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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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James D. Butler, M.D., was born in Lauderdale County, Ala., September 13, 1856, son of Rev. Darius D. and Martha (Gibson) Butler. The father was a minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and followed his chosen calling in Hardin, McNairy and Henderson Counties, Tenn., from 1865 until his death, in McNairy County, in May, 1881. James D. was reared to manhood principally in Hardin County, and secured a liberal education, acquiring some knowledge of Latin. He followed teaching two years, and in 1878 began the study of medicine, reading with an uncle, Dr. G. H. Butler, and later entered the medical department of the Vanderbilt University, of Nashville, and graduated from the same in 1884. Previous to this, he had practiced two years in Humboldt. In November, 1884, he came to Trenton, where he has since resided, and practiced his profession, with well-deserved success. He is a Democrat in politics, and is a member of the Gibson County Medical Society. He is also a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

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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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