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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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B. L. Eidson, proprietor of Eidson’s Distillery of Washington County, Ark., was born in the county in 1852, and is a son of W. H. and Susan Eidson. He was reared on a farm, and followed that occupation until a few years ago, when he commenced distilling apples and peaches and manufacturing whisky. He has on hand at the present time 3,500 gallons of whisky, of the finest quality, on which he has a good trade, and which he ships principally south and west. Besides his distillery, he owns 220 acres of fertile and well improved land, from which he derives a comfortable competency. He votes the Democratic ticket. About 1876 he was married to Miss Amanda Harper, but has since been married to Miss Sallie Payne. His first union was blessed in the birth of four interesting children.

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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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