Robert F. Dedman, Calhoun County, AR

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SOURCE: Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889.
Contributed by Carol Smith.
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Calhoun County, Arkansas - from Goodspeed's History of Arkansas

Robert F. Dedman, county judge of Calhoun County, and a prominent farmer of this section, was born in Alabama, in 1850,
the second in a family of seven children born to Richard D. and Parmelia A. (Marshall) Dedman, native of Alabama, in which
State the father followed farming, until 1850. He then moved to Arkansas, settling in Dallas County, where he bought and
entered some 600 acres of slightly improved land. He at once commenced an extensive scale of improvement, and soon had a
good place, has cleared 150 acres, and has as good a farm as there is in this section today. He still resides on this place. The
mother died in 1877. Our subject was reared on the farm attending the common schools until the age of twenty years, when he
commenced farming for himself. In 1870 he married Miss Mary F. McDonald, who came to Arkansas in 1854. In December,
1871, he came to Calhoun County, and bought forty acres of land and donated eight acres more, this was in the woods, and
our subject at once went to work to clear and improve. He lived on this place sixteen years, and during that time erected good
buildings, and made a comfortable home. He served as justice of Locust Bayou Township, from 1878 to 1886. In November
of 1888, he moved to Hampton, where he purchased a residence, and six acres adjoining the town. He has always been active
politically, and in the fall of 1888 was nominated for county judge, on the Democratic ticket. He polled every vote in Locust
Bayou Township, and was elected by a large majority. He is now serving in this office with great integrity, and is very active in
improving roads and building bridges. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Dedman, were born seven children, viz: Mary Parmelia
(wife of W. J. Bird, who resides in Ouachita County), Robert Henry, Alice Elizabeth, William, Barney, Della, James Richard
and Hugh Asa. The family are members of the Baptist Church.