Biography of John Tisdial, Clay Co, AR

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

John Tisdial, a farmer residing near Corning, Ark., was born in Marshall County,
Ky., July 22, 1837, and is a son of Sherrill and Julia (Casinger) Tisdial, who
were also Kentuckians, and of German descent. The paternal grandfather, John,
was an early settler of Kentucky, and there reared six children and resided
until his death. Sherrill Tisdial was reared and educated in his native State
and in 1838 emigrated to what is now Clay County. Ark., making the toilsome
journey in wagons. He erected a little log cabin at Rockfield, weighted down
with poles, in which he resided a few years, then locating one mile below on the
river. In the winter of 1866 he was thrown from a horse and killed. He was an
extensive stock dealer, and was leading a steer when he became fast in the rope.
During the war he lost heavily, as all his stock was taken from him by the
soldiers. His widow is still living, being in her seventy-fourth year. They were
the parents of thirteen children, twelve of whom grew to maturity and six of
whom are living at the present time: John, Frank, Monroe, Elizabeth, Ellen and
Margaret. John Tisdial was an infant when brought to Arkansas, and from earliest
boyhood has had the welfare of his adopted county at heart. In his youth the
country was nothing but a wilderness, with a few scattering log cabins long
distances apart, and he assisted his father in clearing their farm and remained
with him until he attained his majority. Although there were no schools at that
time he applied himself to such books as came in his way, and became a well
educated man. After his marriage in 1860 he moved to a place of his own, and in
the spring of 1864 came to his present farm, which consists of 160 acres, eighty
being under cultivation. He was married to Miss Polly Harriet, a native of
Missouri, and by her became the father of five children: William J., Euphemia
D., Julia A., John, and one deceased. He took for his second wife Miss Fannie
Leslie, who has borne him two children: Daniel H. and Thomas A. His third
marriage was to Miss Long, who has borne him three children: Avey and Noverller
living, and Bertha deceased. In 1863 Mr. Tisdial enlisted in Company E, Second
Missouri Cavalry, and served until September 15, 1863, when he was discharged on
account of disability, and remained in the hospital until convalescent. On
entering the army he weighed 175 pounds in his stocking feet, but on coming out
only weighed ninety pounds. In 1864 he took his family away from Arkansas,
though he returned in 1866 and has since lived here.