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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Union 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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C. W. Hearin, circuit and ex offficio county clerk of Union County, was born in this county, in 1847, and attended the common schools of the county, until 1863, after which he entered the Confederate service, and was in active duty until the close of the war. In 1866 he engaged as clerk and book-keeper for various firms of Hillsboro, and continued this employment, and farming on a small scale, until his election to his present office in 1888. Mr. Hearin is a cautious and accurate official, and a worthy, courteous and pleasant gentleman.

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This family biography is one of 84 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Union County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Union County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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