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Below is a family biography included in The History of Coffee 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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John B. Carroll, proprietor of the St. James Hotel, member of the firm of Carroll Bros. & Co., and one of the energetic and prominent young citizens of Tullahoma, was born July 4, 1855, in Coffee County, Tenn. His father, H. W. Carroll, born in 1826, and his mother, Mary (Walker) Carroll, born in 1824, were both natives of Coffee County. His mother died in 1876. Both were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. His father is still living, and is one of the most prominent farmers of the county. Our subject was reared on his parents’ farm, and received a good common-school education, and has developed into a thorough business man. He was married, December 20, 1876, to Eldora E., daughter of William and Narcissa (Taylor) Eoff, and born in Coffee County, Tenn., May 27, 1858. Her parents were natives of Tennessee also, and residents of Coffee County. To our subject and wife two children have been born: Goldie O. (October 4, 1880) and Norma E. (October 17, 1884). Mr. Carroll is a member of the R. A. M., A. O. U. W., and the K. of H. lodges, and carries life policies of $2,000 in the McMinnville (Tenn.) Mutual life Insurance Company, $2,000 in the K. of H., and $2,000 in the A. O. U. W. lodges. He is a conservative Democrat, and is considered one of the substantial and prominent young citizens of Tullahoma.
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This family biography is one of 59 biographies included in The History of Coffee County, Tennessee published in 1887. The History of Coffee County was included within The History of Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Warren & White Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Warren, White Counties of Tennessee
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