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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Haywood 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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William C. McConnico, a prosperous farmer of Haywood County, is a native of Williamson County, Tenn., where he was born December 27, 1840, and was the son of Lemuel B. and Frances W. Newborn (Claud) McConnico. The father was married four times: January 9, 1824, to Miss Lucinda M. Grammer; November 6, 1839, to Mrs. Frances W. Claud; March 18, 1848, to Miss Priscilla R. Massy, and August 23, 1857, to Miss Susan Johnson. Lemuel McConnico was born October 8, 1801, and held the office of countycourt clerk of Williamson County for twenty-four years; he died in 1872. Frances W. McConnico, our subject’s mother, was a native, probably, of Virginia, born February 21, 1803, and died January 25, 1848. William C. McConnico was well educated at the Nashville Military University; at an early age he came to Haywood County and purchased the farm near Brownsville, where he is now living. He has been twice married: his first marriage, in December, 1858, was to Miss Lizzie Tyus—she was a native of Haywood County; January 31, 1877, he married Miss Carrie E. Livingston, a native of South Carolina. Mr. McConnico is a sound Democrat and a substantial member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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This family biography is one of 82 biographies included in the book, The History of Haywood County, Tennessee published in 1886 by Goodspeed. The History of Haywood 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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