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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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Frank M. Woody, merchant, was born in Maury County, October 11, 1857, and is one of six sons and two daughters of John N. and Martha J. (Caldwell) Woody, both of whom were natives of Maury County, their parents being among the pioneer settlers of that county. John N. Woody was a farmer, and died in 1884. His wife is still living in Maury County. Our subject remained with his parents until twenty years of age, and then worked for one year as a clerk in a store in Columbia, and then became a member of the firm of J. M. Hay & Co., continuing eighteen months. He then located at Palestine, Obion Co., Tenn., where he followed mercantile pursuits for three years, as one of the firm of R. & F. M. Woody. At the end of three years he accepted the position of traveling salesman for a Nashville wholesale boot and shoe firm, and still remains in their employ. December 9, 1880, he married Eugenia Johnson, and to their union one daughter has been born— May Belle. In 1882 Mr. Woody was elected magistrate of his district, and January, 1886, was elected chairman of the county court. He and wife 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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