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Below is a family biography included in The History of Benton County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889. 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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Graham & Mason. Among the ably edited newspapers of Northwestern Arkansas worthy of especial mention is the Rogers New Era, which was established in 1881 by the above named gentlemen, the first issue of their journal being on the 10th of September of that year. James H. Graham, the senior editor, was born in the “Old Dominion” in 1833, and was educated at Crawfordsville, Ind. He has been an active newspaper man ever since 1855, and by profession is a lawyer as well as a journalist. He was married in Illinois to Mrs. Elvina J. Mason, nee Falkenburg, the mother of F. A. Mason, of the Rogers New Era. To Mr. Graham she has borne three children, two of whom are living: Fannie J. and Flora E. Mr. Graham is a stanch Democrat, and he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. F. A. Mason was born in the State of New York in 1852, and has been a journalist nearly all his life. He was married in Missouri to Miss Hattie Acres, who has borne him eight children, seven now living: Oscar H., Edgar F., Wesley A., Don A., Robbie R., Nellie and Alice. Mr. Mason is a Democrat.
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