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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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Charles R. Wade, junior member of the firm of Wade Bros., dealers in groceries and general hardware, is a Gibson County, Tennessean, born on the 12th of March 1858 son of W. B. and Sally T. (Morton) Wade. Charles R. Wade is the fifth of eleven children. His boyhood days were spent on a farm, and he was educated in the country schools and the schools of Kenton. After finishing his education he clerked in a store for some time and later worked for the Mobile & Ohio Railway Company for a short time. He then began trading in cattle, and continued the same with success until 1881, when he engaged in the grocery and hardware business in Kenton, in partnership with G. C. Powell. They dissolved partnership in May, 1885, and W. H. Wade, a brother of Charles R., purchased Mr. Powell’s interest, and since that time the firm has been known as Wade Bros., our subject being business manager of the firm. They are doing well financially. Charles R is a Democrat and a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and was married to Miss Lida B. Elder, of Trenton, Tenn., on the 6th of October, 1886.
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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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