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Below is a family biography included in The History of Franklin 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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SAMUEL M. WOODWARD is a Tennessean, born in Lincoln County, June 12, 1838. He remained at home until his marriage to Caroline Frame, August 3, 1845, also a native of Lincoln County. In 1854, he purchased his farm of 135 acres, where he has since lived, and has given his attention to agriculture and stock raising, and has been fairly prosperous in his business ventures. January 4, 1886, Mrs. Woodward died, having borne seven children, two of whom still survive: William B., born in 1846, and died in 1879; married Lizzie Lockhart in 1869, and was blessed by the birth of four children; James P., born in 1848, and died in 1864; John L., born in 1851, and died in 1858; Samuel W., born in 1853; Sarah A., born in 1855; Nicy M., born in 1858, and died the same year, and Susan B., born in 1861, and died in 1863. Mr. Woodward is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has always voted the Democratic ticket.
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This family biography is one of 83 biographies included in The History of Franklin County, Tennessee published in 1886. The History of Franklin County was included within The History of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin & Moore Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin , Moore Counties of Tennessee
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