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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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Henry P. Epperson is one of the leading farmers of Howard County, and was born in this county February 27, 1854. His parents, George T. and Delany Epperson, were Southerners by birth, the former a native of Georgia and the latter of Tennessee. They have had five children, viz.: Mary S., Henry P., Eliza I., Taylor T., and Delany (who died in early infancy). The father was an extensive land owner and also interested in the milling business, and moved to Arkansas in 1848, locating in Howard County, where he was married, and has done a great deal to advance the cause of churches, schools and all other worthy enterprises. His wife died in 1864, after which he married Mrs. Julia Cothorn, of Georgia. The subject of this sketch was educated in private schools in Howard County, and when twenty-one years old began farming for himself. He married Miss Ellen M. Rowles, of Tennessee. They are the parents of seven children, viz.: Delany, Georgie, Ryston, Annie D., Henry P., M. Blanch and Maysie. Mr. Epperson owns 220 acres of valuable land, which is well cultivated, and takes great pride in his occupation. He is a member of the Masonic lodge No. 210 (Blue Lodge), and has been secretary of the same for about three years. Mrs. Epperson is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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This family biography is one of 116 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Howard County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Howard County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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