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Below is a family biography included in The History of Obion 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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Dr. A. M. Holland was born on the 22d of November, 1850. He is of Irish descent, and a son of L. W. and Caroline (Pettus) Holland. The former was born in North Carolina in 1816, and died in Gibson Co., Tenn., in 1885, and the latter was born in the Palmetto State in 1822. Dr. Holland’s father came to Gibson County, Tenn., when a young man, and our subject is the fifth of his eight children. His early days were spent on a farm and in attending the country schools. In 1872 he came to Obion County and attended school for some time, and then began the study of medicine. He attended medical lectures in the Nashville University, and located where he now lives. He practiced three years; then gave up that occupation and engaged in the practice of dentistry, and is now the owner of 126 acres of land. November 19, 1879, he married Miss S. E. Harris, who was born in Trenton, Gibson County, in 1858. They have one child— Verna L. The Doctor is a Democrat, and has been a Mason since 1875. He and Mrs. Holland are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and their residence is two miles northwest of Kenton.
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This family biography is one of 179 biographies included in The History of Obion County, Tennessee published in 1887 by Goodspeed. The History of Obion 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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