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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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James J. Eichenberger was born in this county March 8, 1848, and is a son of H. and Lucinda (Obar) Eichenberger. The father was born in Germany, and fifteen years of age came to America, being reared and educated in Arkansas. He assisted in laying out the town of Ozark, and held several important positions in the town and county, and for several terms served as county treasurer. He was an active business man, and engaged in merchandising and hotel-keeping. He was married in Washington County, Ark., and died here in 1875, aged sixty-three. His widow still survives. Seven of the children are living: Mrs. M. A. McCuffin, of Roseville, Ark.; Mrs. S. J. Littleton, widow of W. H. Eichenberger, a farmer; A. L. Eichenberger, farmer; R. E. Eichenberger, in family grocery store; G. D. Eichenberger, commercial traveler, and all the heads of families. Our subject passed his youth in this county, and assisted his father in the store. At the age of fourteen he enlisted in the Confederate service, in Brooks’ brigade, and served until the surrender at Little Rock in 1865, having fought in the battles at Fayetteville and Dardanelle. After the war he clerked again for a few months at home, and then attended school for six months at Charleston, after which he returned home and resumed business. He had previously been offered the management of a good business here, but feeling the need of a better education declined for the time being. He now has one of the best and most complete lines of general merchandise in the town, and has been successfully engaged in this line for over twenty-two years. He has occupied his present building, of which he is the owner, since January, 1870. He also owns a large grist-mill and cotton-gin at White Oak, and is one of the stockholders in the Ozark Canning Factory. October 13, 1873, he was married in Johnson County, Ark., to Lizzie Carey, a native of that county, and daughter of Thomas F. Carey and Mary E. Carey. Mr. and Mrs. Eichenberger are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. They have three children: Maud May, Henry and Fred. Mr. Eichenberger belongs to the K. of P.

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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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