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Below is a family biography included in The History of Lewis 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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Samuel L. Massey, recorder of Lewis County, Tenn., and merchant of Newburg, was born in Lawrence County October 12, 1845. His parents, Dr. Richard and Levisa Massey, were married in Lawrence County about 1832, and became the parents of five sons and four daughters: Newton A., Jasper D., Nancy A., Mary A., Richard A., Levisa, William G., Aramatta L. and Samuel L. Richard Massey, Sr. was a prominent physician for over sixty years in Lawrence County. He died September 25, 1884, and his wife August 22, 1880. Our subject attended the common schools of Lawrence County, and the greater part of his life was spent on a farm. In 1880 he came to Newburg and engaged in the grocery and general merchandise business, where he still remains. In 1882 he was elected county recorder of Lewis County. He has been a very successful business man, and is considered one of the first citizens of the county. He is a Democrat, and in 1867 was married to Emily F. Craig, a daughter of James and Malissa Craig, of Lawrence County. Mr. Massey and wife are members in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.

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This family biography is one of three biographies included in The History of Lewis County, Tennessee published in 1886.  The History of Lewis County was included within The History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman & Lewis Counties of Tennessee. View the complete description here: History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman and Lewis Counties of Tennessee

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