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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Grant 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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Jared H. Sudduth, one of Merry Green Township’s enterprising citizens, was born in Tuscaloosa County, Ala. March 20, 1832, and is the son of Jared and Catherine (Henderson) Sudduth, natives of Georgia and Alabama, respectively. Mr. Sudduth moved to Alabama soon after his marriage and remained there until his death, which occurred in 1836; his wife died a few years before, thus leaving Jared an orphan very young. He came to what is now Ashley County, Ark., in 1848 and resided there nearly four years; but in September, 1852, returned to Alabama for his promised bride, Matilda E. Poe. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Arkansas, locating near the place they now call home. That Mr. Sudduth is ambitious and a worker is a fact proven beyond a doubt. He has cleared and improved five different farms in various parts of the surrounding country, and the one on which he now lives is in excellent condition. Mr. and Mrs. Sudduth are the parents of seven children, four having died in infancy. Those living are: Susan (wife of J. J. Allison), J. B. Sudduth and Emily E. (wife of J. G. Stephens whose sketch appears in this history.) Mr. Sudduth and wife are members of the Baptist Church. He was elected as first bailiff of Merry Green Township, and is a Master Mason.

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This family biography is one of 68 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Grant County, Arkansas published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Grant County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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