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Erwin Biographies
Hon. W. W. ERWIN [of Lincoln County], farmer, and a native of Tennessee, was born April 26, 1846. His parents, Robert and Jane E. (Woods) Erwin, were natives of Tennessee. The father was born in 1810, and the mother about the same year. She died September, 1885. The father is still living and is a saddler by trade. Our subject received his education at Moorsville Academy.
December 23, 1869, he married Addie, daughter of Dr. John and Josephine Wood, and a native of Lincoln County, born March 30, 1853. By this union they became the parents of five
children: Robert, Willie B., Edwin S., Ross and Leroy W. Mr. Erwin remained with his
parents for some time, and received a good education in the schools of the county. He then
engaged in teaching, and has followed this occupation for ten years. He has taught in
Marshall, Giles and Lincoln Counties, and was principal of the Boonshill Academy for some
time. In 1871 he moved on his present farm which consists of 150 acres of productive land.
In 1884 he was elected to represent the people of Lincoln and Moore Counties in the
Legislature of the State. Mr. Erwin is a Democrat, and he and wife are members of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church. (Lincoln County Goodspeeds Biographies, 1886)
Robert W. and Jane E. WOODS Erwin were married 12 Dec 1843 by H.M. WARREN, M.G. (Giles County Marriages, 1840-1849). The 1850 Giles County census, District 17, HH1112-1112 consists of R.W. ERWIN, 31, TN, Saddler, Jane A. ERWIN, 30, MS, and children, W.W. ERWIN, 4 and Rees ERWIN, 1, and Martha FRASER, 25 (all born in TN).
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