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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Calhoun County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1890.  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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James S. Dunn is another successful farmer of this section, and also one of the pioneer settlers of Calhoun County, settling here when his nearest neighbor was eight miles distant, and deer and bear were very numerous. He was born in Georgia, January 6, 1818, the fourth child of John and Martha Dunn, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of North Carolina, and moved to Arkansas, in 1843. The subject of this sketch was raised near Selma, Ala., and received his limited education at the common schools of that section. He moved to Union County, Ark., in 1842, and resided in Calhoun County, Ark., since its organization. Mr. Dunn began doing for himself at the age of twenty-one years, selecting farming as his pursuit in life. He was married, in 1849, to Miss Mourning Ricks, daughter of James and Charity Ricks, natives of North Carolina, who moved to Ouachita County, Ark., in 1846. To subject and wife were born thirteen children, viz.: William C., Mollie E., James R., John, Wiley J., Robert J., Mattie C, Hiram G., Harriet M., Sula and Loula (twins), Benjamin C. and Allen D. Allen D., John, Mattie, Loula and Robert are dead. Mr. Dunn is a member of the Masonic fraternity, also of I. O. O. F. Although he is a strict Democrat, he takes no active interest in politics. Several of the family belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Mr. Dunn is a liberal supporter of all enterprises that will promote the welfare of his community. He owns a farm of about 500 acres of land, with 100 acres under an excellent state of cultivation. He is a highly respected citizen.

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This family biography is one of 67 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Calhoun County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Calhoun County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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