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Below is a family biography included in The History of Benton 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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J. W. Duckworth is a member of the real estate, loan and insurance company of Duckworth & Bixler, of Rogers, Ark. Mr. Duckworth was born in Benton County, Ark., in 1850, and is a son of J. P. and Nancy (Alexander) Duckworth, who were born in Missouri and Kentucky, respectively. They are at present residing in Rogers, and eight of their nine children are living. Their son, J. W., was reared and educated in his native State, and after reaching a suitable age spent some time in pedagoguing. He took an irregular course in the Springdale Academy, and then went to Jackson, Tenn., where he took a course in Greek and the mental and moral sciences. Owing to ill health he concluded to travel for some time, and in his wanderings visited many of the principal points of interest, and the large cities of the United States. His health finally returned, and in 1877 he settled down in Rogers, Ark., and engaged in his present business. He is one of the stockholders in the canning and packing factory at Rogers, and is one of the enterprising and public-spirited citizens of the county. In 1875 he was united in marriage with Miss Arizona Sikes, who was born in Benton County in 1858, and is the mother of two children, Charley R. and Siddie. Mr. and Mrs. Duckworth are members of the Baptist Church; he is a Democrat, and a member of the A. F. & A. M.

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This family biography is one of 240 biographies included in The History of Benton County, Arkansas published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Benton County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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