Biography of John Gleghorn, Clay Co, AR

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

John M. Gleghorn was born in Independence County, Ark., near Batesville,
December 10, 1843, being a son of John and Sisley (Coleman) Gleghorn, who were
both natives of South Carolina, the mother being principally reared in Alabama.
John Gleghorn removed to Tennessee when a young man and there remained until
1842, when he emigrated with his family to Independence County, Ark., coming on
the first steamer that sailed up the White River. He entered land in that
county, on which he remained until 1859, subsequently coming to Greene County,
Ark., and residing on a farm near Gainesville until his death, which occurred in
April, 1866. His widow is yet living and resides in Marion County, in her
eightieth year. The paternal grandfather was born in Scotland and emigrated to
America at an early day, when only twelve years old, locating first in South
Carolina, then in Middle Tennessee, where he spent the remainder of his days.
The maternalgrandfather was born and raised in South Carolina, and later spent
some time in Alabama, dying in Limestone County of that State. John M. Gleghorn
is one of seven surviving members of a family of twelve children, their names
being as follows: Rhoda E., wife of Samuel Pool; Stephen C., Lucretia, widow of
William Jones; Melissa, wife of J. A. Pool: John M., James K., and Marietta,
wife of David Gouch. John M. Gleghorn was reared and educated in Independence
County, and was in his sixteenth year when he went to Greene County with his
parents. From early boyhood he has been familiar with farm life, and when the
war broke out he left the plow to engage in that struggle, enlisting in
November, 1861, in Capt. Morgan's company, in which he served until 1863, then
being discharged on account of disability, at Readyville. Tenn. He returned home
but afterward enlisted in Marmaduke's brigade, and served until the war closed,
having taken an active part in the battles of Corinth, Fort Pillow,
Murfreesboro, Bragg's raid through Kentucky, Harrisburg, and a number of other
hard fights. He was wounded by a pistol shot while with Price at Big Blue. He
surrendered at Shreveport, La., June 8, 1865, and returned to Greene County,
Ark., and was engaged in farming there until February, 1871. when he came to
Clay County, Ark., and located near Knobel, where he farmed on rented land until
January, 1881, then purchasing his present farm of 325 acres, about 140 of which
are under cultivation. He has a good two-story frame house and has made other
valuable improvements. His principal crop is corn, but he also raises some
cotton, and gives much attention to stock raising, both buying and selling. In
November, 1865, he was married to Mary Arnold, a native of Tennessee, by whom he
has had ten children, five living: Mary J., Lindsey C., Etta, Amanda, and James
R. Those deceased were: Luther L., William, Walter, John and Anna, the last two
twins. Mrs. Gleghorn died in November, 1887, having been a worthy member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church for a number of years. Mr. Gleghorn is a Democrat,
but has never been an office seeker. He has done a great deal to build up his
section of the country and has been the cause of many worthy men locating here,
having furnished them with land, and grain with which to make a start.