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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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James C. Williams, junior member of the firm of J. D. Williams & Bro., is the second child of Charles and Clara C. (Young) Williams, who were born in Alabama and Kentucky, respectively. They both came to Gibson County, Tenn., when young and, after reaching years of maturity, married and raised a family of five children. The father was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, a Democrat and farmer. He died in 1885, about sixty-seven years of age. The mother still resides on the old homestead which was settled by herself and husband when Bradford was a wilderness of woods. Her health is still good though she is nearly seventy years of age. James C. Williams was born in Gibson County October 15, 1840. When twenty years of age he married Virginia Blancett, who was born in 1844 and died in 1878, having borne seven children. In 1879 Mr. Williams married Millie Campbell, who was born in 1840, and became the mother of one daughter. In 1861 Mr. Williams joined Company G, Twelfth Tennessee Infantry, and remained with the same until the close of the war. From that time until the spring of 1886 he farmed, then joined his brother in the mercantile business in Bradford. In connection with this he also farms, his land amounting to 125 acres. He is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church and his wife is a Presbyterian.

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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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