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Below is a family biography included in The History of Carroll 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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Leonard Nunnally. Among the substantial men of Carroll County who have raised themselves from poor school-teachers to men of wealth and influence is the subject of this sketch. Mr. Nunnally was born in Crawford County, Mo., February 18, 1845. His father, Benjamin Nunnally, was a Virginian by birth, who, when a young man came west and located in Crawford County, Mo. There he married Betsy Y. Garvin, who was born and reared in Kentucky. After his marriage Benjamin F. Nunnally resided in Crawford County for a number of years, and served as sheriff for several terms. From Crawford he removed to Franklin County. Thence, in 1868, he came to Arkansas and located in Carroll County, where he passed the remainder of his life, his death occurring in November, 1879. His wife still survives (1888). Leonard Nunnally’s youth was spent on his father’s farms in Crawford and Franklin Counties, Mo. In 1862 he enlisted in the Confederate army under Col. Shelby, and served until the close of the war. He participated in a great many skirmishes, and some important engagements, among which were those of Prairie Grove, Saline River, and all the battles of Price’s raid through Missouri. After the war was over, Mr. Nunnally went to Illinois, and remained there three years attending and teaching school. Soon after his father came to Carroll County, he came here and engaged in teaching school, which he continued during the winter seasons, and farming in summers, until 1871, when in February, he established a general store at Carrollton, which he has since managed. He also has a store at Berryville, which was established in the spring of 1888. In both places he carries a large stock of hardware and farm implements, and has an established trade. Mr. Nunnally also owns a steam flour mill, which was erected in 1880. In connection with this he has a saw, lath and shingle mill and cotton gin. He owns two farms in the southeastern part of Carroll County, and manages them in a manner most profitable. No man in the county is more enterprising and prosperous. Politically he is a stanch Democrat. At a special election in 1887 he was elected clerk of the circuit and county court, and was re-elected September 3, by an overwhelming majority. On April 27, 1871, Mr. Nunnally was united in marriage with Belle Kirkham, a daughter of William P. Kirkham, of this county. Mrs. Nunnally was born, reared and educated in the county. Their union has been blessed by the birth of five children, namely: Mark Pomroy, Fred, Tilfred Gunter, Nellie R. and Ruby.

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This family biography is one of 82 biographies included in The History of Carroll County, Arkansas published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Carroll County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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