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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Nevada County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1890.  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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Eli H. Frisby, one of the leading farmers of Boughton Township, was born in Ouachita County, Ark., on August 8, 1853. His parents, Josiah and Charlotte Frisby, were married in Louisiana in 1847, and were the parents of seven children, viz.: Eli H., Sarah J., Thomas E., Mary A., Malinda A., Amanda E. and one dead. The family moved from Louisiana to Arkansas in 1848, settling at Ouachita County. The mother died in 1861, after which the father married Miss Martha A. Jones, and they have two children, Bettie and Charlotte. The father was married for the third time to Miss Lizzie Blevings, of Nevada, and to them were born four children, viz.: John H., Lucy, Cornelius and Anna. Eli H. Frisby, the subject of this sketch, was married, January 23, 1873, to Miss Lucinda C. Jones, a daughter of James and Mary A. Jones. They have seven children, viz.: Monroe, Joseph, John A., Penny, Clarissa A., Claud A. and Maudia D. Mr. and Mrs. Frisby are both members of the Baptist Church.

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This family biography is one of 96 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Nevada County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Nevada County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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