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Below is a family biography included in The History of Sumner 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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Dr. Thos. M. Woodson, practicing physician and surgeon, of Gallatin, was born July 20, 1830, in Sumner County, a son of Rev. Lewis Miller and Lucinda (Hanna) Woodson. The father was of Welsh descent, born in 1806, in Montgomery County, Tenn. His father (grandfather of subject) was a native of Virginia, and immigrated to Montgomery County about 1790, being one of the Middle Tennessee pioneers. The Rev. Lewis M. Woodson lived in Sumner County at the time of his marriage, after which he settled in the Tenth District. He was a prominent minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. For several years he was a traveling divine in Kentucky. He died December 2, 1862, and was buried at Bethpage. His wife was of Scotch-Irish descent, born in 1803 in Surry County, N. C., near Guilford C. H. When eleven years of age her parents came to Sumner County. April 17, 1816 the parents removed to Sumner County, Tenn., near Bethpage, the old homestead now owned by Dr. James B. Hanna. Mrs. Woodson departed this life May, 1872. Our subject received a fair academic education. In 1850 he graduated in medicine at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, medical department. In 1854 and 1855 he attended the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia; previous to this, in 1850, he began his practice at Hanna’s post office, Sumner County, where he remained until 1874, when he moved to Gallatin. He is a member of the American Medical Association. He was vice-president of the Tennessee Medical Society in 1873, and the same year president of the Sumner County Medical Society. He has contributed extensively to professional periodicals, also to the transactions of the several societies of which he is a member. Among his most valuable contributions were “Pneumonia — its Treatment;” “Dysentery — its Treatment by Large Doses of Ipecacuanha” and “Cases of Disease of Cerebro Spinal Centers.” July 18, 1855, he wedded Miss Amelia, daughter of Rev. Luke P. Allen. She was born in 1834, in Sumner County. To this union have been born Edwin A., a farmer; John C., a druggist at Bethpage; L. Miller, an M. D. in New Mexico; Bettie; Virginia and Tennessee are twins. The Doctor and entire family belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The Doctor has an extensive and lucrative practice. He is president of the board of education at Gallatin, a member of the I. O. O. F., Mason, Council degree, and Knight of Honor. He is a Democrat, and gave his first presidential vote for Gen. Scott, in 1852.
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This family biography is one of 115 biographies included in The History of Sumner County, Tennessee published in 1887. The History of Sumner County was included within The History of Sumner, Smith, Macon & Trousdale Counties of Tennessee. View the complete description here: History of Sumner, Smith, Macon and Trousdale Counties of Tennessee
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