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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Haywood 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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Dr. Paca Wilson, a retired physician of Brownsville, Tenn., was born in Harford County, Md., May 25, 1803, and is the son of William and Sarah Wilson, who were natives of Maryland. They moved to Rutherford County, near Murfreesboro, where our subject was raised and educated. In 1825 he commenced studying medicine under Dr. Samuel Watkins, of northern Alabama, and in 1826 entered the medical college of Baltimore, graduating there in 1829. Dr. Wilson then returned to Tennessee and commenced practicing at Memphis, but in a short time moved to Brownsville, Tenn., where he had an extensive practice. In 1833 he married Virginia Thorpe Estes, of Haywood County, and they were blessed with seven children: William P., Joel E., Paca, Samuel H., Victoria V. and two infants. When the war commenced he retired from active business. He was, perhaps, the largest slave owner in Haywood County, consequently lost heavily by the war. He is now worth from $20,000 to $50,000, which he has made himself; has always been a man of extraordinary energy. Dr. Wilson is the oldest physician in Haywood County, and still takes an active interest in all that pertains to its welfare, and is regarded as a valuable citizen. In politics he was formerly a Whig, but is now a Democrat.
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This family biography is one of 82 biographies included in the book, The History of Haywood County, Tennessee published in 1886 by Goodspeed. The History of Haywood County was included within The History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties, Tennessee
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