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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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Philip K. Ewell is of Welsh descent and was born in Bedford County, Tenn., September 6, 1823. He was educated in Center Academy and came to Gibson County in 1859, locating on his valuable farm of 300 acres, a part of the same being in a high state of cultivation. Corn, wheat and cotton are the principal production, but of late years he has given considerable attention to fruit and vegetable growing, and has met with flattering success in all his business ventures. Amanda Williams became his wife in 1847. She is a daughter of Robert and Julia F. Williams, of Belfast, Marshall Co., Tenn., and has borne her husband four daughters and three sons: Robert W. (deceased), Sallie V., John F., Julia E., Charley O., May C. and Roberta. Mr. Ewell has been a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church since 1843. During the late war he enlisted in the Forty-seventh Tennessee Regiment, Col. M. R. Hill commanding, serving until the cessation of hostilities. He was first lieutenant of Company I, in the same regiment. He is a Democrat.
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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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