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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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John A. Hagan (deceased) was born in Kentucky December 1, 1811, son of John and Rebecca (Wilson) Hagan, and of Irish descent. He was a prominent citizen and business man of his county and succeeded in accumulating a comfortable competency for himself and family. He owned large iron works and cotton-mills, and also owned and controlled a large and paying plantation, besides being in the mercantile business, the latter consisting of three different houses—one located at Lawrenceburg, one at West Point, and the other at his home, near the cotton-mills. He afterward owned and managed a store and grist-mill, on Fall River, which he continued to manage up to the time of his death, which occurred while on a visit to his son, at Mt. Pleasant, Maury Co., Tenn., July 22, 1868. Mr. Hagan was a stanch Union man during the war, and used all his influence to keep his State from seceding. He suffered great losses in slaves and other property. February 18, 1835, he wedded Mary A. Bumpass, daughter of Hartwell J. Bumpass, of Giles County, Tenn., and James W., William H., John H., Francis M. A., Mary T., Etha J., Susan R., Burgeous B., Lewis N., Marcella R., George W., Andrew A. and Charles M. are their children. Their mother was born in Lawrence County February 6, 1816. Her father, Hartwell J. Bumpass, came from South Carolina to Tennessee at an early day. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. He died about 1878. James W., John A. Hagan’s eldest son, wedded Mollie E. Potts, and James A., Robert H., John W. and Alonzo A. are their children. William H., the second son, wedded Mollie E. Sykes. Their children are William J., Edward W., Minnie B. and Burgeous M. Their mother died in 1873, and he then married Mattie B. Smith, and Mattie E., Hartwell B. and Ethel May were born to them. John H. served in the late war and died at his home February 8, 1864. Francis M. A. was killed during the late war at Jackson, Miss. Mary T. died November 13, 1868. Etha J. (Mrs. Alonzo Lindsey) is the mother of the following children: Edward A., Dannie, Eugene S., Maizy, Willie and Bessie. Susan R. died October 27, 1851. Burgeous B. married Bettie A. Powell, and to this alliance were born two children: Mary E. and Cecil. Lewis N. married Calladonia E. Dobbins, and of their four children, John E., Willie and Bessie are living. George W. and Malenia A. Hammond were married and have no children. Andrew A. took for his wife Mary F. Appleton, who died in 1884. To Charles M.’s marriage with Lurilla A. McMasters two children were born: Marcella T. and Henry. The majority of the Hagan family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Mrs. Hagan, wife of John A. Hagan, owns 832 acres of land, which she manages, with the aid of her youngest sons. The Hagan family are highly respected citizens, and are Democrats of the old-line type.

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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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