Fayette County TN Archives Biographies.....Yancey, Thomas October 10, 1843 - 
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Source: History of Fayette County,Tennessee
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Hon. Thomas B. Yancey, United States marshal for the western district of 
Tennessee, was born in Fayette County,Tennessee.October 10,1843,and is a son 
of Alexander L. and Elizabeth (BRAGG) Yancey, both natives of North 
Carolina.Our subject was reared and educated in his native county.He also 
graduated in medicine and dentistry at Baltimore College,Baltimore,MD., and 
entered the practice of his profession at Somerville in Fayette county, where 
he continued with the best of success until appointed to his present position 
in September, 1886.Dr. Yancey served two years as private in the Confederate 
service and two years on the staff of Gens. Preston Smith and Vaughn, ranking 
as first lieutenant and later as captain.November, 1884, he was elected to the 
State Legislature, serving one session of 1885-86. He is a Democrat in 
politics and as such has been elected to the offices he has held.He is a 
member of the I.O.O.F. and also of the Episcopal Church.In April, 1871, he 
married Narcissa J. WARREN and to them were born three sons and three 
daughters.

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