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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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Robert G. Jackson is one of seven children born to the marriage of Richard C. Jackson and Sally Guthrie, natives respectively of Virginia and Kentucky. Both are still living and reside in Union City. Their son, Robert G., was born in Henry County, Ky., in March, 1849, and made his home with his parents until thirty years of age. He then married Mattie Waddell, a native of Fayette County, but who was principally reared in Obion County. Her parents, J. C. and Elizabeth D. (Bugg) Waddell, moved from Fayette County to Arkansas, where the mother died in 1862. Mr. Waddell resided a few years in Missouri, and then came to Obion County, Tenn., where he died in 1884. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson have three children: Anna Lewis, Nellie and John Waddell. Mr. Jackson resides on the old home place, and in 1880 purchased 200 acres of land about three miles from Union City, on which are several large Indian mounds.
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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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