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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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J. R. Ellington’s birth occurred in Marshall County, Tenn., in February, 1844. His parents were natives of North Carolina. He was reared on a farm, and, as his father died when he was quite small, he was reared by his stepfather, with whom he remained until twenty-seven years of age. Since that time he has been a tiller of the soil on his own responsibility. He is a thoroughly self-made man and has accumulated the greater part of his property by his own unaided efforts and is now worth about $5,000. He was married in August, 1870, to Lovie Ann Barnett, of Obion County, the daughter of William and Ruth Barnett. To Mr. and Mrs. Ellington were born four children: William P., Isaac Almon, James C. and Robert D. Mr. Ellington is a man of influence in his section of the county and is thoroughly honorable and upright. His early educational advantages were somewhat limited owing to the breaking out of the civil war, but he has always manifested an interest in and desire to aid all enterprises for the advancement of educational interests. He is a Democrat and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.

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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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