Crawford Co., AR - Biographies - Andrew C. Wardlaw

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Andrew C. Wardlaw was born in Anderson County, S. C., in 1837, and is 
a son of H. H. and Betsey (Harris) Wardlaw, also natives of that 
State, where they passed their entire lives, dying in 1869 and 1851, 
respectively. Mr. Wardlaw was a farmer by occupation, and served as 
justice of the peace for thirty-eight years. The grandfather, James, 
also passed his life in South Carolina, that probably being his native 
State, and served as sheriff of Pendleton County for many years. The 
great-grandfather was one of the first settlers of Upper South 
Carolina, and came to America from Ireland. Our subject lived at home 
until after his father's death, during which time he received a 
common-school education. He served four years in the Confederate army, 
enlisting in Company J. South Carolina Infantry. In 1862 he was 
transferred to Company E, Sixth South Carolina Cavalry, being 
stationed most of the time in Virginia. He participated in the battles 
of Bull Run, Gaines' Mill, Gravely Run, Savage Station, Nance's Shop, 
Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Cold Harbor and many skirmishes. After 
Johnson's surrender he returned home, and in 1867 married Mary, 
daughter of William and Matilda Smith, of Andrew County, S. C. This 
union has been blessed with six children, all of whom are living. One 
is a telegraph operator in Chicago. Mr. Wardlaw remained in Anderson 
County until 1886, and then came to Crawford County, Ark., where he 
bought a farm of 160 acres, located six miles north of Alma, and 
engaged in farming, which has always been his occupation. In politics 
Mr. Wardlaw is a Democrat, and he has been a member of the Masonic 
fraternity since 1861. His wife is a Baptist, and they are 
enterprising people, who have given their children all the advantages 
of a good education. Mr. Wardlaw's grandfather and his two brothers, 
Andrew and Robert, were prominent jurists of South Carolina years ago, 
having been on the supreme bench for a number of years.