hɪz pˈɛɹənts ɹᵻmˈuːvd fɹʌm mˈɪdəl tˌɛnəsˈiː tə dˈaɪɚ kˈaʊnti ɪnðə nˈuːli ˈoʊpənd wˈɛstɚn dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv tˌɛnəsˈiː.
His parents removed from Middle Tennessee to Dyer County in the newly opened Western District of Tennessee.