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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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TRAVIS D. ASHBY, farmer, and the son of Peter and Mary J. (George) Ashby was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., in 1847. The father was born in Lincoln County, in 1821 and was a tiller of the soil. In 1844 he was married and became the father of three children: Elzina (wife of S. E. Keith, deceased), Sallie H. (wife of LaFayette Kimes) and Travis D. our subject. The father died in 1856. The mother of our subject was also born in Lincoln County about 1830, and is now living in the Fifth District and is a devout member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Our subject remained with his mother till he was twenty-five years of age, and received his education in the district schools. December 25, 1872, he was united in marriage to Nancy J. Cunningham daughter of Peter and Sarah Cunningham, and the fruits of this union were four children three of whom are living: James N., Sallie E. and Luler T. About three years previous to his marriage he purchased 100 acres of land where he now resides, and through industry, frugality and close attention to business has added to his estate till he now owns 365 acres of good, productive land. He is a Democrat in politics, casting his first vote for Horatio Seymour. He is a Mason, and he and wife are among the most respected members of the Primitive Baptist Church.
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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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