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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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Lucien E. Griggs was born in Butler County, Ohio, in 1852, and is a son of J. A. and Eliza Griggs, who were natives of the “Green Mountain State.” The mother died in 1854, leaving one child, but the father is still living, and resides in Kansas. Lucien E. Griggs was reared principally in Illinois, and from early boyhood was engaged in the saw-mill business, and was also engaged in manufacturing railroad ties. He was married while in Illinois to Eurene Dyer, who was born in Illinois in 1856, and by her is the father of three children: Sadie, Lulu and Eddie L. E. Mr. Griggs became a resident of Dakota in 18—, and after a residence there of two years, came to Arkansas and purchased his present home and engaged in the railroad tie business. Mr. Griggs has a fine orchard of apple and peach trees, and during their season has large quantities of raspberries and strawberries. Mrs. Griggs is a granddaughter of V. Dyer, of Chicago, Ill.

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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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