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Below is a family biography from the book,  The History of Franklin 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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Charles E. Hudson, a farmer of Prairie Township, was born August 22, 1855, and is a son of Charles E. and Eliza (Mealer) Hudson. Stephen Hudson, grandfather of our subject, was a native of Virginia, where he lived until after his marriage, when he removed to Limestone County, Ala., and located on a farm. In 1852 he went to Arkansas and settled on a farm in Franklin County, where he died in 1869 at an advanced age. Charles E. Hudson, Sr., was a native of Limestone County, Ala., and was reared on a farm. In 1839 he married Eliza Mealer, who was born in Giles County, Tenn., in 1820, and in 1852 they took up land in Franklin County, Ark. Of their five children two are now living, viz.: Caroline (wife of James Moffatt) and Charles E. The father was a strong temperance man, and was a member of the Sons of Temperance, in which he took an active part. He died August 6, 1855, and in 1861 his widow married Dr. L. K. Massey, a graduate of the Louisville Medical College and a prominent physician and surgeon of Northwestern Arkansas. He was surgeon of Gen. Cabell’s brigade during the late war, and accumulated considerable property. He died March 23, 1883, leaving one son, Arnantrille, who is now in Mexico. Charles E. Hudson, subject of our sketch, was brought up on a farm, and received a common-school education. In 1875 he married Caroline Bryant, who was born in Jackson County, Ga., and is a daughter of W. L. Bryant, a farmer, who settled in Franklin County in 1870. Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hudson, one of whom is deceased. Those living are William, Lucy, Belva, Eva May, Charles and Edwin (twins) and Deborah. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson are members of the Baptist Church. He is a Democrat in politics.

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This family biography is one of 163 biographies included in The History of Franklin County, Arkansas published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Franklin County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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