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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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T. M. Scott is a son of Robert C. and Mary (Alston) Scott. His father was born in Halifax County, Va., in 1778, and the mother in North Carolina. They had three sons and three daughters. Our subject and a sister are now the only members of the family surviving. In politics the father was an old line Whig. He died in 1840, his mother having died several years previous. Our subject is of Scotch descent, and was born in Halifax County, Va., October 25, 1824, and was raised on a farm, receiving a good education, and came with his parents to Haywood County in 1836. November 29, 1849, he married Miss Melvina H. Marley, who was born in Middle Tennessee April 12, 1826, and to their marriage nine children were born—six boys and three girls; five sons and two daughters are living. Mr. Scott and family moved to Lauderdale County in 1870, where Mr. Scott has since been successfully engaged in farming, owning 1,300 acres of fertile land. He is a Democrat, but takes no active part in anything but local politics. He is not connected with any church, but Mrs. Scott is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Scott has been a citizen of Lauderdale County for sixteen years, and has gained the esteem and confidence of all who know him, being an upright, honest man in all of his dealings.
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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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