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Below is a family biography included in The History of Carroll 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. O. Ducker, M. D., was born in Ashley County, Ark., in 1851, and is a son of W. M. and Permelia K. Ducker, natives of South Carolina and Virginia, respectively. W. M. Ducker was of French extraction, and a farmer. He was a prominent man in his county, and served as sheriff for many years. His death occurred in 1855. The mother was of English origin. She died in 1874, leaving two children, the subject of this sketch and a daughter who now resides in Texas. J. O. Ducker received a good academic education in his native county, after which he entered college at Louisville, Ky., from which he graduated in 1869. In 1874 he entered the Louisville Medical College, of Philadelphia, graduating from it in 1877. At once he entered upon the practice of his profession near Pine Bluff, Ark., remaining there until 1879, when he removed to Fayetteville. After a year’s practice in the latter city, he removed to Eureka Springs. Being thoroughly educated in his profession, he has built up a large practice in medicine and surgery, and here he practices during the summer; he also has an office in the city of St. Louis, Mo., where he practices his profession every winter. Dr. Ducker is a member of the State Medical Association, and is secretary of the County Medical Society. His marriage with Daisy Foster, of New Orleans, was celebrated in December, 1881, and to them has been born one son, Frank O. The Doctor is a Mason, and in politics a Democrat.

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This family biography is one of 82 biographies included in The History of Carroll County, Arkansas published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Carroll County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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