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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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Mr. F. H. Lyons, a leading planter of Lonoke County, was born in Jefferson County, Ark., in January, 1856, and is one of five children born to Samuel and Caroline (Sandford) Lyons, natives of South Carolina and Alabama, respectively. Samuel Lyons’ birth occurred in 1818, and he was educated in his native State of South Carolina. A carpenter by occupation, and a quiet, law-abiding citizen, he was respected by all who knew him, and his death, which occurred in 1863, was regretted by the entire community, for all realized that they had lost one of their best and most enterprising residents. F. H. Lyons was educated in Arkansas County, Ark, and there married Miss Millie Handcock, an estimable lady. To them have been born the following children: Clarah B., Henry H., Annie, Caroline and Charley. Mr. Lyons has a fine farm of 120 acres, 100 of which are in a high state of cultivation, and finely stocked with all grades of animals. He has held the office of school director or trustee for eight years. Himself and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and to all enterprises that promote the growth of the county, Mr. Lyons is a liberal contributor.
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