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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Haywood County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1886.  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 Brantly (deceased) was a native of Chatham County, N. C., born in 1787. In 1835 he came to Haywood County, and settled eight miles southeast of Brownsville, on what was then known as the McGuire road, but is now called the Jackson road. Mr. Brantly was well educated and in early life commenced farming, which he continued until his death, with great success. Politically, he never failed to give his enthusiastic support to the Democratic party, and was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, always liberally contributing to its support, and to all charitable causes. In 1820 he married Miss Nancy Petty, also a native of Chatham County, N. C., born about 1797; he died in October, 1872, and his wife in 1877. They had ten children—five sons and five daughters-four are living. William B. and J. B., the second and fifth sons, own the old homestead, and as neither of them have married, they live quietly and peacefully together; they both received splendid educations and like their father commenced farming when quite young, and both are stanch Democrats. William B. has been a magistrate in his district for eight years past, and is now a justice of the peace for the Fourth District. Neither of the brothers have united with any church, but are by preference Missionary Baptists.

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This family biography is one of 82 biographies included in the book,  The History of Haywood County, Tennessee published in 1886 by Goodspeed.  The History of Haywood County was included within The History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties, Tennessee

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