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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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T. M. Moncrief is a respected planter of Howard County and was born in the sunny land of Alabama, June 17, 1839. To his parents, Thomas J. and Mary Robinson Moncrief, were born eleven children—eight boys and three girls. Their names are James W., Peyton G., Martha A., Mary C., Sarah E., William S., Robert A., Franklin, Artemas, Joseph M. and Thomas M. The father was a farmer by profession and a man who always evinced excellent feeling for all worthy causes. He belonged to the Baptist Church and the mother was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Our subject received his literary instruction at private schools in Georgia and Alabama. At the age of twenty he was united in marriage with Miss Mary Colier, October 13, 1859. She was a daughter of P. H. and Mary Colier. After her death Mr. Moncrief married Miss Lora R. Moncrief (the widow of his brother), and to them were born seven children, viz.: Marcus B., Thomas A., Ada, Sadious, Mittie A., Dura L., Emma O. Mr. Moncrief devotes his time and attention to tilling the soil. The family are members of the Baptist Church.
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