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Below is a family biography included in The History of Washington 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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Albert M. Byrnes, carpenter, builder and proprietor of the planing-mill at Fayetteville, was born in Dublin, Ireland, August 2, 1849. His parents, Michael and Charlotta (Hatton) Byrnes, were natives of Ireland, and came to America in 1850. The father was a wagon-maker by occupation, and died In California three years after reaching the United States. Their son, Albert M., was reared to manhood in his native country, and at the age of seventeen crossed the ocean and with his parents made a home in America. After spending a year in New York City, he spent four years in Springfield and Southwest Missouri, after which he came to Fayetteville, Ark., and has since been closely associated with the business interests of that city. He was married in Washington County to Miss Mary McCoy, a native of Providence, R. I., and the daughter of Philip McCoy, of Prairie Township. One son and six daughters were the result of this union: Dora and Mary are students of St. Joseph’s Convent; Nellie, Bessie, Emma, Annie and Albert Harrison. Mr. Byrnes would never accept any official positions, and as a consequence has never been an office-holder. He is a member of the K. of H., the K. of P., and he and family worship at St. Joesph’s Roman Catholic Church. He is a stockholder and organizer of the Electric Light Company; is director of the Building and Loan Association, and is a stockholder and an active organizer of the Sweetzer Wagon Company. Many marks of his handicraft are to be seen in the fine residences and business blocks of Fayetteville and vicinity.

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This family biography is one of 300 biographies included in The History of Washington County, Arkansas published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Washington County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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