Biography of James J. Eichenberger, Franklin Co, AR

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SOURCE: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford,
Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago: The Goodspeed
Publishing Co., 1889.

James J. Eichenberger was born in this county March 8, 1848, and is a
son of H. and Lucinda (Obar) Eichenberger. The father was born in
Germany, and when fifteen years old came to America, being reared and
educated in Arkansas. He assisted in laying out the town of Ozark, and
held several important positions in the town and county, and for
several terms served as county treasurer. He was an active business
man, and engaged in merchandising and hotel-keeping. He was married in
Washington County, Ark., and died here in 1875, aged sixty-three. His
widow still survives. Seven of their children are living: Mrs. M. A.
McCuffin, of Roseville, Ark.; Mrs. S. J. Littleton, widow of W. H.
Eichenberger, a farmer; A. L. Eichenberger, farmer; R. E.
Eichenberger, in family grocery store: G. D. Eichenberger, commercial
traveler, and all the heads of families. Our subject passed his youth
in this county, and assisted his father in the store. At the age of
fourteen he enlisted in the Confederate service, in Brooks' brigade,
and served until the surrender at Little Rock in 1865, having fought
in the battles at Fayetteville and Dardanelle. After the war he
clerked again for a few months at home, and then attended school for
six months at Charleston, after which he returned home and resumed
business. He had previously been offered the management of a good
business here, but feeling the need of a better education declined for
the time being. He now has one of the best and most complete lines of
general merchandise in the town, and has been successfully engaged in
this line for over twenty-two years. He has occupied his present
building, of which he is the owner, since January, 1870. He also owns
a large grist-mill and cotton-gin at White Oak, and is one of the
stockholders in the Ozark Canning Factory. October 13, 1873, he was
married in Johnson County, Ark., to Lizzie Carey, a native of that
county, and daughter of Thomas F. Carey and Mary E. Carey. Mr. and
Mrs. Eichenberger are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
They have three children: Maud May, Henry and Fred. Mr. Eichenberger
belongs to the K. of P.