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Below is a family biography included in The History of Sebastian 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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Paul Alfred Delorvin, proprietor of the Border City Manufacturing Company, was born in Dantzic, Germany, July 18, 1857, and is a son of George and Adele (Juchanovitz) Delorvin. The paternal grandfather, George Delorvin, was a native of France and the maternal ancestors were from Poland. Our subject grew to manhood in the land of his birth, and there received a good education and engaged in the grocery business. In 1873 he came to America, and for some time travelled as a baker and confectioner through Illinois, Missouri and this western country. In January, 1883, he located at Fort Smith, where he established himself in the confectionery business. He has a large factory, and besides candies manufactures baking powder, bluing, cider, etc. In 1887 he completed his present large factory, warehouse and store, on the corner of First and Second Streets, and built a large store next to the one occupied by Messrs. Reynolds & Foster. He was married in St. Louis, Mo., to Miss Imogene Ellis, a native of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Delorvin have no children, but George, a son of our subject’s brother George, is living and working with his uncle. Mr. Delorvin belongs to the Lutheran Church, and his wife to the Episcopal Church.

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This family biography is one of 217 biographies included in The History of Sebastian County, Arkansas published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Sebastian County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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