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Below is a family biography included in The History of Madison 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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Brantley B. Cluck, farmer, was born September 25, 1840, and is a son of John S. and Jane G. (Robinson) Cluck [see sketch of William Cluck]. He grew to maturity on the home place south of Aurora, and there lived until the war. After serving in the Confederate army six months he enlisted in the First Arkansas Infantry, United States service, and at the end of two and one-half years returned home and located on his present farm, which consists of 170 acres, 100 being well cultivated, upon which he has since resided with the exception of the time consumed in a trip to Colorado. October 25, 1867, he was united in marriage to Agnes A. Martain, daughter of John Martain, who came here between 1830 and 1835 from Tennessee, bringing with him the seed of the well-known Martain red apple. Mrs. Cluck was born upon the same place where she is now living, and upon which are still standing some of her father’s old fruit trees, now over fifty years old. Mr. and Mrs. Cluck have been blessed with nine children: Serrilda J., Dora M., William C., Marion C. (deceased), John B. (deceased), Arminda A., Philip A., Mary A., and Charity A. Mrs. Cluck is a member of the Christian Church, and her husband is a Mason and Knight of the Horse. He is a successful farmer and a well-known and respected citizen.
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This family biography is one of 99 biographies included in The History of Madison County, Arkansas published in 1889. For the complete description, click here: Madison County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps
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