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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Desha 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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Greene W. Clark, planter. Brought up to the life of a farmer, Mr. Clark has since continued that calling with care and perseverance, and is well known as a successful tiller of the soil. He was born in Ashley County, Ark., May 11, 1845, and is a son of Philip and Nancy (Holyfield) Clark, who were born in North Carolina and South Carolina, in 1809 and 1810, respectively. The father removed from his native State to Mississippi in an early day, and was there married, coming in 1837, to Arkansas, and settling in Chicot County, where he entered land, built a log-cabin, and began improving his property. He died in 1853, and his wife in 1870, having become the parents of ten children, the subject of this sketch being the only one now living. Greene W. Clark was reared in his native State, and January 22, 1866, was united in marriage to Miss Nancy E., the daughter of Isaac and Mary J. Currell, of Chicot County, who was born in this State in 1846, and they have become the parents of three sons and four daughters, William O. and Mary C. being the only ones now living. March 27, 1862, Mr. Clark enlisted in Company G, Twenty-third Arkansas Infantry, and served until 1863, when he was taken prisoner at Port Hudson, and after being exchanged, in the latter part of 1863, he joined Company A, Third Louisiana Cavalry, and during his service was in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Port Hudson, Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, serving until the final surrender. He then returned to his home and friends. Since 1879 he has been devoting his attention to railroad contracting and merchandising, being associated in the latter business with Charles H. Halley, of Halley, Ark. He is a Democrat, a member of the K. of H., and is in every respect a public-spirited citizen. His wife is a member of the Baptist Church.

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This family biography is one of 80 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Desha County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Desha County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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