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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Lauderdale 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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Hiram D. Glass, a prominent dry goods and grocery merchant of Ripley, Tenn., is a son of Hon. P. T. and Sarah C. (Partee) Glass, and was born on September 12, 1849, in Ripley, where he was raised and received his first education, finishing his literary studies at the University of Mississippi, and in 1868 graduating from the commercial college at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and after acting as salesman and bookkeeper in several large houses, in 1873 he became the junior member in the firm of P. T. Glass & Son, and after several changes the firm assumed the present style of H. D. Glass & Co. In 1872 he married Jennie H. Palmer, who was born October 3, 1851, and four sons and three daughters have brightened this union. Mr. Glass is an enthusiastic Democrat, and with his wife belongs to the Missionary Baptist Church. For fourteen years he has been one of the enterprising business men of Ripley. He carries a splendid stock in two large rooms—one filled with dry goods, the other with groceries, and has a branch store in Hansford, besides dealing in cotton very extensively. In addition to his careful business training he has a natural capacity for commercial pursuits, and is a correct, successful business man.

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This family biography is one of 116 biographies included in the book,  The History of Lauderdale County, Tennessee published in 1886 by Goodspeed.  The History of Lauderdale 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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