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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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Rev. William A. Dungan was born in Madison County, Tenn., in 1840, and is a son of Thomas M. and Nancy M. (Mason) Dungan, and grandson of William Dungan. The latter was born in Illinois and was left an orphan in his infancy and was adopted by a Mr. Mitchell. He was brought to Tennessee in his youth and here resided until his death in 1850. He was a true Christian and was noted for his honesty. We give the following anecdote as an illustration of the same. He and a neighbor traded horses and after a few days each concluded he had the best of the bargain, and that it was his duty to give the other some extra compensation, so each started with a grist of wheat and after meeting and learning the other’s intention, neither would yield, but concluded to give the grists to a poor neighboring widow. Thomas M. Dungan was born in Williamson County, Tennessee, in 1813, and was married January 3, 1837. He died in Crockett County, September 10, 1884, at his son William A’s. His wife was born in Tennessee in 1816, and died August 4, 1865. Both were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Mrs. Dungan was a daughter of Abram and Margaret Mason, who were from the Northern States, and located in Madison (now Crockett County), in 1835. Mr. Mason was a large land-holder and accumulated a large fortune. He was noted for his benevolence, and he and Mrs. Mason were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Our subject, William A. Dungan, was educated at Mason’s Grove, and in 1861 enlisted in Company I, Sixth Tennessee Infantry, afterward Company K, Sixth and Ninth Regiments consolidated, and served through the war. He was twice wounded through the left knee, once at Shiloh and once at Chickamauga, and was one of only four of an original company of 101 men to surrender at Greensboro, N. C., April 26, 1865. He made his way home, mostly on foot, and after attending school one session began farming. October 1, 1867, he married Mary B., daughter of Hiram and Martha W. Adams. She was born in Madison County, November 6, 1847. After his marriage Mr. Dungan located on 115 acres of land, and in 1880 became a Methodist Episcopal divine, and has worked zealously for the advancement of the cause of Christianity. He is a Democrat, and is an advocate of all temperance organizations. In 1886 he joined the Memphis Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.

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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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