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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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Richard C. Jackson is a Kentuckian, born in Henry County, April 9, 1821; son of James and Winniford (Hartford) Jackson, and of Scotch-Irish lineage. The Jackson family came originally from Virginia (where the father of our subject was born) to Kentucky, while the Hartford family are Kentuckians for many years back. James Jackson located in Henry County, Ky., about 1816, and there lived until his death. His wife also died there. Richard C. Jackson is the second of six children and grew to manhood on a farm. When twenty-five years of age he began tilling the soil on his own responsibility and received a common school education. In 1851 he removed to Christian County, Ky., and there made his home until December, 1859, when he came to Obion County and settled on a farm two and a half miles west of Union City. In 1882 he came to the town where he has since resided. He has a fine farm and a good home, and was married in February, 1846, to Sarah A. Guthrie, a native of Kentucky, born in 1830. They have five children: Virginia, Robert G., Marietta, Florence M. and Lucy M. Mr. Jackson has been a life-long Democrat and cast his first presidential vote for James K. Polk. He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church.
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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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