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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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R. R. Garland, farmer of Nevada County, Ark., was born in Madison County, Tenn., January 7, 1841. He is the son of Rev. Thomas L. Garland (deceased), a prominent minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. His educational advantages were somewhat limited, on account of schools not being so plentiful as at the present writing; however he possessed the true elements of success, and always ready to serve his country when called upon. In September, 1865, the subject of this sketch was happily married to Miss Josie McSwain. She is a woman of noble qualities, is the mother of nine promising children, eight of whom are living with their parents, the other was married to Mr. N. F. Haltom, March, 1890.
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