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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Lincoln 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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Floyd P. Fryar, one of the leading citizens, was born near where he now farms, on December 10, 1854, and is the son of Isaac and Sarah (Cavaness) Fryar, natives of Mississippi and Alabama, respectively. They came to Drew County, Ark., with their parents, and were there married. The father died in 1883; the mother is still living with the subject of this sketch. Both were faithful and consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The father was a very prominent and popular man, and was treasurer in Drew County for several years. He was a Democrat and a Mason. To them were born five children—two sons and three daughters. Four of them are now living: Maggie (Mrs. Daniel Glowers), Lou, Mollie, and the subject of the sketch. Floyd passed his school days in Drew County, and when twenty-one years old commenced farming for himself. He continues in this occupation, owning a valuable tract of land, which is excellently well cultivated. His financial success has been great indeed, and is largely due to good management and superior ability. Mr. Fryar is without doubt one of the most enterprising young men in this county. The Fryar family is of English descent, and trace their ancestry back through several generations of popular and famous ancestors. The history of a county depending chiefly upon the citizens who reside there for interest to the reader, it would be impossible to do full justice to the glory of Lincoln County without giving a sketch of Mr. Fryar.
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