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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Clark 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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Sylvanus G. Conway, planter, Hollywood, Ark. Mr. Conway was born in Morgan County, Ala., on July 6, 1835, and is the son of James H. Conway, a native of South Carolina, born in 1800, and a farmer by occupation. The elder Conway was justice of the peace of Alabama for a number of years, and in 1820 was married to Miss Angeline Jackson, a native of South Carolina, born in 1805. To this union were born twelve children— seven sons and five daughters—of whom but five are now living: Wilson W., Joseph D., Sarah L. (widow of C. Aldridge), Emily S. (widow of Mr. Richardson) and Sylvanus G. The father emigrated to Alabama about 1820, and died in 1888. He and wife were members of the Baptist Church, and he was a member of the Masonic fraternity. Sylvanus G. Conway was reared in Alabama and was married in Clark County, Ark., in 1861, to Miss Sarah J. Thomas, who bore him eight children—six sons and two daughters, four of whom are now living: William T., Joseph G., Lawrence
C. and Virginia A. Mrs. Conway died in 1887. She was a worthy and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Conway took for his second wife Miss Anna Thomas, a native of South Carolina, born in 1836, and was united in marriage to her in Clark County, Ark., in 1888. In 1862 Mr. Conway enlisted in the infantry, Company H, under Capt. Greene and served until the close of the war. He is a wide-awake, industrious farmer, is the owner of 240 acres of land, and has 100 acres under cultivation. He is a member of the A. F. & A. M., and in his political views is strictly Democratic. He emigrated from Alabama to Arkansas in 1856, settled in this county, and now has one of the best farms to be found. He is in favor of all public improvements and has always been a liberal donator to all laudable enterprises. He and Mrs. Conway are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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