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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Lonoke 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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Benjamin J. Galloway, closely identified with the affairs of Caroline Township, as one of its leading farmers, was born in Darlington County, S. C., May 10, 1849, to the union of Nathan and Hannah (Meigs) Galloway, also natives of that State. The father was born in 1816, and is still a resident of Darlington County, his wife also surviving. They were the parents of eight children: John (deceased), George, Thomas (deceased), Mary, Benjamin (the principal of this sketch), Sarah, Frank and Mack. Benjamin Galloway came to this county in 1868, and was married here on December 22, 1875, to Miss Alice Ragland, a Tennessean by birth, where she was born June 4, 1852. She is the daughter of Alvin and Matilda (Robertson) Ragland, and has borne her husband six children: Clarence A., William K., Frederic B., John C., Carl C. and Nellie M. Mr. Galloway has a fine farm of 473 acres, 175 of which are under cultivation. Excellent buildings, and a fine apple orchard of three acres, and a peach orchard which is nearly as large, indicate the presence of thrift and energy. Himself and wife are members of the Old School Presbyterian Church. Mr. Galloway belongs to the Knights of Honor and the County Wheel. He is one of the foremost Democrats of the county in political matters.
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