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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Pulaski 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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Dr. Edwin Bentley, United States army surgeon, Little Rock, Ark. As a leading exponent of general surgery in its many various branches, Dr. Bentley is worthy of mention in a review of the foremost professional men of this locality. He was born in Connecticut in 1850, and holds diplomas from four of the leading medical schools in the city of New York. He is one of the most successful practitioners, and has been prominently connected with the Medical Department of Arkansas University since its beginning or organization. He entered the United States army early in life, and has figured thus far as a surgeon in the employ of the United States. He was prominently identified with some of the most renowned medical colleges of the West, when located principally on the Pacific slope. From there he went to New Orleans, and thence to Little Rock, where he is now residing, and where he is not only held in great respect as a professional man, but is social and genial in all his intercourse with the public.

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This family biography is one of 156 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Pulaski County, Arkansas published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Pulaski County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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