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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Clark 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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J. H. Wilson is an enterprising and successful liveryman of Arkadelphia, Ark., and was born in Floyd County, Ga., on the 23d of January, 1862, being one of three surviving members of a family of six children born to John and Nancy (Dukes) Wilson, also natives of Georgia, in which State the mother passed from life. About the year 1872 Mr. Wilson came to Clark County, Ark., and located on a good farm near Arkadelphia, where he made his home until his death, which occurred in 1878. J. H. Wilson was about ten years of age when he was brought to this county by his father, and from his earliest recollections he had been familiar with the duties of farm life, the occupation of agriculture receiving his attention until about 1888, when he left the plow to come to Arkadelphia and engage in the livery business. He has a first-class establishment, his barn being well stocked with all necessary vehicles, and he keeps, on an average, fourteen head of horses, which are always ready for use at reasonable rates. He also deals in stock to a considerable extent, and may be said to be one of the wide-awake and enterprising business men of the place. In November, 1881, he was united in marriage to Miss Martha Winfield, by whom he has two bright and interesting little children: Edgar and Effie.

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This family biography is one of 99 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Clark County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Clark County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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