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Below is a family biography included in The History of Cherokee County, Kansas included within the History of Kansas by William G. Cutler, published by A. T. Andreas, 1883. 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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CARLILE FAULKNER, grocer, was born in Kentucky in 1832. He moved to North Missouri at the age of twenty-two, where he remained four years, and then came to Allen County, Kan., where he resided until 1866 on a farm. He came to Cherokee County in 1866, took up land and improved it, and still owns the same farm. He opened a grocery at Empire City in 1879, which he still carries on. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Tye, of Kentucky, in 1856, and has four children— Drewery T., Susan F., Daniel C, Sarah L.
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