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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Prairie 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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B. R. Jenkins is the popular druggist and postmaster of Barrettsville, and although a native born resident of the State of Mississippi, he has been a resident of Prairie County, Ark., since 1868. His father, J. J. Jenkins, was born in South Carolina in 1819, and was a son of Benjamin and Frances Jenkins. His youth was spent in his native State, but when a young man he removed to Northeast Mississippi, and there remained engaged in farming for about sixteen years. He was married in this State about 1842 to Miss Mary Guess, a daughter of Richard and Jane Guess, who were native Alabamians. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins reared a family of eight children: Frances J. (died when a young lady), B. R., James (who is also deceased), Jack A. (a resident of Lonoke County,, Ark.), Mary (deceased), Catherine (Mrs. Morgan, resides in Prairie County), Anna (Mrs. Chaffin, also resides in this county) and Amanda (deceased). In 1857 Mr. Jenkins removed his family to White County, Ark., and after his wife’s death, in 1860, he married Mrs. Nancy Jackson, and by her reared a family of eight children: George W., John H., Samuel H., David S., Charley, Josephine, Thomas and Bettie. After residing in White County for about ten years, he came to Prairie County, and is here residing on a farm. He is a Mason, and in his political opinion is a Democrat. B. R. Jenkins has been educated in Arkansas, and in 1867 was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Hagle, but they parted by mutual consent after living together for one year. Mr. Jenkins has been a resident of Prairie County for twenty-one years, and for sixteen years was a farmer, but since 1886 has been engaged in the drug business at Barrettsville, and has been postmaster of that place since 1887. He owns 160 acres of land, and has forty acres under cultivation. He is a member of the Baptist Church.

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This family biography is one of 94 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Prairie County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Prairie County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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