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Below is a family biography included in The History of Sebastian 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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Dr. Albert Dunlap, physician of Fort Smith, and son of Joseph and Mildred (Jones) Dunlap, was born in Alabama December 8, 1828. Joseph Dunlap is a native of North Carolina, was a mechanic by occupation, is still alive, and a resident of Washington County, Ark. His mother, Frances Dunlap, is also living in Washington County, Ark., and is the oldest person in that county. She is ninety-seven years of age. Dr. Albert Dunlap came to Arkansas during his minority, and grew to manhood in Washington County. He received his education in Ozark Institute, and in 1850 he commenced the study of medicine under Dr. Pollard. He graduated from the medical department of the Transylvania University, at Lexington, Ky., in 1861, and with the exception of a short time he has since practiced medicine in Fort Smith, locating here in 1852. He is a member of the Sebastian Medical Society, Arkansas State Medical Society, American Medical Association and International Medical Congress. He has been president of the Sebastian County Medical Society, and vice-president of the Arkansas State Medical Society; was a member of the Fort Smith Board of Health for about twenty years. He was in the hospital department during the late war, serving the whole time in the trans-Mississippi Department. He is the oldest practicing physician in Fort Smith, and his family are members of the Episcopal Church. The Doctor was married to Miss Virginia Spring, daughter of Dr. M. Spring, formerly a physician of this place, and medical partner of Dr. Dunlap. Mrs. Dunlap is a member of the Ladies’ Relief Union. Dr. Dunlap is a member of the pension examination board, and examining physician for several different life insurance companies. After years of experience in the country, Dr. Dunlap is about to retire from active practice in the city of Fort Smith, and is building up a health resort on the top of the Boston Mountains. This he considers the greatest enterprise of his life. The location is certainly a happy one, and has the sanction of the highest medical authorities in the South, besides being expressly chosen by Dr. Dunlap, who would certainly know its virtues if anyone would. The close proximity of the location to the Southern lowlands, the great altitude and the purity and variety of waters to be found on the location, make it expressly desirable. This is unquestionably destined to become one of the leading health resorts of the South. It is 2,000 feet above the level of the sea, and the highest temperature reached during the summer of 1888 was ninety degrees. The place chosen for the health resort is situated on both sides of the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, forty-two miles from Fort Smith, and two trains pass daily each way, making regular stops at the station- Winslow.

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This family biography is one of 217 biographies included in The History of Sebastian County, Arkansas published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Sebastian County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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