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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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William C. Milton, farmer and stock raiser, was born in Lauderdale County, Ala., December 14, 1826, and is a son of Elisha and Nancy (Morphis) Milton, natives of North Carolina. In 1836 the family moved to Arkansas and located in Franklin County, where the father entered land and improved the farm upon which our subject now lives. Here a family of six sons and one daughter was reared. Of these, four sons and the daughter are now living. One of the sons is now a resident of Texas. All six brothers joined the Confederate army, five enlisting from Franklin County, and two met their deaths while in service. William C. grew to manhood upon the home farm, and lived with his father until the death of the latter. In 1853 he married Eliza, daughter of D. L. Bourland, now deceased, but formerly of Tennessee. Mrs. Milton was born in Tennessee, and is the mother of six children: Wallace (in business at Charleston, Ark., married Elizabeth Richardson in 1881, the daughter of E. Richardson, deceased), Carroll (in Fort Worth, Tex.), Eddie (married, in 1881, Fanny, daughter of L. R. Jeffers, deceased, now resides in Mulberry), Walker, Dennie (married R. S. Jeffers in 1885) and Minnie. In 1862 Mr. Milton enlisted in the Confederate army, and served in Col. Thompson’s regiment until the close of the war. He fought at Fayetteville and Fort Smith, and several skirmishes. He was disbanded in Texas, whither his family had gone during the war. In September, 1865, he returned to Franklin County and resumed his farming. He now owns eight acres of good land under cultivation, and has in all 200 acres. His barns and out-buildings are well constructed, and he lives in a good one-story house. Mr. Milton is a Master Mason of the Ozark Lodge, and his wife is a Presbyterian.

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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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