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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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M. M. Powell was born in Lawrence County, Tenn., December 5, 1843, son of J. M. and Sarah L. (Pullen) Powell, who were born in South Carolina and Tennessee, in 1819 and 1824, respectively. The former died May 26, 1876, but the latter is still living in Lawrence County. Our subject’s grandfather was a soldier in the war of 1812, under Gen. Jackson. M. M. was reared in Lawrence County, and began doing for himself at the age of twenty-five. His principal occupation has been farming, in which he has been fairly successful, owning at the present time 687 acres of land. November 14, 1867, he married Hannah P. Comer, daughter of Jesse and Margaret (Springer) Comer, and by her is the father of two children: John D., born September 30, 1869, and Calvin T., born October 25, 1873. Mr. Powell served in the Federal Army in the late war, enlisting at Nashville, November 3, 1863, and was mustered out May 16, 1865. He was elected justice of the peace in August, 1876, and was re-elected in 1882 and is now serving in that capacity. He is a Democrat, and not a member of any church, but is in sympathy with the Methodists.
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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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