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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Howard 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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G. V. Littlefield. Prominent among the successful farmers that have given Howard County such an enviable reputation for hospitality, education and wealth, is he whose name heads this sketch. He was born in Alabama, the State of sunshine, beauty and culture, April 28, 1836, and received his intellectual training in that State. When twenty-one years old he moved to Arkansas, settling in Howard County, and in 1862 enlisted in the army on the Confederate side as a private in Company A, Twenty-fourth Arkansas, under Gen. Roam. He fought in the battle of Arkansas Post, where he was captured and retained in Chicago until 1863, at which time he was exchanged. He was also in the battles of Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge, where he was wounded by a ball passing through his left shoulder. In 1877 Mr. Littlefield was united in marriage to Miss Louvenia Logan, a native of Alabama, and daughter of Thomas and Nancy Logan. They have had two children: Robert L., and Jennie (who died September 9, 1888). The subject of this sketch is postmaster, a position he has held for four years; was at one time justice of the peace, and owns a very valuable and highly improved farm.
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