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Below is a family biography included in The History of Giles 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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JOSEPH M. WRIGHT, a prominent man and successful dentist of Elkton, Tenn., was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., November 4, 1839, and is the fifth of a family of six children, and received his education in the common schools of his native county. His early days were spent in farming, and in 1867 he began the study of dentistry with G. A. Dewey, of Glasgow, Ky., and two years later began practicing. In 1870 he removed to Mississippi, and after a three years’ residence in that State lived a short time in Giles County, Tenn., and then moved to Texas, where he resided until 1878. At that date he returned to Giles County, where he has since been actively engaged in the practice of his profession, and has met with good success financially and professionally. In 1874 he was married to Elmira N. Benson, daughter of Benjamin and Adaline Benson, and to them was born one child. Mrs. Wright died in 1881, and in 1884 Mr. Wright married Susan A. Graves. Both are church members, and our subject is a Democrat. His parents, Jacob R. and Mary Wright, were Tennesseeans, and were married about 1830. Their children are Laminda, Minerva, Martha J., John D., Joseph M. and Jacob A. The father died in 1886 and the mother in 1844.
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This family biography is one of 95 biographies included in The History of Giles County, Tennessee published in 1886. The History of Giles County was included within The History of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin & Moore Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin , Moore Counties of Tennessee
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