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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 W. Warmath is one of eight surviving members of a family of ten children born to Henry H. and Elizabeth (Fly) Warmath who were born in North Carolina in 1799 and 1803, respectively. They came to Gibson County in 1832 and after a seventeen years’ residence in that county, crossed the line into Madison County where they afterward made their home. The father was a Whig and farmer and died in 1849. The mother is yet living and is eighty-two years old. John W. was born February 20, 1834, and although his early education was limited, he afterward extended his studies to algebra, botany, chemistry and several other of the higher branches. In 1861 he joined Capt. Branche’s company, Forty-seventh Tennessee Infantry, Confederate States Army, and was a faithful soldier for three years. After his return home he resumed farming and is now the owner of 568 acres of fertile land. He resided in Madison County until 1880, but has since made his home in Gibson County. In 1865 he married Martha A. Jones, born in 1845, and their union has resulted in the birth of seven boys. Mr. Warmath is a Democrat and he, wife and three children are members of the Missionary Baptist 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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