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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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THOMAS J. WHITAKER,citizen and farmer of the Thirteenth District, was born in Lincoln County April 23, 1823, and is one of a family of seven children born to Benjamin and Mahaldah Whitaker, and the grandson of John Whitaker, who built the first grist mill in Lincoln County. He was the first chairman of the county court, and will be remembered by many of the oldest citizens now living in the county. The father of our subject was born in Kentucky, and came to Lincoln County with his parents at a very early day. He was a farmer by occupation, and died in the Eighth District September 12, 1869, being over eighty years of age. The mother is supposed to be a native of Georgia, and died about 1840. Our subject received a good, practical education in the common schools near home, and in 1847 was married to Elizabeth R. Moores, a native of Lincoln County, Tenn., born November 19, 1821, and died November 30, 1880. By this union six children were born, four of whom are living: W. N., M. E., Susan, Dora and. In 1847 our subject bought 167 acres of land in the Thirteenth District, where he has since resided. The place is pleasantly located, well improved, and is near Fayetteville Elkton road, twelve miles west of Fayetteville.
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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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