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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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Rev. William M. Norment, one of the leading and best known ministers in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church; was born September 21, 1829, near where Whiteville now stands. His parents were Nathaniel E. and Sarah (Menifee) Norment. The subject of this sketch was raised in the country, receiving a liberal education in the best schools in the community. When sixteen years of age he took a year’s work at the Cumberland University. At the early age of nineteen he married Miss Martha B. Miller, born November 6, 1831, in Virginia, and brought her to Hardeman County when a mere child. This union resulted in the birth of twelve children, of whom two sons and five daughters are living. The mother and family are all members of the same denomination of which he is a clergyman. After marriage Mr. Norment settled on a farm. He had devoted considerable time to theological study and in 1852 entered the ministry, being ordained two years later, in which noble work he has since been engaged for the past thirty-four years with most favorable and satisfactory results, laboring zealously from a sense of duty, always putting aside pecuniary considerations. In connection with his ministerial duties he was interested, for several years previous to the war and immediately afterward, in mercantile business in Whiteville. He has also run a saw-mill for a number of years. He is still engaged to some extent in farming. He owns about 250 acres of valuable land.

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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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