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Below is a family biography included in The History of Gibson 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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Capt. E. H. Williams is a son of John and Susan (Fogg) Williams, born in Virginia, in 1778 and 1786 respectively. The father was a farmer and school-teacher, and was married to Miss Fogg in Warren County, N. C., in 1815, and by her became the father of five children, two sons now living—our subject and his brother John, who is living in the Lone Star State. The father was a Democrat and died September 2, 1860. The mother died in 1848. Capt. E. H. Williams was born in Warren County, N. C., January 11, 1820, and was reared on a farm. He received a limited education, and in 1839 married Miss C. M. Sturdivant, who was born in Halifax County, N. C., January 27, 1822, and became the mother of five children, three of whom are living. In the fall of 1843 they moved to Carroll County, Tenn., and May 29, 1861, Mr. Williams joined the Twelfth Regiment, Tennessee Volunteers, Confederate States Army, and during three years’ service, rose to the rank of captain. In 1865 he came to Gibson County. His wife, who was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, died June 11, 1880. Capt. Williams then married, M. S. Caldwell, who was born in North Carolina, July 13, 1833. Mr. Williams is a Democrat and served as magistrate in this and Carroll Counties. He has been a merchant but is now a farmer and owns over 300 acres of fertile land. He and wife belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church South.

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This family biography is one of 242 biographies included in The History of Gibson County, Tennessee published in 1887.  The History of Gibson 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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