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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Hardeman 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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Alexander White, a well known resident of the Fifth District, of English origin, was born June 4, 1823, in North Carolina. His parents were natives of the same State. They were King and Telitha White. They moved to Tennessee and engaged in farming. The father died in 1838, after which Alexander took control of the homestead, which he is managing with success up to the present. He was married February, 1847, to Mary E., daughter of W. D. and Maria Simmons. Their union resulted in the birth of Maria Jane, wife of James Pirtle; George A.; James B.; Tabitha Ann, the wife of Wm. Pirtle; Mary Emma, widow of Walter Pirtle; John H., Mathias O. (deceased), Jefferson Davis, Sarah Ann, Lucie F. and Susie E. Mr. White is a self-made man, who has accumulated his possessions by industry, economy and judicious management. He is of good social standing and highly respected. Previous to the late war he was a Whig; since that time he has been a Democrat.
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This family biography is one of 101 biographies included in the book, The History of Hardeman County, Tennessee published in 1887 by Goodspeed. The History of Hardeman County was included within The History of Fayette and Hardeman Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Fayette and Hardeman Counties, Tennessee
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