Biography of B B Biffle, Clay Co, AR

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From: 
The Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of N. E. Ark.
Biographical Information.

B. B. Biffle, sheriff of Clay County, and one of the representative citizens of
this section, is a native of Humphreys County, Tenn., where he was reared and
where he received a fair education in the common schools. He is the son of
William and Martha (Skelton) Biffle, the grandson of Nathan Biffle, and the
great-grandson of Jacob Biffle, who came from Germany many years ago. To William
Biffle and wife were born six children, B. B. Biffle being the eldest. He left
his native county at the age of twenty-one years, or in 1879, and made his way
to Clay County, Ark., where he started a store in Greenway, and, although a
young man, he was the first to engage in merchandising at that place. After
that, in connection with his store, he was for some time occupied in running a
stave mill, but in September, 1888, he was elected to the office of sheriff, and
then closed out the milling and stave business, to give his undivided attention
to his official duties. He fills that position in an able and efficient manner,
and to the satisfaction of all concerned. He is a member of the Masonic
fraternity, of the Blue Lodge and Chapter. For his companion in life he chose
Miss Ella Turner, daughter of Thomas Turner, of Tennessee. He and Mrs. Biffle
are members of the Methodist Church.