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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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Martin P. Calaway, an old resident farmer and minister of the Baptist Church, was born in Georgia, May 2, 1835. His father, Martin K. Calaway, was born in Jasper County, Ga., where he was raised and married to Miss Eliza Smith, a native of the same county, by whom he had ten children — seven boys and three girls—eight of whom—six boys and two girls-are living. Mr. Calaway died in Calhoun County, Ark., in May, 1858. His widow died in September, 1887. His parents came to this county in 1847, when the subject of this sketch was but twelve years of age. Mr. Calaway, our subject, now owns a good, well-improved farm of 160 acres, about sixty acres under cultivation. He has been a member of the Masonic order since 1865, and has taken the degree of Royal Arch Mason. Himself and wife and all his children, except three, are members of the Baptist Church. He is the father of ten children, viz.: Lucinda E. (wife of W. A. Quillan), Eliza C. (wife of William Mosley), James A., Pinkney N., Nancy J. (wife of Mr. Underwood), Columbia A. (wife of W. O. Thompson), Mary C. (wife of G. W. Sidle), Laura V. (wife of N. P. Johnson), Thomas J. and George M. Mr. Calaway has preached the gospel for over thirty years. He organized the Mount Pleasant Church in Huey Township, near where he resides, and was the first minister of this church, over which he presided until 1885, when he was succeeded by Rev. L. O. Myers. He is a good, honest citizen, and resides about ten miles north of the county seat.

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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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