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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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William C. Cluck was born in Bowen Township, south of Aurora, June 1, 1837, and is a son of John and Jane (Robinson) Cluck. The father was born in Grainger County, Tenn., in 1811, and came to Arkansas in October, 1833, settling where our subject now lives, which place he purchased for a one-horse cart, which had carried him over his long journey. He died January 25, 1877. The mother was born in Tennessee, and is still enjoying life on the old home place. Of the nine children she bore, five are now living: Daniel M., William D., Brantley B., Albert M. and Susanna T. William C. has passed his entire life upon the farm where he now resides. He served in the Confederate army under Gen. Slack, and after the company was disbanded, subsequent to the battle of Pea Ridge, he served three years more. Mr. Cluck is a genial man, of commanding presence, a good neighbor, and well liked by his associates. He is a successful farmer and enterprising man, his farm containing 500 acres of land, which is well cared for. He has also been engaged in the mercantile line at Aurora and Altus in connection with is farming. He has always taken an active part in local politics, and in 1874 and 1878 represented the county in the Legislature to the entire satisfaction of his constituents. He is now making a pleasant home for his mother in her old age.
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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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