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Below is a family biography included in The History of Benton County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889. 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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Amos A. Brown a farmer of Benton County, Ark., was born on the 2d of February, 1830, and located on his present fine farm of 260 acres in 1852. He has lived a quiet, uneventful life, but has always taken a deep interest in matters pertaining to the welfare of the county in which he resides. He has 130 acres of land under cultivation, and is in a prosperous condition, financially. Mr. Brown votes the Democratic ticket, and his first vote for President as far as he recollects was for James K. Polk. He is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. His parents, Alfred and Narcissus (Belk) Brown, were married in their native State, North Carolina, and immigrated to Tennessee in 1832, and from Tennessee to North Carolina in 1834. In 1851 they left North Carolina and arrived in Benton County in 1852. Their children were as follows: Elvira, Darling (deceased), James, Amos A., Arra A., Asoph (deceased), Alfred (deceased), Harriet, J. M. and John W. The paternal grandfather was an Englishman and came to America at a very early day, locating in North Carolina.
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