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Below is a family biography included in The History of Lawrence 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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H. D. McClure, M. D., a prominent physician and citizen of Wayland Springs, Tenn., was born in Alabama in 1853, son of Harvey B. and Rebecca (Herbert) McClure, who were born in Tennessee and Alabama, respectively. The father was a farmer by occupation, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and a Democrat in politics. He died in Alabama in 1869. Our subject’s early days were spent on a farm, and in attending the country schools. He was salesman in a family grocery store for two years, after which he resided on a farm until 1873. He then began studying medicine under Dr. S. B. Herbert and remained with him three years. He then practiced with the Doctor for three years, when they dissolved partnership, and Dr. McClure has since practiced his profession alone, meeting with merited success. In 1878 he wedded Emma Alford, who was born in Tennessee in 1861, and is the mother of three children: Maudie R., Fannie S. and Claudie A. Mrs. McClure’s parents were James M. and Fannie (Childress) Alford. Dr. McClure is a member of the Masonic fraternity and a Democrat, casting his first presidential vote for S. J. Tilden.
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This family biography is one of 79 biographies included in The History of Lawrence County, Tennessee published in 1886. The History of Lawrence County was included within The History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman & Lewis Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman and Lewis Counties of Tennessee
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