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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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Thomas W. Robinson, planter, Lisbon, Ark. Among the native-born residents of Union County who have become prominent in their different callings, none have been more successful or displayed better judgment in conducting their affairs than has the subject of this sketch. Mr. Robinson was born September 6, 1860, and his parents, James G. and Rebecca S. (Goodwin) Robinson, were natives, respectively, of Georgia and Alabama. They were the parents of five children: Alice (deceased), Benjamin P. (deceased), Joel P. (who married Miss Ella J. Moore, but afterward married Miss Ida Moore, a sister of his first wife), and Thomas W. The father of these children was a planter and merchant by occupation. He remained in Georgia until 1840, and then emigrated to Arkansas, settled in Lisbon, Union County, and there his death occurred in 1866. The mother died in 1871, and was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. The father took an active part in all enterprises of importance in his county, and was a Royal Arch Mason. He served in the Confederate army during the late unpleasantness, enlisting as a private in 1862, and was a faithful and willing soldier. Thomas W. Robinson was educated at Fayetteville, Washington County, Ark., at the Arkansas Industrial University, after which he returned home and engaged in farming. This occupation he carried on for one year before his marriage, which occurred May 7, 1883, to Miss Hattie E. Harrison, a native of Union County, Ark. Three children are the fruits of this union: Willie B., Charley W., died August 31, 1889, and Jessie I. Mr. Robinson as a man of industry and enterprise has no superior. He is the owner of 1,120 acres of good land, and has about 250 acres under cultivation. He is a member of the Wheel, and holds the position of treasurer in the same. He and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church, and are active workers in the same.

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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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