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Below is a family biography included in The History of Obion County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1887. 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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George A. Reynolds is a son of Richard and Mary E. (Stone) Reynolds, and was born in Williamson County, Tenn., March 29, 1823. He is the second of seven children, and of English descent. His father was born in the same county as himself in 1800, and was married at the age of twenty. He settled on the farm on which he was born and there reared his family, and continued to reside until he died of cholera, July 4 1835. His wife was born in Williamson County, in June, 1803, and died at the old homestead in March, 1846. George A. obtained a good common school education, and made his parents’ house his home until after attaining his majority. October 16, 1845, his marriage with Mary E. Cook was celebrated. She was a daughter of Henry Cook of Giles County and was born June 25, 1824, and died in Marshall County, Miss., July 11, 1861, leaving the following family: Richard H., who died May 26, 1864; William G., George A., Charles S., James H. (who died November 2, 1880), and Mary P., May 13, 1862. Mr. Reynolds married Martha E. Bufford, of Marshall County, Miss., daughter of S. T. Bufford a saddle and harness manufacturer. They have four children: Samuel A., who died September 19, 1864; Eugenie, Alice (wife of Prof. J. H. Hinemon of Union City), Walter G. and Thomas R. Mrs. Reynolds was born at Dover, Tenn., January 7, 1837 She was reared in Shelby County until thirteen years of age, then moved with her father to Marshall County, Miss. Mr. Reynolds owns 148 acres of fine land and is surrounded by all the comforts that make life enjoyable. He and wife are church members, and he is neutral in politics.
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This family biography is one of 179 biographies included in The History of Obion County, Tennessee published in 1887 by Goodspeed. The History of Obion County was included within The History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley & Lake Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley, and Lake Counties of Tennessee
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