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Below is a family biography from the book,  The History of Franklin 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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Sterling P. Gammill, M. D., of Sub Rosa, was born in Franklin County, Ark., March 28, 1862. His parents are Chesley M. and Margaret S. (Milam) Gammill. Sterling P. Gammill grew up and received his early education in the common schools of his native county, and afterward attended school at the White Oak Academy. He began the study of medicine at the age of seventeen, and two years later began reading with Dr. C. S. Talliaferro, continuing his reading while clerking for his uncle, C. J. Milam, at Sub Rosa, and teaching school. October 6, 1885, he entered the Arkansas Medical College, at Little Rock, where he was an industrious student for one year. He entered upon the active practice of his chosen profession at Sub Rosa in 1886, where he has since enjoyed a liberal patronage. Dr. Gammill owns a farm of forty-four acres, and in 1887, in partnership with James S. McGee, he engaged in general merchandising at Sub Rosa. March 8, 1885, our subject married Miss Anna B. McGee, daughter of J. S. McGee, Dr. Gammill’s mercantile partner, and one of the leading farmers of Franklin County. Mrs. Anna Gammill was born December 10, 1868, and is the mother of two children, Roscoe and Mabel. Dr. Gammill belongs to the F. & A. M.

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This family biography is one of 163 biographies included in The History of Franklin County, Arkansas published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Franklin County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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