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Below is a family biography included in County of Todd, Kentucky, Historical and Biographical edited by William Henry Perrin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Co. in 1884. 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. SARAH A. TANDY was born in Spottsylvania County, Va., October 28, 1809, where she was reared, and on the 16th of December, 1824, was married to Henry, son of Henry Tandy, of Orange County, Va., who was born in 1800; removed to Todd County, Ky., 1825, where he died in 1848. To them were born: John H., Mary E. (Hall) and Oscar E. Subject’s father, John Davis, was born in Virginia; died 1826, aged forty-eight years. His wife, Mary (Pendleton), was born in Virginia; died 1844, age sixty-nine years. Their children are: Subject, as above, and Mary E., wife of Dr. N. M. Tandy, of Todd County. Mrs. Sara Tandy is engaged in farming, having 306 acres of good land on West Fork. She is a member of Bethel Baptist Church.
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This family biography is one of 200 biographies included in The History of Todd County, Kentucky published in 1884. For the complete description, click here: Todd County, Kentucky History and Genealogy
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