Benton Co., AR - Biographies - James Larkin Monroe

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History of Benton County BENTON COUNTY.

James Larkin Monroe Weir,farmer of Benton County, Ark., is a son of
Lawson Young and Charlotte (Williams) Weir, who were Tennesseeans, born
September 16, 1827, and June 7, 1830, respectively. The father is a
farmer and stock raiser, and resides in Cedar County, Mo. He and wife
are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. His parents were
John and Dicy F. (Grills) Weir. The mother's pareuts were Larkin and
Catherine (Coonse) Williams. James L. M. Weir immigrated to Illinois in
1863, and at the end of three years located in Fayetteville. Ark. He
was a successful farmer and stock raiser, and in 1870 engaged in the
manufacture of tobacco in partnership with George B. Hunt. The
enterprise was a failure financially, leaving Mr. Weir $500 in debt. By
hard work he paid his indebtedness, and in 1873 was married to Miss
Mary H. Dickson, a native of Benton County, Ark., born October 26,
1852, and a daughter of Ezekiel J. A. and Sophia J. (Morrison) Dickson.
Soon after his marriage Mr. Weir located in Peirce City, Mo., and
engaged in farming and stock raising. His labors met with good success,
and in April, 1876, he moved to Bentonville. and made his home with his
father-in-law, but shortly after the house in which they lived was
burned to the ground, and Mr. Weir was again financially embarrassed.
His wife had some land near Bloomfield on which they located, but her
health began to fail, and he took her to Colorado Springs, and remained
there one month, then to the mountains of Colorado, near the head of
the Arkansas River, and stayed there one month; then they went to New
Mexico and engaged in railroading, clearing $2,100 in eleven months.
Mrs. Weir had fully regained her health by this time, and they returned
to Bloomfield, where they have since resided. Four of their six
children are still living: Charlotte B., Eliza A., Robert L. and Joe D.
Mr. and Mrs. Weir are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. Mr. Weir is a member of the A. F. & A. M: and I. O. O. F. lodges
of Arkansas. He is an enterprising young citizen, and, by industry and
perseverance under many difficulties has secured a good share of this
world's goods.