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Below is a family biography included in The History of Lincoln 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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JAMES M. DYER’S birth occurred in Lincoln County, Tenn., February 2, 1813. His early education was limited, but he has done much to eradicate this evil by reading, and is well posted on all the topics of the day. In 1834 he married Martha Newton, who was born in Shelbyville in 1813, and departed this life in 1874. Of their nine children three are living: Joseph H., Canthes V. and M. F. Our subject resided with his mother until about twenty years of age, and then sold dry goods throughout the western and middle portion of Tennessee for about three years. In 1849 he purchased 182 acres of land, and is now the owner of 282 acres of valuable land. In 1875 Mr. Dyer married Tennessee Larue. She was born in Marshall County in 1834. Notwithstanding many difficulties Mr. Dyer has encountered through life, he has now a good home and a comfortable competency. He is a Republican and was strongly opposed to secession. He held the position of magistrate twelve years, and he and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He is a distant relative of the late Thomas A. Hendricks. His parents were James and Martha (Garland, cousin of Attorney-Gen. Garland) Dyer, born in Tennessee in 1779 and 1781, and died in 1817 and 1854 respectively. They were married in 1799. The father was a farmer, and a soldier in the War of 1812. Both our subject’s grandfathers were soldiers in the Revolutionary war.
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This family biography is one of 137 biographies included in The History of Lincoln County, Tennessee published in 1886. The History of Lincoln County was included within The History of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin & Moore Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin , Moore Counties of Tennessee
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