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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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Hardy Scott Dees has built up an excellent reputation as one of the leading merchants of Cabot. A native of Cook County, Tex., he was born April 23, 1853, to the union of John A. and Margaret (Boyce) Dees. The former’s birth occurred in North Carolina in 1821, from which State he moved to Mississippi, then to Texas, and subsequently to Hempstead County, Ark., in 1854, coming to Pulaski County in 1868, where he died in 1874. His grandfather was a native of Germany, and emigrated to this country at an early day, taking part in the War of 1812. Mrs. Margaret Dees, the mother of Hardy S., was born in Mississippi in 1829, and died in 1865, leaving a family of nine children, three of whom are now living. Hardy S. Dees commenced life as a farmer, in which occupation he was engaged until 1883, when he embarked in the mercantile business in Faulkner Gap, Ark. In February, 1889, he opened a store at Cabot, and is at present operating two establishments, that at Faulkner Gap, having a stock of about $2,500, and the other about $6,000. His sales aggregate a considerable sum, and by his straightforward manner of doing business and strict and honorable dealing he has attained to a liberal share of public patronage. Mr. Dees was married in 1875 to Miss Mary Pace, who was born in Pulaski County in 1858. By this marriage they have had four children, two of whom survive: Lillie M. and Mary C. Mr. Dees is a member of the Masonic order, and belongs to Frenchman Mountain Lodge. He is also a member of the A. O. U. W., and himself and family are connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Mr. Dees also owns thirty-four acres of land in Faulkner County, and some lots in Cabot. He is a strong Democrat, and a prominent citizen of his township.

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This family biography is one of 143 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Lonoke County, Arkansas published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Lonoke County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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