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Below is a family biography from the book, The History of Crawford 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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B. F. Strong, druggist, of Porter, was born September 14, 1810, in Ohio County, W. Va. His father, Samuel Strong, was a shoemaker by trade, and served in the War of 1812 under Capt. Reaves, dying in January, 1815, from the effects of exposure. The mother Elizabeth (Huffman), was born in Ohio County, W. Va., in 1790, and died in 1862. William Strong, the grandfather, was born in Germany, and came to America in the colony founded by William Penn. He located in West Virginia, where he engaged in farming until his death, in 1830. His wife was also a native of Germany. The maternal grandparents, Benjamin and Sarah Huffman, were natives of Germany, who settled upon the Potomac after coming to America, and engaged in farming. Mr. Huffman died in 1833. Our subject is the only living child of a family of three. In 1840 he moved to Illinois, and from there went to St. Louis, Mo., in 1845. Two years later he went to Iowa, and the next year went to Mercer County, Mo. In 1869 he settled in Crawford County, where he has since resided. The years from 1850 to 1853 were spent by Mr. Strong in California. In 1863 he enlisted in the United States Militia, under Capt. Smalley, operating in Northern Missouri until discharged in 1863, after six months’ service. Mr. Strong is a carpenter and mill-wright by trade. He is a well-to-do citizen, and besides his drug business owns five lots in Porter and three good houses. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity, and in politics is a Republican, though his first presidential vote was cast for Andrew Jackson in 1828. December 26, 1833, Mr. Strong was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Antill, who was born in Ohio on October 2, 1814, and is a daughter of James and Elizabeth (Guess) Antill. Mrs. Strong is the only living child of a family of eleven, and is the mother of four children living and five deceased. Those living are George W., Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Ballew, Mrs. Emeline Lane and Mrs. Ellen Rankin. Those deceased: Samuel Strong, James M., William H., Thomas J. and Benjamin. James Antill and his wife, Elizabeth, the parents of Mrs. Strong, were descendants of William Penn, and died in 1876 and 1852, respectively. The father was born January 1, 1790, and was a mill-wright by trade. From Maryland he immigrated to Ohio, and from there to Virginia.
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This family biography is one of 222 biographies included in The History of Crawford County, Arkansas published in 1889. For the complete description, click here: Crawford County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps
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