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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Desha 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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Albert Wynn is a well-known resident and successful farmer of Desha County, Ark., and by his good judgment, progressive ideas and industry, has acquired his present property. He was born in Warren County, Ga., November 30, 1834, and is a son of James Wynn, also of that county, who was born about 1793, and died in 1857 in the State of Alabama, where he had removed, in 1853. He was a farmer, and by his superior business qualifications was the owner of a handsome property at the time of his death. His ancestors were Virginians and of Welsh descent. His union with Miss Lackie Barksdale, a native of Georgia, and a daughter of Daniel Barksdale, resulted in the birth of nine children—three sons and six daughters—of whom are now living: Elizabeth (widow of Charles Calclough, residing in Alabama), Abner (a lawyer and farmer of Talladega County, Ala.), Albert (the subject of this sketch), and Emily (the widow of Henry Clyett, a resident of Alabama). Those deceased are Susan, Francis, Louisa, Mary and Alfred. Albert Wynn received his education in the common schools of Georgia, and in the Mercer University of Penfield, Ga., and East Tennessee University of Knoxville, Tenn. He began the study of law in Warrenton, Ga., and later practiced there for two years, after which he turned his attention to trade until 1860, at which time he removed to Arkansas and settled in Desha County, where he now resides, being engaged in farming and stock-raising. He owns 900 acres of valuable land near the Arkansas River, and has 200 acres under the plow, the principal products of which are corn and cotton. He is raising horses and cattle very successfully, and in all his business operations he has shown himself to be a man of energy, determination and perseverance. In 1863 he joined Company I, Second Arkansas Cavalry, Trans-Mississippi Department, and was with Gen. Sterling Price on his raid through Missouri, taking part in all the battles of that campaign. He was captured in Arkansas, but soon made his escape and rejoined his command. He surrendered at Shreveport, La., and was there paroled and returned to the quiet pursuit of farming in Desha County. Miss Anna E. Cook, a native of Alabama, and a daughter of William Cook, became his wife in Talladega County, Ala., in 1887. She is a member of the Episcopal Church, and he is a Democrat and a Master Mason.

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This family biography is one of 80 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Desha County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Desha County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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