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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. M. J. Wade, eldest child of Benjamin K. Harper, remained with her parents until 1856; then married H. I. Wade, who was born in Montgomery County, and was one of a family of twelve children of Samuel and Sarah (Rogers) Wade. The father is deceased, but the mother is still living. H. I. Wade remained with his parents until he attained his majority, then went to California, where he remained a year or two and returned to Tennessee, in 1855, locating in Obion County. Soon after his marriage he settled on a farm on the Union City and Troy road, remaining there until 1860, then moved to another farm in the county, and in 1864 enlisted in Forrest’s command, remaining with the same until the close of the war. He then resumed farming. He was killed while engaged in harvesting wheat on his present farm, by a limb falling from a tree, June 11, 1878. Eleven children were born to the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Wade, ten of whom are still living. The home farm consists of 450 acres of land. Besides this his widow owns a farm of 160 acres in the county. She is a church member and her husband was identified with the Christian Church and F. & A. M.
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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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