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Below is a sample of a family biography
included in the Biographical and Historical
Memoirs of Logan County, Arkansas published by Southern Publishing Company in 1891.
These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing
ancestors or filling in the details in 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.
Benjamin H. Caulk, farmer, Caulksville, Ark. In all communities
and in every condition of life there are those who succeed in whatever they
undertake, whether of a professional, agricultural or commercial nature, and
among this class is Mr. Caulk, who is one of the progressive and substantial
farmers of the county. He is the owner of 190 acres of land, and has 100 acres
under cultivation, all the result of his own industry and perseverance. He is
a native of this county, born in 1833, and is the son of George and Nancy
(Fort) Caulk, probably natives of Missouri. They moved from New Madrid, Mo.,
to what is now called Logan County, Ark., at a very early period and before
the State was admitted into the Union. In 1834 they removed from Arkansas to
Mississippi, and there the father died two years later. After this his widow
returned to Logan County, Ark., with her children (1838), and there received
her final summons in 1848. Of the seven children born to his parents—four sons
and three daughters —Benjamin H. was the youngest in order of birth. He was
married in September, 1859, to Miss Martha Davis, daughter of Ned Davis, and
one child, a boy named George, was the only issue of this union. Mrs. Caulk
died in January, 1861. The following year Mr. Caulk enlisted in the
Confederate Army in Capt. Tittsworth’s company, under Maj. Gibson, and was in
active duty west of the Mississippi. The principal battles in which he took an
active part were Poison Springs and the Mark’s Mill fight. He surrendered with
Col. Bryant near old Fort Wichita in the Chickasaw Nation, after which he
returned to his home in Logan County, resumed farming, and this has been his
principal occupation since. He was married, the second time, in 1870, to Miss
Nancy A. Ledgewood, daughter of Lansom Ledgewood, and to them have been born
seven children—four daughters and three sons: Minnie Lee, Martha L., Robert,
Hattie, Adaline, Archie and one child died in infancy. Minnie married Irk
Riley in 1888, and they are now residing in Logan County, where Mr. Riley is
engaged in tilling the soil. George, the son by the first wife, married Miss
Louisa Carpenter, daughter of Owen Carpenter, and they have three children. He
is also engaged in tilling the soil. Robert Caulks, brother of the subject,
founded the town of Caulksville, and was the first to begin work in the place.
The Caulks family being the oldest settlers in the county, the town was named
for them. Our subject being reared in Logan County during its pioneer days,
his educational facilities were not of the best, but this he has improved very
materially by study and observation. In educational and all other worthy
movements he takes great interest. Ho is a member of the A. F. & A. M.
This family biography is one of 92 biographies
included in the Biographical and
Historical Memoirs of Logan County, Arkansas published
in 1891. For the complete description, click here:
Logan County Arkansas History, Genealogy and Maps
View additional
Logan County,
Arkansas biographies here:
Logan County, Arkansas Genealogy
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