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Below is a family biography included in The History of East 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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Mahlon Haworth, of New Market, was born in Jefferson County, Tenn., October 6, 1840, the son of David and Susanna (Lewis) Haworth, natives of Jefferson County, Tenn. Richard, the grandfather, a native of North Carolina, was a son of James Haworth, who was a son of George Haworth, who came from England in 1692. All of whom belonged to the Society of Friends, commonly called Quakers. Mahlon was reared and educated amid rural scenes, and their advantages and disadvantages, and has always clung to the farm excepting a few years of his life devoted to merchandising. November 6, 1861, Sarah E., daughter of William Lee, of Blount County, became his wife, and aside from a son and daughter deceased, they have six children: Wayne L., William O., Samuel L., Ida M., David R. and Anna B., who have received careful training in excellent institutions of learning.
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