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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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Mrs. Addie M. Caldwell was born in Obion County, Tenn., and is one of four surviving members of a family of twelve children born to David and Mildred Hubert. Her parents came to Tennessee at a very early day and settled in Obion County, where they spent the remainder of their lives. The father died in 1872, and the mother in 1882. David Hubert was in the war of 1812, and was at the battle of New Orleans under Jackson. His daughter, Addie M., married Robert Caldwell in 1858, and since his death, in 1879, has resided mostly with her children, and is at present living with her son Jake. Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell became the parents of three children: John (whose sketch appears in this work), Etna (Mrs. Dr. Marshall), and Jake D., the youngest, who was born in Obion County September, 1865, and is an enterprising young farmer. He attended the common schools and the Union City High School two terms, and in 1884 came into possession of his present farm of 100 acres near Union City. On this farm was cut a mammoth oak, said to measure nine feet in diameter at the stump. Mrs. Caldwell and her son are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

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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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