MARSHALL COUNTY, TN- GOODSPEED BIOGRAPHIES - Newton McQuiddy
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NEWTON McQUIDDY, farmer, born September 26, 1819, in Woodford County, Ky.
was of Scotch-Irish descent on his father's side and English on his
mother's. His parents were John and Achsah (Dale) McQuiddy, both natives of
Kentucky. The father was born in 1790 and the mother in
1793. They had nine children, six of whom lived to be grown; three are
living at the present time. The father was a farmer, though for several
years, both in Kentucky and Tennessee, he ran a rope and bagging factory.
He was a Whig, and a man who made the most of everything he
undertook. At the time of his death, which occurred in 1863, he had over
1,500 acres of land. The mother died in 1881. Our subject grew up on the
farm, and was educated in the schools of those early days. At the, age of
twelve he went to work in his father's factory, where he remained for about
twelve years. In 1843 he married Nancy A. Shofner, a native of Lincoln
County, born January 6, 1823. The fruits of this union were eleven
children, nine of whom are living. Two of the boys, W. B. and J. C., are
promising young ministers in the Christian Church. Mr. McQuiddy is a member
of that church, and his wife a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. Mr.
McQuiddy was a strong Union man during the war, and now votes with the
Republican party. He has a farm of 1,200 acres, and is widely known and
highly respected.

Surnames: Dale, McQuiddy, Shofner
Source:  " The Goodspeeds History of Tennessee, 1886."