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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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JOHN WARDEN was born in North Carolina in 1826, son of Robert and Elizabeth (Pilcher) Warden. His early education was very limited, he never having received more than six months’ schooling during his life. At the age of six years he was brought to Tennessee by his parents, and made his home with them until he was twenty-one years old. October 27, 1847, he married Rachel Ashby. She was born in Lincoln County December 1, 1825, daughter of Alex Ashby. They have three children: Vina Jane (Mrs. George Millstead), John Wilson and Travis Alex. Mr. Warden resided in the Sixth District of Lincoln County until May, 1864, when he purchased 100 acres in the Seventh District, and there has since resided. He lost his wife May 9, 1854, and the following year he married Martha A. Duncan, daughter of Judge Duncan. They have six children: Martha Ellen, Mary Elenora, William James, Hardin Daniel, Judge and James Ebenezer Goodloe. Their mother died June 30, 1880, and March 20 of the next year he married Mary C. Ashby, a sister of his first wife. In 1861 Mr. Warden joined Company A, Forty-first Regiment Tennessee Infantry, and was in the battles of Fort Donelson, Raymond, Vicksburg, Jackson and Chickamauga. He was captured at Fort Donelson, and taken to Camp Morton, Ind., where he was retained seven months. He returned home in December, 1863. He is conservative in politics, and he and wife are members of the Primitive Baptist Church. His father was born in North Carolina in 1790, and was married in 1830. After living two years in Illinois he came to Lincoln County, Tenn. He died in 1862. The mother was born in North Carolina in 1799, and died in 1861. Of their eleven children eight are living: Hardin, Emeline (widow of John H. Steelman), John, Daniel, Jane (Mrs. James Isom), Darinda (Mrs. G. W. McAfee), James M. and Franklin H.
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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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