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Below is a family biography included in The History of Dyer 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 E. McCorkle, a farmer, of the Ninth District, was born in Dyer County, May 17, 1839. Six of the eight children born to his parents are still living. His parents were Edwin A. and Jane McCorkle. His father was born in North Carolina, in 1799; when a boy he moved to Rutherford County, Tenn.; in 1825 spent a year in Dyer County; then returned to Rutherford County, and in 1827 moved his family, and located in Dyer County. He was a farmer, and filled the office of justice of the peace for years. He died in 1853. Mr. McCorkle’s mother’s maiden name was Thomas. She was born in Wilson County, Tenn., in 1802,and died in 1855. He was educated at the Bluff Springs and Yorkville Academies, and in 1868 married Miss Tennie, daughter of William Scott. She was born in Henderson County, Tenn., in 1850, and died in 1879. By their marriage they had four children: Ora, William, Pearl and Glenn. In 1880 he married Mary E. Cotton. She was born in Nelson County, Ky., in 1846, and they now have two children: Sophia K. and John E. Mr. McCorkle has been a good business manager, and has been successful. He owns a farm of 200 acres, four miles east of Newbern. In 1870 he was elected magistrate, and has the office still. He is a Democrat and a Mason, and both Mr. and Mrs. McCorkle belong to the Christian Church.
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This family biography is one of 128 biographies included in The History of Dyer County, Tennessee published in 1887 by Goodspeed. The History of Dyer 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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