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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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Thomas H. Cartner, senior member of the firm of Cartner & Reed, general merchants at Delaney, was born in Cooper County, Mo., on December 19, 1852, the son of William M. and Martha A. (Goodnow) Cartner. The father was born in Cooper County, Mo., and is now a resident of Boonsborough, Washington Co., Ark. He has been a farmer all his life. In 1861 he enlisted in the Confederate army, in Shelby’s regiment, and served until the close of the war. Part of the time he served in Bledsoe’s battery, and participated in many battles: Pea Ridge, Helena, Springfield and others. He never received a wound, nor was he ever taken prisoner. He has been a life-long Democrat, and he and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. She was born in Cooper County, Mo., in 1824, and is yet living. The Cartner family is of Scotch-English descent, and the Goodnow family are also of Scotch descent. The mother is a relative of Goodnow, the great cutlery man. There are now living three sons and two daughters born to this marriage: Thomas H., Cordelia A., Henry F., Emmelia P., Charles D., and Thomas H., the eldest child born to his parents. He received his education at Cane Hill College, and afterward taught school for four years. He then went into the store of Baum & Brother at Fayetteville, where he remained for one year, and from there he engaged in business at Billingsley, Washington Co., Ark., in a general store, and remained there one year. He then went to Brentwood, and at the end of two years moved to Delaney, here he has been engaged in business ever since. He here formed a partnership with D. W. C. Dye, and has recently formed a partnership with L. Reed. They carry a stock of goods valued at $4,500, and have another store at Combs Station, stock valued at $2,000. January 9, 1883, Mr. Cartner married Miss Emma Dye, a daughter of Richard Dye, one of the first settlers of Washington County, Ark. He carried the first United States flag that was ever carried in Washington County. He died in 1881, at the age of seventy-three years. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Cartner: Emmett C. and Pearl. Mr. Cartner is a Democrat in his political views, and is a good citizen.

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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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