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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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W. E. PATRICK, a worthy and well-to-do farmer of the 21st District, was born near his present residence in 1832, and was the eldest of six children of John and Mary Patrick, who were born in Lincoln County, where they always lived with the exception of about nine years spent in Alabama. Our subject attended the schools near his home and assisted his parents on the farm. In 1855, he was married to Margaret George, who was born in Lincoln County in 1832. Seven children were born to their union, named James B., A. J., G. F., T. L., P. F., H. C. and Fannie B. In 1876 he purchased a farm of 160 acres of good and well cultivated land in the Twenty-First District, where he has since resided. He has been fairly successful in his business enterprises and gives his aid to all worthy enterprises. Mr. Patrick is a Democrat in his political views, and he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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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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