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Below is a family biography included in The History of Wayne County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1886. 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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John Stockard (deceased) was born in Wayne County, Tenn., in 1819, and was a farmer by occupation, and quite an extensive dealer in stock. He was magistrate of the Sixth District for many years, and discharged the duties of that office honorably and creditably. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and a stanch Democrat in politics, and furnished four sons to the Confederacy. His first wife was Eliza Craig, who bore him nine children: William N., James L., John M., Mary J., Augustus Z. (deceased), Samuel H. (deceased), Thomas A., Leroy V. and Isom C. His wife died in 1860, and in 1863 he led to the hymeneal altar Mary E. Priest, daughter of Abram and Nancy Priest. Mrs. Stockard was born in Tennessee September 24, 1838, and is the mother of seven children: Cora A., Charles F., Lena, Eula, Bettie D., Edgar and Mosella, who died February 24, 1878. In 1880 Mr. Stockard purchased the farm of several hundred acres of fairly improved land on which his widow now lives. He died in November, 1883, and Mrs. Stockard has since successfully managed and controlled the home place. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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This family biography is one of 76 biographies included in The History of Wayne County, Tennessee published in 1886. The History of Lawrence County was included within The History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman & Lewis Counties of Tennessee. View the complete description here: History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman and Lewis Counties of Tennessee
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