Goodspeed's Biography of James M. Nall, Grant Co, AR

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        Date: 27 Jul 2003

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One of the prominent men of Merry Green Township is
James M. Nall, who was born in Saline (afterward Grant) County,
Ark., April 19, 1854, and is the son of Capt. Nathan and Elizabeth
(Shepherd) Nall, natives of Alabama and Arkansas, respectively.
Mrs. Nall was the daughter of Isaac Shepherd, one of the pioneers of
this county.  Nathan Nall first came to Arkansas when a young man
about the year 1850, but remained only a short time, as his
interests were centered at that time in Alabama.  After his
marriage, in 1852, he returned to his State and located in what is
now Grant County, in DeKalb Township, and two years later moved
three miles west of Sheridan, where he improved a farm and reared
his family.  He served some three years in the Confederate army, and
was captain of a company.  After the war he returned to his home and
family and continued farming until his death, in 1889.  Of a family
of six children, three boys and three girls, all married and having
families of their own, J. M. is the oldest son.  He remained with
his father until his marriage, which occurred in December, 1873,
when he was twenty years of age, to Miss Julia J. McDonald.  She was
a native of Mississippi, but was educated in Arkansas.  After his
union Mr. Nall located on a farm adjoining his father's, and a short
time later moved to the place where he now resides.  Although there
are many fine estates in the surrounding country, that of Mr. Nall
is by no means an inferior one.  He has eighty acres highly
cultivated and twenty five acres of excellent pasturage.  In
connection with his he also owns 120 acres of heavy timber land.  A
comfortable house and good barn and other buildings, all in good
condition give evidence that the "Lord of the Manor" is a wide-awake
and industrious man.  To Mr. and Mrs. Nall have been born six
children:  Ida Belle (a young lady), Estella, Elizabeth, Leona, Mary
Iler and Jane Nall.  Mrs. Nall and her oldest daughter are members
of the Baptist Church.