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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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John R. A. Blackburn was born in North Carolina on the 22d of May, 1826, son of John and Martha (Harrison) Blackburn, who were also North Carolinians. John R. A. was brought to Tennessee when about nine years of age, and settled in Gibson County near where he now resides. In 1848 he engaged in the mercantile business at Trenton, and remained there one year, when he sold out and began trading on the Mississippi River, continuing the same until 1855, at which date he returned to Gibson County, and has since been a tiller of the soil. He located on his 118-acre farm in 1866, and has been quite successful in his business ventures. He is a Republican, and November 30, 1854, married Martha P. Gibbs, daughter of Turner R. and Harriet E. (Smith) Gibbs, of Gibson County. Mr. and Mrs. Blackburn became the parents of eleven children, seven daughters and four sons: Turner J., Harriet E., Samantha M., Frances V., Elvira B., Martha A., Charley M., Francis P. (deceased), Louisa, Samuel R. and Willie E. (deceased).
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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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