Biography of H. V. Crozier - Conway Co, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Cathy Barnes Date: 21 Jun 1998 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** SOURCE: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas. Goodspeed Publishers, 1891. page 62 H. V. Crozier, merchant, and the present Mayor of Morrilton, was born in Panqla County, Miss, in 1848, and was the sixth in a family of seven children born to H. G. and Nancy K. (Oli.er) Crozier; parents were both natives of Tennessee, and father was a planter and later a merchant in Mississippi, where he resided till his death in 1876. Mother died in 1884. The subject of this sketch was mostly reared on the farm and attended the common schools till the age of 15 years, when he engaged as clerk in the store of an uncle, with whom he continued about two years. In 1864 he enlisted in the Confederate army, when he was attached to the Hudson battery, and served in Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama; he was in the battles of the Tennessee raid, and of the old campground, Mississippi; surrendered near Gainesville, May 12, 1865, when he returned home and engaged in farming for three years; he then engaged in commercial business at Eureka Miss., which he discontinued till 1869, and then came to Arkansas, settling at Lonoke, where he at once engaged in general merchandising. He remained there but two years, and then went to Beebe, White County, for six years, and then in 1878 came to Morrilton, where he at once engaged in business, and has since resided. Here he bought property on the corner of Railroad avenue and Division street, where he erected a frame building in which he commenced his business. In 1889 he erected the fine brick block, consisting of five stores, on the corner of those streets; in one of these he now conducts his business, and in a new store, with new goods, a full stock of general merchandise, consisting of dry goods, notions, hats and caps, boots and shoes, fancy goods of all kinds, etc. Mr. C. has what may truly be said one of the neatest and most tasty stores of its kind in Morrilton; he carries a stock of about $7000, and his system is strictly cash. Soon after his arrival at Morrilton he erected a good and handsome residence, and he now owns other town property. Mr. Crozier has always taken an active interest in school matters, and has served as school director for several years; he is now a member of the Board of Trustees of the Morrilton College. He was elected Mayor of Morrilton, in 1889. Mr. C. was married in 1868 to Sallie J. Green, a native of Tennessee, and to this union were born six children, Emma Dean, wife of C. C Reid, a prominent young lawyer of this place. Etheridge Ross died in infancy; Anna Dota, died at the age of 3 years and 6 months; Sallie Irene, died at the age of 5 years; Mattie Athline and Hugh Gilbreth, died in infancy. Mr. Crozier lost his estimable wife November 3, 1889. She was, and Mr. C. is, a member of the M. E Church, South.