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Below is a family biography included in The History of Wayne County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1886.  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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Jacob Hollabaugh, a pioneer citizen of Wayne County, Tenn., was born in 1822, son of George and Catherine Hollabaugh, who were born in North Carolina, and came to Tennessee about 1818, locating in Perry County, where the father resided until his death in 1824. The mother died in 1856. Jacob resided with his widowed mother until after his marriage, which occurred in 1842, to Rosanna Harvey, daughter of James and Rachel Harvey. She was born in Tennessee in 1824, and became the mother of the following family: Mary J., James C., Rachel A., Elizabeth C., George T., John T., Frederick W., Buchanan B., Madison J., Isham G. Harris, Midda V., Joseph B., Luther W. and Jacob S. Elizabeth C., John T. and Joseph B. are dead. Our subject resided on the home farm until 1864, when he sold out and purchased the farm on which he is now residing, consisting of 314 acres, well improved. He has a fine variety of various fruits, and gives considerable attention to bee culture. He has always been industrious, and accordingly has prospered. He and wife joined the Methodist Episcopal Church South in 1842. Mr. Hollabaugh is a Mason, and has always been a stanch Democrat in politics, and cast his first presidential vote for James K. Polk.

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This family biography is one of 76 biographies included in The History of Wayne County, Tennessee published in 1886.  The History of Lawrence County was included within The History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman & Lewis Counties of Tennessee. View the complete description here: History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman and Lewis Counties of Tennessee

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