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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Howard County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1890. 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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Brasos Gilbert. In the sunny land of Alabama, where Nature wreathes her face with sunny smiles, and gay, bright foliage charms the eye from every side, Brasos Gilbert, the subject of this sketch, made his first appearance in the drama of life September 1, 1849. His parents, James M. and Jane (Cannon) Gilbert, were both natives of South Carolina, the father born May 13, 1821, the mother in the month of August, 1819. To them were born nine children, viz.: Henry, John, Strother, Brasos, Hannah, Charity, Emaline, Mary, and an infant, who died. The family moved from Alabama to Arkansas in the year 1855, and still live in Howard County, Madison Township. The father, who is an ardent Democrat, taking a lively interest in all public matters, served in the late war. The subject of this sketch received his intellectual development in private schools, and after reaching his majority, commenced to make a career for himself. On December 29, 1880, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary J. Potts, of Mississippi, and a daughter of Andrew J. and Julia A. Potts, and they are the parents of four children, viz.: Frankie H., Sarah A., Charity C. and Mary. Devoting his attention to farming, Mr. Gilbert has increased his estate from time to time, and is today one of Howard County's most influential and successful planters. Death robbed him of his wife February 10, 1889.
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