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Below is a family biography included in The History of East 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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W. H. Taylor, M. D., a practicing physician of New Market, Tenn., was born in Anderson County, Tenn., December 28, 1853. He was reared on the farm, and educated at Clinton, of that county, and at Maryville, Blount County. He taught school a short time, and then began the study of medicine with Dr. R. E. T. Brazelton, at New Market In 1883 he graduated from Vanderbilt University, Nashville. He has since practiced successfully at New Market, and is an energetic and self-made man. May 1, 1881, he married Mollie, a daughter of Wilson Biddle, and they have had four children.

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This family biography is one of 938 biographies included in The History of East Tennessee published in 1887.  For the complete description, click here: History of East Tennessee

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