Benton Co., AR - Biographies - William R. Felker

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William R. Felker. Among the prominent and highly esteemed citizens of 
Benton County, Ark., may be mentioned Mr. Felker, who is proprietor of 
the Bank of Rogers, Ark. His birth occurred in Barry County. Mo., in 
1855, and he is a son of Stephen and Eliza (Dougherty) Felker, who 
were native Tennesseeans, and farmers by occupation, and are now 
residents of Barry County. William R. Felker spent the healthy, happy 
and busy life of the farmer's boy, and received his early education in 
the common schools of Barry County. In 1874 he began life for himself 
by clerking in a store in Barry County, and being a young man of 
energy and honesty, he soon purchased a half interest in the store. He 
remained in the mercantile business in Washburn, Mo., until 1881, and 
then sold out. After traveling in the West for some time, he returned 
home and located in Barton County, Mo., where he loaned money and 
speculated in various kinds of merchandise for about two years. In 
1883 he became a resident of Rogers, Ark., where he engaged in the 
banking business, in which he has been quite successful.