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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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Charles R. Carroll, prominent among the planters of Lonoke County, Ark., was born in this county, March 11, 1869. His father, Thomas Carroll, was born in Tennessee, in 1817. Growing to manhood and receiving his education in that State, the elder Mr. Carroll was married to Miss Malinda Fuller. To this union was given a family of ten children, five boys and five girls. The father finally moved to Arkansas, and after the death of the mother, was married to Hulda Naylor, who bore a son, Charles, our subject. Three other children resulted from this marriage: Maggie, Ida S. and Beaulah E. The father was a farmer by occupation, owning about 150 acres of land. At his death on February 9, 1885, his estate was divided among his children. He and his wife were both members of the Baptist Church. The latter died December 4, 1885. C. R. Carroll was educated in Lonoke County, the place of his birth, and February 1, 1888, he was married to Annie Taylor, a daughter of Joshua and Sarah Taylor. But one child was born to this union, Roy E., who died February 19, 1889. Mr. Carroll is a farmer, owning some 210 acres of fine farming land, eighty acres under cultivation. His wife is a devoted member of the Baptist Church. They are worthy citizens and sociable and esteemed neighbors.

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This family biography is one of 143 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Lonoke County, Arkansas published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Lonoke County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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