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Below is a family biography included in The History of Spencer County, Indiana published by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. in 1885. 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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CHARLES B. DUCKWALL, an enterprising farmer of Hammond Township, bought 393 acres of land on Sections 27 and 28, and located on it in 1880. He has since improved his farm very much, and now has one of the best places in the county. In May, 1882, he was joined in wedlock with Mary B. Anderson. To this union one child— Walter — has been born. Mr. Duckwall was born June 14, 1853, in New Albany, Ind., and is the only son in the family of three boys and five girls, born to David and Emma (Jones) Duckwall, natives of Virginia and Indiana respectively. The former, at the time of his marriage, resided at Louisville, Ky., and was the proprietor of a boat supply and grain house. He continued in this business for upward of twenty-five years, meeting with marked success. In 1875 he abandoned the boat supply business, and the following year entered into the grain and commission business, in which he is at present engaged. He is one of the leading business men of Louisville.
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This family biography is one of 344 biographies included in The History of Spencer County, Indiana portion of the book: History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties Indiana published in 1885 by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. For the complete description, click here: Spencer County, Indiana History and Genealogy
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