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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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George Freeman Deane, sheriff of Washington County, and a prominent citizen, is a son of Charles W. and Eliza Ruth (McKissick) Deane, and grandson of Job Deane, who was a native of Virginia, and a planter and merchant by occupation. He settled in North Carolina at a very early date. The parents of the subject of this sketch were natives of South Carolina and Tennessee, respectively, and the father was a physician by profession, making his home in Washington County, Ark., at an early date. He died in this county March 4, 1886, full in the faith of the Episcopal Church. The Deanes were originally from Virginia, and were long-lived people. Mrs. Deane was the daughter of Col. James McKissick, a native of South Carolina, who made a settlement here in early times. George Freeman Deane attained his majority in Fayetteville, and followed agricultural pursuits for some time. His early inclinations were for stock-raising, and after the war, in which he served about thirteen months in the Southern army, he began dealing and trading in stock. He was married in Fayetteville to Miss Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Judge Hiram and Elizabeth (Anderson) Davis. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Deane, two sons and one daughter: Sidney E., Ruth Elizabeth and Charles Volx. Mr. Deane has 160 acres in the home place and 160 acres in another tract. He is using his influence in the introduction of Holstein cattle and Spanish jacks in the county, with a fair prospect of success before him. He has always taken an active interest in the agricultural society in the county, and has served as an official in the same. He was also interested in the Grange movement. He is just closing his second term as sheriff of the county, which position he filled with credit to himself and his constituents. He and Mrs. Deane are worthy members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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