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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Howard 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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Henry C. Green, was born in North Carolina, January 29, 1817. His father, Robert Green, was born in Chatham County, N. C, in 1780, and married Miss Delilah Stokes, of that State. Of their sixteen children only Jane S. and Henry C. are living at present. The subject of this sketch passed his school days in North Carolina, and at the age of seventeen commenced life for himself, turning his attention to agricultural pursuits and meeting always with success. At the time of the war he was a very extensive raiser of stock. He enlisted in an Arkansas regiment, in 1864, being second lieutenant of his company, and surrendered in 1865. At the close of the war Mr. Kennedy once more devoted his time to farming, owning at the present writing 400 acres of the best land in Arkansas, and contributing largely to the support of all worthy causes and the welfare of his community. On December 13, 1843, he married Miss Mary V. Hart, a daughter of John Hart, of Lowndes County, Miss. They had eleven children, of whom Charles A., William U. and Thomas B. are still living. Mrs. Hart died in 1865, and in 1866 Mr. Green married Miss Lizzie Pew. Of their seven children George Allen is dead, and Edward D., Katy H., Nellie J., Walter M., Josephus and Elmer C. are now living.

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This family biography is one of 116 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Howard County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Howard County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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