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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Crockett 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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Dr. W. H. Poindexter is a North Carolinian, born June 1, 1837. His father, Col. William Poindexter, was born in 1798, and died about 1867. He was a soldier and officer in the Mexican war. His wife, Ann Eliza Poindexter, was born in North Carolina, and died in 1861. Dr. W. H. Poindexter came to Tennessee about 1858, and located in Rutherford County, where he continued to reside until the date of the late war, when he joined Company K, Forty-fifth Tennessee Infantry, and served throughout the war. In January, 1865, he was wounded in the left ankle at Egypt, Miss., and was captured and taken to Johnson’s Island; but as he was a surgeon, was released almost immediately. He returned home and continued practicing his profession in Rock Spring Academy. He began the study of medicine under Dr. Joseph H. Nelson in 1858, and entered the medical department of the University of Nashville, and graduated in the spring of 1860. In 1868 he came to Johnson’s Grove, and has been a very successful practitioner up to this date. He was married in 1860 to Jemimah S. Nelson, daughter of Dr. Joseph H. and Elizabeth S. Nelson. Our subject is a self-made man and is much esteemed, for his many good qualities. He is a Mason and a Democrat dyed in the wool.
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This family biography is one of 72 biographies included in the book, The History of Crockett County, Tennessee published in 1886 by Goodspeed. The History of Crockett County was included within The History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties, Tennessee
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