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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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L. R. Hawkins, groceryman, of Mulberry, Ark., is a native of Franklin County, Ark., born November 28, 1841, and is one of eight children born to his parents, Lewis and Sarah J. (Smith) Hawkins, natives of Tennessee and South Carolina, respectively. The parents were married in Tennessee, and of the eight children born to their union only two are now living: L. R., and Sarah A., widow of J. C. Jordon. Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins came to Franklin County, Ark., in 1834, and were among the first settlers. The father died in 1859 and the mother in 1874. He was a farmer all his life, and this occupation his son, L. R., followed until 1870, when he engaged in milling, and continued at this until he left this town and located in Mulberry, where he ran a hotel for some time. He was married in 1861, May 19, to Miss Sarah E. Jordon, daughter of William and Evalyn Jordon, a native of Franklin County, Ark., born February 4, 1844, her parents having moved to this county the same year of her birth. To their union have been born nine children, three deceased: Benjamin, S. B., Robert L., Estella, Myrtie and Anna. Those deceased were named Lula A., Clara and an infant. Mr. Hawkins is a Republican in politics, has been mayor of Mulberry, and he and his wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
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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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