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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Calhoun 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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James Houston Peacher, editor and proprietor of the Calhoun Courier, was born in Brandon, Miss., September 21, 1865, the fourth in a family of eight children, born to William Andrew and Mara Ella (Hicks) Peacher, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Mississippi. The maternal grandfather, Maj. Hicks, of Jackson, was a well known Mason, and one of the leading men of his time. His father has been engaged in the mercantile business at Brandon for the last twenty years, where the family still reside. He came to Arkansas in 1885, began work on the Columbia Record, published at Magnolia, Columbia County, remained on this paper about two and one-half years. Then, after a short trip to his home, he returned to Arkansas, settling in Hampton in August, 1888, and engaged with the Calhoun County Courier as printer. October 11, of the same year, he assumed editorial charge of the paper under Pickett & Tomlinson, and held this position until December, 1889, when he purchased the office and paper, changed the name to the Calhoun Courier, and is now conducting the paper with force and skill, doing good work for Calhoun County and the Democratic party. On the evening of May 8, he was married to Miss Lou Titia Silliman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Silliman, who reside in Polk Township, this county. The couple have begun housekeeping, and save the continued illness of the husband, there are no visible marks to check their progress and happiness. Although still a young man, Mr. Peacher is inspired with energy and a progressive spirit that is rapidly placing him in the front ranks of Calhoun County’s enterprising citizens. The county’s welfare is the subject of his study and research, and to the accomplishment of that end in the briefest time, he is using his best judgment. As a consequence his subscription list is growing steadily, and the people of this section seem to appreciate his endeavors in promoting all worthy enterprises.

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This family biography is one of 67 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Calhoun County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Calhoun County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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