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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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Thomas F. McKennon is one of the wealthy farmers of Benton County, Ark., being the owner of 240 acres of fine farming land, and was born and reared in the county and State in which he now resides, the former event taking place in 1859. His father, W. H. McKennon, was born in Tennessee in 1821, and was there married to Miss Lucretia Bobb, who was also born in that State. Soon after their nuptials were celebrated they came to Arkansas and located in Carroll County, where they became well-to-do farmers. Mr. McKennon died in 1866; his widow is still living, and resides in Clarksville, Ark. Thomas F. McKennon was educated in the common schools of Carroll County, and in the Clarksville Academy, one of the oldest educational institutions in the State, and through life has given the most of his attention to agricultural pursuits. In 1879 he was married to Miss Nannie Morrow, a native of Benton County, born in 1859 and by her is the father of two children one named Cleva. Mr. McKennon came with his family to Benton County in 1879, and here they have since made their home. He is very public spirited, and has always taken a deep interest in enterprises calculated to benefit the county. He is a member of the Pea Ridge lodge of A. F. & A. M., No. 119, a member of the Presbyterian Church, and votes the Democratic ticket.
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