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Below is a family biography from the book,  The History of Franklin 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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Lorenzo C. Gammill, a farmer and teacher of Franklin County, is a native of Hardin County, Tenn., and was born April 5, 1855. His parents are Chesley M. and Margaret S. (Milam) Gammill, with whom he came to Franklin County in 1857. The money with which to pay his schooling he earned working on a farm, and he received his education at Grand Prairie. He began his career as a teacher when fifteen years of age, as assistant teacher under Prof. Green, at Hickory Point; two years later he entered the public schools as a teacher, and continued this occupation until the winter of 1887-88. He is one of the best known teachers in Franklin County. Since 1880, during the school vacations, he has been engaged in merchandising for his uncle, C. J. Milam, at Sub Rosa. In 1878 Mr. Gammill married Miss Mary A. Smith, of Franklin County, who was born at Gammiel in 1860, and is a daughter of Capt. Smith, of the Confederate army, who came from Alabama to Arkansas in 1857, locating on a farm in Franklin County. Capt. Smith was a wheel-wright and cabinet-maker by occupation. To Mr. and Mrs. Gammill have been born three children, viz.: Geneva, born July 20, 1879; Beatrice, born August 20, 1881, and Edith, born October 21, 1884. Mrs. Gammill is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Gammill is a prominent Republican of Franklin County, and was candidate for county clerk on the Republican ticket in 1880; in 1888 he was appointed one of the commissioners of accounts of his county, and on April 17 was made notary public. He is engaged in the study of law, and besides being an industrious and enterprising young man, is now engaged with his uncle, C. J. Milam, in merchandising, and is assistant postmaster at Sub Rosa, Ark.

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This family biography is one of 163 biographies included in The History of Franklin County, Arkansas published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Franklin County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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