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Below is a family biography included in The History of Madison 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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Mark A. Youngman was born November 24, 1858, in the county, and grew to manhood on the farm, receiving his education at the common schools of the county. He was married August 3, 1878, to Martha Miles, of Benton County, daughter of Levi Miles, and then located upon a farm presented by his father, which was situated three and a half miles northwest of Hindsville, living there until entering the general mercantile business in the town in 1888. His farm contains 700 acres of good land, 225 under cultivation. He also has a good store building and a two-story frame house in Hindsville. In politics he is a Republican. He is a member of Lodge No. 95, I. O. O. F., at Spring Valley. Mrs. Youngman was born in Benton County, Ark., in 1858, and is the mother of the following children: Washington G., Joseph A., Benjamin F., George E. and Ada C.
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This family biography is one of 99 biographies included in The History of Madison County, Arkansas published in 1889. For the complete description, click here: Madison County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps
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