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Below is a family biography included in The History of Benton 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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Thomas B. Kendrick is a native of Benton County, Ark., born in 1842, and is a son of Martin and Nancy (Phillips) Kendrick. [See sketch of Lafayette G. Kendrick.] He has always followed the occupation of farming, and owns a farm of eighty acres, a portion of which he inherited from his father’s estate, and the rest he purchased. In 1861 he enlisted in the Confederate army in Company F, Fifteenth Arkansas Infantry, and was a participant in the following battles: Corinth, Big Black, Port Hudson and the siege and surrender of Vicksburg. He started home after the battle of Vicksburg, but was taken ill on the way, and it was over a year before he was able to reach his destination. He then resumed the occupation of farming, and has continued the same with fair success up to the present time. He was married, in 1873, to Miss Susan Phillips, of Benton County, and five children have blessed their union: Bettie A. L., Ben. W., Nettie B., Mary J. and Nancy E. Mr. Kendrick and wife are members of the Baptist Church.
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