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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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THOMAS A. EMBREY was born in Winchester, Tenn., February 27, 1861. His father, Alexander S. Embrey, was also a native of Franklin County, Tenn., his birth occurring in 1833. He was a merchant all his life, and was in business in Winchester with a brother for over thirty years, doing a leading business of the place. He departed this life July 7, 1884, having been preceded by his wife on January 21, 1883. The parents reared but one child, and his name heads this sketch. Thomas A. was reared in Winchester, having good educational advantages. He began the reading of law in Winchester, and then took a course in the law department of the Vanderbilt University, of Nashville. He was admitted to the Franklin County bar in February, 1883. He was married October 19, 1883, to Miss Fannie Lindsey, of Gainesville, Tex. Mr. Embrey and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. He is a Democrat in politics, and is one of the highly respected attorneys and business men of the county.
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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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