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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Lonoke 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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A. L. Driskill has manifested that thoroughness and acquaintance with agricultural affairs which have given him a prominent place among the farmers of Lonoke County. He first saw the light of day in Campbell County, Va., in the month of February, 1818. His father, Adam Driskill, was also a native of Virginia, reaching the years of maturity and entering the state of matrimony among the historic scenes of the “Mother of Presidents.” Miss Sarah Bailey became Mrs. Adam Driskill, bearing a family of twelve children, A. L. being the only one surviving. The father was a farmer and the mother was a member of the Baptist Church. Daniel Driskill, the grandfather, was born near Dublin, Ireland. The subject of this sketch, A. L. Driskill, received his education in Virginia. November 8, 1843, he was married to Miss Nancy Walker, and to this union have been born a family of seven children: Mary E., Richard M., James A., Martha A., William D., Lucy B. and John W. Mr. Driskill is a most successful farmer, owning a splendid farm of 120 acres, with fifty acres under cultivation. He has held membership in the Blue Lodge of the Masonic order, and together with his wife was a member of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Driskill died January 12, 1889, leaving many friends to mourn her loss. Mr. Driskill is a highly esteemed citizen, painstaking and enterprising in all matters pertaining to the welfare of the State or county.
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