gibson County, Tenn., May 30, 1833. He is of Irish ancestry, and both of his great grandfathers were soldiers in the Revolutionary war, under Washington. Isaac only attended school about six months during his youth. He remained with his father until about twenty-one years of age, when he began his career as a farmer. In 1854 he married Mary J. Hill, by whom he had eleven children, five sons and six daughters. He is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, a Republican, and owns 160 acres of land.
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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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