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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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William B. Halliburton, farmer and stock raiser, was born in Gibson County, Tenn., January 18, 1837, and was reared on a farm in his native county. He has been an agriculturist from boyhood and settled on his present farm of ninety-five acres in 1872. Part of his land is in a fair state of cultivation and is devoted to the cultivation of corn, wheat, cotton and hay. He is regarded as a prosperous and industrious farmer, and a man of good moral character. During the late war he enlisted in the Forty-seventh Tennessee Regiment, Col. R. M. Hill commanding, and served until the close of the war. He is a Democrat and has held the office of magistrate in his district since 1881. In 1856 he and Mary Allen were married, and to their union nine children were born: David A., Susan E., Ellen R., B. S., Nannie A., Frances L., William S., Henry F. and Lou L. Mr. Halliburton’s parents, David and Sarah (Shearl) Halliburton were Tennesseans by birth. Mrs. Halliburton is a daughter of David and Susan Allen, of Gibson County, Tenn. Our subject is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church.
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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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