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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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Dr. James R. Floyd was born near Alexandria, Smith Co., Tenn., September 20, 1860, and is a son of John W. and Eliza J. (Snodgrass) Floyd, who were also natives of Tennessee. The father was a merchant until the beginning of the war when he enlisted in the Confederate army and served until the close of the war, when he came to Arkansas and engaged in farming. Our subject’s paternal grandfather was William Floyd, and his maternal grandfather was James Snodgrass. Both his parents were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Dr. James R. Floyd was educated in the Bentonville high-school, and took a special course, preparatory to the study of medicine, in the Arkansas State University at Fayetteville, Ark. In 1885-86 he attended the Memphis Hospital Medical College, and was graduated from that institution in 1887. The following article is quoted from the Mississippi Valley Medical Monthly: “To J. R. Floyd, of Bentonville, Ark., fell the honor of valedictorian, and the class certainly felt proud of their choice while hearing his valedictory. In phraseology and manner of delivery rare excellence was displayed.” Dr. Floyd practiced for a short time with Dr. Hurley, of Bentonville, and then located at Bloomfield, where he has been successfully engaged in practicing his profession for over a year. He is a young man of ability and energy, and has bright prospects for future success.

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This family biography is one of 240 biographies included in The History of Benton County, Arkansas published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Benton County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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