My Genealogy Hound

Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Miller 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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W. J. Allen. The oldest newspaper in the Texas side of Texarkana is the Inter-State News, which was established in January, 1874, a few months after the location of the town site. It issues a daily and weekly edition and has been owned and edited by Maj. W. J. Allen since the spring of 1876. He has been in continuous service about three times as long as any of the other newspaper men here.

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