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Below is a family biography included in The History of Obion 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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A. R. Wylie, merchant at Obion Station, Tenn., was born September 8, 1827, in Chester County, S. C. He is of Irish descent, and with his parents, Hance and Elizabeth (Jamison) Wylie, came to Tipton County, Tenn., in 1851. He remained on the home farm until twenty-four years of age, when he left home and embarked in the mercantile business at Troy, remaining there until the fall of 1865, when he returned to the farm and remained there about two years. Since that time he has been engaged in the mercantile business at the following places: Bloomington, Randolph and Ireland. In 1883 he embarked in his present business, in which he has met with good success as well as many reverses. September 13, 1870, he married Martha E., daughter of James Dillahunty. She died September 2, 1877, leaving two children: James H. and Ida May. Mr. Wylie is a worthy citizen of the county, and is a member of the Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church. He is and has always been a Democrat, and was raised such.
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This family biography is one of 179 biographies included in The History of Obion County, Tennessee published in 1887 by Goodspeed. The History of Obion 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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