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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Lincoln 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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Shelby Richardson, planter of Auburn Township, is the subject of the present sketch, and is a native of Kentucky, having first seen the light of this world in Mercer County, in that State, March 21, 1826. He is a son of Landie and Lucy Richardson. The father is of an old Kentucky family, one of his grandfathers having gone with Daniel Boone when he discovered the uncultivated but numerous charms of the State so famous for its products. The education of Shelby Richardson was chiefly acquired at home, until after the family moved to Arkansas, when he spent two years at Arkansas Military College at Tulip, graduating with honors in 1853. In 1858 he was married to Miss Lucy Brown, daughter of Tyre H. and Martha Brown. Mr. Richardson came to Lincoln County in 1884, settling upon his present farm near South Bend. He owns over a thousand acres, a large portion of which is excellently cultivated. His fortune is entirely due to his own superior judgment and ability, and his own efforts have gained his success in business.

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

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