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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Hempstead 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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James M. Hendrix, planter and merchant, Wallaceburg, Ark. One of the neatest farms in Wallaceburg Township is that owned by Mr. Hendrix, containing 539 acres of land, well cultivated, and upon it are, besides the residence, other necessary outbuildings. Mr. Hendrix was born in McNairy County, Tenn., on December 10, 1848, and his parents, John and Emily (Sauer) Hendrix, were natives of the same State, and both born in the year 1828. The father was a farmer by occupation and carried on this calling the principal part of his life. He was married to Miss Sauer, in Tennessee, in 1847, and the result of this union was one child (our subject). The father died in his native State in 1848, and the mother emigrated to Arkansas in 1850, and settled in Hempstead County. She was married, the second time, in the last-named year to Thomas Ferrell, of Hempstead County, and by him became the mother of nine children, six now living: Sarah, Laura, Samuel, Hettie, Wesley and Josie. The step-father died in 1873, and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The mother is a member of the same church. James M. Hendrix was married in Hempstead County, Ark., in 1868, to Miss Mary Willis, a native of Mississippi, and the fruits of this union were seven children, five now living: John W., Catherine, Martin, Thomas and Mattie. Mrs. Hendrix died in 1882. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1883 Mr. Hendrix’s second marriage, to Miss Vira Bolt, was consummated, and they became the parents of four children, three now living: Rosey, Roy H. and Henry G. Mrs. Hendrix was born in Pike County, Ark., in 1861, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Hendrix commenced merchandising in 1887, and is doing quite well at his business. Politically he is Democratic.
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