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Below is a family biography included in The History of Gibson 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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John Edmondson is a North Carolinian by birth, born on the 27th of June, 1837, being one of three children born to the union of John W. and Susan R. (Earlie) Edmondson. The former was born in North Carolina and died there in 1850. He was a merchant at Raleigh a number of years, and was a member of the Old School Presbyterian Church and F. & A. M. Our subject was reared in his native land; was given a fair education. In 1861 he was united in marriage to Miss Julia A. Russell, a native of the same State as himself, and three children have blessed their union. In 1862 Mr. Edmondson came to Tennessee and settled in Gibson County, where he has since resided. He is a farmer and owns 227 acres of fine land in the Tenth District of the county, and is one of its highly respected citizens.
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This family biography is one of 242 biographies included in The History of Gibson County, Tennessee published in 1887. The History of Gibson 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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