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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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Pierce H. Whitfield is the only survivor of the family of John and Sally (Snellen) Whitfield, whose names are well remembered throughout this county. John Whitfield was born in Tennessee, about 1813. Upon leaving that State he removed to Alabama, and in 1873, to Lonoke County, Ark., where he died in 1881. His wife was born in Virginia, in 1812, and died in 1889. Pierce H. Whitfield first saw the light of day in Jackson County, Ala., February 24, 1857. He was reared and educated in that State until seventeen years of age, when his parents moved to this county, and here his after life was spent. He was married, in 1879, to Miss Unity Pierce Beard, who was born in Alabama, about 1859, being a daughter of William Beard; he came to this county about 1870, and died in 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield are the parents of six children, two of whom only are living: William C. and Clara May. He has a fine farm of 260 acres, 170 acres cleared, with the balance in good timber, where he has lived for a number of years. He is a prominent Democrat of his county, and a popular and worthy citizen, enjoying large acquaintance.
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