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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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D. H. Dalby, liveryman and farmer, was born in North Carolina February 8, 1840; son of John A. and Louisa W. (Davis) Dalby and is of Scotch-English descent. His parents were born in North Carolina and came to Henry County, Tenn., in the fall of 1840. Mrs. Dalby died in 1885. D. H. Dalby, our subject, came to Obion County in 1857, and the greater part of his life has been spent in farming. August 21, 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Ninth Tennessee Infantry, and served nearly four years. He was kept a prisoner of war at Camp Morton for seven months. He was wounded twice, first at Perryville, Ky., and then at Chickamauga. He came home in May, 1865. He was elected sheriff of the county in 1880 and was re-elected in 1882. He is a Democrat and was married February 26, 1866, to Mary Frances Jackson, of Obion County. She was born September 22, 1848, and became the mother of seven children: Eudora A., Jenniti B., Leona F., Willie U., Richard A., Thomas J. and Howard. Mr. Dalby has been a member of the Western Sun Lodge of Masons since 1883. He engaged in the livery business in Troy in 1884 and there now continues. He also owns 80 acres of land.

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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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