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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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William Malcom Munn. Prominent among the prosperous and popular men whose careers form the chief of interest in the history of Nevada County, is he whose name heads this sketch. In the year 1852 he was born in the State of Arkansas, where he passed his youth, received his literary training in private schools, and finally, at the age of eighteen, commenced farming for himself on the estate where he has resided until the present time. His father, Malcom Munn, died in 1869, and entered the land which his son now owns. Mr. Munn’s property is all in a fine state of cultivation, yielding the owner a handsome income. In 1874 the subject of this sketch was united in marriage with Miss Cox, of Arkansas, daughter of Henry Cox, a native of Arkansas. Of their children, Ella B., Edison, Carlyle and Mary E. are living, and one child died in early infancy. Mr. Munn is a member of the Farmers’ Alliance, and belongs to the Union Labor party, being interested in all worthy enterprises. Mrs. Munn belongs to the Baptist Church, being a most devout Christian lady, who delights to benefit mankind.

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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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