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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Nevada 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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Andrew J. Jones, a prominent farmer, was born in Ouachita County, Ark., on April 26, 1853, and is a son of James M. and Mary (Mosley) Jones, the father being a native of South Carolina, and a farmer by occupation, the mother also of the same State. They were the parents of thirteen children —five sons and eight daughters—but only four of these children are living at the present time, the subject of this sketch being the fifth son: Susanna C. (Mrs. Andrew R. Ridyell), Hilda A. (who married William Cox, who is a prosperous farmer of Ouachita County), and Lucinda C. (wife of E. H. Frisby). The family moved from Alabama to Arkansas in 1848, settling in Ouachita County, and were consistent members of the Baptist Church. The father departed this life in 1884, and in 1886 the mother breathed her last. The subject of this sketch married Miss Malinda E. Nichols, of Nevada County, on January 14, 1874. She was a daughter of John and Elvira Nichols. Of this union were born five children, of whom Urilla, L. William and Hettie A. are living, and Cordelia and Cleveland are dead. Mr. Jones owns 120 acres of highly cultivated land, and farms most successfully. Politically he is a strong Democrat, and devoted to the interests of his party. Both he and his wife are members of the Baptist Church, and supporters of all worthy enterprises.

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This family biography is one of 96 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Nevada County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Nevada County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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