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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Nevada 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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Newton J. Price, a farmer of special note residing in Boughton Township, was born December 3, 1848. He is the son of Benjamin F. and Marianna C. Price. The father was born in Alabama in 1816, and was a farmer and shoemaker, devoting his attention to these occupations. The mother was a native of Alabama, born in 1816. They were married in 1832 and are the parents of twelve children—eleven sons and one daughter. Those of the children now living are: Newton J., James M., George W., Francis M., Lewis L., Benjamin F., Andrew J., Joanna (now Mrs. N. Tompkins, of Pike County). The family moved from Texas to Arkansas in 1860, settling in Hempstead County, where they lived until the death of the parents, which occurred in 1863 and 1867. They were both faithful members of the Baptist Church. Newton Price, the subject of the present sketch, married Miss Laura J. Aaron, of Nevada County, August 29, 1839. They are the parents of nine children, of whom those now living are: John F., Oscar C, Anderson J., Alonzo C, Aaron M., Georgie, Nora G. and Artiamissa. Mr. Price is a Baptist minister, having been ordained to preach in 1878. He owns a valuable estate which is cultivated after the newest and most advanced methods, and is a Royal Arch Mason.

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This family biography is one of 96 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Nevada County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Nevada County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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