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Below is a family biography included in The History of Posey County, Indiana by John C. Leffel and published by Standard Publishing Company in 1913. 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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Dr. Charles Arburn, of Wadesville, Ind., was born on a farm in Gibson county, Indiana, October 13, 1858. He was a son of John and Angeline (Henson) Arburn. The father was from England, the mother from Pennsylvania. Dr. Arburn attended the public schools of his native county and began teaching at the age of twenty-one. Four years later he entered the Kentucky School of Medicine at Louisville, graduating therefrom with the class of 1889. He located at Carmi, Ill., remaining two years, and then removed to East Lynn, Ill. After practicing four years there he came to Wadesville, where he has since resided and practiced his profession. He is a Democrat in politics and a Primitive Baptist in religion. Dr. Arburn was married in 1884 to Miss Martha Florence Smith, daughter of John W. and Mary Jane (Calvert) Smith, of Smith township, Posey county, Indiana, after whom Smith township was named. Dr. and Mrs. Arburn have two sons and two daughters.
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