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Below is a family biography included in The History of Lake 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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Arthur Forbes Eastwood, sheriff of Lake County, Tenn., is the son of William J. and Susan C. (Bigham) Eastwood. His father was born in North Carolina, in 1820, and his mother in Carroll County, Tenn., in the same year. They were married in New Madrid County (since called Pemiscot County), Mo. They had five sons and one daughter, and both belonged to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and Mr. Eastwood was a Democrat, taking an active part in politics. He died December 8, 1852. Mrs. Eastwood afterward married Capt. S. B. Kelley, and she died August 22, 1870. Our subject is of Scotch-Irish descent, and was born in Pemiscot County, Mo., April 6, 1852. Mr. Eastwood was raised on a farm. As he was a child during the late war, which closed the schools in his neighborhood, he had few opportunities of acquiring an education until after he was grown, but commenced teaching when he was nineteen years of age, and continued it for five years. October 18, 1874, he married Miss Mary H. Waters, who was born in New Madrid County, Mo., April 17, 1852. They have one daughter— Susan V. V., born October 18, 1875. Mrs. Eastwood was a member of the Catholic Church, and died April 20, 1876. Mr. Eastwood afterward married Miss Martha E. Harper, who was born February 15, 1857, in Obion County. Three children were born to this marriage: Mary E., born May 6, 1881; Erin, born October 24, 1883; Vera, born December 5, 1885. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Eastwood belong to any church. Mr. Eastwood is one of the prominent Democrats of Lake County, and in 1884 was elected sheriff of the county, and is now serving his second term. In 1881 he published the Lake County Star, at Tiptonville, Tenn., and sold his interest to Mr. E. E. Tipton, in November, 1883. As sheriff of Lake County Mr. Eastwood has collected a larger amount of taxes than any other sheriff of the county has ever done, and has done more work without a deputy. Mr. Eastwood is very popular, and widely known in his county.

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This family biography is one of 40 biographies included in The History of Lake County, Tennessee published in 1887.  The History of Lake 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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