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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Lafayette 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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James B. Glasgow, farmer, Walker Creek Township, Lafayette County. In compiling a history of Lafayette County and its substantial citizens, the name of Mr. Glasgow should not be omitted, for although he is a young man, and has been engaged in agricultural pursuits but a short time, he is counted among the more progressive and well-to-do citizens of this section. Originally from Alabama, he was born in Gwinnett County February 25, 1856, a son of Henry and Ruth (Williams) Glasgow, natives of South Carolina. Henry Glasgow was born in 1797, a son of John and Nellie Glasgow, both born in Glasgow, Scotland, where the former’s father was one of the largest property owners of the city. He and wife emigrated to this country in 1771, locating in South Carolina, and he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. The father of our subject was a successful agriculturist, and was engaged in that occupation all his life. He came to Arkansas in 1856, when the subject of this sketch was an infant, and here he resided until his death, which occurred in 1871. By his marriage to Miss Ellen Williams, of English descent, to whom he was married in 1819, he was the father of five children, two of whom only are living. They are James W., a successful farmer of this township [see sketch], and the subject of this sketch. James B. Glasgow was reared in this county, where he also received his education. He was reared on a farm from infancy, and in choosing his occupation in life it was but natural that he should select farming. He has been engaged in farming on his present farm since 1879. October 8, 1878, he was married to Miss Ella Fort, born January 1, 1856, a daughter of Milton G. Fort, a pioneer of this county [see sketch], and this union has resulted in the birth of five children, four of whom are still living, viz.: James C, Margaret Ann, Giles Garry and Julia Lee. Mr. Glasgow now owns 240 acres of land, with about seventy acres under cultivation, and devotes his attention chiefly to the raising of cotton and corn. Politically, he is stanch Democrat, and is a member of the County Wheel. Both he and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church.

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This family biography is one of 44 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Lafayette County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Lafayette County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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