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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Lauderdale 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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James C. Alsobrook, one of the substantial farmers residing near Double Bridges, Lauderdale County, was born in Edgecombe County, N. C., March 9, 1828, and was a son of Micajah and Chloe (Simmons) Alsobrook. They came to Tennessee in 1836, their family consisting of two sons and three daughters; both parents were natives of North Carolina. They settled at Trenton, Gibson County, Tenn., for four years; then purchased a farm eight miles west of Trenton and lived there twelve years, when they moved to Hardeman County, and in 1848 to Lauderdale County and settled near Double Bridges, where the father died in 1856. The mother died on Knob Creek in 1879. James C. Alsobrook was reared on a farm and educated at Trenton, Tenn., making farming his business. September 12, 1849, he was married in Lauderdale County, to Miss Mary E. Sumerow, daughter of Henry Sumerow, a farmer. Two sons and four daughters were born to them-two now living, Allie Dora (Love) and Robert S. Mrs. Alsobrook was born in Rutherford County, July 13, 1824, and with her husband and children belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Mr. Alsobrook is a Democrat and cast his first presidential vote for Cass. He owns a farm of 400 acres with a handsome residence on it, and raises grain, stock and cotton; gives his chief attention to the latter. The farm is on the Ripley and Dyersburg road thirteen miles north of Ripley and is one of the most pleasant homes in the county. Mr. Alsobrook’s father was a soldier in the war of 1812. Mr. Alsobrook takes a deep interest in the progress of his county and is a most valuable citizen.

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This family biography is one of 116 biographies included in the book,  The History of Lauderdale County, Tennessee published in 1886 by Goodspeed.  The History of Lauderdale 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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