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Below is a family biography included in The History of Lincoln 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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HON. L. D. SUGG, an old and respected farmer, was born in Robertson County, Tenn., March 3, 1826, and is a son of Cullen E. and Sidney (Conrad) Sugg. The father was born in Robertson County, Tenn., in 1798. He was of Scotch descent and was married about 1822, and was a blacksmith and farmer by occupation. He came to Lincoln County about 1826. The mother was born in Springfield Tenn., in May, 1802, and died in February, 1886. His people first went to Davidson County at a very early date and built block-houses to protect themselves from the Indians. The father died in 1849. Our subject in youth received the rudiments of his education in the schools near home, and afterward completed his education in the Viny Grove Institution, under Parson Bryson and Prof. John A. Steward. In 1856 he married Margaret Holbert, daughter of Pleasant and Nancy Holbert. Mrs. Sugg was born in Lincoln County, July 9, 1836, and her marriage resulted in the birth of seven children: Douglas, Ethel (wife of E. Wilson, Naoma, Eula (wife of Edgar Thurston, of Alabama), Sidney, Nancy and William. Mr. Sugg now owns 600 acres of good land, all well improved. He is a man well known throughout the county, and is much esteemed for his many good qualities. In 1878 he was chosen to represent the people in the House of Representatives, and that position he filled to the satisfaction of his constituents and in a creditable manner to himself. He is a Democrat and a member of the Masonic fraternity.
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This family biography is one of 137 biographies included in The History of Lincoln County, Tennessee published in 1886. The History of Lincoln County was included within The History of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin & Moore Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin , Moore Counties of Tennessee
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