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Below is a family biography included in The History of Lawrence County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888. 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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Alfred Harris Hewlett, farmer and stock raiser, was born in Lawrence County, Mo., January 28, 1856, and is a son of James Pemberton and Mary (Spilman) Hewlett, and grandson of Samuel Hewlett. Alfred H. Hewlitt was married February 14, 1873, to Elzada Arnett, who was born in Arkansas in December, 1857, and is a daughter of Dr. Jacob Arnett, who died in Newton County Mo., in 1887. By her he became the father of the following family of children: Mary Ellen, Zena P., Stella Frances, Neva Evaline, Artie Bessie (who died in 1882) and Ethel. Mr. Hewlett is one of the prosperous farmers of Lawrence County, and is a member of the Farmers’ Alliance and the Missionary Baptist Church. His wife died September 3, 1886.
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