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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Lafayette 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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Zachary T. Halton is recognized as a careful, energetic agriculturist of Lafayette County, and by his advanced ideas, progressive habits and liberal contributions to all worthy enterprises, he has gained the respect and esteem of his fellow-men. His birth occurred in Henderson County, Tenn., on February 16, 1833, and he is the son of Ezekiel and Wincy (Thomas) Halton, natives of North Carolina, the former born in 1811. The paternal grandfather, John Halton, was of Welsh descent. Ezekiel Halton, a farmer by occupation, came to Arkansas in 1841, and located on a farm in Nevada County, which he is now engaged in tilling. His wife, whose parents were David and Martha (Wilson) Thomason, departed this life in 1850, leaving three children, all of whom are still living: Zachary, Johan (now Mrs. Staggs, of Hot Springs), and William (a farmer of Ouachita County). When Zachary Halton was five years of age, his parents moved to Arkansas, and here he attained his growth, and received his education. He came to this county in 1881, and has ever since been an honored resident, and is now numbered among its leading agriculturists. He owns 160 acres of valuable land, about sixty acres being under an excellent state of cultivation. He was married in 1866, to Miss Eliza Jane Bell, and their union has been blessed with eight children, all of whom are still living: Lewis and Leonard (farmers of this township); and Lawrence, James, Emma, Robert, Shelton and Susie (at home). Mrs. Halton was born in Coweta County, Ga., in 1843, and was a daughter of James and Lucinda Bell, both of whom were born in Georgia. She and husband are both members of the Presbyterian Church. He is an active member of the County Wheel, and in politics votes the straight Democratic ticket.

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This family biography is one of 44 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Lafayette County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Lafayette County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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