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Below is a family biography from the book, The History of Crawford 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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James A. Floyd, farmer and proprietor of cotton-gin, was born in Bedford County, Tenn., in 1848, a son of James H. and Martha L. Lawrence, natives of Williamson and Rutherford Counties, Tenn., respectively. The father died in the last named county about 1849, and the mother in Bedford County in 1869. The grandfather, James Floyd, was born in Virginia, and died in Williamson County, Tenn., prior to the war. The grandmother was a native of North Carolina. James A. is the youngest of a family of three children, and receiving but a limited education during his youth, when of age he began life for himself by farming. In 1874 he married Maggie, daughter of J. G. Harrison, a native of Lincoln County, Tenn., where Mr. Floyd farmed until 1880. Since that time he has resided three miles from Alma, having now 160 acres of good land as the result of his labor and good management. Mrs. Floyd’s father served as deputy sheriff of Lincoln County, Tenn., and in 1880 came to Crawford County, locating near Alma. Mr. Floyd is a Democrat, and cast his first presidential vote for Greeley, in 1872. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Alma Lodge No. 43, and belongs to the K. of H. He has one son and three daughters, and is united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
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This family biography is one of 222 biographies included in The History of Crawford County, Arkansas published in 1889. For the complete description, click here: Crawford County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps
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