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Below is a family biography included in The History of Sumner 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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Samuel Wilson (deceased), farmer, and son of John and Anne (Meek) Wilson, was born in Sumner County, Tenn., about 1800. He was one of eight children, all of whom are dead. The father was born in North Carolina and came to Sumner County at an early age, locating on a farm where our subject was born. He remained there until his death. The mother was also a native of North Carolina and died on the farm in Sumner County. Our subject was educated in the common schools and at the age of about twenty-five began farming for himself. This he continued on the same farm until his death in 1849. He had married Nancy Moore, daughter of Israel and Elizabeth (Wallace) Moore, in 1824 or 1825. She was born in 1804, and as a result of her marriage, ten children were born: Louisa (widow of Joseph Wallace), James A., John M., (deceased), Melissa, (wife of Alvin K. Seago), Mary Jane (wife of Samuel Thornhill), Richard, S. Frank and three children, deceased. At the time of his death our subject owned 500 acres of good land and was a very successful farmer. He was a Democrat and a good citizen. Mary Jane, Melissa, James and Frank are church members. The first and last named are members of the Old School Presbyterian Church. Melissa is a member of the Baptist Church and James is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
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This family biography is one of 115 biographies included in The History of Sumner County, Tennessee published in 1887. The History of Sumner County was included within The History of Sumner, Smith, Macon & Trousdale Counties of Tennessee. View the complete description here: History of Sumner, Smith, Macon and Trousdale Counties of Tennessee
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